Workshop Schedule
Supporting Student Success in Geoscience at Two-year Colleges
College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA
July 17-20, 2013
Conveners: Heather Macdonald, Eric Baer, Bob Blodgett, and Jan Hodder
Regional Workshop
Seattle workshop: Preparing Students in Two-Year Colleges for Geoscience Degrees and Careers
Details coming soon
Convener: Eric Baer, Highline Community College
National Professional Meeting Workshop
Helping Students Succeed in Geoscience Courses at Two-Year Colleges
Workshop will be held in association with the 2013 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Denver, CO, October 26, 2013, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, (Workshop #508, register through the GSA meeting registration).
Conveners: Eric Baer, Highline Community College, and Bob Blodgett, Austin Community College
Past Workshops
Preparing Students in Two-year Colleges for Geoscience Degrees and Careers
University of Washington Tacoma, WA
July 18-21, 2012
Conveners: Heather Macdonald, Eric Baer, Bob Blodgett, and Jan Hodder
National Professional Meeting Workshops
Best Practices for Preparing Workforce and Transfer Students in Two-year Colleges for Geoscience Careers
Best Practices for Preparing Workforce and Transfer Students in Two-Year Colleges for Ocean Science Careers
Workshop in association with the 2012 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting, Charlotte, NC held on November 3, 2012
Conveners: Bob Blodgett, Austin Community College, and Eric Baer, Highline Community College
Workshop in association with the ASLO 2013 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA held on Sunday February 17, 2013, 1:00-5:00 PM
Conveners: Jan Hodder, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, University of Oregon and
Allison Beauregard, Northwest Florida State College
Regional Workshops
Austin workshop: Best Practices for Preparing Two-year College Students for a Geoscience Career and Transfer
University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, J.J. Pickle Research Campus, Austin, TX
May 31 - June 1, 2013
Convener: Bob Blodgett, Austin Community College
Local Workshops
Los Angeles Area
Virginia Area
Geoscience Careers for Today's 2YC Students: This local workshop was held at the Science and Mathematics Complex on the campus of Mt. San Antonio College, Walnut, CA, on May 17, 2013.
Conveners: Becca Walker, Mt. San Antonio College, and Elizabeth Nagy-Shadman, Pasadena City College
Forging Professional Opportunities between Community Colleges and the Workforce: This local workshop was held on the Hampton campus of Thomas Nelson Community College on May 17, 2013.
Conveners: Peter Berquist and Lynsey LeMay, Thomas Nelson Community College
Georgia Area
Best Practices for Preparing Two- Year College (2YC) Students for Geoscience Degrees in Georgia 2013: This local workshop was held at the University of North Georgia, Gainescille Campus, on May 4th, 2013.
Conveners: Katayoun Mobasher and Joel Aquino, University of Northern Georgia
Chicago Area Local Workshop
Preparing Students in Two-Year Colleges for Geoscience Degrees and Careers: This workshop was held in conjunction with the Illinois Association of Geoscience Instructors (IAGI) at Joliet Junior College, in Joliet, IL on March 1, 2013.
Conveners: David Voorhees, Waubonsee Community College, and Cheryl Resnick, Illinois Central CollegeWestern Alaska Workshop
Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science 2013: This local workshop was held in conjunction with the Western Alaska Interdisciplinary Science Conference in Nome, AK at the UAF Northwest Campus on March 20, 2013.
Conveners: Todd Radenbaugh, University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus; Claudia Ihl, University of Alaska Fairbanks Northwest Campus; Tara Borland, University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Rural and Community Development
