Texas State Academic Departments

 DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY

• Second largest department on campus
• Goal to attain national and international prominence through integrating undergraduate and graduate education with multidisciplinary research programs

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY

• Largest undergraduate and graduate geography programs in the US
• Member of the Consortium of Geographic Information Sciences
• Headquarters of the Texas Alliance of Geographic Education

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY

• Expertise in community-level social surveys and citizen participation in environmental issues
• Expertise in assesing community reactions to environmental and other changes associated with urbanization

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

• The campus environment and close proximity to a university operated 4,200 acre teaching and research ranch (Freeman Ranch) allows for frequent interaction between students and faculty/staff.
• Through academic programs, students are able to prepare themselves with a balance of applied knowledge and creative ideas to pursue life-long careers in Texas' most crucial industry - Agriculture.

Other Texas State Water Components

EDWARDS AQUIFER RESEARCH AND DATA CENTER

• Functions as collection center for data and information on Edwards Aquifer
• Provides laboratory analysis for 4,000 water samples annually to more than 100 customers in Edwards Aquifer and other regions

INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL AND INDUSTRIAL SCIENCES

• Focuses on environmental technology development and multidisciplinary solutions to industrial and environmental problems
• Provides public outreach and education regarding environment and industry issues

Off-Campus Collaboration Partners

  TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE RIVERS STUDY GROUP

• interdisciplinary river and stream assessment program comprised of aquatic biologists, a cartographer and hydrologist, and support staff
• The primary goal is to assure sufficient quantity and quality of water to maintain the natural biodiversity of aquatic ecosystems and their associated wetlands and riparian lands.

NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE

The rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistnce Program is the community assistnace arm of the National Park Service. The program staff provide technical assistance to community groups and local, state, and federal agencies in the protection of rivers and open sapce and the development of trails and green ways.