The Great Lakes Center Strategic Plan 2009-2014 (pdf)
The Great Lakes Center is a multidisciplinary research, education, and service institute with a primary focus on the Great Lakes. The Center is committed to providing the best possible science for understanding the physical, chemical, biological, and social dimensions of the Great Lakes and their watersheds. Personnel of the Center acknowledge that proper stewardship of the Great Lakes requires transdisciplinary research approaches to fully understand their complex dynamics, community outreach to promote understanding of the system, and education of future generations.
On campus, the Center serves as both a catalyst and facilitator to link high-quality research with graduate and undergraduate education, increasing the College’s role and visibility in the community. The Center also serves as a regional resource to promote activities which enrich the cultural, social, and intellectual lives of the people of western New York. The Great Lakes Center brings together faculty from academic departments with particular emphasis on the specialties of aquatic ecology, fisheries, watershed hydrology, water quality, environmental toxicology and chemistry, urban ecology, and environmental education. In addition, the Center actively promotes collaborative research with other academic and research institutions in the United States, Canada, Europe, and South America, and is a member of the Great Lakes Research Consortium.
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