Welcome to the School of Liberal Arts, home to many of the greatest artists and thinkers of all time. Within our courses luminaries such as Shakespeare, Plato, Picasso, Frank Lloyd Wright, Margaret Mead, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, Edward R. Murrow, Josephine Baker, Beethoven, and Jean Piaget come to life!
Vision
The vision of the School of Liberal Arts at County College of Morris is to be a regional leader in providing its students with a coherent and innovative liberal arts education that helps them to navigate the unique challenges of the 21st century. By graduation, students should have the knowledge, skills, creative energy, and intellectual curiosity to be responsible citizens, critical thinkers, ethical leaders, and members of the dynamic workforce of tomorrow.
The School will continue to instill an appreciation of human diversity as it prepares its students for the future. The School honors the community college mission, and, as such, also envisions being a center for creative and critical discourse for all members of the local community, an advocate of the liberal arts, and a supporter of the public in their lifelong pursuits within the disciplines of the liberal arts.
Mission
The mission of the School of Liberal Arts, therefore, is to:
- Offer students degrees, certificates, and courses in the arts, humanities and social sciences that encourage innovation, critical thinking, and creativity across all disciplines.
- Engage with local communities about the role that the liberal arts plays in contemporary, diverse societies.
- Provide the community-at-large with events and spaces that support their interests in liberal arts disciplines such as art, music, poetry, history, and foreign language.
- Empower students to engage as citizens both locally and globally.
- Provide rigorous disciplinary coursework within the General Education foundation of all the programs and degrees at the college.
- Instill an appreciation for the arts and music.
- Promote curiosity and scholarship with faculty as role models.
- Enhance students’ knowledge of experiential learning and workforce opportunities offered by the School
