Middle Tennessee State University
Racha El Kadiri, Middle Tennessee State University; Judith Iriarte-Gross, Middle Tennessee State University; Mark Abolins, Middle Tennessee State University
The Middle Tennessee State University program aims to attract, engage, and support undergraduate students who are interested in sustainability, including veterans, first-generation college students, and transfer ...

Grand Valley State University - Integration of Earth Science Content across Science Teacher Preparation Courses
Steve Mattox, Grand Valley State University; Stephen Rybczynski, Grand Valley State University; Amber Kumpf, Muskegon Community College; Keith Oliver, Grand Valley State University; Pablo Llerandi-Roman, Grand Valley State University
The Grand Valley State program created a new major in Integrated Science, including creating two new courses to integrate Earth science with physical and life sciences with the goal of better preparing pre-service ...

University of Illinois at Chicago - Engaging Urban Students through Geoscience Career Development in the Classroom
Stefany Sit, University of Illinois at Chicago; Kathryn Nagy, University of Illinois at Chicago; Max Berkelhammer, University of Illinois at Chicago; Caitlin Boblitt, University of Illinois at Chicago; Sarah Cadieux, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; D'Arcy Meyer-Dombard, University of Illinois at Chicago; Roy Plotnick, University of Illinois at Chicago; Carol Stein, University of Illinois at Chicago
The University of Illinois at Chicago program is centered on engaging urban students by incorporating career development into an overall more urban-relevant curriculum in the Department of Earth and Environmental ...

University of South Dakota - Sustainable Rivers: Integrating Earth Science and Sustainability Across the Curriculum
Mark Sweeney, University of South Dakota; Meghann Jarchow, University of South Dakota
The Sustainable Rivers program worked to increase student understanding of and interest in Earth science and sustainability by spreading sustainability content from InTeGrate throughout the undergraduate curriculum ...

University of Texas El Paso - Broadening Access to the Earth Sciences Across The El Paso Higher Education Community
Diane Doser, University of Texas at El Paso; Adriana Perez, El Paso Community College; Brenda Barnes, University of Texas at El Paso; Lixin Jin, University of Texas at El Paso; Lin Ma, University of Texas at El Paso; Joshua Villalobos, El Paso Community College
This collaboration between faculty at the University of Texas El Paso (UTEP), El Paso Community College, and early college high schools in the El Paso area aimed to create a strong pathway for underrepresented ...

Cultivating Sustainability at Shippensburg University
Sean Cornell, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Tim Hawkins, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Claire Jantz, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; George Pomeroy, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Nathan Thomas, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania; Kay Williams, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
Shippensburg University developed and utilized faculty professional development opportunities to generate faculty interest, awareness, and action in issues related to teaching, learning, and curriculum development ...

Savannah State University - Collaborate to Heighten Awareness, Rejuvenate, and Train
Sue Ebanks, Savannah State University; Jolvan Morris, Savannah State University; Carol Pride, Savannah State University
Bordering an extensive salt marsh estuarine system along the Georgia coast with a local economy that is largely tied to tourism and the port, the Savannah State University campus naturally provides a strong ...

Claflin University - CU InTeGrated!
Camelia Kantor, Claflin University; Mihail Kantor, Claflin University; Anisah Bagasra, Claflin University; Deborah Laufersweiler-Dwyer, Claflin University; Randall Harris, Claflin University; Anthony Rizzuti, Claflin University; Cynthia Duncan Joseph, Claflin University; Rodney Hudson, Claflin University; Gloria McCutcheon, Claflin University
× Claflin University (CU), a fairly small HBCU, is located in a predominantly rural area of the Southeastern US and has served as a leader in initiating and conducting environmental activities in the local ...

CSU Chico Sustainability Project
Rachel Teasdale, California State University-Chico; Colleen Hatfield, California State University-Chico; Lee Altier, California State University-Chico; Anita Chaudhry, California State University-Chico; Bruce Grelle, American Geophysical Union; Don Hankins, California State University-Chico; Eric Willard, California State University-Chico
The California State University - Chico team developed a new General Education Sustainability Pathway at the university. An interdisciplinary group of faculty infused Earth science content into courses across the ...

Mercer University
Colleen Stapleton, Mercer University; Sabrina Walthall, Mercer University; Tim Craker, Mercer University; Jane Metty, Mercer University
The Mercer University program utilizes place-based learning to engage its mainly non-traditional adult student community. Utilizing InTeGrate materials and pedagogies as well as virtual field trips, the Mercer ...

Stanford University - MSI and 2YC Teaching Program
Angelina Sanderson Bellamy, Stanford University; Tenea Nelson, Stanford University
To increase access to STEM for underrepresented minorities the Stanford University School of Earth, Energy and Environmental Sciences partnered with faculty mentors at MSI regional institutions to bring InTeGrate ...

Wittenberg University-Engaged Sustainability, Across Curriculum & Community
Sarah Fortner, Carleton College; Amber Burgett, Wittenberg University; Sheryl Cunningham, Wittenberg University; Ruth Hoff, Wittenberg University; Dave Finster, Wittenberg University
In order to increase the sustainability literacy of the students at Wittenberg University, this interdisciplinary team of faculty employed community-based service learning projects, materials developed for a ...

Gustavus Adolphus College – Climate Across the Curriculum
Julie Bartley, Gustavus Adolphus College; Laura Triplett, Gustavus Adolphus College; James Dontje, Gustavus Adolphus College; Jeff La Frenierre, Gustavus Adolphus College; Cindy Johnson, Gustavus Adolphus College; Michele Koomen, Gustavus Adolphus College
The Gustavus Adolphus program connects faculty with climate science expertise (Developers) with non-expert faculty members from a wide variety of disciplines (Hosts) to create a series of lessons (mini-modules) ...

Washington State - NextGen STEM Teacher Preparation
Ed Geary, National Science Foundation; Anne Egger, Central Washington University; Stamatis Vokos, Seattle Pacific University; Dan Hanley, Western Washington University; Sara Julin, Whatcom Community College; Gus Nollmeyer, Eastern Washington University; Roxane Ronca, Western Washington University; Ellen Ebert, OSPI; Jacob Clark Blickenstaff
With adoption of the NGSS and Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSSM), Washington's science and math teachers now face rigorous standards calling for high-impact pedagogies that likely were not ...

University of Northern Colorado - Inviting diverse students to sustain their future
William Hoyt, University of Northern Colorado; Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado; Byron Straw, University of Northern Colorado; Steven Anderson, University of Northern Colorado
× The faculty at the University of Northern Colorado set about increasing the recruitment and retention of students in geoscience, including a focus on increasing the diversity of those students. Their ...

The Pennsylvania State University - Distance Learning Course
Tim Bralower, Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus; Laura Guertin, Penn State Brandywine
Online education is becoming an integral part of the mission of many universities across the country. This mode of delivery has many advantages, in particular providing an education for students who can't come ...