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Develop a program
that would attract
new, high-achieving
students (and
faculty) to NIU
Foster
multidisciplinary
scholarship
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- Establishing formal
Associates and faculty
Partners, based on
participation in initial
proposal development
and implementation.
- Developing,
implementing, and
obtaining IBHE approval
for a broad but
intellectually competitive
ENVS curriculum that
responds to current and
projected needs of the
marketplace.
- Hiring a permanent
Director and faculty
searches for joint
appointments between
ESE and one of many
associated tenuregranting departments in
CLAS and CEET.
- Hiring staff, including an
Office Manager, a
Program Coordinator,
graduate and
undergraduate student
assistants, and
instructors, as needed.
- Establishing offices on
central campus that will
be welcoming to
students and visiting
scholars.
- Fostering
multidisciplinary
research and other
scholarship, through
internal awards and the
submission of external
grants that encourage
broad collaboration
beyond traditional
disciplines, with an
explicit focus on actively
incorporating students
into faculty-directed
research.
- Develop bylaws and
establish an
independent advisory
board.
- Developing an outreach
strategy that will ensure
continued growth and
sustainability of the
program through:
- Active communication
with regional high
schools and community
colleges
- Developing
student
internship
opportunities
with industry,
government and
NGOs
- Student-centered on
campus
activities related
to the mission of
the Institute
- Community
activities that
highlight the
program
- Participation in
national and
international
conferences and
other activities
related to
Environmental
Studies
programs
- f. Fund a
colloquium
program.
- Establish oversight over
numerous NIU-owned
woodland, wetland and
prairie properties
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- ESE currently has 14 associates
and 7 partners, representing 14
departments and 4 colleges
(CLAS, CEET, Law and CHHS)
- Developed a focused and
competitive curriculum that
includes a set of core courses and
cross-listed courses that comprise
6 emphases: Biodiversity and
Environmental Restoration,
Energy Studies, Environmental
Policy, Human Experience, Nongovernmental Organizations
(collaborative with CLCE) and
Water
- Faculty Hires:
- Director
- Joint hire with Argonne
- Search for CEET faculty
member
- 3 searches in FY12
- Hired support staff
- Acquired space
- Established Institute’s internal
summer curriculum development
and research grant award
program
- External grants have been
submitted, including 2 NSF
Research Experience for
Undergraduates (REU) proposals
- Bylaws have been drafted
- Outreach programs continue to be
developed and implemented.
- Oversight over the NIU-owned
properties has now formally been
placed in the charge of the ESE
Institute.
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Students
- 234 students enrolled
in ENVS courses
Faculty/Staff
- 14 faculty associates
- 7 faculty partners
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