Benefits and Expectations

Benefits to Faculty (Why should one become a GCC faculty?)

Be part of an interactive community of faculty and students from 6 colleges on campus that share common interests in global change issues
Form new innovative collaborations with faculty from across campus
Have access to unique interdisciplinary training opportunities for your undergraduate and graduate students
Have access to training opportunities that improve your own communication and technical skills, particularly at the science-society and science-policy interfaces.
Gain access to internal funding opportunities for research and training
Have a voice in future faculty hiring recommendations that influence our campus strengths in global change research and education
Participate in unique workshops, seminars, reading groups, and other interdisciplinary activities.

Expectations of Faculty (What do we expect of those involved?)

Willingness to develop new research projects and/or expand existing research projects involving new interdisciplinary collaborations with other faculty
Evidence of efforts to recruit new graduate students to the IGC IGEP, and/or to provide courses relevant to the IGC IGEP curriculum
Service on committees (advisory committee, admissions committee, etc.)
Participation in the global change seminar courses (e.g., attend once per year)
Timely annual reporting in required formats
Attendance of special seminars and social events