ACADEMY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

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ACADEMY FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

• Fall 2005 Campus-wide Meeting
• September 23, 2005

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AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions (5 min)
• Mission of UNAE (5 min)
• Update on Committee Activities (30 min)
• Ongoing Activities/Projects (20 min)
• 2005-2006 Budget (15 min)
• Faculty ideas for future UNAE activities (15 min)
• Reception (108 Mackay Science)

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Academy Staff

• Mike Collopy, Interim Director (½-time)
• Amber Gallop, Administrative Assistant
• Jen Huntley-Smith, Academics and Outreach
  Coordinator (1-yr, ½-time appointment)
• Faculty liaison for Lake Tahoe issues (0.5 FTE
  recently approved)

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Steering Committee

• Pam Cantrell, Educational Specialties
• Sudeep Chandra, NRES
• Amy Childress, Civil Env. Engineering
• Susan Donaldson, UNCE
• Alan Gertler, DRI
• Peter Goin, Art
• Steve Oberg, EHS
• Kim Rollins, Resource Economics
• Amy Shannon, Library
• Scott Slovic, English
• Dick Tracy, Biology
• Leah Wilds, Political Science
• Dirk van Zyl, Mining Engineering

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UNAE Committee Activities

• Website Development
• David Bobzien, Sudeep Chandra, Steve Oberg, Amy
  Shannon

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UNAE Committee Activities

• Request for Proposals (Deadline 10/14/05)
• Peter Brussard, Pam Cantrell, Alan Gertler,
  Howard Goldbaum, Klaus Moeltner, Scott Tyler
• Interdisciplinary projects
• Graduate student training
• Seminars
• Curriculum development

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UNAE Committee Activities

• Development of interdisciplinary Environmental
  Studies major
• Jen Huntley-Smith, Tom Nickles, Kim Rollins,
  Scott Slovic, Tamara Valentine, Melanie Wetzel
• Development of pre-proposal
• Process for developing concept with faculty

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UNAE Activities/Projects

• Lake Tahoe Website
• Tahoe Science Consortium
• Roadside Heritage Project
• Research Program for Interdisciplinary
  Undergraduate Studies

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Tahoe Website(http//www.tahoe.unr.edu/)
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Tahoe Science Consortium (TSC)

• Consensus document in support of structure
  function of TSC (Concur 3/3/05)
• MOU signed in support of establishment of TSC
  (8/20/05)
• Jointly-developed proposal submitted to EPA for
  SNPLMA funds to establish TSC (9/21/05)
• Center for Environmental Sciences, Sierra Nevada
  College (space negotiations ongoing)

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Roadside Heritage Project

• NSF planning grant awarded for pilot project
  (75K)
• NSF proposal under development for 3-year, 3
  million program in the Owens Valley, CA
• UNAE, Raggio Research Center for STEM Education,
  ESICE, Lawrence Hall of Science/UCB

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Research Program for Interdisciplinary
Undergraduate Studies

• Proposal to Lancy Foundation
• Water in the Desert Challenges
• of Aridity in the Great Basin
• Co-Principal Investigators
• Jen Huntley-Smith (UNAE)
• Kate Berry (Geography)

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UNAE Budget (2005-2006)

• Operating Budget
• Office Expenses 15,000
• Special Events 6,000
• Subtotal 21,000
• Interdisciplinary projects 50,000
• Interdisciplinary seminars 10,000
• Graduate student training 15,000
• Curriculum development 7,000
• Subtotal 82,000
• Total 103,000

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Future UNAE Activities

• Currently exploring partnering opportunities on
  environmental projects with
• Reno Redevelopment Agency
• Washoe County
• Nevada Museum of Art
• Faculty ideas for future activities of UNAE??

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• Thank you for coming!!
• Please join us downstairs for an informal
• reception in our UNAE office located in 108
• Mackay Science