Building Strong Geoscience Departments
A project website offering resources and strategies for strengthening geoscience departments through workshops, strategic planning, degree program design, faculty recruitment, student diversity initiatives, and professional preparation, developed by NAGT as part of the On the Cutting Edge program. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Professional Certificate in Hydrogeology, CSU Bakersfield part of Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
Curriculum profile page for California State University, Bakersfield's Professional Certificate in Hydrogeology, detailing program design, core courses like Hydrogeology and Groundwater Flow Modeling, intended career outcomes, and assessment methods within the broader context of geoscience degree programs. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Geology, Towson University part of Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
A curriculum profile page for Towson University's geology program, detailing its flexible bachelor's degree structure, core and elective course sequencing, capstone requirements, program goals focused on career and graduate school preparation, alumni assessment methods, and supporting advising materials within the context of the On the Cutting Edge professional development project. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania part of Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
This is a degree program profile page for the Environmental Studies undergraduate program at the University of Pennsylvania, hosted on the On the Cutting Edge "Strong Geoscience Departments" website, detailing curriculum structure, concentrations, course requirements, learning goals, assessment methods, and alumni career outcomes. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Course profile: Environmental Geology part of Degree Programs:Courses
A course profile page for an introductory Environmental Geology class at UNC-Wilmington, detailing its structure, content goals, skills development, assessment methods, and role in geoscience education, emphasizing natural hazards, resources, and societal impacts. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Future Planning part of Defining Strong Departments
A content page discussing strategic future planning for geoscience departments, covering opportunities like interdisciplinary research and community initiatives, threats such as declining resources and enrollment, and the value of departmental planning efforts in academic resilience. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Advancing By Retreating part of Department Heads and Chairs
A content page from the "On the Cutting Edge" geoscience education project offering strategies for academic department retreats, covering planning, facilitation, team-building exercises, and consensus-building techniques to address challenges like strategic planning, budgeting, and curriculum development. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

School of Earth, Society, and Environment, UIUC part of Making a Case for your Department
Case study page detailing how the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, formed the School of Earth, Society, and Environment to increase visibility and student enrollment through an interdisciplinary environmental studies major, addressing challenges faced by small geoscience departments in large universities. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Evaluating Teaching part of Department Heads and Chairs
A resource page for geoscience department leaders discussing methods and research on evaluating teaching effectiveness, covering student evaluations, alternative assessment strategies, and literature references to support fair faculty evaluation practices. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.

Becoming a Valued Member of Your Institution part of Making a Case for your Department
A web resource page from the "On the Cutting Edge" professional development program that provides geoscience department faculty with strategies for increasing their department's value within their institution by aligning with institutional mission, building cross-disciplinary and community collaborations, contributing through service and enrollments, and enhancing visibility through communication and outreach. auto-generated The author of this page didn't provide a brief description so this one sentence summary was created by an AI tool. It may not be completely accurate.