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Guiding Principles
from 2022-23 Year in Review Magazine
by The Ohio State University | Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
Mission
The Global Arts + Humanities
Discovery Theme is the gateway to the integrated arts and humanities at Ohio State. Our mission is to invest in cross-disciplinary collaborations that amplify the transformative power of the arts and humanities to respond to critical societal challenges to drive social change.
Core Goals
RESEARCH Build intellectual community and capacity across the university through crossdisciplinary research and creative practices that respond to critical societal challenges.
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT Deepen student engagement in the arts and humanities through cross-disciplinary research, experiential learning and professional development.
SOCIAL CHANGE Strengthen the university’s capacity for transformative, community-engaged partnerships through arts and humanities methods, orientations and interventions.
NATIONAL RECOGNITION Increase Ohio State’s national recognition as a leading landgrant institution and its distinction for excellence in integrated arts and humanities through crossdisciplinary collaborations.
MULTIDISCIPLINARITY incorporates different disciplinary perspectives and methods, which are brought together to address a common problem or issue.
INTERDISCIPLINARITY integrates theoretical frameworks, methods and skills from the involved disciplines throughout the research process.
TRANSDISCIPLINARITY creates new conceptual, theoretical, methodological and translational innovations that move beyond disciplinespecific approaches to address a common problem or issue.
