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Make plans for professional development in 2025
Posted: Nov 4 2024

It's not too early to make plans for professional development in 2025 (and beyond)! The National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT) is offering professional development opportunities that cover a wide range of topics and audiences. Learn more about NAGT's professional development offerings and sign up today.

Join the Movement for Inclusive Change in Geoscience: C-ChanGe Project Seeks Faculty Teams
Posted: Nov 1 2024

The new Cultural Change in Geoscience (C-ChanGe) project is inviting faculty teams to lead the way in making geoscience more inclusive and equitable, offering professional development, leadership training, and community-building resources.

NSF Funds SERC-Hosted Workshop to Foster Cultural Change and Belonging in Geoscience Education
Posted: Aug 27 2024
The upcoming workshop will bring together geoscientists, educators, and change agents to explore strategies for enhancing inclusivity and belonging within the geosciences. By integrating diverse perspectives and focusing on key areas like departmental culture and inclusive spaces, the event aims to guide future professional development programs that cultivate a more supportive and diverse geoscience community.
SERC congratulates NAGT members for winning two awards at ESA
Posted: Aug 12 2024

NAGT members Porché Spence and Kari O'Connell received the 2024 Commitment to Human Diversity in Ecology Award and the 2024 Eugene P. Odum Award for Excellence in Ecology Education respectively at the Ecological Society of America (ESA) annual meeting in Long Beach, California.

NAGT's Traveling Workshop Program gets a spotlight in Eos
Posted: Jun 21 2024
Check out the article published in Eos highlighting the importance of the Traveling Workshop Program in supporting geoscience departments build stronger, more inclusive curricula and courses.
Register now for Prioritizing Mental Health During Field Work and Finals Webinar
Posted: Apr 26 2024

Join us this Tuesday, April 30th at 1pm ET for the GSA sponsored webinar, "Prioritizing Mental Health During Fieldwork and Finals". Speakers Mariama Dryák-Vallies from ADVANCEing FieldSafety and Jill Cyranowski, a Clinical Professor and the Clinical Psychology Center Director at the University of Pittsburgh will lead a discussion about prioritizing mental health during finals, field work, and new beginnings.

New Early Career resources for "Facilitating Meetings that Foster Equity and Inclusivity" live
Posted: Mar 12 2024
Are you a leader or convener for a meeting or workshop? Check out these resources to learn more about fostering meaningful dialogue on topics related to diversity, equity and inclusion within the geosciences and beyond.
Fostering Two-Year College Collaborations with Disciplinary Societies workshop report is published
Posted: Mar 5 2024

The final workshop report from the Fostering Two-Year College Collaborations with Disciplinary Societies workshop (which took place throughout spring and fall 2023) is now published.

Registration Now Open for Earth Educators' Rendezvous 2024!
Posted: Feb 1 2024

Save the date for the tenth annual Earth Educators' Rendezvous, July 15-19, 2024, hosted by Temple University! We look forward to another exciting event in Philadelphia, PA.

SERC's Rory McFadden celebrates the New Year with publishing new article in the Journal of Structural Geology
Posted: Jan 3 2024

SERC congratulates Rory McFadden on his recent article quantifying the kinematics and deformation conditions within the Eocene Wildhorse detachment fault system in the current issue of the Journal of Structural Geology.

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