The faculty structure in Environmental Sciences consist of program faculty, affiliated faculty, adjunct faculty, and instructors. Program faculty are those faculty members that are officially assigned to the Environmental Sciences Program. They are responsible for admissions into the program, allocation of assistantships, initial academic advisement, research direction, as well as curriculum development and review. Program faculty and affiliated faculty provide instruction for both required and elective courses. In addition, program and affiliated faculty advise students, serve as research mentors, thesis chairperson and committee members.
Adjunct faculty serve a variety of functions.
They serve as instructors, provide research internships for students, provide research mentoring, and increase research opportunities for students. The final component of the program s faculty is the instructors or call staff. These faculty are professionals in the environmental field that are teaching specialized courses.