Dean Roper will establish a search committee this academic year to assist in the selection of a new chair for our department. Focused on the educational mission of the department this issue provides information about several aspects of our program. ESE faculty teach to a variety of audiences including formal degree programs to ESE graduate and undergraduate students, service courses to students in the School of Public Health and other departments, and offer a variety of continuing education programs. Enhancing the traditional classroom format, technology has become a partner for both the student and the instructor in the classroom setting. Instructors can deliver content in various forms - including the spoken word, video, sound, computer simulations , and now the world wide web.
Students can access lecture material outside the classroom via the internet.
ESE, along with the UNC-CH campus, is moving rapidly to ensure the facilities are in place for faculty and students to take advantage of available technology for instructional delivery. Read and enjoy, we welcome your comments. Please contact the editor for a hardcopy if you do not have Internet access. CL Lassiter, Laura Haak Subscription is free.