Overview and Logistics

Main topics for consideration:

The state of Geography, Geology, Geoscience, Earth Science, GIS on your campus
Teaching climate change - What have you done? What would you like to try?
Localizing climate change—Climate, surface water levels and resilient communities

Additional topics for consideration:

The Challenges and Benefits of an International Student population
Professional pathways for students in our disciplines under the "new" UW System model.

Workshop Goals

Our goals mirror those of the SAGE 2YC Change Agents Project

Fostering classroom environments that maximize Student Success
Develop and maintain Professional Pathways for students in our disciplines
Eliminating the barriers to Broadening Participation of all ethnicities and gender identities specifically within our disciplines and in general within all STEM fields
Furthermore, we aim to build and maintain a regional network of Geography and Geoscience colleagues who can take a thoughtful and innovative approach toward post-secondary education

Date and times

Friday, 24 January 2020
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh / Fox Cities Campus Main Building M-1346 (Conference Room)

Expectations

Attend, share your experiences. Listen and comment as others share theirs. Add to the corporate body of knowledge among your University of Wisconsin colleagues. Add to the tools you can access to practice your craft.

Be engaged. Our fields, disciplines, and specialties are all fascinating! Have fun talking with others who share your interests!