The 2012 Spring semester is in full swing, and will soon be a memory. If you are declared in the major, please be sure to schedule an advising session for summer and/or fall semesters. If you are still on the fence about declaring, feel free to send an email and we can talk about the options.

We are constantly looking at ways to improve the program, including weeding out inconsistencies in the curriculum, and making the transition into the major a little easier. This major offers a lot of flexibilities, but there are certain recommended course sequences that we feel should be given top priority when considering which courses to take. Specifically, the Physics 207 & 208 sequence, and the Biology/Zoology 151 & 152 sequence should be under your belt in this major, or on your list of upcoming courses. These physical science courses will best prepare you for the upper-level coursework, and are designed to help you make connections between natural phenomena and the scientific processes by which we try to explain them. The more “applied” these courses are, the better you’ll understand how real-life environmental problems (you know, as opposed to those “text-book” examples) require rigorous training to help solve them.

Also – we’ve been hearing reports that the CALS Environmental Sciences B.S. option in the “what-if” DARS system isn’t working for some folks. We are working to solve that issue. In the meantime, if you’d like me to run a what-if DARS report for you, just send me an email (check the contacts page). Alternatively, head up to 116 Ag Hall and ask for a what-if DARS from Sue Gisler.

I’ve picked up Twitter as part of our program outreach, but I’ve yet to tweet anything. Once I get things going, I’ll make public the account, and you can choose to follow if you like. I’m envisioning reminders, job/internship announcements, and other odds ‘n ends as they come up.

Cheers!

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