November 7, 2024

Two students have won the Arnold I. Miller Awards for Outstanding Rising Senior in the UC’s School for Environment and Sustainability (SEaS). Seniors Daoud Saadeh and Jennifer Tomak were the first two recipients of the honor. The award recognizes students for their involvement in the community and their work in the classroom. The award is named for Miller, an emeritus professor of geology, former senior associate dean, and a formative director of SEaS, which is part of UC’s College of Arts and Sciences. SEaS was established just a year ago, created in response to student and faculty demand for a comprehensive hub of environmental research and teaching. An interdisciplinary school, it offers students the opportunity to deep-dive into a curriculum that includes both robust environmental science and social sciences at the same time. It also includes opportunities for co-op, internship, research and study-abroad experiences. Although both Tomak and Saadeh are majoring in environmental studies, they both took a different path to get there.

November 5, 2024

As students forge ahead through the fall semester, Open Enrollment season quickly approaches. New and continuing students at the University of Cincinnati are able to login to Catalyst and enroll in spring semester courses beginning on November 25. The College of Arts & Sciences offers a wide range of unique courses that can help students fill a few extra credit hours while having fun in a memorable class.

October 28, 2024

As environmental sustainability becomes a growing concern in political policy and social movements, UC’s College of Arts and Sciences is rising to meet the challenge. Through its one-year-old School of Environment and Sustainability, the college is working to provide students with opportunities to get out ahead of these questions to bring a new generation of thought leaders to the table.

October 22, 2024

With an academic footprint reaching back nearly 200 years, UC's College of Arts and Sciences has its eye firmly on the future. From artificial intelligence and big data to sustainability, new learning is crucial to keeping the college out in front of rapidly evolving study, research and teaching. “Our college is critical to the creation and dissemination of knowledge in the region,” said Dean James Mack. “These areas are going to continue to grow, and we have attracted top faculty in their areas to help our communities prepare for this changing landscape.” Academic thought leaders have pivoted quickly to explore the impacts of AI and sustainability, through pedagogy and curriculum.

October 18, 2024

UC’s College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) invites the university community to the Discovery in Action Showcase, a celebration of the innovative achievements that define the college. On November 7, 2024, from 3 to 7 pm, the Discovery in Action Showcase will take place in TUC Great Hall. A&S faculty, students, and research centers will gather to demonstrate how they bring the college’s new slogan, Discovery in Action, to life through their work. The event is free and open to students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Attendees will have the chance to learn about ground-breaking research, experience first-hand all new VR developments, network with colleagues and professionals across the university, and preview renderings of the Old Chem renovation while enjoying complimentary sweets and swag.

October 14, 2024

Elle Faris is an environmental studies major with a minor in communications who will graduate in December. While working around the Cincinnati area, she has used resources at the University of Cincinnati to help her achieve her goals and pursue environmental challenges in her community. UC’s environmental studies major is an interdisciplinary program offered through the College of Arts and Sciences. Faris has worked and volunteered with several companies and organizations, those of which, along with UC and its staff, have equipped her with resources and abilities to help the environment in the Cincinnati area.

October 11, 2024

Emma Hynes went through undergraduate school planning on becoming a professor. As far as Hynes was aware, that was one of the only jobs pursuable with a history degree. While the prospect of teaching was interesting, it wasn’t until Hynes took Intro to Public History with Rebecca Wingo that different visions of future careers really began to blossom. Over the course of the semester with Wingo, Hynes and other students participated in Public History in the Wild—a project that allows students to conduct hands-on archival work with historical sites they encounter in everyday life.

September 27, 2024

Every summer, a group of undergraduate students from the UC Department of Classics make the journey from Cincinnati to Tharros, Italy.   However, these students won’t be sipping lemonade and lounging by the Mediterranean Sea all summer. They will be participating in experiential, hands-on learning, working as archaeologists on an important excavation.   

September 23, 2024

Like many undergraduate students, Brianna Connock’s college path took an unexpected turn. When she enrolled in the American Journalism course to fulfill a political science degree, she found herself reconsidering what she wanted her career path to look like. Did she want to give up her progress towards a political science degree to replace it with her newfound interest in journalism? Or did she want to stick with what she started?

September 20, 2024

LaTonya Springs has been around Cincinnati for a long time. A 2015 University of Cincinnati graduate, Springs has spent her time in and around Cincinnati, connecting with the people and learning about their lives and struggles, all with the hope of helping them fight for better conditions in the area. After starting her education, she was working full-time, which left her in a situation where finishing college didn’t make a lot of sense. However, once UC started a new program called Comeback Bearcat, Springs was able to come back and finish her undergraduate degree in communication, offered through the College of Arts and Sciences.