Theme: Recruiting, Retention, Diversity
The programming listed below seeks to address the topic of Recruiting, Retention, Diversity.
- Course Resources
- Curriculum Design
- Developing Geocompetencies
- Geoscience Education Research
- Implementing InTeGrate
- Online Education
- Professional Development for Undergrads, Grads and Faculty
- Program Design
- Recruiting, Retention, Diversity
- Research for Undergrads
- Student Learning
- Teacher Preparation, Professional Development and Policy Issues
- Teaching About Climate Change
How to Increase Diversity in Geoscience Programs
PANEL DISCUSSION
Steven Semken, Arizona State University at the Tempe Campus
Stefany Sit, University of Illinois at Chicago
Suki Smaglik, Laramie County Community College
Gary Weissmann, University of New Mexico-Main Campus
Of all the STEM disciplines, the geosciences ranks among the lowest in ethnic and racial diversity. As the demand for well-qualified geoscientists increases, it is essential for our community to broaden ...
Translating Research into Practice Through the Geoscience Alliance
POSTER SESSION
Nievita Bueno Watts, Purdue University-Main Campus
How can we increase the number of Native Americans trained in the Earth and Environmental Sciences? Indigenous peoples are already feeling the effects of a changing climate on lifeways. Tribal leaders want ...
Fostering Student Interest and Motivation in the Classroom
AFTERNOON MINI WORKSHOP
Jane Russell, University of Iowa
Do you want students to participate actively in discussion, prepare for class, and become responsible learners? Student interest and motivation are critical to initiate and sustain engagement. Session participants ...
GeoNeeds: Broadening Participation in the Geosciences Workforce
WORKSHOP
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan University
This workshop is for faculty and administrators who would like to build or expand opportunities for students to engage with the geosciences (atmospheric and climate science, engineering geoscience, geology, ...
Successful Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Geoscience Majors
PANEL DISCUSSION
Randall Richardson, The University of Arizona
Suzanne O'Connell, Wesleyan University
Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan University
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
With an aging geoscience workforce, employment opportunities in the geosciences remain robust, creating a demand for workers prepared as undergraduate majors in the geosciences. At the same time, participation of ...
A Departmental Open House for Increased Engagement and Recruiting of General Education Geoscience Students
POSTER SESSION
Rebecca Freeman, University of Kentucky
Sean Bemis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ
Frank R. Ettensohn, University of Kentucky
Peter Idstein, University of Kentucky
Kevin Yeager, University of Kentucky
The University of Kentucky Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences teaches several 100-level courses, primarily for non-science majors. These large-enrollment courses are taught in large lecture halls that ...
Developing InTeGrated Curriculum for Upper Division Courses in Earth Sciences
POSTER SESSION
Cindy Shellito, University of Northern Colorado
William Hoyt, University of Northern Colorado
Graham Baird, University of Northern Colorado
Joe Elkins, University of Northern Colorado
The Department of Earth and Atmospheric Science at the University of Northern Colorado is presently serving as an InTeGrate implementation site. Our focus is on promoting recruitment and retention in the Earth ...
Growing the geoscience community through experiential learning activities with non-geoscience majors
POSTER SESSION
Kelly Lazar, Clemson University
Stephen Moysey, East Carolina University
Cindy M. Lee, Clemson University
Mark A. Schlautman, Clemson University
John Wagner, Clemson University
scott brame, Clemson University
Patricia Carbajales-Dale, Clemson University
Increasing the number of students intending to pursue a geoscience-related career path is critical to building a strong geoscience workforce. By providing opportunities for both Geology majors and non-majors to ...
Programs supporting Native American STEM learning created by the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics
POSTER SESSION
Diana Dalbotten, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Since 2002, the National Center for Earth-surface Dynamics has collaborated to develop programs aimed at supporting Native American participation in STEM fields, and especially in the Earth and Environmental ...
SAGE 2YC: Two-Year College Geoscience Faculty as Change Agents
POSTER SESSION
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
Norlene Emerson, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
Jan Hodder, University of Oregon
Heather Macdonald, College of William and Mary
John McDaris, Carleton College
The SAGE 2YC project is building a national network of self-sustaining local communities of two-year college (2YC) faculty, including adjunct instructors, from a broad range of geoscience fields including geology, ...
Geo-Needs: A Synthesized Ideal Model for Broadening Participation in the Geosciences at Two-Year and Minority-Serving Institutions
POSTER SESSION
Andrew Bentley, University of Northern Colorado
Heather Petcovic, Western Michigan University
Xai Her, Northern Illinois University
Sheldon Turner, Triton College
Nicole LaDue, Northern Illinois University
Dave Mogk, Montana State University-Bozeman
Tina Cartwright, Marshall University
Employment opportunities in the geosciences are rapidly expanding, yet underrepresented minorities continue to make up ~8% of the geoscience-related workforce. Our project focuses specifically on the lack of ...
Alumni Narratives on Computational Geology(Spring 1997 - Fall 2013)
POSTER SESSION
Victor Ricchezza, Georgia State University
Len Vacher, University of South Florida
"A Course in Geological-Mathematical Problem Solving" (Vacher, JGE v.48 i.4 p.478-481, 2000), describes a course (GLY 4866: Computational Geology) which has been evolving at USF for nearly 20 years. In ...
Recruiting, Retention, Diversity & Teaching About Climate Change
ORAL SESSION
Carrie Nelms, University of Arkansas Main Campus
David Reed, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Earth Educators' RendezvousMadison, WI July 18-22, 2016
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Student interest in science during the transition from K-12 to college and after taking a single science course
David Reed, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Emily Kaplita, Dickinson College
David A. McKenzie, Emporia State University
Rachel Jones, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Mark Lyford, University of Wyoming
Students often enter college with preconceived notions about science. Certain misconceptions, coupled with a potential for a limited number of science classes during college for non-science majors, can make ...
Drawing Diverse Students into your Class
John McDaris, Carleton College
Cathy Manduca, Carleton College
Broadening the diversity of students learning about the Earth is of fundamental importance if society is to meet the resource and environmental challenges facing it. The perspectives of groups traditionally ...
Student Interest is the Strongest Determinant of Success in Introductory College Courses Related to Environmental Science
Nick Balster, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Melanie Spero, California Institute of Technology
This study examined how student background impacts learning by assessing four predictive aspects of academic performance in environmental science college courses: student interest in environmental science previous ...
Ethnogeology, to Inform Place-Based and Culturally Inclusive Geoscience Teaching
Ethnogeology is the scientific study of human relationships with (including systems of knowledge related to) the Earth system, typically conducted in the context of a specific community or culture, such as an ...