The College of
LIBERAL ARTS
Student Spotlight
Social media’s impact on sleep
Ruth Brombach’s research explores how the “Fear of Missing Out” (FoMO) is affecting the sleep health of young adults
Now in her third year of her Ph.D. program at the School of Psychological Science, Brombach is currently working alongside psychology Assistant Professor Jessee Dietch in the Sleep Health Assessment, Intervention, and Dissemination (SHAID) Lab, which focuses on developing interventions for insomnia, shift work disorder, and nightmares. As a lab member, Brombach explores the impact of technology on sleep health.
CLA Leadership
The College of Liberal Arts 2023-2028 Strategic Plan
The College of Liberal Arts builds a richer, more creative tomorrow through the rigorous study of human history, human expression, and the human mind. In the next five years, we will pivot towards the knowledge economies of the future.
In the next five years, we will pivot towards the knowledge economies of the future. Today's students will chart their professional paths in a wider variety of fields than ever before, including many that don't yet exist. They seek an education that universities of the past could not have envisioned. We must meet their aspirations. CLA will be a bridge-builder, elevating collaborative opportunities and amplifying the visibility of innovative research and creative work.
We will integrate the arts in research disciplines across the University. We will create globally-relevant opportunities for all students, including those who cannot physically travel abroad. We will prioritize new technologies and pathways for student learning. The College of Liberal Arts will lead Oregon State University as a model of higher education for the public good.
CLA BY THE NUMBERS
5,026
The right size for your education
The College of Liberal Arts is the proud academic home of 5,026 students. With 1 faculty member for every 15 undergraduate students, you'll receive a personalized education paired with a robust liberal arts college experience.
World Class Instruction
Our dynamic, intellectual community of 336 expert faculty tackle the world’s biggest issues from social justice to food insecurity. They conduct symphonies and design in virtual reality. They study the past to forge solutions for the future.
336
4
4-Year Graduation Guarantee
CLA is the only college at Oregon State that guarantees you'll graduate in 4 years. Our graduates go on to successful careers in medicine, technology, the arts, media, law, policy, education, business and more. Your path is wide open.
Experiential Learning
Students travel to rural Eastern Oregon for creative fieldwork
The on-site experiential learning opportunity in Lake County, Oregon, explored the people, history, places, and creatures found in the surrounding area
Over summer 2024, 18 students in disciplines from across campus traveled to remote Lake County, Oregon, for an unique experiential learning course, Creative Field Work - Creative Desert (ART 360/460). The five day excursion led by School of Visual, Performing, and Design Arts senior instructors Andrew Myers and Michael Boonstra, invited students to engage in intensive site-based creative research, collecting and creating art informed by their individual and collective experiences in the high Oregon desert.
Faculty Focus
Unpacking the digital self: Morgan Quinn Ross explores technology, identity, and solitude
Assistant Professor Morgan Ross challenges the idea that the self is limited to our physical bodies
Since joining OSU in the fall of 2024, Ross has been teaching courses that reflect his research interests, including an introductory New Media and Culture (NMC 100) class and a special topics course titled Mobile Communication, Self, and Society (NMC 399). His goal is to help students critically examine their relationship with technology. “Because these technologies are so integrated into our lives, it’s easy to take them for granted,” he said. “I want students to be aware of how these tools structure their communication and identity.” Read more >
With 290 faculty members, the College of Liberal Arts has the collective experience to guide our students to greatness.
Meet our Facultydonation innovation
Visionary Donations Funding our Future: PRAx
“The Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts will serve as a unique and dynamic education and performance center and will be a showcase destination for the visual, musical, theater and cultural arts for students, faculty, campus visitors and Oregonians,” said Larry Rodgers, dean of OSU’s College of Liberal Arts.
A lead gift of $25 million for the complex has been provided by Patricia Reser. Additional gifts include a $2 million commitment from the family of the late Lynne Detrick of West Linn to build a new 500-seat concert hall to offer a high-caliber venue for both listeners and performers, Rodgers said. The OSU Foundation continues to seek philanthropic support for the center, and OSU will also seek state bonding from the 2020 Oregon Legislature to help support the project.
Explore PRAx