Meteorology, Central Michigan University part of Degree Programs:Curriculum Profiles
Information for this profile was provided by Marty Baxter in 2009. Information is also available on the program website. Students in this program are pursuing a BS degree. Central Michigan University is a ...

Geoscience at the University of Minnesota part of Degree Programs:Department Profiles
Overview and Context × The University of Minnesota is one of the nation's largest schools, with more than 68,000 undergraduate, graduate, and professional students distributed between the flagship ...

Criteria for Success part of Defining Strong Departments
This list of indicators of successful programs and assessment strategies was developed by participants at the 2005 workshop on Developing Pathways to Strong Departments for the Future. While no single indicator ...

Building Strong Geoscience Departments
On the Cutting Edge - Building Strong Geoscience Departments managed by NAGT Workshops Developing Pathways to Strong Geoscience Programs for the Future Defining Strong Departments Characteristics of Strong ...

Managing a Department part of Department Heads and Chairs
× Managing a department is very different from managing your own academic career. As the head or chair of a department, it is your job to prepare budgets, allocate resources, help resolve problems, evaluate ...

Becoming a Valued Member of Your Institution part of Making a Case for your Department
View the talk using Quicktime (Quicktime Video 181.2MB Dec3 07) Offer a service learning course that will benefit your local community. Think about your departments' strengths and how you can contribute to ...

Advancing By Retreating part of Department Heads and Chairs
A faculty retreat can be an effective yet daring way to address difficult issues that arise in academic departments. Whether the issues deal with developing a hiring plan, restructuring curricula, or coping with ...

Internship Opportunities part of Professional Preparation
In addition to local and regional employers, you may also want to consider connecting to, or telling your students about, internship opportunities on the national level. Here are many possibilities, listed in ...

Know What Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Employers are Looking For part of Professional Preparation
× Written by Carol Ormand, based on ideas compiled from the 2007 workshop on the Role of Departments in Preparing Future Geoscience Professionals. To prepare your students for their professional careers, ...

Beyond Earth System Science part of Degree Programs
An Approach for the 21st Century This presentation, by Kip Hodges, was given at the April 2007 workshop on Connecting Geoscience Departments to the Future of Science: New Structures for Research and Curriculum. To ...