Dean: Kenneth H. Wheeler, Ph.D.,
Office: Tarpley 115
Phone: 770-720-5576
Email: KHW@reinhardt.edu
Associate Dean:
Margaret M. Morlier, Ph.D.
Office: Tarpley 303
Phone: 770-720-5579
Email: MMM@reinhardt.edu
Director of the Price School of Education:
Tami Smith, Ed.S.
Office: Paul Jones 101
Phone: 770-720-5659
E-mail: TJS@reinhardt.edu
Mission
The Mathematics and Sciences programs endeavor to build an understanding and appreciation of classic and contemporary thought and research in the sciences. The School creates a framework to explore the highly dynamic and diverse areas of modern science. Biology, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology are fields that require students to be skilled intellectually and creatively. Within a framework of social commitment and the liberal arts, students will become well-versed in the theories and techniques that will be required to function in the dynamic society of the future.
Objectives
- To provide programs that examine the classic and contemporary theories and technologies of Biology, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology.
- To teach science within a context of social commitment and the liberal arts.
- To prepare students for professional and graduate schools, as well as for professional work experiences.
- To examine the relationships that exist from the electronic level to the highest organismal levels, and on to the universe as a whole.
- To provide students with an opportunity for research experiences.
- To build a framework to begin to answer the questions: Who are we? How did we get here? Where are we going?
- To provide support and service courses in the areas of Chemistry, Geology, Physics, and Political Science to support Biology, Mathematics, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology majors.
Degree Programs
The School of Mathematics and Science offers Bachelor Degree (B.S.) programs in the following areas:
- Biology
- Community Health
- Criminal Justice
- Cybersecurity
- Mathematics
Special Features and Activities
- Behavioral Sciences Club: A networking group for Psychology and Sociology majors.
- Internships are available to provide professional experiences.
- Honorary Biology Society, Beta Beta Beta: A student-led organization providing campus activity in biology-oriented areas.
- lpha Kappa Delta: National Honorary Society in Sociology.
- Community outreach projects.
- A large and biologically diverse campus that is available to students for field experiences.
- Professors are involved in active research. Students are encouraged to participate in research activities.
- Student involvement in activities of the Georgia Academy of Science.
- Field trips and outstanding outside speakers.
- A faculty with a wide range of interests.
- Convocation of Artists and Scholars.
- Pi Gamma Mu: International Honor Society in the Social Sciences