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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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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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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An Urban University's Approach to Broadening Participation in Geoscience Training Programs
Christopher Atchison, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus
Essay page from an InTeGrate workshop on broadening access to Earth sciences, detailing Georgia State University's strategies—such as community-based research, student organizations, and inclusive programs like the IAGD and REU—to enhance diversity and participation in urban geoscience education. auto-generated
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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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Using hazards to engage students
Eric Baer, Highline 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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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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Importance of role models, introductory courses, and outreach to increasing the number of majors in geosciences
Larry Braile, Purdue University-Main Campus
This is an academic essay page discussing strategies to increase diversity and enrollment in geoscience majors, emphasizing the impact of role models, effective introductory courses, and outreach initiatives, with supporting anecdotal evidence from Purdue University's geoscience program. auto-generated
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Infusing Relevant, Community-Based Environmental Investigations into Introductory Environmental and Geoscience Curriculum
Julie Maxson, Metropolitan State University
This webpage is an educator essay detailing strategies for integrating community-based, place-based environmental investigations—such as Mississippi River dynamics, local mining impacts, and urban groundwater contamination—into introductory geoscience curricula to enhance relevance and engagement for urban adult learners. 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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SAFL/NCED: Promoting broadened participation through networking, mentoring, team building, and institutional change.
Diana Dalbotten, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Essay detailing SAFL/NCED's decade-long strategy to broaden participation in geosciences through culturally responsive mentoring, team-based research, institutional partnerships with tribal colleges, and systemic change initiatives, emphasizing holistic STEM education for Native American students and community-engaged programming. auto-generated
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