1. Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation Address Crises in Health of Marine Ecosystems (Dead Zones, Overfishing, Ecosystem Collapse) US Commission on Ocean Policy Pew Oceans Commission

2. Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions Integrated Graduate Education and Research Training (IGERT) Center for Marine Biodiversity and Conservation

3. Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT A new type of graduate education Our program links training in the biological, social, economic and political issues of marine conservation with technical competence in informatics and communication skills Our goal To prepare the next generation of professionals who can both identify and solve problems facing the world’s oceans for placement in government, NGOs and academia.

4. Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT Program Requirements and Opportunities  Intensive summer program  Interdisciplinary Case studies (MSEP)  Expanded PhD committee  International internships  Mini-grant program  $30,000 stipend + $10,500 tuition and fees

5. Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT IGERT Summer Program 17 credit lecture and lab course PhD, Masters and Certificate Students Weeks 1 & 2 Intro to marine biological and physical sciences Weeks 3 & 4 Intro to economics and policy Week 5 Ecosystems Week 6 Special guest lectures (governance and law, NGOs, informatics) Week 7 Communications Week 8 Case studies (oil spills, dead zones, mercury, land-sea coupling) Week 9 Group projects

6. Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT A Selection of the 2003-2005 IGERT Cohorts Kristen GruenthalChristine Whitcraft Maria Damon Loren McClenachan Sheila Walsh Gustavo Paredes Ayana Johnson Melissa Ohman Jeff Wescott Jason Murray Marco Hatch Kate Hanson Ben Neal

7. Increase in quality and number of applicants (many are also NSF or EPA graduate fellows) - 1/3 of SIO applicants!! Increase in donor support (including for foreign students) Increase in student diversity (matching grants from UCSD) Increase in student registration for IGERT classes (graduate and undergraduate) Increase in number of faculty and departments participating (e.g. Economics, International Relations/Pacific Studies, Anthropology, Communications, NOAA Fisheries, San Diego Super Computer) Creation of MAS program using IGERT courses Innovative curriculum development Inspiration for campus-wide sustainability initiative Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT Benefits

8. Funding for foreign students & administrative support Long-term sustainability of program Buy-in from faculty with “traditional” orientation Incentives for faculty participation Breadth vs depth in program focus Living up to promises made Burn-out in core faculty Marine Biodiversity: Understanding Threats and Providing Solutions IGERT Challenges BUT CERTAINLY NO REGRETS!!