Essays on Broadening Access to the Earth and Environmental Sciences
These essays were contributed in association with the February 2014 workshop on Broadening Access to the Earth and Environmental Sciences held at Arizona State University. Workshop participants and community members submitted essays in response to the prompt:
Submit a 1-2 page essay describing how your programs help students understand the relevance of their learning about the Earth to issues they care about. What does it mean to be "societally important" and "relevant" to your student population? How does this work inform the department's work throughout the cycle of attracting new students, supporting them through the major, and preparing them for careers?
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Maintaining Undergraduate Geoscience Education Excellence in a Climate of Emerging Research Institution
Tania Anders, Mt. San Antonio College
This webpage is an essay from the InTeGrate project discussing strategies for maintaining excellence in undergraduate geoscience education at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, a Hispanic-serving emerging research institution, through initiatives like undergraduate research, writing-intensive courses, internships, and participation in high-impact practices such as the LEAP initiative to support student success and broaden access. auto-generated
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Creating a Thriving Geoscience Program at a Small, Minority-Serving Public University
Dirk Baron, California State University-Bakersfield
This webpage is an essay detailing strategies for building a successful geoscience program at a small, minority-serving university, focusing on recruitment, community outreach, curriculum redesign, and support for underrepresented students at California State University, Bakersfield. auto-generated
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Developing a strong Geology Program at the University of Puerto Rico
Hernan Santos, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Essay page detailing strategies for strengthening a geology program at the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez, focusing on student recruitment, retention, undergraduate research, field experiences, summer internships, and graduate school preparation within a Hispanic-Serving Institution. auto-generated
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Using hazards to engage students
Eric Baer, Highline Community College
This essay page from the InTeGrate project showcases a geologic hazards course at Highline Community College that leverages local risks—such as earthquakes and flooding in the Puget Sound region—to engage students through community-based, applied learning focused on risk analysis, mitigation strategies, and dissemination of scientific knowledge to families and local groups. auto-generated
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Geology at Western Kentucky University: turning Earth Enthusiasts into Engaged Earth Scientists
Fred Siewers, Western Kentucky University
Essay detailing Western Kentucky University's geology program pedagogy that transforms student enthusiasm into scientific engagement through fieldwork, analytical training, and career preparation within an inclusive, first-generation student-supportive environment. auto-generated
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The International Boundary and Water Commission: Serving the Nation and Society in Minority, Veteran and Disability Recruitment in Water Management, Engineering and Environmental Issues for Today and Tomorrow.
Mark Howe, USIBWC
This webpage is an essay from the InTeGrate project discussing the USIBWC's efforts in minority, veteran, and disability recruitment within water management, engineering, and environmental science fields, highlighting workforce diversity, equal opportunity practices, and outreach to underrepresented groups in STEM careers. auto-generated
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Geology at NOVA: Important ideas that are failing to reach everyone
Callan Bentley, Piedmont Virginia Community College
This webpage is an academic essay examining the lack of diversity in geology education at Northern Virginia Community College (NOVA), detailing demographic disparities in faculty and student representation, advocating for improved inclusion strategies, and emphasizing the societal importance of earth science literacy and critical thinking in broadening access to geoscience education. auto-generated
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Attracting Students to the Geosciences with a First-Semester Dune Research Experience
Deanna van Dijk, Calvin University
This webpage is an academic essay detailing the First-Year Research in Earth Sciences (FYRES): Dunes project at Calvin College, which engages first-semester students in authentic, mentored research on Lake Michigan's coastal dunes to attract and retain students in geoscience majors, with an emphasis on broadening participation in STEM and improving science literacy through hands-on, community-relevant inquiry. auto-generated
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Research Experiences in Solid Earth Science for Students (RESESS): Engaging and Supporting Historically Underrepresented Students in the Geosciences
Aisha Morris, National Science Foundation
An essay page detailing the RESESS program, an NSF-funded initiative that supports historically underrepresented undergraduate students in the geosciences through multi-year research internships, professional development, financial aid, and sustained mentoring to improve retention and success in the field. auto-generated
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Biological and Environmental Science (BES) Scholars @ AAMU: Pathway for Demonstrating Excellence and Strengthening Training in the Environmental Sciences at Alabama A&M University
Elica Moss, Alabama A & M University
This webpage is an academic essay detailing the Biological and Environmental Science (BES) Scholars program at Alabama A&M University, a Historically Black College/University (HBCU), which aims to strengthen training and broaden participation of underrepresented minorities in environmental sciences through targeted recruitment, rigorous curricula, experiential learning, and workforce development initiatives. auto-generated
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