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2 Spring 2015 | Under Discussion Editors Sarah Buckley, M.A. '05 Dan Digmann, M.A. '15 Designer Trevor Grabill, '10 Contributing Writers Sarah Buckley, M.A. '05 Dan Digmann, M.A. '15 Joe Singer, '15 Heather Smith, '02, M.S.A. '11 Photographers Sarah Buckley, M.A. '05 Dan Digmann, M.A. '15 Danielle Duval, '14 Robert Fogerty Steve Jessmore, '81 Christiana Kurtz, '15 Shannon Millard Printer CMU Printing Services Contact information College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Dean Pamela S. Gates, '87 M.A. '88 Anspach Hall 106 Mount Pleasant, MI 48859 Phone: 989-774-3341 Fax: 989-774-7106 Email: CHSBS@cmich.edu Web: cmich.edu/chsbs Academic departments English Language and Literature Foreign Languages, Literatures and Cultures History Military Science and Leadership Philosophy and Religion Political Science and Public Administration Psychology Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Under Discussion is published by the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences at Central Michigan University. CMU, an AA/EO institution, provides equal opportunity to all persons, including minorities, females, veterans and individuals with disabilities (see cmich.edu/ocrie). Produced by CMU University Communications and printed by CMU Printing Services. Ucomm 9067 3,400 (4/15) Dean's Column Discussion Under Stay in touch We want to hear from you! Share your success stories and news updates with the university community by contacting chsbs@cmich.edu On the cover Graduate and undergraduate students assist in treating children and adolescents at the new Central Autism Assessment and Treatment Clinic. The College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences strives to help our students better understand people and communities. We embrace opportunities for our students and faculty to apply their research and talents to improve our communities, both locally and globally. Through a partnership with the College of Medicine and the College of Education and Human Services, our psychology department recently opened the Central Autism Assessment and Treatment Clinic to provide diagnosis and treatment to children and adolescents in central and northern Michigan. The new center is one of only eight of its kind in Michigan, and one of only two that train professionals in diagnosis and treatment. Our Center for Driving Evaluation, Education and Research is partnering with Cattolica University in Milan, Italy, to assess cognitive fitness to drive and conduct research on attention and driving in older adults. Our DEER Center faculty recently developed a portable driving simulation tool that provides rehabilitation services to patients in their homes. Collaborative educational efforts improve communities We've also partnered with the Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe to develop a mentoring program that pairs Native American college students enrolled at CMU with 5th through 8th grade Saginaw Chippewa Indian students. Our faculty members continue to offer meaningful learning opportunities to our students through interactive labs and research projects and by developing innovative new courses while preserving the core values of a liberal arts education. I hope that you will take the time to read more about each of these projects and many other important endeavors taking place within the College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences. Pamela Gates, Ph.D. Dean, College of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Professor of English

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