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Workshop Program

Strengthening Your Geoscience Program: Ideas & Examples


Tuesday, June 2


5:00 Opening Reception and Icebreaker, Chesapeake A, Sadler Center

6:00 Dinner, Chesapeake A, Sadler Center

7:30 Opening Session: What Makes a Strong Department?

List of Characteristics of Thriving Departments from the 2005 workshop on Developing Pathways to Strong Departments of the Future

Wednesday, June 3


7:30-8:30 Breakfast, Center Court Dining Facility, Sadler Center

8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks, Chesapeake A, Sadler Center

9:00-10:30 Developing a Program Model: Bringing Together Planning and Assessment (PowerPoint 445kB Jun3 09) - Cathy Manduca, Science Education Resource Center

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:30 Breakout Sessions on Major Themes

12:30-1:30 Lunch, Center Court Dining Facility, Sadler Center

2:00-3:30 Breakout Sessions on Major Themes

3:30-4:00 Break, Chesapeake B

4:00-5:30 Reflection and Teamwork, Chesapeake A

5:30-6:30 Where Are We Now?

  • Returning to Assessment (PowerPoint 1.5MB Jun2 09) - Cathy Manduca, Science Education Resource Center
  • Plenary Discussion
  • Daily Roadcheck

Dinner (in town)


Thursday, June 4


7:30-8:30 Breakfast, Center Court Dining Facility, Sadler Center

8:45-9:00 Opening Remarks, Chesapeake A, Sadler Center

9:00-10:30 Going from Plans to Actions (PowerPoint 135kB Jun3 09) - Geoff Feiss, College of William and Mary

10:30-11:00 Break

11:00-12:30 Breakout Sessions: Selected Topics Based on Participant Interest

Dallas Rhodes and Pamela Gore
  • Dealing with Disciplines: Blended Departments, Collaborations with Allied Departments and Programs, and More - Dallas Rhodes and Mary Savina
  • Reaching Beyond Your Institution: Forging Collaborations with Geoscientists at Other Colleges and Universities at the Local, State, and Regional Level - Pamela Gore and Heather Macdonald
  • Working with Alumni - Diane Doser and Randy Richardson
  • Incorporating A Stronger Field Component in Your Curriculum - Yvette Kuiper and Geoff Feiss
  • Graduate Programs - Diane Clemens-Knott

12:30-2:00 Working Lunch: Department Teams Finalize Draft Action/Implementation Plans (Microsoft Word 28kB Jun2 09), Center Court Dining Facility, Sadler Center

2:00-3:30 Structured Review of Action and Implementation Plans

Review teams for action plans

3:30-4:30 Finalize Plans and upload them

4:30-5:30 Closing Session