Sharik, Terry L.

Wellman, J. Douglas

English

DigitalCommons@USU

Natural Resources and Environmental Issues Volume 12 University Education in Natural Resources Article 14 2004 Building and sustaining quality in natural resource academic departments Terry L. Sharik Department of Environment and Society, Utah State University, Logan J. Douglas Wellman Department of Parks, Recreation adn Tourism Management, North Carolina State University, Raleigh Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei Recommended Citation Sharik, Terry L. and Wellman, J. Douglas (2004) "Building and sustaining quality in natural resource academic departments," Natural Resources and Environmental Issues: Vol. 12 , Article 14. Available at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei/vol12/iss1/14 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Journals at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Natural Resources and Environmental Issues by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact digitalcommons@usu.edu. Natural Resources and Environmental Issues   Volume XII 54Building and Sustaining Quality in Natural Resource Academic DepartmentsTerry L. Sharik1 and J. Douglas Wellman2In his recently published book, Departments that Work: Building and Sustaining Cultures of Excellence in Academic Programs (2003. Anchor Publishing Co., Bolton, MA), Jon F. Wergin outlines characteristics of a quality academic department.  These include: “(1) diverse and supportive academic community; (2) culture of collective responsibility; (3) commitment to excellence in teaching, student learning, and scholarship; (4) culture of critical reflection; (5) visionary leadership from faculty and chair; and (6) adequate resources for students and faculty.”  Using breakout groups, we will examine each of these characteristics, determine their applicability to natural resource programs, and brainstorm over strategies for attaining and sustaining these attributes.1Department of Environment and Society, College of Natural Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5215, tlsharik@cc.usu.edu 2Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, College of Natural Resources, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, doug_wellman@ncsu.edu 1Sharik and Wellman: Building and sustaining quality in academic departmentsPublished by DigitalCommons@USU, 2004

Building and sustaining quality in natural resource academic departments

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1248&context=nrei

Building and sustaining quality in natural resource academic departments

Abstract

Similar works

Full text

Available Versions

DigitalCommons@USU