News From the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social & Behavioral Sciences

This past summer, twenty high school students from counties in Maryland and Pennsylvania participated in the 2024 Frostburg State University STEM Summit.

Check out some of the noteworthy professional achievements of the college’s faculty and staff over the past year.

Check out some highlights from FSU's Department of Theatre & Dance!

Check out some highlights from FSU's Department of Music!

Check out some highlights from FSU's Center for Literary Arts and the Department of English and Foreign Languages and Literature!

Check out some highlights from the Stephanie Ann Roper Gallery!

FSU’s Appalachian Festival, organized by Dr. Kara Rogers Thomas (Professor of Sociology), returned to campus for its 18th year.

Frostburg State University joined more than 3.4 million college students and staff across the country in a competition to reduce the campus waste footprint. Minimization efforts included donating, composting and recycling more than 29.4 million pounds of waste.

A 2022 graduate of Frostburg State University, Jacob Wilson earned his bachelor of science degree in health science. Now in his first year of medical school at the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM), Wilson can’t imagine himself anywhere else.

Frostburg State University's Chemistry Department was excited to host nearly 200 local high school chemistry students and teachers for a day of hands-on activities.

Tracy Edwards is passionate about sustainability, and she’s hoping that her enthusiasm for reducing her footprint encourages her students at FSU to do the same.

The FSU Chamber Singers, in collaboration with the Department of Theatre and Dance and community partners, will proudly present Craig Hella Johnson’s Considering Matthew Shepard – a powerful masterwork that explores through music the importance of love and caring for one another.

Jamison Odone (Visual Arts) will release his new book, My First Pandemic, in May. Odone describes it as a collection of drawings, thoughts, poems, comics, anger, happiness, life, and death from a difficult period in our history.

The Communication Leadership Lab hosted several events in April as part of the Allegany County Choose Civility series.

The FSU chapter of Phi Kappa Phi was recently recognized as a Circle of Excellence Gold Chapter by the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi – the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. The award recognizes chapters for their work in promoting excellence on campus and engaging the community of scholars each year.

Luke Spence recently released his debut solo album, "20th Century Art Songs" with Tonsehen records. The album showcases the vocal capabilities of the trumpet/cornet by translating works originally written for voice and piano.

“He is leaving a rich legacy, generations of students impassioned about politics and understanding better the world around them, while having enjoyed the benefit of his jokes, his wit, and his command for whatever classes he taught, said his Political Science colleague."

Led by Rebecca Flinn and with the support of many in the department, CSIT had 14 projects to showcase with topics ranging from a VR bowling game to how to hide messages in digital photos.

A total of 11 students from seven different academic programs throughout the college were recently honored at the annual Dean’s Student Colloquium. The event was held in person this year after two years online due to COVID-19.

The CLAS Dean’s Office Fellows’ Program provides an opportunity for faculty to experience administrative work on the college level. The inaugural Fellow for the spring 2022 semester is Dr. Molly Hartzog, Associate Professor in the Department of English and Foreign Languages.

A partnership between the Department of Theatre and Dance and the Athletic Training program, now in its third year, has provided students with experience acting in simulations.

After exhaustive research, Mackenzie LaMont determined the highest quality live-streaming camera system for Pealer Hall. The Nelsons pledged a generous donation to make the purchase of this technology possible.

Changes to programming in Computer Science and Information Technologies, Sociology and Philosophy give students new opportunities.

On Monday, November 29, 2021, Congressman David Trone and U.S. Department of Interior Secretary Deb Haaland visited Maryland’s Sixth District to tour the C&O Canal National Historical Park.

The Frostburg State University Chapter of the Student Members of the American Chemical Society (FSU SMACS) won a Commendable Award from the American Chemical Society for its efforts in the 2018-2019 academic year.

Our faculty has been hard at work. Read about what they've been up to!

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) acted at its October meeting to grant accreditation to FSU’s master’s degree program in nursing for 10 years, extending to December 31, 2029.

The Department of Theatre and Dance’s students and faculty took a bus trip to Baltimore Center Stage to see alumnus Keenan Scott's play,Thoughts of a Colored Man, which had its original premiere at FSU ten years ago.

Nearly 400 K-12 students and their parents attended the annual Western Maryland STEM Festival held at FSU.

FSU Physician Assistant student Calvin Richards was selected from among thousands of PA students across the country to participate in the American Academy of Physician Assistants House of Delegates at the national conference in May 2020.

Theatre and Dance hosted an unveiling of The Polar Express set pieces designed by Warner Brothers and commissioned by Warner Brothers/Rail Events Inc. and The Western Maryland Scenic Railroad.

CLAS Executive Administrative Assistant Cindy Troutman was recently recognized for Staff Excellence

As part of his goal of enhancing collaboration and communication within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Dean Hixson instituted some new events this fall designed to create additional opportunities for faculty to come together and share their ideas and concerns.