Building Strong Geoscience Departments
On the Cutting Edge - Building Strong Geoscience Departments managed by NAGT Workshops Developing Pathways to Strong Geoscience Programs for the Future Defining Strong Departments Characteristics of Strong ...

Environmental Studies, University of Pennsylvania part of Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
Information for this profile was provided by Jane Dmochowski in 2009. The University of Pennsylvania is a university with graduate programs, including doctoral programs . Students in this program are pursuing a ...

Meteorology, Central Michigan University part of Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
Information for this profile was provided by Marty Baxter in 2009. Information is also available on the program website. Students in this program are pursuing a BS degree. Central Michigan University is a ...

Geoscience at the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) part of Degree Programs:Department Profiles
× Overview and Context The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) had its origins as the Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, so it has a long history of offering Geology courses and degrees. Between ...

Advancing By Retreating part of Department Heads and Chairs
A faculty retreat can be an effective yet daring way to address difficult issues that arise in academic departments. Whether the issues deal with developing a hiring plan, restructuring curricula, or coping with ...

Managing a Department part of Department Heads and Chairs
× Managing a department is very different from managing your own academic career. As the head or chair of a department, it is your job to prepare budgets, allocate resources, help resolve problems, evaluate ...

Becoming a Valued Member of Your Institution part of Making a Case for your Department
View the talk using Quicktime (Quicktime Video 181.2MB Dec3 07) Offer a service learning course that will benefit your local community. Think about your departments' strengths and how you can contribute to ...

Understand Geoscience Employment Trends part of Professional Preparation
Written by Carol Ormand and added to by Molly Kent, based on ideas compiled from the 2007 workshop on the Role of Departments in Preparing Future Geoscience Professionalsand the 2013 Geoscience in the 21st Century ...

Internship Opportunities part of Professional Preparation
In addition to local and regional employers, you may also want to consider connecting to, or telling your students about, internship opportunities on the national level. Here are many possibilities, listed in ...

SWOT Analysis part of Degree Programs
× This web page was written by Carol Ormand. A SWOT analysis is a tool that originated in the business world (Learned et al., 1969) but is useful for any kind of strategic planning. It's a relatively ...