Session No. 205 Wednesday, October 30, 2002

8:00 AM-12:00 PM, Colorado Convention Center: A209
T96. Workforce and Education: Exploring the Industry-Academia Connection Toward Developing a Capable and Sufficient Science and Technology Labor Pool
Marilyn J. Suiter and Richard M. Taber, Presiding
 Paper #Start Time
205-18:00 AM WORKFORCE AND EDUCATION: DEVELOPING IMPROVED STRATEGIES FOR INDUSTRY-ACADEMIA PARTNERSHIPS TOWARD DEVELOPING A CAPABLE AND SUFFICIENT S&T LABOR POOL: SUITER, Marilyn J., Human Resource Development, National Sci Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd Rm 815N, Arlington, VA 22230-0001, msuiter@nsf.gov and TABER, Richard M., Corporation/Foundation Relations -- Div. of Undergraduate Education, National Sci Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd Rm 835N, Arlington, VA 22230
205-28:15 AM TRENDS IN THE GEOSCIENCES - EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND CAREERS: MILLING, Marcus E., American Geol Institute, 4220 King St, Alexandria, VA 22302-1502, mmilling@agiweb.org.
205-38:35 AM THE CHANGING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGICAL WORKFORCE: BABCO, Eleanor, Commission on Professionals in Sci and Technology, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 390, Washington, DC 20005, ebabco@cpst.org.
205-48:55 AM HOW DIVERSE IS THE GEOSCIENCE LABOR POOL? A LOOK AT DEGREE PRODUCTION AND THE REPRESENTATION OF AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND HISPANIC-AMERICANS: HENLY, Megan, Statistical Research Center, American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, mhenly@aip.org.
205-59:15 AM PROFESSIONALIZING THE SCIENCE MASTER'S: TOBIAS, Sheila, The Sloan Science Outreach Project, 724 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ 85719, Sheila@SheilaTobias.com.
205-69:30 AM MANAGING THE BUSINESS/INDUSTRY INPUT INTO THE PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S CURRICULUM: SAWYER, Dale S., Earth Science, Rice Univ, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77005, dale@rice.edu.
205-79:45 AM WHO PARTICIPATES AND WHO BENEFITS WHEN A UNIVERSITY LAUNCHES A PROFESSIONAL MASTER'S: AN EXAMPLE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH: HARBERT, William, Department of Geology and Planetary Science, Univ of Pittsburgh, 200 SRCC, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, harbert@pitt.edu.
 10:00 AM Break
205-810:15 AM MENTORING UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE MAJORS BY FIELD GEOLOGISTS FROM STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEYS: PRICE, Jonathan G., Nevada Bureau Mines & Geology, MS 178, Reno, NV 89557-0088, jprice@unr.edu, HOSKINS, Donald M., 5403 Rodgers Avenue, Harrisburg, PA 17112-2573, and GARSTANG, Mimi, Missouri Div of Geology and Land Survey, 111 Fairgrounds Road, P.O. Box 250, Rolla, MO 65401-0250
205-910:30 AM ILLINOIS STATE GEOLOGICAL SURVEY - ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY COLLABORATIVE GEOPHYSICS PROJECT: NELSON, Robert S.1, PUGIN, Andre J.M.2, and LARSON, Timothy H.2, (1) Illinois State Univ, Campus Box 4400, Normal, IL 61790-4400, rsnelso@ilstu.edu, (2) Illinois State Geol Survey, 615 E. Peabody, Champaign, IL 61820
205-1010:45 AM THE ALUMNI NETWORK: FORGING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE USF GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT AND THE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY: RODRÍGUEZ, Eileen, Univ of South Florida, 1101 Channelside Drive, Suite 210, Tampa, FL 33602, erodrigu@coba.usf.edu, BRETNALL, Robert E., HSW Engineering, Inc, 3820 Northdale Blvd, Suite 210B, Tampa, FL 33624, DEWITT, David J., Southwest Florida Water Management District, 7601 Hwy. 301 North, Tampa, FL 33637, and VACHER, H.L., Geology, Univ of South Florida, 4202 E. Fowler Ave, Tampa, FL 33620
205-1111:00 AM ENCOURAGING CAREER PATH EXPLORATION AND REFLECTION AT A REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY GEOLOGY PROGRAM: GOOD, Steven C., Department of Geology & Astronomy, West Chester Univ, West Chester, PA 19383, sgood@wcupa.edu and FISHER, Cynthia G., Geology and Astronomy, West Chester Univ, 750 S. Church Street, West Chester, PA 19383
205-1211:15 AM GEOSCIENCE GENDER EQUITY IN ACADEMIA: WE ARE STILL WAITING: HOLMES, Mary Anne, Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, mholmes2@unl.edu, O'CONNELL, Suzanne, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, FREY, Connie D., Bureau of Sociological Research, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 730 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588, and ONGLEY, Lois K., 86 Russell St, Lewiston, ME 04240-6003
 11:30 AM Discussion
 11:45 AM Concluding Remarks

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