{"id":920,"date":"2022-11-29T16:41:51","date_gmt":"2022-11-29T16:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.tarleton.edu\/colfa\/?page_id=920"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:07:40","slug":"partnerships-initiatives","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/colfa\/partnerships-initiatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Partnerships &amp; Initiatives"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Mission of the College of Liberal &amp; Fine Arts<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The earliest academies advanced human knowledge through philosophy, critical thinking and debate. Now, over two millennia later, these methods remain at the core of today&#8217;s universities and in the curriculum of the College of Liberal and Fine Arts. We align ourselves with Tarleton State University&#8217;s mission to provide an academically challenging education through exemplary teaching, significant research and inspired creativity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To this end, our mission is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To achieve the highest levels of academic rigor by challenging students to develop and employ higher-order thinking skills as they clearly and effectively communicate and debate their ideas with others;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To support and enhance the student-centered mission of Tarleton State University through providing our students with a comprehensive general education curriculum of exceptional quality;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To provide a globalized curriculum through study-abroad and study-away experiences, through interaction with a multitude of backgrounds, languages, and perspectives within and beyond America;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To engage our quest for human knowledge through forward-thinking faculty research, publication, and student engagement as well as applied learning experiences beyond the classroom;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To foster creative expression and artistic value through arts, performances, presentations, and activities;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To encourage and prepare students to excel in their chosen professional fields and to contribute as leaders of integrity in human society;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To integrate ourselves fully into our community, state and beyond through programming, the arts, and global outreach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-white-color has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#4f2d7f\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-white-color has-text-color\">Our Partners<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list has-white-color has-tarleton-light-purple-background-color has-text-color has-background\">\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b4a25cd155b542fa6c485199087ac21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.texasfolkloresociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Folklore Society<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c894b2117a9c73a6343bb71a9987bd25\"><a href=\"https:\/\/tccjtsu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Texas Center for Community Journalism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bfd69800f1d7df0aaba38eec8692c108\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/crimeanalysis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Predictive and Analytical Policing Science<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6959911f666b0472f20ecd0d8c9cd4ae\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/criminology\/institutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute for Criminal Justice Leadership and Public Policy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d7705c67125a232bd958883da5c9566\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/vawht\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Institute on Violence Against Women and Human Trafficking<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bcd0edc4e9693f10b6f05d1b26a9cd7f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/gordoncenter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">W.K. Gordon Center for Industrial History<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0242c9f3b357395472a877aeacd9f0f5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/colfa\/2022-2023-student-advisory-council\/\" data-type=\"page\" data-id=\"1206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Student Advisory Council<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9907f6b37c8fba895e5d8d9f71099db1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/langdonreview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Langdon Review<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e71d24236698a9881cd27f7553acb42\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ktrl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tarleton Public Radio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2602cf1c38614bf13c5f5eb55d5d00ee\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/ultraclub\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ULTRA Club<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-texan-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d6aac406b5ab4205f0eecda78cd8532f\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/colfa\/relief-grant\/\">RELIEF Grant<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mission of the College of Liberal &amp; Fine Arts The earliest academies advanced human knowledge through philosophy, critical thinking and debate. 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