We believe the geosciences play an important role in the changing world through research education, improved communications, and implementation partnering.

The realm of Geosciences includes the scientific exploration of both planet Earth and its neighbors in space; the structure and processes of atmospheres, oceans, land features, above and below sea and ice cover, and planetary interiors; and human interactions with atmosphere, ocean, and land environments.

Geoscience can also be applied to solve problems on the global scale:

	Issues:	Answers:
	World population exploding	Sustainable development practice
	Pressure on natural resources	New goesciences knowledge from research
	Environmental impacts	Application to public policy and planning
	Environmental hazards	Geoscience education and communication

Academic Degrees and Initiatives

New academic initiatives for undergraduate students in the College of Geoscience include BS degrees offered in Environmental Studies, Environmental Geosciences, Geography with a Geographic Information Science option, and Spatial Sciences. Another recent offering is a minor in Geoinformatics (GIS/GPS/RS).
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Globalization

Globalization: A Natural Geoscience Focus

The College of Geosciences approaches all aspects of our mission – teaching, research, and outreach – from a global perspective. With 20% of our faculty, 17% of our total student population, and 37% of our graduate students being foreign born, thinking globally comes naturally to our College. Our students currently hail from more than 30 countries, and we have faculty from 11 countries.

Employees

107 Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
6 Instruct/Research Faculty
26 Research Scientists
136 Research Staff
65 Administrative Staff
340 Total

Students (Fall 08)

525 Undergraduate Students
312Graduate Students
837 Total

Facilities

Academics (Campus)   203,835   sq. ft.
IODP (Research Park)   91,414   sq. ft.
GERG (Graham Road)   23,522   sq. ft.
SEAG (Crystal Park)          6,111   sq. ft.
Total   324,882   sq. ft.