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History and Current Status
Establishment of
the cross-disciplinary Graduate Program in
Environmental Sciences (EVS) was initiated in April
1997 by faculty from the departments of chemistry,
biological sciences, and political science in
response to growing demands by graduate students for
degree programs in Environmental Science and by the
increasingly cross-disciplinary nature of research
by faculty at the University. The program, first
proposed as a doctoral program only was approved by
the Board of Trustees and the Arkansas Higher
Education Committee in 1997 and enrolled its first
class of PhD students in Fall 1998.
The new program
started with the original faculty in Environmental
Biology as well as faculty from the departments of
Chemistry, Political Science, and Economics. Dr.
David Harding, of Political Science, was appointed
as first interim Director of the EVS, followed by
Dr. Roger Buchanan of Biology, and most recently by
Dr. Jerry Farris also of Biology. An open invitation
was extended to the university faculty to
participate in the program. The faculty
participation has continued to grow, increasing from
10 faculty members in 1998 to over 30 in EVS in
2005. Faculty members hold appointments in nearly
all departments and colleges on the main campus of
Arkansas State University.
In the fall of
2003 a MS degree program in EVS was approved and now
the Graduate Program in Environmental Sciences is
the academic home to over 30 PhD students and eight
MS students. New students are admitted on a
continuous basis. While most of the students are
full-time, a small number are part-time, holding
full-time jobs at the university, in state
government, or local industry. Our graduates are
employed as faculty members in universities around
the world, consultants working with industry,
government agencies, and research scientists with
both universities and industry.
EVS has continued
to streamline procedures for admission. The program
actively recruits highly qualified students. Our
average GRE score for the 2004-2005 class is 1350,
and the average GPA is 3.4. Students receive EVS
Fellowships and Graduate Teaching Assistantships on
a competitive basis.
Our current
director is Dr. Robyn Hannigan.
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