Essays: Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability

Environmental Science B.S. degree program at UNM
David Gutzler, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
David Gutzler, Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico-Main CampusThe B.S. degree in Environmental Science (ENVS) at the University of New Mexico was conceived in the late 1990s by the Department of ...

A Tour of the Earth Sustainability Liberal Education Program: An experiment in integrative learning
Barbara Bekken, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Barbara M. Bekken, Geosciences, Virginia Tech What is the Earth Sustainability program in liberal education? The Earth Sustainability (ES) program is an integrative and STEM-saturated experiment in liberal ...

Igniting the Spark
Victor Zabielski, Northern Virginia Community College
Victor Zabielski, Science, Technology and Business, Northern Virginia Community College Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) lies just outside of Washington, D.C. and caters to the metropolitan Washington, ...

Nascent BA Program in Environmental Analysis and Sustainability
Doug Yule, California State University-Northridge
Doug Yule, Geological Sciences, CSU Northridge Our Department has a four-year plan, starting this year, to design and implement a new Bachelor of Arts Program in Environmental Analysis and Sustainability (EAS) ...

Geology and Geography Program at Georgia Southern
Wei Tu, Georgia Southern University
Wei Tu, Geology and Geography, Georgia Southern University 1. The overarching goal of your program (why it exists) The Geology and Geography programs support the Core Curriculum by providing students a deep ...

Geoscience Program Information at Alabama A&M University
Xiongwen Chen, Alabama A & M University
Xiongwen Chen, Biological and Environmental Science, Alabama A & M University Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University is a historical black college and university. Alabama A&M University ...

Environmental sustainability, Alternative energy, Geo sciences and Future career
Bhavna Rawal, Housatonic Community College
Bhavna Rawal, Science, Houston Community College System The goal of this program is to educate students where they can learn about environmental sustainability, alternative energy, geosciences and future careers. ...

Global Security = Human Sustainability
Dorothea Ivanova, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University-Prescott
Melanie Wetzel, Dorothea Ivanova, and Phil Jones; Department of Meteorology and Department of Global Studies and Intelligence, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Academic programs at the Prescott, Arizona campus ...

A Truly Interdisciplinary Approach: Environmental Studies at Guilford College
Angela Moore, Guilford College
Angela M. Moore, Geology, Environmental Studies, Guilford College The Environmental Studies (ENVS) program at Guilford College is a highly interdisciplinary program that emphasizes the understanding of systems and ...

UNL Environmental Studies Programs: Goals, Strengths, and Challenges
Dave Gosselin, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
David Gosselin, Environmental Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln Overarching goal of your program The Environmental Studies major at UNL is designed for students who want to make a difference and contribute ...