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Workshop Application

Building Strong Geoscience Departments Visiting Workshop Program

Application Deadlines: We have a rolling application deadline for 2012-2013 workshops. We will review applications as they are received. Applicants will be notified within approximately three weeks of submitting an application.

If your department's application is accepted, you will be asked to complete a registration form and to provide us with additional background information in preparation for the workshop.

Complete the following form and click on SUBMIT to complete your application. Be sure to hit the SUBMIT button before leaving this page or your information will be lost.

Department InformationYour institution:

Your department:

Address:

City:

Select a State:

Zip Code:

Which of the following best describes your department or program:

Two year college (Associate is the highest degree)
Private four-year primarily undergraduate (BS or BA is the highest degree)
Public four-year primarily undergraduate (BS or BA is the highest degree)
Masters granting (MS is the highest degree)
Doctoral granting (PhD is the highest degree)

Contact InformationFirst Name of Applicant submitting on behalf of the department:

Last Name of Applicant:

Current position (e.g., faculty member, Department Chair, Director of Undergraduate Program):

Email Address of Applicant:

Confirm Your Email Address:

(Please Note: Your email address is what we use to track your application and participation in the workshop. Be sure to use the same email address in all forms relating to your workshop participation. This email will also be our primary means of communication with you.)

Workshop DetailsWhich topic or topics do you want the workshop to address? Please select one or more, keeping in mind that you will need at least half of a day for each topic (and it is fine to plan to spend more than half a day per topic):

Curriculum and Program Design
Beyond the Curriculum
Recruiting Students
Preparing Students for the Workforce
Program Assessment

Why is your department interested in hosting a visiting workshop? That is, what do you hope to gain from it?

Why is it important that you host a visiting workshop at this time? Please describe the current state of planning and implementing change in your department (e.g., strategic planning process, curriculum review, planning for external review, etc.). How will this workshop fit into that process?

In addition to funding local costs and providing space for the visiting workshop, is there further evidence of administrative support for this activity?

Which length of workshop would you prefer?

One day
One and a half days
Two days

Visiting workshops will be scheduled at the mutual convenience of the workshop leaders and the departments. Keeping in mind that participating departments are expected to schedule the workshop to support full participation by all department faculty members, what dates (in 2012-2013) would work best for your department? Please list two to four options below.

What percentage of your department is committed to participating in this workshop? Will any of them have to miss any portion of the workshop? If so, please describe.

Other QuestionsHow did you learn about this workshop?

Email announcement
Brochure
Browsing the Internet
From the NAGT website or newsletter
From the Building Strong Geoscience Departments website
Word of mouth
Other

If there is other information relevant to your application, please let us know here:

By completing this application, I certify that if my department is selected to host a visiting workshop, we will:

Schedule the workshop to support full participation by all department faculty members.
Reserve a meeting space with robust internet access.
Provide the workshop leaders with information about my department and its programs.
Prepare in advance for workshop discussions via readings, writings, discussion or other activities developed by workshop leaders.
Participate fully in the entire workshop.
Develop an action plan at the workshop, implement it, and report the outcomes to the project PIs.
Contribute to on-line collections of resources for the Building Strong Departments website.
Assist in disseminating the results of the workshop through discussions with colleagues and other activities.

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