Host University. The Board of Regents, Nevada System of Higher Education on behalf of the University of Nevada Reno (Host University) was founded as Nevada's land-grant institution, and is a component of the Nevada System of Higher Education. The Host University is a center for scholarship and learning, with responsibilities that extend to the citizens of Nevada, the nation and world. The Host University emphasizes building partnerships that strengthen linkages with communities, business and industry, state and federal agencies, and public and private organizations.
Host University. The University of Alaska System (hereinafter called Host University), participating in the Alaska CESU through the UA-Anchorage, UA- Fairbanks, and UA-Southeast, inspires learning, and advances and disseminates knowledge through teaching, research, and public service, emphasizing the North and its diverse peoples.
Host University. The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) (hereinafter called Host University) participates in the Gulf Coast CESU. The following TAMUS institutions and agencies are participants under this Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement: Texas A&M AgriLife Research, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station, Texas A&M University–College Station, Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi, Texas A&M University at Galveston, Texas A&M University–Kingsville, Texas A&M University–San Antonio, and Xxxxxxxx State University, Texas A&M AgriLife Research, through the Texas A&M Institute of Natural Resources (INR), will serve as the administrative lead on behalf of the Texas A&M University System. Texas A&M AgriLife Research is dedicated to the discovery, development, communication, and application of knowledge in a wide range of academic and professional fields. Its mission of providing the highest quality undergraduate and graduate programs is inseparable from its mission of developing new understandings through research and creativity. It prepares students to assume roles of leadership, responsibility, and service to society. It welcomes and seeks to serve persons of all racial, ethnic, and geographic groups, women and men alike, as it addresses the needs of an increasingly diverse population and a global economy. INR is an organizational component of the Agricultural Program of the Texas A&M University System. Its purpose is to coordinate, strengthen, and integrate inter- and multi-disciplinary approaches to renewable natural resource issues by providing a forum for quality research, teaching, and extension programs to explore the structure, function, and sustainable use of renewable natural resources in Texas, the nation, and the world. INR has been administrative lead for the Gulf Coast CESU since its inception.
Host University. The University of Tennessee, Knoxville (hereinafter called Host University) provides a large, diverse, and solid foundation of programs relevant to a comprehensive approach for the study, analysis and management of the Southern Appalachian Mountains ecosystem. UT-Knoxville, as the main campus of Tennessee's State University and Land Grant institutions, serves the state, region, and nation through a broad spectrum of undergraduate, graduate and professional studies, research and creative activity, and public service.
Host University. Florida International University (hereinafter called Host University) is Miami’s public research university, offering a broad array of undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs. The university has two main campuses: the 344-acre Xxxxxxx X. Maidique campus in western Miami-Dade County near the Everglades and the 200-acre Biscayne Bay Campus in northeast Miami-Dade County which sits on the northern part of Biscayne Bay. Through 10 colleges and schools, FIU offers more than 190 bachelor, master, and doctoral degree programs and conducts basic and applied research. Interdisciplinary centers and institutes conduct collaborative research to seek innovative solutions to economic, technological, health, and social problems. FIU is ranked R1, the highest level awarded in The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education®. With a student body of more than 58,000 students (Fall 2019), more than 1,800 full-time instructional faculty, and more than 15,000 degrees awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year, FIU is the largest university in South Florida. As an urban, multi- campus, public research university, FIU’s mission is to serve its students and the diverse population of South Florida via its commitment to high-quality teaching, state-of-the-art research and creative activity, and collaborative engagement with our local and global communities. Furthermore, environmental stewardship is one of the five top values highlighted in FIU’s mission statement. Environmental science is a strength of the university, with active research and teaching programs spanning freshwater, marine, and terrestrial environments, and a history of engagement in projects focused on South Florida natural resources important to Federal land and resource managers. In our role as an environmental science pillar in our CESU region, FIU will continue to facilitate activities that are relevant to our biogeographic region in order to best serve our federal and non-federal partners and to continue to advance the impact and success of the South Florida–Caribbean CESU.
Host University. The University of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc., on behalf of the University of Georgia, (hereinafter called Host University) is the state’s oldest, most comprehensive, and most diversified institution of higher education. Its motto, “to teach, to serve, and to inquire into the nature of things,” reflects the University’s integral and unique role in the conservation and enhancement of the state’s and nation’s intellectual, cultural and environmental heritage. As a comprehensive land- grant and sea-grant institution, the University of Georgia offers baccalaureate, master’s, and doctoral and professional degrees. The University has a responsibility and commitment to excellence in teaching and learning, research and scholarship, and public service and economic development.
Host University. The University of Minnesota (hereinafter called Host University), a land grant university, founded in the belief that all people are enriched by understanding, is dedicated to the advancement of learning and the search for truth; to the sharing of this knowledge through education for a diverse community; and to the application of this knowledge to benefit the people of the state, the nation, and the world. The University’s mission, carried out on multiple campuses throughout the state and beyond is threefold: Research and Discovery, Teaching and Learning, and Outreach and Public Service. In all its activities, the University strives to sustain an open exchange of ideas in an environment that embodies the values of academic freedom, responsibility, integrity, and cooperation; that provides an atmosphere of mutual respect, free from racism, sexism, and other forms of prejudice and intolerance; that assists individuals, institutions, and communities in responding to a continuously changing world; that is conscious of and responsive to the needs of the many communities it is committed to serving; that creates and supports partnerships within the University, with other educational systems and institutions, and with communities to achieve common goals; and that inspires, sets high expectations for, and empowers individuals within its community.
Host University. The University of Rhode Island (hereinafter called Host University) is one of the nation's premier academic institutions for the study of coastal ecosystems and associated watersheds. There are more than 200 faculty and 40 departments and programs that work in the field of marine, coastal, and environmental research, teaching, or service. The University of Rhode Island hosts a mixture of University programs, federal cooperative partnerships, and major federal laboratories that contribute to a diverse and enriched community all focused on coastal zone ecosystems.
Host University. Northern Arizona University (hereinafter called Host University) is a major university located on the Colorado Plateau. Located in Flagstaff, Arizona, Northern Arizona University (NAU) is in close proximity to 33 national parks or monuments, 17 national forests, 26 wilderness areas, various BLM lands, and reservations of several Native American nations. In accordance with its long history of providing research and support for land management agencies, NAU has also focused on educating and training undergraduate and graduate students for positions in land management agencies on the Colorado Plateau. NAU is a doctoral research intensive university offering a broad spectrum of undergraduate degrees (87), undergraduate certificates (38), graduate degrees (48), graduate certificates (27), and the doctorate in 10 fields. NAU enrolls over 26,606 students, with about 19,320 in Flagstaff and the remainder in the 37 statewide sites throughout Arizona.
Host University. The University of California (hereinafter called Host University) participates in the Californian CESU through its nine campuses (Berkeley, Davis, Irvine, Los Angeles, Merced, Riverside, San Diego, Santa Xxxxxxx, Santa Xxxx). The University of California, Berkeley is the administrative lead for the Host University. The University of California is an educator of students. Equally important, however, has been the University’s role as a problem solver. From its earliest days, the University of California has been the public’s resource in addressing the pressing issues and challenges of the day and of the future. The public has rightly expected UC to make a difference through its wealth of knowledge, its resources for analysis and research, and its capacity for innovation. Since its inception in 1868, the University has made a profound difference in the lives of all Californians by providing real world solutions to the state’s most pressing needs. As the needs and problems of an increasingly diverse state become more sophisticated and complex, the dedicated men and women of UC continue turning their research into real world solutions.
