Essays: Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability

Development of an Online Certificate Program that Bridges Geoseciences and Sustainability
Tim Bralower, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
An essay page detailing the development of an online Certificate of Excellence in Earth Science through Penn State's World Campus, integrating geoscience and sustainability via interdisciplinary courses on climate change, energy, hazards, and predictive modeling, with open educational resources and partnerships with HBCUs and MSIs. 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 at 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.

Geoscience Program Information at Alabama A&M University
Xiongwen Chen, Alabama A & M University
A participant essay page from the InTeGrate project detailing Alabama A&M University's geoscience programs, focusing on sustainability integration, curriculum design, and workforce development within its College of Agricultural, Life and Natural Sciences, particularly the Forestry, Ecology and Wildlife 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.

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.

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.

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.

Igniting the Spark
Victor Zabielski, Northern Virginia Community College
An academic essay page from the InTeGrate project discussing how Northern Virginia Community College's geology program fosters early student interest in earth sciences, addresses challenges of program scalability and faculty resources, and leverages its D.C.-area location for educational and career opportunities in sustainability and geoscience. 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.

Finding common ground: creating an integrated school of geology, sustainability, and environmental sciences and studies
Rod Parnell, Northern Arizona University
This webpage is an academic essay discussing the integration of geology, sustainability, and environmental sciences at Northern Arizona University’s School of Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, detailing challenges in curricular reform, interdisciplinary PhD development, and embedding sustainability learning outcomes across undergraduate and graduate 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.

Environmental Science Degree: Year One
Lynn Dudley, Florida State University
An academic essay page detailing the development and first-year outcomes of a new physical science-based environmental science degree program at Florida State University, created through departmental merger, focusing on curriculum design, student enrollment success, employment concerns, and goals for enhancing diversity and student engagement 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.

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.