对环境 & 植物生物学
排名
newbb电子平台 offers one of the premier undergraduate and graduate programs in plant biology, 与国家, 国内和国际地位.
In the most recent report from the National 研究 Council of the National Academies "A Data-Based Assessment of 研究-Doctorate 项目 in the United States" by Ostriker et al. (2010)，《newbb电子平台》 & 植物生物学 graduate program (along with Physics) was ranked as one of the two best graduate programs at 俄亥俄州 and had an R ranking of 34 out of 118 plant science programs in the nation. Ph值.D. program fared well in virtually all of the metrics used to assess the quality of graduate programs. 除了, based on a 国家 survey conducted in October 2007, of 43 universities with undergraduate plant biology programs, the department ranked third in the number of undergraduate majors behind Humboldt State University (California) and the University of California at Berkeley. 简而言之, both the undergraduate and graduate programs in 植物生物学 are among the strongest in the country.
任务
The Department of 环境与植物生物学’s core mission is to advance our scientific understanding of plant systems through transformative research and teaching excellence in an inclusive and diverse environment. The faculty provides undergraduate and graduate student training through diverse research activities, 从分子到生态系统. Our department is made of faculty from three complementary research programs to strategically foster research opportunities and education: 功能基因组学, 分类学 & 进化, 生态.
愿景
The Department of 环境与植物生物学 is dedicated to advancing knowledge of plants through innovative research programs, 发现, 和探索. 教师 collaborate with undergraduate and graduate students to advance our understanding of environmental and plant biology through scientific 发现. We are committed to providing transformative and experiential learning opportunities to our students that prepare them to meet present and future challenges that benefit society, 环境, 和行业.
环境 & 植物生物学学生学习成果
Student learning assessment at the program level is intended to promote and maintain program excellence and improve student learning. 艺术学院的每个系 & Sciences has developed a set of learning outcomes for their programs and engages in faculty-led assessment activities to help inform curricular and program review and development. Student learning is assessed in different ways across A&S departments, informed by disciplinary standards and the specific learning outcomes of the program.
从椅子上
环境 & 植物生物系 is an exciting and dynamic place in which faculty, 工作人员, 学生从事学术生活. Excellence in teaching, research and service are central to this life and to our academic mission.
实习 are a centerpiece for our majors, we annually have a large cohort of students who are placed in positions around Ohio and in other parts of the country. 这些实习提供了宝贵的, 给学生真实世界的体验, which strengthens their resumes and often leads to employment opportunities.
Our commitment to teaching and student education is also reflected by our faculty receiving numerous college and university awards for excellence in teaching. 连接ions made between our faculty and students often result in cherished, life-long bonds.
研究 is a vital part of our academic mission and is not mutually exclusive of teaching. 而不是, 研究与教学相辅相成, 协同活动, immersing faculty and students in both learning and 发现. Our faculty have obtained and continue to seek substantial grant funding to support their research programs. They engage both undergraduate and graduate students in their research programs, as evidenced by the numerous co-authored papers and presentations at regional, 国家, inter国家 scientific meetings and conferences.
Our faculty are active in service to the university, college and their own disciplines. 举个例子, more than half of our faculty serve as editors or associate editors for academic journals. 另外, many of our faculty are engaged in outreach at the local, regional and 国家 levels to educate and inform K-12 students, teachers and the public about plants and their importance to society and 环境.
I invite you to explore our web pages to find out more about us and the work we do to fulfill our academic mission. If you are a potential undergraduate or graduate student, I invite you to contact me or one of the faculty to learn even more about us and apply for admission. 如果你是校友, 系校友或朋友, I hope to hear from you about the great things you are doing, I ask you to consider providing financial support to our department, 正如我们有一些值得 植物生物学提供了机会 可供你方考虑.
Dr. Jared砍伐森林
环境学系教授兼主席 & 植物生物学