Essays: Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability

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.

Sustainability Program at Elizabeth City State University
Francisco San Juan, Elizabeth City State University
This informational webpage details Elizabeth City State University's Sustainability Program, initiated in spring 2012, outlining its Sustainability Plan, ten focus groups—including Academic & Curriculum—and efforts to integrate sustainability into geology courses, featuring a student project on campus cafeteria sustainability and a downloadable essay by Francisco C. San Juan. 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 Environmental Studies and Sciences Department at Ithaca College
Chris Sinton, Ithaca College
This informational essay page, part of the InTeGrate initiative, details the development and interdisciplinary curriculum of Ithaca College's Environmental Studies and Sciences Department, emphasizing experiential learning, systems thinking, and program design for sustainability 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.

Nascent BA Program in Environmental Analysis and Sustainability
Doug Yule, California State University-Northridge
This webpage is an informational essay detailing the development of a nascent Bachelor of Arts program in Environmental Analysis and Sustainability at CSU Northridge, emphasizing interdisciplinary curriculum design, institutional challenges, student diversity, and integration of geoscience with societal issues to prepare students for environmental problem-solving 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.

UNL Environmental Studies Programs: Goals, Strengths, and Challenges
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
This webpage is an academic essay detailing the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Environmental Studies program, covering its goals of fostering interdisciplinary, systems-based sustainability education, its strengths in developing 21st-century skills and community engagement, operational challenges due to limited staffing, and its effectiveness in preparing students for careers through critical thinking and cross-disciplinary collaboration. 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.

Building a Program in Earth System Science at UC Davis
David Osleger, University of California-Davis
This webpage is an academic essay detailing the development of an interdisciplinary Earth System Science (ESS) major at UC Davis, emphasizing sustainability, curriculum design, student recruitment, career pathways, and challenges such as departmental enrollment concerns and defining the scope of ESS education within geoscience and environmental science contexts. 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.

Sustainability Education at University of Missouri-Kansas City
Syed Hasan, University of Missouri-Kansas City
This informational page details the sustainability education program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, highlighting its interdisciplinary environmental science curriculum, green-collar career preparation, capstone and internship requirements, urban resource advantages, and challenges like faculty shortages, within the context of a national workshop on geoscience and sustainability. 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.

Ocean Studies Program, Maine Maritime Academy
Lauren Sahl, Maine Maritime Academy
An informational essay page from the InTeGrate project discussing Maine Maritime Academy's Ocean Studies program, detailing its multidisciplinary curriculum in Marine Science and Biology, student research development, and integration of sustainability education across disciplines. 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 Environmental Studies Program at CU Boulder
Jason Neff, University of Colorado Boulder
This informational page profiles the Environmental Studies (ENVS) program at the University of Colorado Boulder, detailing its interdisciplinary curriculum integrating science, values, and policy in addressing environmental issues, its historical development since 1972, enrollment growth, structural challenges related to faculty and resource limitations, and student engagement, as part of the InTeGrate initiative focused on sustainability education and curricular reform. 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.