School of Humanities and Social Sciences

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The School of Humanities and Social Sciences is the cornerstone of St. Mary's liberal arts and Marianist education. The school's program offerings are both broad and in-depth, covering everything from the technically oriented fields to the most creative specialties.

Unique student resources include a state-of-the-art communications laboratory in which students produce video, photography, print, and Web design projects.

The school prides itself on its levels of engagement and citizenship, with students and professors who are valuable leaders in their local communities. In an environment that fosters fellowship, understanding, and real-world problem solving, students learn to adapt to change and apply practical tools to global issues.

Student and Alumni Successes

McNair Scholars Present Summer Research Findings

Students in the St. Mary’s University Ronald E. McNair Post–baccalaureate Achievement Program, who are known as the McNair Scholars, will present their summer research to the community on Nov. 4 in the Alkek Business Building, room 107 from 1 to 4 p.m. Topics cover a variety of subjects, including inequalities in public school finance, code–switching of bilingual speakers, using a math model to study Type 2 Diabetes, the evolution of critical enzyme activities, and increasing female and minority participation in collegiate sports.

Music Department to Present 'Die Fledermaus'

St. Mary's University Music Department will present performances of the operetta Die Fladermaus on Saturday, Nov. 19 and Sunday, Nov. 20.

E–Scholars Compete in Elevator Pitch Contest

Four students in the St. Mary’s University Entrepreneur Scholar Program (E–Scholar) recently participated in the Collegiate Entrepreneurs Organization’s National Conference with one walking away with a third–place finish. Abigail R. Hernandez, who is a Greehey Scholar and an accounting major, took third place and won $1,500 in the competition. Hernandez’s business concept involved a solar–powered phone charger that is also a fashionable carrying case.

Neiheisel Lectures at London’s Franklin House

Steve Neiheisel, Ph.D., chair of Political Science Department and director of the London Study Abroad Program, gave an invited public lecture at the Benjamin Franklin House in London, England, in October 2011. The lecture titled From Subject to Citizen: The Political Transformation of Benjamin Franklin traced Franklin's political conversion from loyal British subject to radical revolutionary during his time residing in London as American colonial agent from 1757 to 1775.