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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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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Making geoscience more relevant: A game of catch up
Phil Stokes, University of Arizona
An essay page from the InTeGrate project discussing how a University of Arizona geoscience outreach event improved middle school students' perception of geoscience relevance, particularly within underrepresented communities, using survey data to demonstrate increased personal relevance after hands-on activities. auto-generated
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Geoscience Community College Programs of Societal Relevance and Importance in the Wind River Basin and Range
Suki Smaglik, Heritage University
This webpage is an essay detailing geoscience education initiatives at Central Wyoming College within the Wind River Basin and Range, emphasizing culturally relevant, interdisciplinary programs—such as Environmental Technician, Outdoor Education, and Earth, Energy, Environment (E³)—that integrate local community needs, undergraduate research, partnerships with NOLS and EPSCoR, and workforce development to broaden access and relevance in Earth and environmental sciences for diverse student populations, including Native American communities. auto-generated
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Trans-disciplinary undergraduate marine science research experience in Puerto Rico
Ruby A. Montoya-Ospina, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon
This essay page details a trans-disciplinary undergraduate marine science REU program in Puerto Rico that integrates STEM and social sciences to expand research opportunities for students at non-research institutions, focusing on bioluminescent lagoons as socio-ecological systems to foster interdisciplinary learning, community engagement, and sustainability education. auto-generated
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A Career Path for African-American Students from HBCUs to National Laboratories
Robert Liebermann, Stony Brook University
We have already had great success in recruiting students to this 2-year program leading to a MS degree in Geosciences instrumentation at Stony Brook and positioning them for employment as Science Associates in national user facilities of the DOE, such as the National Synchrotron Light Source at Brookhaven.
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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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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Copper Triangle Pilot Project: Enhancing Opportunities for Geoscience Studies and Careers in a Culturally Diverse, Underserved Rural Mining Area
Steven Semken, Arizona State University Campus Immersion
An essay page detailing the Copper Triangle Pilot Project, an NSF-funded initiative developing a sustainable, place-based pathway in geoscience education and careers for underrepresented minority students in a rural Arizona mining region through academic partnerships, community engagement, and culturally informed curriculum. auto-generated
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Learning about the Earth at the University of South Alabama
Carol Sawyer, University of South Alabama
This webpage is an academic essay detailing how the University of South Alabama's Earth Sciences program engages region-serving students through coastal hazard education, natural processes, and career-focused geoscience curriculum, emphasizing environmental and emergency management applications in a sustainability context. auto-generated
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Recruiting and graduating a rapidly diversifying student body at Humboldt State University
Brandon Schwab, Western Carolina University
This content is a participant essay page from an InTeGrate workshop, detailing Humboldt State University's strategies for recruiting and graduating a diversifying student body, particularly as a Hispanic Serving Institution, through inclusive pedagogy, hands-on learning, and community-engaged capstone projects in the geosciences. auto-generated
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