Essays: Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability

Innovation and Integration in Student Centered Environmental Science
Erin Lane, University of British Columbia
An academic essay page detailing the University of British Columbia's student-centered Environmental Sciences program, emphasizing interdisciplinary curriculum design, skill integration, and pedagogical innovation in sustainability education within higher education. 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.

A Tour of the Earth Sustainability Liberal Education Program: An experiment in integrative learning
Barbara Bekken, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
This essay page details the Earth Sustainability Liberal Education Program at Virginia Tech, an interdisciplinary, STEM-intensive curriculum designed to advance students' epistemological development and integrative learning through thematic, four-semester courses focused on sustainability, assessing its impact, challenges in institutional support, and implications for career preparation. 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.

Global Change Minor and Liberal Education at the University of Michigan
Ben van der Pluijm, Henry Ford College
This webpage is an academic essay detailing the development, structure, and impact of the interdisciplinary Global Change Minor at the University of Michigan, emphasizing its team-taught curriculum, integration of natural and social sciences, alignment with liberal education goals, assessment outcomes, student demographics, and institutional support for sustainability-focused undergraduate education. 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.

Climate Science for Sustainability in the Future Greenhouse/Hothouse
David Feary, Arizona State University Campus Immersion
Essay page by David Feary discussing a proposed 200-level course on climate science for sustainability, emphasizing deep-time climate dynamics, greenhouse/hothouse states, climate feedbacks, tipping points, and the pedagogical challenge of teaching diverse sustainability majors. 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 and Geography Program at Georgia Southern
Wei Tu, Georgia Southern University
This informational essay page, part of the InTeGrate project, details Georgia Southern University's Geology and Geography program's integration of sustainability into its curriculum, emphasizing geospatial technologies, fieldwork, and overcoming regional cultural challenges to prepare students for sustainability-focused careers. 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.

Global Security = Human Sustainability
Dorothea Ivanova, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
This webpage is an academic essay detailing an interdisciplinary undergraduate course at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University that integrates geosciences and global security to teach human sustainability, covering topics like climate modeling, environmental impacts on society, and security threats, while emphasizing quantitative analysis and collaborative research. 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 Science B.S. degree program at UNM
David Gutzler, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
This webpage is an academic essay detailing the design, implementation, and long-term challenges of the Environmental Science B.S. degree program at the University of New Mexico, with a focus on curricular structure, interdisciplinary integration, student diversity, quantitative literacy barriers, and resource constraints within geoscience education. 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.

A Truly Interdisciplinary Approach: Environmental Studies at Guilford College
Angela Moore, Guilford College
A participant essay page from the InTeGrate workshop series details Guilford College's interdisciplinary Environmental Studies program, emphasizing systems thinking, dual-degree structure, faculty collaboration, curricular challenges, and experiential learning within a liberal arts and Quaker context. 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.

The Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies Major at Emory University
Anne Hall, Emory University
An essay page from the InTeGrate project describing Emory University's interdisciplinary Environmental Studies major, highlighting its integration of geoscience, sustainability, and liberal arts, program structure, strengths in interdisciplinary learning, community engagement, and challenges in developing graduate offerings. 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 Sustainability at the University of Illinois
Jonathan Tomkin, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
This essay page details the development and structure of the Earth, Society and Environmental Sustainability (ESE) program at the University of Illinois, emphasizing its interdisciplinary curriculum, student-driven specializations, online degree expansion, and challenges in program cohesion and faculty coordination within a liberal arts framework. 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.