ERM Affiliate Program Group (APG)
"ERM Alumni Group"
Our Vision
To make the Penn State ERM program and APG highly recognized and valued within the College of Agricultural Sciences, the University community, governmental organizations, and private business and industry.
Mission
The ERM APG of the Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences has multiple objectives. These objectives can be summarized as follows:
- To create networking opportunities for alumni and students; and organize an annual social gathering to enable interaction and dialogue between alumni, students, faculty, and College administrators.
- To actively seek opportunities of financial sponsorship for students through the creation of endowed scholarships.
- To provide the ERM Program Coordinator and administrators the feedback necessary to ensure the offered ERM curriculum is contemporary and relevant with respect to current industry expectations of environmental professionals.
- Promote the ERM Program to a talented, culturally and ideologically diverse group of potential students.
Strategic Goals and Actions
The following strategic goals and actions have been established to achieve and support the mission outlined above:
- Promote and foster dialogue between ERM alumni, students and potential students. Actions Provide an annual networking opportunity and social gathering for ERM alumni, students, and faculty. Provide feedback to the ERM Program Coordinator on ways to improve the program. Assist the ERM APG Board of Directors with mentoring potential and current ERM students. Have ERM Alumni present information on environmental topics at local high schools and other outlets to recruit new students.
- Provide a perpetuating source of financial support to ERM students and the Program Actions Petition alumni and corporations for donations toward scholarships for the ERM Program. Develop a scholarship fund raising program that will enable the ERM Program Coordinator and the APG Board to solicit Alumni for assistance with establishing several endowed ERM scholarships. Determine and implement an equitable method to raise funds annually in order to maintain both the social function of the group and provide a means to stay in contact with ERM Alumni.
- Develop a technical support group that will ensure the quality of the Program and placement of future graduates. Actions Develop several groups (consulting, regulatory, industry groups, etc.) to evaluate ERM courses and ERM technical areas to assess the adequacy of the ERM courses and ERM technical areas. Ensure ERM graduates are properly prepared for study/employment in the environmental academia, industry, regulatory, and consulting arenas. Inform Alumni of the PSU LionLink and mentoring program and enlist several Alumni annually to participate in the program.
