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2011

  • April 4; The WIU Graduate Council approved ENVR 401, Colloquium on Environmental Studies, for graduate credit.  The first offering of this course as a "401G" will be in Spring 2012.
  • May 19 & 20;   Coneflower Project: Infusing Sustainability Across the Curriculum Faculty Development Workshop offered by Dr. Amy Mossman.  Click on the icon to see the workshop agenda; for additional information, contact Dr. Mossman at AP-Mossman@wiu.edu.  Adobe Acrobat Icon - Square

2010

  • November 18; Join Campus Greens for a screening of the film "Burning the Future: Coal in America" followed by a moderated panel discussion This event will take place on on Thursday, Nov. 18 from 7:00 to 9:00 pm in Morgan Hall Room 109. Admission is FREE.  Click on the icon for additional information on this event or contact David Casagrande at 298-1567 or DG -Casagrande@wiu.edu. Adobe Acrobat icon
  • September 21; Prof. Amy Patrick Mossman presents, “Sustainability across the Curriculum from Brainstorm to Action: Realizing Our Education and Outreach Goals” as part of the WIU Sustainability Lecture Series: Conversations for the Natural & Social Sciences, Business, and the Arts & Humanities Tuesday, 21-Sept. 2010, at 12:30 pm, in the Malpass Library; 3rd floor west. Click here to download a pdf file of Dr. Patrick Mossman's presentation.  
  • For ENVR Minors & BLAS Students: ENVR 201, Introduction to Environmental Studies, is offered this fall semester!  ENVR 201 will meet on M W F from 9:00 to 9:50 am and is offered at both the Macomb & QC campuses. When registering for this course, use STAR #48557 for the Macomb location or STAR #48558 to attend class at the QC campus.
  • A New Undergraduate Degree Program:  A new "hybrid" degree program between the Eastern Iowa Community College District and WIU-QC's Department of Recreation, Park & Tourism Administration will be available for students in the Fall 2010 semester. For additional information on the program, click here to visit the WIU-QC RPTA web page.
  • March 14; New degree program featured in the Quad Cities Times, "Colleges team up for 3-year program"(14-March 2010). Click here to read the story.
  • River Conference featured in Focus Magazine. The Annual Upper Mississippi River Conference was featured in the Spring/Summer Edition of Focus Magazine: "Mississippi River attracts attention, efforts of WIU, partners". Click here to read the article.

2009

  • Congratulations to Robin Bauerly, IES Administrative Assistant, for winning the 2009 CAS Civil Service "Recognition & Service Award"!

  • A new graduate course for Spring 2010! GEOG 630, Seminar in Physical Geography, is being offered by Dr. Ranbir Kang. Click here for more information about the course. Click here to email Dr. Kang.

  • Please join us in welcoming the newest members of the IES Advisory Board: Dr. Daniel Ogbaharya (Department of Political Science) and Dr. Amy Patrick Mossman (Department of English & Journalism)!

  • October 18; Many thanks to the 1,500+ visitors who attended the Open House at the Post Sanctuary! We are especially grateful to the the Friends of Vishnu Springs for their outstanding volunteer efforts as the driving force behind this event. For additional information on the open house, the Post Wildlife Sanctuary, and the historic Town of Vishnu Springs, select from the following:





  • October 16 - 17; Join our friends and colleagues at Augustana College as they celebrate a significant milestone in the history of their Geography Department by attending the "Geography 60th Anniversary Symposium: A Celebration of Learning, Research and Service".

  • A new course for Fall 2009: Soc 499: Environmental Sociology will be offered by Dr. Richard Gee. This new course meets on MWF from 1:00-1:50 pm in Morgan Hall Room 307. Click here to email Dr. Gee.

  • The IES Advisory Board met on Friday, August 21, 2009 at 10:00 am in the CAS Dean's Office.

  • For students who matriculate in Fall 2009 semester, the ENVR minor has been revised. Click here for a brochure on the revised Environmental Studies minor (pdf document). Click here for additional information on the IES Academic Programs page.

  • July 1, 2009; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Assistant Regional Director, Lynn Lewis and WIU President Al Goldfarb sign a Memorandum of Understanding in support of environmental education and research. Click here to learn more about this event.

  • June 2009; IES welcomes CAS Sciences Advisor, Ms. Jennifer Sandrik, to our team! Click here to go to the Academic Advising page for additional information.

  • April 8, 2009; 6th Annual WIU Environmental Summit, 9 am - 3 pm, University Union, Grand Ballroom. Click here to learn more about the Environmental Summit.

  • April 6, 2009; New program proposal for the Doctoral Degree in Environmental Science with an emphasis on large river ecosystem science will be considered by the WIU Graduate Council, 3 - 5 pm, University Union, Board Room. UPDATE Proposal for the Ph.D. in Environmental Science received approval from the WIU Graduate Council!

  • March 30, 2009; Sustainability Luncheon presentation by Ms. Selina Goddard, BIOSCI Graduate Student, on the relationships between historic land use and forest cover at the Ira & Reatha T. Post Wildlife Sanctuary, 12:30 - 1:30 pm, Malpass Library, Room 180.

  • March 25, 2009; Screening of "Fighting Goliath - the Texas Coal Wars" followed by a panel discussion on coal mining and utilization, 7 - 9 pm in Tillman Hall, Room 301 & Quad Cities via CODEC. An FYE 2009 cosponsored by IES and the Departments of Political Science & Biological Sciences. Click here for background information and a preview of the film.

  • January 2009; IES welcomes Dr. Eric Ribbens to our team! Dr. Ribbens is teaching ENVR 401, the capstone course in the Environmental Studies minor, during the Spring 2009 semester. Click here to learn more about Dr. Ribbens.

  • January 13, 2009; IES Advisory Board Meeting, 10 am, TL 301.

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