Workshop Program

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Unless otherwise noted, all events happen in ISTB4 Room 240.

February 23 (Sunday)

5:00 Reception, registration, appetizers, libations (in the Gallery of Scientific Exploration, building ISTB4 lobby)
6:15 Welcoming remarks, goals of workshop, introductions, icebreaker
7:15 Keynote

Bringing Diverse Voices to the Future of Geoscience - Eric Jolly, Science Museum of Minnesota

Engagement, Capacity, and Continuity: A Trilogy for Student Success

Discussion

Short description of what will occur in next two days

8:45 Conclude

February 24 (Monday)

7:00-8:15 Breakfast at hotel

8:30-8:45 Introduction to workshop and its goals. Overview of the structure of the workshop. - Diane Doser

8:45-9:30 Setting the Stage: Where are we now? (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 223kB Feb24 14) - Joshua Villalobos

• Results coming out of the Summit on the Future of Undergraduate Geoscience Education
• What are the successes? How are better at it than we were 30 years ago?
• What challenges are still ahead?

Discussion and creation of a Successes and Challenges document.

9:30-12:15 Recruiting Underserved Students

9:30-10:30 Examples of best practices:

• HS/Dual Enrollment (PowerPoint 1.2MB Feb24 14) - Dirk Baron (CSU Bakersfield)
  GSA session on Dual-Credit Classes
• 2yc-4yc transfer (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 3.3MB Feb24 14) - Diane Doser (UTEP/EPCC)
• Recruitment through intro courses (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 2.6MB Feb24 14) - Kaatje Kraft (Mesa Community College)

Discussion

10:30 Break

10:45-11:45 Small Group work - Breakout in smaller groups focused around possible strategies to implement recruiting at other institutions - choose a group where you have strengths to share.

• 2yc-4yc (Facilitator - Callan Bentley, Northern Virginia Community College) ISTB4-299
• High School (Facilitator - Emily Geosling, CUAHSI) ISTB4-399
• Intro Courses (Facilitator - Becky Ball, Arizona State University West Campus) ISTB4-636

11:45-12:15 What have we learned. Plans for next steps.

12:15-1:15 Lunch

1:15-3:15 Supporting and Retaining Students

1:15-2:15 Examples of best practices:

• Supporting Student in Geoscience (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 2.2MB Feb24 14) - Gary Weissman (University of New Mexico)
  How do you learn? Individuated vs. Integrated (Acrobat (PDF) 119kB Jun13 13)
• Retention and the non-traditional student (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 10MB Feb24 14) - Diana Dalbotten (NCED/UMN)
  Geoscience Alliance
• Mentoring Support (keynote file) (Acrobat (PDF) 9.8MB Feb24 14) - Aisha Morris (UNAVCO)

Discussion

2:15-3:15 Breakout for smaller group discussion around:

• Building Support from Community of Origin (Facilitator - Suki Smaglik, Central Wyoming College) ISTB4-299
• Building Supportive Campus Community (Facilitator - Ruby Montoya-Ospina, Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon) ISTB4-399
• Integrating into the Community of Science (Facilitator - Fred Siewers, Western Kentucky University) ISTB4-636

3:15 Break

3:30-4:30 Pathways to the Workforce

• Amy Myrbo (LacCore/UMN)
• Lina Patino (National Science Foundation)

Presentation (PowerPoint 2007 (.pptx) 260kB Feb24 14)

Discussion

4:30-5:30 Individual reflection on the day's work. 
Group Reflection - Where are we now? Plans for tomorrow.

6:00 Group dinner - Z' Tejas (walking map) (Acrobat (PDF) 11MB Feb24 14)

February 25 (Tuesday)

7:00-8:15 Breakfast at hotel

8:30-8:45 Overview of day's activities

8:45-9:45 Keynote by Marilyn Suiter (NSF) and Michael J. Carroll (Hunt Oil) - Perspectives and strategies on diversity in geosciences

9:45 Break

10:00-11:30 Working Group Time

• Individual groups meet to develop action plans that focus on strategies for recruitment, retention, or workforce prep, be sure to consider barriers to adoption

11:30-12:30 Lunch

12:30-2:00 Wrapup

• Reflection, including recaps from speakers
• Group report out
• Synthesis of results
• End of Workshop Evaluation

2:00 Adjourn