Essays: Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability

These essays were contributed by participants at the 2012 workshop on Programs that Bring Together Geoscience and Sustainability and describe the philosophy and goals underpinning the design of their institution's program.

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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) ...

Climate Science for Sustainability in the Future Greenhouse/Hothouse
David Feary, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
David Feary, School of Sustainability and School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus My upcoming course—Climate Science for Sustainability—is a 200-level course offered ...

The University of Washington Bothell Programs Relevant to Geoscience and Sustainability
Robert Turner, University of Washington-Bothell Campus
Robert J. Turner, Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, University of Washington Bothell Students at UW Bothell (UWB) looking for exposure to the geosciences and sustainability will find that most of the relevant ...

Ocean Studies Program, Maine Maritime Academy
Lauren Sahl, Maine Maritime Academy
Lauren Sahl, Ocean Studies, Maine Maritime Academy The Ocean Studies program at Maine Maritime Academy (MMA) educates students in Marine Science and Marine Biology and teaches service courses to students in other ...

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, ...

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 ...

The Proposed Undergraduate Major Program in the Division of Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Malinda Kent-Corson, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Malinda Kent-Corson, Division of Earth Sciences, Nanyang Technological University The Division of Earth Sciences (DES) at Nanyang Technological University (NTU, Singapore) is the academic arm of the Earth ...

Environmental Science and Studies with GIS skills at University of West Florida
Matthew Schwartz, The University of West Florida
Matthew Schwartz, Environmental Studies, The University of West Florida The University of West Florida (UWF) Department of Environmental Studies provides students with an opportunity to pursue two tracks toward a ...

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 ...

Building a Program in Earth System Science at UC Davis
David Osleger, University of California-Davis
David Osleger, Geology, UC Davis The departments of Land, Air & Water and Geology at UC Davis are in the planning stages of developing a joint major in Earth System Science, with a focus on sustainability. ...