The College of Science and Technology's Role and Mission
The College of Science and Technology operates under the Office of the Provost at The University of Southern Mississippi. The academic units of the College are the Departments of Biological Sciences, Chemistry and Biochemistry, Coastal Sciences, Administration of Justice, Geography and Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, and Physics and Astronomy; the Schools of Construction, Computing, and Polymers and High Performance Materials; and the Center for Science and Mathematics Education.
The role of the College is to implement the University's Mission in science and technology through education, research, economic development and service.
The College fulfills the University's educational aspirations in the following ways:
- Programs in science and technology
- General Education courses that provide the basic skills and perspectives essential for preparing all university students for effective participation in contemporary life
- Support for the Honors College and Honors course options
- Specialized courses that serve the baccalaureate and graduate degree programs of the College and its sister colleges
- Courses and programs that support teacher preparation
- Appropriate and responsible integration of technology as a tool for learning
- Faculty advisement of students
The College supports the University's declared aspirations through discipline-related activities that benefit the University, region, state, nation, and the international community, in the following ways:
- Research and scholarly pursuits
- Faculty and student activities that reach beyond the classroom to a wider audience
- Faculty and student participation in university governance through involvement in departmental, school, college, and university activities
- Economic development through education, discoveries and advances in science, technology and workforce implementation