Welcome to the College of Arts and Sciences at New Mexico State University. We are a 24-department college in the southern part of the Land of Enchantment. Our faculty are award winning researchers and teachers with a strong commitment to serving the citizens of our state and to extending the benefits of our research and collaborative endeavors throughout the world.
Serving every student who attends NMSU, the college offers a vast array of major, minor, and interdisciplinary degrees to prepare students for an enriching life after they have completed their studies on our campus. Our Advising Center staff and faculty assist students from their first registration for classes on campus through degree certification. There are many scholarship opportunities for students and awards programs that support and encourage them throughout their educational endeavors.
Our staff are student-oriented and are essential to the success of our faculty, our research endeavors, and our constant focus on achieving excellence in all that we do.
We are proud of our alumni, their accomplishments, and the many ways they support our college, its departments and programs. We value their commitment to helping our students achieve their dreams.
The motto of our college is “Shine On!” We celebrated our first college Shine On event in April 2011, a multi-media event produced by our Tony Award- winning playwright Mark Medoff and the talented faculty and staff of the Creative Media Institute. The event celebrated some our star faculty from the past and present and featured our Music students and student ambassadors who represent our future. Please view the videos of our featured faculty and learn how they overcame doubt and hardships; how they found their way to New Mexico State University; and how their personal struggles and adventures have helped them become better teachers, who understand the struggles of students, who know the value of great mentoring, and who genuinely love teaching and learning.
My arrival at NMSU began in July 2010. Each day on this beautiful campus is exciting and rewarding. Shortly after my arrival I established the Dean’s Fund for Excellence, which helps support student travel and awards, faculty research and travel, conferences on campus, and staff awards and development. I welcome your contributions to this fund, which provides opportunities to students, faculty, and staff and gives them resources to help them excel and obtain regional, national, and international recognition. Every accomplishment of our students, faculty, and staff enhances the reputation of this unique and outstanding university.
I invite you to learn more about us through this website, to contact us, and to help this college “Shine On” as we help students achieve their dreams and become a part of our rich history of service to the larger communities in which we live.
Christa Slaton
Dean, College of Arts and Sciences