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About Us

About Us

Our department focuses on the relationship between humans, organisms and the rest of the world. We look at the physical, chemical and biological aspects that influence the planet's environmental processes, so we can understand their impacts on society. And so we can understand society's impacts on the environment.

Our curriculum helps students understand and solve today's environmental problems. It is an interdisciplinary curriculum leveraging resources from many related fields to provide the rigorous analysis necessary to understand, formulate and solve environmental problems.

Our faculty works closely with students in and out of the classroom. We build strong relationships with students through formal and informal interactions that naturally occur during courses and lab work.

The Department of Environmental Sciences is a community of scholars dedicated to excellence in teaching, scholarship, research and service. We offer a modern curriculum leading to several degree paths for undergraduate and graduate students.

Our Mission

The department considers the use of experiential education vital to the success of our students. Our curriculum includes internships, honors projects and directed individual studies. The department is committed to preparing its students for careers in the emerging knowledge-based economy and helping them become life-long learners.

The department seeks to enrich the learning environment through the active professional development of its faculty. This includes professional development in:

  • Teaching
  • Scholarship
  • Research
  • Service

The department is committed to providing leadership in the use of emerging concepts, technologies and techniques both on campus and in the surrounding region. The department regularly sponsors lectures and other activities to enrich the academic life of the campus and local community.

The department supports the university's values of diversity, global perspectives, community citizenship and human integrity.

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Department of Environmental Sciences