Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts

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Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts
Type Public
Established1948/1998 [1]
Parent institution
 Georgia Institute of Technology
Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing [2]
Academic staff
262 (218 permanent, 45 temporary) [3]
Students808 [4]
Undergraduates 583
Postgraduates 225 [4]
Location
Atlanta
,
Georgia
,
United States
Website iac.gatech.edu

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts is a college of the Georgia Institute of Technology, a public research university in Atlanta, Georgia. It is one of the six academic units at the university and named for former two-term Atlanta mayor Ivan Allen Jr., a Georgia Tech alumnus (Commerce, 1933) and advocate for the advancement of civil rights in America.

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History

Early history

When the Georgia School of Technology opened in 1888, English was one of the six subjects taught at the time. [1] The Department of Modern Languages was established in 1904. By 1908, the English Department was also teaching economic theory, general history, political economy, and physical geography. [1] Two years of foreign language study were required for nearly all Georgia Tech majors. Departments of Economics and Social Sciences were established in 1934. These subjects were grouped into a formal school of liberal arts when, concurrent with the school's renaming as the Georgia Institute of Technology, the first two colleges were formed: the College of Engineering and the General College.

In 1968, a new core curriculum was approved that included both humanities and social sciences. The History and Technology program was created in the Department of Social Sciences, with a (then) controversial use of engineering, science, and technology as a lens for history studies. Georgia Tech's first African American professor, William Peace, was hired in the college's Department of Social Sciences in 1968. [5] The college awarded its first baccalaureate degree in Economics in 1971. In 1975, the General College was renamed the College of Science and Liberal Studies (COSALS) and the Master of Science degree in Technology and Science Policy was established.

Formation of the Ivan Allen College

In 1990, the College of Sciences and Liberal Studies was renamed the Ivan Allen College of Management, Policy and International Affairs in honor of former Atlanta Mayor Ivan Allen Jr. In addition to the three schools included in the new name, the reconfigured college also encompassed individual schools of History and Technology; Literature, Communication, and Culture; Modern Languages; Economics and Industrial Management, and Georgia Tech Reserve Officers' Training Corp (ROTC). In 1996, the School of International Affairs was renamed the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs in honor of the retiring U.S. Senator Sam Nunn, who joined the Ivan Allen College as a distinguished professor. [6]

In 1998, the School of Management (now the Ernest J. Scheller College of Business) was spun off into its own college. As a result, the Ivan Allen College of Management, Policy, and International Affairs was renamed the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, and its mission was redefined as encompassing liberal arts studies at Georgia Tech through the humanities and social sciences. In 1999, Sue Rosser was named dean of the Ivan Allen College, becoming the first woman named to an academic decanal post at Georgia Tech. [7]

Modern Era

In 2004, the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts established the nation's first doctoral program in Digital Media within the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture. [8] In 2008, the Ivan Allen College established a doctoral program in International Affairs, Science, and Technology within the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs.

Jacqueline Royster was named dean of the Ivan Allen College in 2010, becoming the first African-American to hold an academic decanal post at Georgia Tech. [9] In 2012, the School of Literature, Communication, and Culture was renamed the School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC). [10] In 2015, the School of History, Technology, and Society was renamed the School of History and Sociology (HSOC). [11]

Schools

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts comprises six schools, offering ten Bachelor of Science degrees, eight Master of Science degrees, and six doctoral degrees. The college also hosts Georgia Tech's Army, Air Force, and Navy ROTC units. [12] [13]

Reputation and rankings

In 2016, U.S. News & World Report ranked the School of Public Policy 2nd in its list of Best Graduate Schools in IT Management. The publication also named the School of Public Policy as the #22 program nationwide in Public Policy Analysis and the #45 program in Public Affairs. [14]

Degrees and programs

All six schools in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts offer Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degrees and Master of Science (M.S.) degrees. With the exception of the School of Modern Languages, each school offers Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees. [13]

Research centers

The Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts has several research centers. [15]

Facilities

Five of the six schools in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts are housed in buildings on Georgia Tech's Central Campus. [16] The School of Public Policy is housed in the David Melville Smith Building, one of the 12 buildings comprising the Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District. The Skiles Building, which houses the School of Literature, Media, and Communication, sits adjacent to the S. Price Gilbert Library, the Clough Undergraduate Learning Commons, and the Fred B. Wenn Student Center. The School of Economics and the School of History and Sociology are both housed in the Old Civil Engineering Building. In 2005, the School of Modern Languages moved to the Swann Building, a 100-year-old former dormitory. [17]

The Ivan Allen College Dean's Office and the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs are both housed in the Habersham Building, which is located on Marietta Street near the Means Street Historic District. The Digital Media graduate program in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication is housed on the second and third floors of the Technology Square Research Building as part of Georgia Tech's GVU Center. The Ivan Allen College also utilizes the Stephen C. Hall Building, which houses the Writing and Communication Program, and the O'Keefe Building, which houses the ROTC Air Force, Army, and Navy programs.

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  2. ↑ "A Warm Welcome to New Dean Kaye Husbands Fealing" (Press release). Georgia Institute of Technology. 2020-01-06. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
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  4. 1 2 "Office of Institutional Research & Planning: Facts and Figures: Enrollment by College". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2007-11-19.
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  7. ↑ "SF State announces new provost Sue Rosser - SF State News - San Francisco State University". www.sfsu.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  8. ↑ "Janet Murray | Digital Media". homes.lmc.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  9. ↑ "Royster Named Next Dean of Ivan Allen College". www.news.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  10. ↑ "News Center | Georgia Institute of Technology". www.news.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  11. ↑ "HTS Renamed School of History and Sociology to Highlight Core Disciplines". Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. 2015-08-26. Retrieved 2017-03-29.
  12. ↑ "Facts & Stats - Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts". www.iac.gatech.edu. Archived from the original on 2009-05-24.
  13. 1 2 "Schools in the College of Liberal Arts".
  14. ↑ "Georgia Institute of Technology". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on 2017-03-29.
  15. ↑ "Research Centers and Labs".
  16. ↑ "Facilities and Locations – College of Liberal Arts – Georgia Tech". Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts at Georgia Tech. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
  17. ↑ "NewsLetter September 2005". www.iac.gatech.edu. Retrieved 2017-03-28.

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