Mission Statement
The Evolutionary Studies (EvoS) Consortium is designed to facilitate the development and implementation of Evolutionary Studies Programs at colleges and universities across the United States. An Evolutionary Studies Program introduces students from all majors to evolutionary theory early in their academic careers, emphasizes human-related subjects in addition to biological, promotes the continuation of evolutionary training throughout the undergraduate education, and promotes faculty training and collaborative research related to evolution.
The EvoS Consortium is a website that provides the tools and a community space for evolutionary training in institutions of higher education. The Consortium website (affiliated with EvoS, the journal) is a space for both faculty and undergraduate members of Evolutionary Studies Programs, as well as those interested in starting a program. The inaugural consortium members are Albright College, Binghamton University, Broome Community College, California State University at Fullerton, Cornell University, Grand Valley State University, Northern Illinois University, Palomar College, SUNY New Paltz, SUNY Oswego, University of Arizona, University of California at Los Angeles, University of Kansas, University of Miami, and University of New England. A major goal of the consortium is growth – we hope to expand the consortium such that EvoS programs replicate widely. As such, we openly welcome other institutions to join. Steps associated with starting an EvoS program and joining the Consortium are described in the section of this website titled "How to Start A Program" under the Instructors tab.
*Note that, the EvoS Consortium, along with NESCent, is working on a wiki project to further develop ideas for the consortium, the journal, and the website - as such, you should expect modifications in some part of the content presented here.