The Institute for Environment
is a collegial association of environmental faculty from James Madison
University, crossing departmental, college and academic program boundaries.
Mission
The Institute for Environment
(IFE) will promote synergism and faculty/student collaboration in environmental
research, projects, and degree programs, helping to ensure that JMU is
identified as an institution with a world-class environmental presence which is
both coordinated and diverse.
Activities
The IFE conducts a variety of
activities intended to foster communication and collaboration among the JMU
environmental faculty and students, as well as their external stakeholders.
Examples of these activities include:
§Maintenance of a world wide web presence (www.jmu.edu/InstituteForEnvironment)
which serves as an electronic “front door” to environmental programs and
activities at JMU;
§Facilitation of dialog about the various
environmental programs offered or proposed;
§Operation of a directory and email list
to help Institute members discover each other’s expertise and communicate with
each other;
§Dissemination of news of interest to
institute members via either electronic or paper means;
§Maintenance of a resource list to help
faculty and students locate environmental instruments, equipment, and software
on campus;
§Organization of
mini-conferences/workshops on the environment to showcase student and faculty
work from all departments and programs;
§Sponsorship of scholarships/grants to
help students with research expenses, conference travel, etc.
§Economics: Environmental and Natural
Resource concentration
§Integrated Science and Technology:
Environment concentration
Membership
Faculty members from all
colleges of the university participate in the IFE. The following members and
academic units are represented:
Roddy
Amenta
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
Steve
Baedke
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
Tom
Benzing
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Chis
Bolgiano
University
Library
David
Brakke
College
of Science and Mathematics
Lynn
Cameron
University
Library
Bruce
Clemens
College
of Business
Jenn
Clevinger
Department
of Biology
Dean
Cocking
Department
of Biology
George
Coffman
College
of Integrated Science and Technology
Fred
Copithorn
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Mike
Deaton
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Dan
Downey
Department
of Chemistry
Scott
Eaton
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
John
Fahey
College
of Education
Steve
Fairchild
College
of Education
William
Frangos
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
Steve
Frysinger
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Jack
Gentile
Department
of Geographic Science
Stephen
Germic
Department
of English
Glen
Gustafson
Department
of Geographic Science
Mary
Handley
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Reid
Harris
Department
of Biology
Jim
Herrick
Department
of Biology
Mark
Hudy
United
States Forest Service
Nikitah
Imani
Department
of Sociology
Ming
Ivory
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Ron
Kander
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Jon
Kastendiek
Department
of Biology
Lance
Kearns
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
Steve
Keffer
Department
of Biology
Mary
Kimsey
Department
of Geographic Science
Cindy
Klevickis
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Ivor
Knight
Department
of Biology
Helmut
Kraenzle
Department
of Geographic Science
Scott
Milliman
Program
of Economics
Kit
Murphy
Department
of Biology
Alvin
Pettus
College
of Education
Mike
Renfroe
Department
of Biology
Barkley
Rosser
Program
of Economics
Emma
Savage-Davis
College
of Education
Cullen
Sherwood
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
Michael
Smilowitz
Speech
Communication
Wayne
Teel
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Dick
Travis
Department
of Health Sciences
Stan
Ulanski
Department
of Geology and Environmental Science
Bruce
Wiggins
Department
of Biology
James
Wilson
Department
of Geographic Science
Jamie
Winebrake
Department
of Integrated Science and Technology
Bill
Wood
Program
of Economics
Stephen
Wright
Department
of Geographic Science
JMU Environmental Education Center
The JMU Environmental
Education Center (EEC) is located on the JMU farm in Port Republic, consisting
of 12 hectares (30 acres) of second growth forest, 300 meters (1000 feet) of
frontage on the North River (just upstream of the formation of the Shenandoah
River), and a historic brick house. This facility is intended to
§provide an ideal space in which to
disseminate environmental information to school students and community groups;
§support on-going JMU student projects
involving air quality, surface and ground water quality, and alternative energy
systems; and
§provide an inviting off-campus venue for
workshops, meetings, and symposia.
The EEC has commenced
operations in community and in-service teacher environmental education, taking
advantage of the pavilion located on the property to provide shelter for these
activities when necessary. More information can be obtained at the EEC Web site
at http://www.isat.jmu.edu/environment/EnvEdCenter/
