Chairing

Served as Chair or Co-chair of Biology and Environmental Science Department at USF 2015-2020.

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• Oversaw the hiring of four faculty positions and several adjuncts.

• Served on core team for building a new and renovated science building.

• Oversaw the staffing and set-up for a new satellite campus in Biology, Lafayette, Indiana.

• Put in place three new curricula within Environmental Science (Conservation Biology, Sustainable Food Systems, Environmental Health and Safety).

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Photo: USF students moving newly constructed compost bins to their outdoor location, by Lou Weber

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Served as Chair of Environmental Studies Department at Warren Wilson College 2000-2010.

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• Oversaw the largest major at WWC, carrying 25+ percent of student body each year, while enrollment for college grew by 50 percent.

• Served on 22 faculty or staff search committees, chair of nine of those, developer of one new faculty line.

• Oversaw six concentrations within Environmental Studies.

• Authored four departmental reviews, two alumni surveys, two major grant applications.

Photo: USF students compiling field data, by Lou Weber