Publications and Presentations

Publications

• Bralower, T.J., Feiss, P.G., and Manduca, C.A. (2008). Preparing a New Generation of Citizens and Scientists to Face Earth's Future. Liberal Education, v. 94, p. 20-23. (PDF of the article (Acrobat (PDF) 2.4MB Jul23 08))
• Feiss, P.G. (2010). Higher Education: The Great Recession and the Future of Academic Geology, Earth, v. 55, n. 6, p. 87.
• Manduca, C.A., Macdonald, R.H., and Feiss, P.G. (2008). Preparing Students for Geosciences of the Future. Geotimes, v. 53, p. 59.
• Richardson, R.M. and Ormand, C.J. (2008). Shared Goals and Challenges: Results of a National Survey of Geoscience Departments. Eos, v. 89, n. 27, p. 242-243. [link Shared Goals and Challenges: Results of a National Survey of Geoscience Departments 'Abstract'] available on the AGU website.

Presentations and Posters

2013

• Asher, Pranoti, R. Heather Macdonald, Carol J. Ormand, and Christopher Keane (2013). The role of professional societies in supporting Earth and space science departments: Geological Society of America annual meeting (Denver, CO). (See abstract.)

2011

• Iverson, Ellen A., Sabra Lee, Carol J. Ormand, P.G. Feiss, Heather Macdonald, Cathryn A. Manduca, Randall M. Richardson (2011), Building Strong Geoscience Departments: Case Studies and Findings from Six Years of Programming (Acrobat (PDF) 126kB Jan5 12): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA). (See abstract.)
• Manduca, Cathryn, Timothy Bralower, Diane Clemens-Knott, Diane Doser, P. Geoffrey Feiss, R. Heather Macdonald, Carol Ormand, Dallas Rhodes, Randall M. Richardson, and Mary Savina (2011). Bringing Together Design and Evaluation to Understand Student Learning (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 3.9MB Nov7 11): Geological Society of America annual meeting (Minneapolis, MN). See abstract.
• Ormand, Carol, Cathryn Manduca, Heather Macdonald, Timothy Bralower, Diane Clemens-Knott, Diane Doser, Geoffrey Feiss, Dallas Rhodes, Randall Richardson, and Mary Savina (2011). Building Strong Geoscience Departments Through the Visiting Workshop Program (Acrobat (PDF) 6.1MB Mar8 12): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA).
• Savina, Mary, Cherry Danielson, Deborah Gross, and Carol Ormand (2011). Imagining the "Ideal Student": Helping Faculty Focus on What's Really Important to Assess (Acrobat (PDF) 610kB Mar18 11): Association of American Colleges and Universities meeting on General Education and Assessment 3.0: Next-Level Practices Now (Chicago, IL).

2010

• Ormand, Carol, Cathryn Manduca, R. Heather Macdonald, Geoffrey Feiss, Randall Richardson, Sabra Lee, and Ellen Iverson (2010). Impacts of the Building Strong Geoscience Departments Visiting Workshop Program (Acrobat (PDF) 4.3MB Nov17 10): Geological Society of America annual meeting (Denver, CO). See abstract.
• Ormand, Carol, Cathryn Manduca, and R. Heather Macdonald (2010). The Role of Geoscience Departments in Preparing Future Geoscience Professionals (PowerPoint 4.1MB Dec14 10): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA).

2009

• Manduca, Cathryn, R. Heather Macdonald, Carol J. Ormand, and P. Geoffrey Feiss (2009). Strengthening Geoscience Departments Through Shared Knowledge: Geological Society of America annual meeting (Portland, OR). See abstract.
• Ormand, Carol J., Cathryn Manduca, and R. Heather Macdonald (2009). New Resources on the Building Strong Geoscience Departments Website (Acrobat (PDF) 8MB Dec15 09): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA).
• Richardson, Randall M., Carolyn Eyles, and Carol J. Ormand (2009). Recruitment Strategies for Geoscience Majors: Conceptual Framework and Practical Suggestions (Acrobat (PDF) 25.7MB Dec10 09): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA).

2008

• Manduca, Cathryn, R. Heather Macdonald, P. Geoffrey Feiss, Randall M. Richardson, and Carol J. Ormand (2008). Building Strong Geoscience Departments: Resources and Opportunities (Acrobat (PDF) 3.4MB Dec11 08): American Geophysical Union fall meeting (San Francisco, CA). Eos Trans. AGU, 89 (53), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED31A-0577.
• Manduca, Cathryn, R. Heather Macdonald, P. Geoffrey Feiss, Randall M. Richardson, Timothy J. Bralower, Carolyn H. Eyles, and Carol J. Ormand (2008). Geoscience Departments and the Workforce: Bringing Together Student Interests and Industry Needs: Geological Society of America annual meeting (Houston, TX). See abstract.

2007

• Macdonald, H., C. Manduca, G. Feiss, R. Richardson (2007). Building Strong Geoscience Departments: Resources for the Community. Geological Society of America, Southeastern section meeting, paper number 25-1. (abstract, presentation (PowerPoint 10MB Nov30 07))
• Manduca, C., H. Macdonald (2007). Building Geoscience Departments for the Future. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED34A-07. (abstract)
• Manduca, C., H. MacDonald, G. Feiss, T. Bralower, R. Richardson, C. Ormand (2007). Building Strong Geoscience Departments for the Future. Geological Society of America Paper number 79-1. (abstract, presentation (PowerPoint 545kB Nov30 07))
• Manduca, C., H. Macdonald, G. Feiss, R. Richardson, C. Ormand (2007). Learning from One Another: On-line Resources for Geoscience Departments. Eos Trans. AGU, 88(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED34A-01. (abstract, presentation (PowerPoint 545kB Nov30 07))
• Ormand, C., C. Manduca, H. MacDonald, G. Feiss, T. Bralower (2007). The Changing Landscape of Geoscience Careers and Education: New Online Resources from Building Strong Geoscience Departments. Geological Society of America Paper number 206-58. (abstract, presentation (Acrobat (PDF) 2.4MB Mar3 08))

2005

• Manduca, C.A., R.H. Macdonald, R. Richardson, P.G. Feiss (2005), Building Strong Geoscience Departments: A Workshop Report, EOS Trans. AGU, 86(52), Fall Meet. Suppl., Abstract ED12A-01 (abstract, presentation (PowerPoint 679kB Sep20 06))

Evaluation Reports

• Series of Seven Case Study Reports Conducted by the external evaluator, Sabra Lee:
  • Lansdale Case (Microsoft Word 74kB Mar14 12)
  • Fairlane Case (Microsoft Word 73kB Mar14 12)
  • Causett Case (Microsoft Word 80kB Mar14 12)
  • Dowell Case (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 147kB Mar14 12)
  • Martinson Case (Microsoft Word 71kB Mar14 12)
  • Newson Case (Microsoft Word 2007 (.docx) 138kB Mar14 12)
  • Dapple State Case (Microsoft Word 40kB Mar14 12)
• Retrospective Evaluation Study May 2009 Report (Microsoft Word 182kB Jan4 12)
• Improving the Geoscience Major: Developing Community Expertise in Curriculum Design and Assessment; Site Studies of Four Geoscience Departments: An Evaluation Study (Acrobat (PDF) 340kB Aug23 10)
• Summary of End of Workshop Evaluation for 10 Traveling Workshops (Acrobat (PDF) 156kB Aug23 10)