[CESElist] Earth System Science Certification Program

Susan Eriksson eriksson at unavco.org
Wed Aug 1 09:49:36 MDT 2007


All,
    At Virginia Tech, about ten years ago when this came up, it was the physics and chemistry professors who claimed that Earth Science is not a science.  It was science faculty who vetoed using Earth Science as a science for admission to VT.

Susan

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Eldridge Moores 
  To: Paula Messina 
  Cc: Ellen Metzger ; ceselist at mailman.ucar.edu 
  Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 2007 12:21 AM
  Subject: Re: [CESElist] Earth System Science Certification Program


  Dear Paula et al.,


  Yes, it is true that there is a problem with the UC system and its acceptance of Earth and Space Sciences as a laboratory science for admission.? I've been working on this issue for about 3 years, and it's making slow progress.? For your information, here is a version of the the "talking points" I have sent to various UC Academic Senate committees.? In the UC system, it is the faculty, acting through the Academic Senate, which makes the decisions about admissions requirements.? And the UC system is the basic "carburetor" for the entire State of California.? To change the system in California, one has to change the opinions of the UC faculty.? If you know of any, please let them know!


  Best regards,


  Eldridge?


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  On Jul 31, 2007, at 9:44 PM, Paula Messina wrote:


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  Eldridge M. Moores, Ph.D., D.Sc
  Distinguished Professor Emeritus
  Vice President, International Union of Geological Sciences
  Geology Department
  One Shields Avenue
  University of California
  Davis, CA 95616-8605 USA
  Tel: 1-530-752-0352
  Email: moores at geology.ucdavis.edu






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  Dear Paula et al.,

  Yes, it is true that there is a problem with the UC system and its  
  acceptance of Earth and Space Sciences as a laboratory science for  
  admission.  I've been working on this issue for about 3 years, and  
  it's making slow progress.  For your information, here is a version  
  of the the "talking points" I have sent to various UC Academic Senate  
  committees.  In the UC system, it is the faculty, acting through the  
  Academic Senate, which makes the decisions about admissions  
  requirements.  And the UC system is the basic "carburetor" for the  
  entire State of California.  To change the system in California, one  
  has to change the opinions of the UC faculty.  If you know of any,  
  please let them know!

  Best regards,

  Eldridge 
  On Jul 31, 2007, at 9:44 PM, Paula Messina wrote:

  > _______________________________________________

  Eldridge M. Moores, Ph.D., D.Sc
  Distinguished Professor Emeritus
  Vice President, International Union of Geological Sciences
  Geology Department
  One Shields Avenue
  University of California
  Davis, CA 95616-8605 USA
  Tel: 1-530-752-0352
  Email: moores at geology.ucdavis.edu





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