2024 Workshop for Heads and Chairs of Earth and Space Sciences Departments
Sunday, 8th December 2024, AGU24 Meeting, Washington D.C.
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Workshop held at: Grand Hyatt Washington; Room Independence CDE
1000 H St., N.W.|Washington, DC 20001-4520
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800 am EST to 500 pm EST
Registration: Via the AGU24 Meeting registration page (The workshop itself is free; but attendees must be registered for AGU24 and must have a badge).
Registration: Via the AGU annual meeting page. The workshop itself is free; but attendees must be registered, have a badge and potentially present proof of vaccination (as per AGU guidelines); registration will open in September (keep checking link). Upon selecting this workshop on the registration portal, you will receive a pending message as this workshop is meant for those who are academic department leaders. Once your registration is approved, you will receive an approval message guaranteeing your seat for the workshop.
Early bird registration ends in November. Join AGU or renew your membership before registering to take advantage of early bird member rates.
This one-day workshop provides an opportunity for heads and chairs of Earth and Space Science departments to discuss issues and strategies for building a strong department, meet other heads and chairs, and learn more about current issues. The workshop program includes sessions on the topics listed below.
- Breakfast
- Welcome by Pranoti Asher, Assistant Director, Grants and Education Programs, AGU and Eva Kostyu, Program Manager, Bridge Program, AGU
- Participant Introductions (name, title, institution)
- Morning session
- NAS report "Advancing Anti-Racism, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Organizations: A Consensus Study (Presenters: Dr. Emily Vargas, National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine and Dr. David Asai, former Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
- Fundamentals of Equity in Graduate Admissions (Presenters: Dr. Nadine Kabengi, Associate Dean, Graduate School and Associate Professor, Geosciences, Georgia State University and Dr. Román Liera, Assistant Professor, Educational Leadership, Montclair State University)
- Lunch and Small group discussions (based on participant interest)
- Afternoon sessions
- Strategies for Equity-based Holistic Review (Presenter, TBD)
- Updates from AGI on geoscience workforce (Christopher Keane, AGI)
- Updates from SERC and NAGT and opportunities for the future (Holly Kelchner, SERC and Anne Egger, NAGT)
Workshop Support
Pranoti Asher, AGU Assistant Director; AGU Bridge Program Project Director
Eva Kostyu, Program Manager, AGU Bridge Program
Holly Kelchner, Science Education Resource Center (SERC) at Carleton College
Contributing Partners