Administration

Dean: James Daichendt, Ed.D.
Office: Bond Academic Center, Deans’ Suite
Telephone: (619) 849-2412
Fax: (619) 849-7018
Email: gdaichen@pointloma.edu
Director of Operations: Marvin Milian

General Information

The College of Arts and Humanities is at the very heart of liberal arts education at Point Loma Nazarene University. Programs in the arts and humanities are offered through five academic departments. Course offerings in the arts and humanities are designed to help students explore a wide range of ideas. The college’s highly qualified faculty members are professionally active and committed to engaging students in the learning experience. By emphasizing the university’s mission to engage and challenge minds, to form and model character, and to see service as an expression of faith, the faculty challenge students to become life-long learners, to value the process of personal and intellectual development, and to give their lives in meaningful service to others.

Centers

Point Loma Nazarene University maintains the following center within the organization of the College of Arts and Humanities:

• The Margaret Stevenson Center for Women’s Studies

Accreditations and Affiliations

For information about Accreditations and Affiliations, please click here.

Academic Organization

The College of Arts and Humanities, under the direction of the dean of the college, functions with the supervision of academic departments, schools, and centers. The following is a list of chairs, directors, and deans in the college.

Departments

Department of Art and Design - David Carlson, chair
Department of Communication Studies - Skip Rutledge, co-chair; Melissa Newman, co-chair
Department of History and Political Science - Kelli McCoy, chair
Department of Literature, Journalism, Writing and Languages - Jacque Mitchell, co-chair; Paula Cronovich, co-chair
Department of Music - Daniel Jackson, chair

Centers

The Margaret Stevenson Center for Women’s Studies - Kelli McCoy, co-director; Kara Lyons-Pardue, co-director

Curricula

Students should refer to the information in this catalog for a complete listing of program characteristics, degree requirements, and course descriptions offered by academic areas within the College of Arts and Humanities.