2004 Denver Annual Meeting (November 7–10, 2004)

Session No. 116
Monday, 8 November 2004: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T137. Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities in the Geosciences: Continuing Issues and Innovative Solutions

GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Committee on Minorities and Women in the Geosciences

 

Maya Elrick, Marc Carrasco, John William Pennington and Cassandra Runyon, Advocates
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1:30 PM
THE GEOSCIENCES WORKFORCE: A STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
CZUJKO, Roman, Statistical Research Center, American Institute of Physics, One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, rczujko@aip.org, rczujko@aip.org
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1:50 PM
THE SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CHICANOS AND NATIVE AMERICANS IN SCIENCE (SACNAS) GEOSCIENCE INITIATIVE
VELASCO, Aaron A., Geological Sciences, Univ of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968-0555, velasco@geo.utep.edu, velasco@geo.utep.edu
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2:10 PM
PROMOTING GEOSCIENCE LITERACY FOR AMERICAN INDIAN TEACHERS: A PRACTICAL LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN DIVERSITY
SEMKEN, Steven, Department of Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, POB 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, semken@asu.edu, semken@asu.edu
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2:30 PM
THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN GEOSCIENCE ACADEMIA: DATA AND PERCEPTIONS
HOLMES, Mary Anne, Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, O'CONNELL, Suzanne, E&ES, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459, FREY, Connie, Bureau of Sociological Research, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 730 Oldfather Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340 and ONGLEY, Lois, 221 Pease Hill Rd, Monmouth, ME 04259, mholmes2@unl.edu, mholmes2@unl.edu
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2:45 PM
"SPICING" UP GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION: UTILIZING INNOVATIVE PARTNERSHIPS TO ENGAGE MINORITIES AND FEMALES IN GEOSCIENCES THROUGH INQUIRY-BASED COLLABORATIVE EDUCATION
GRAWE, Larisa R., Department of Zoology/FLMNH, Univ of Florida, 223 Bartram Hall, POB 118525, Gainesville, FL 32611-8525 and GRAY, Felica, Lincoln Middle School, 1001 S.E. 12th Street, Gainesville, FL 32641, lgrawe@ufl.edu, lgrawe@ufl.edu
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3:00 PM
INGEOS – INDIANS INTO GEOLOGICAL SCIENCES: AN APPROACH TO MENTOR YOUNG SCIENTISTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA
HARTMAN, Joseph H.1, MITCHELL III, Lloyd W.1, DAVIS, Mike A.1, GERLA, Phil J.1 and DAHLBERG, Steven2, (1)Geology and Geological Engineering, Univ of North Dakota, Box 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202, (2)White Earth Tribal Community College, 202 South Main Street, PO Box 478, Mahnomen, MN 56557, joseph_hartman@und.nodak.edu, joseph_hartman@und.nodak.edu
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3:15 PM
TOOLS AND TECHNIQUES FOR DIVERSITY ENHANCEMENT IN THE GEOSCIENCES THROUGH THE BUFFALO GEOSCIENCES PROGRAM (BGP)
BAKER, Gregory S.1, STOKES, Phil1, BIRDD, Don2, DORSEY, Dara2, SPLETT, John3 and STALEY, John4, (1)Dept. of Geology, Univ at Buffalo (SUNY), 876 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14068-3050, (2)Earth Sciences and Science Education, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, (3)Physics, Erie County Community College - City Campus, 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, (4)Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Univ at Buffalo (SUNY), 548 Capan Hall, Buffalo, NY 14068-3050, gbaker@geology.buffalo.edu, gbaker@geology.buffalo.edu
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3:30 PM
EAST ALLIANCE IN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, AND MATHEMATICS: AN INTEGRATIVE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES IN SCIENCE
LOCKE, Sharon, Department of Geosciences and USM Research Initiatives, Univ of Southern Maine, PO Box 9300, 96 Falmouth Street, Portland, ME 04104 and COHEN, Libby, The Spurwink Institute, 60 Pineland Drive, Building 4, New Gloucester, ME 04260, slocke@usm.maine.edu, slocke@usm.maine.edu
 
3:45 PM
Discussion
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4:00 PM
EFFORTS TO INCREASE DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES AT THE HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL: THE SF-ROCKS PROGRAM AT SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY (SFSU)
WHITE, Lisa D., GROVE, Karen, GARCIA, Oswaldo, PESTRONG, Raymond, DEMPSEY, Dave, LA FORCE, Matthew J., SNOW, Mary K., DAVIS, Jennifer and FRIEBERG, Elizabeth, Department of Geosciences, San Francisco State Univ, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132, lwhite@sfsu.edu, lwhite@sfsu.edu
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4:15 PM
THE “TOP-DOWN” APPROACH: A COURSE DESIGN TO STIMULATE MINORITY INTEREST IN GEOSCIENCE
FERRELL, Ray E., ANDERSON, Laurie C., BAO, Huiming, BART, Philip, BLANFORD, William J., BYERLY, Gary R., ELLWOOD, Brooks B., LORENZO, Juan M., TOMKIN, Jonathan H. and WRENN, John H., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Louisiana State Univ, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, rferrell@lsu.edu, rferrell@lsu.edu
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4:30 PM
TEACHING NONTRADITIONAL GEOLOGY STUDENTS HOW TO LEARN GEOLOGY
GIBB, Connie L, College of Education and Human Sciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 4230 Mason Dr, Lincoln, 68521-1266, connie.gibb@doane.edu, connie.gibb@doane.edu
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4:45 PM
IMPROVING ACCESS TO AND INTEGRATION OF LABORATORY AND FIELD-BASED LEARNING IN EARTH SCIENCE USING STREAMING VIDEO TECHNOLOGY
HYATT, James A.1, DRZEWIECKI, Peter A.2, SCHROEDER, Timothy J.2, CORON, Cynthia R.3 and FLEMING, Thomas H.4, (1)Environmental Earth Science, Eastern Connecticut State Univ, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, (2)Environmental Earth Sciences Department, Eastern Connecticut State Univ, 83 Windham Street, Willimantic, CT 06226, (3)Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State Univ, 501 Crescent Street, New Haven, CT 06515, (4)Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven, CT 06515, hyattj@easternct.edu, hyattj@easternct.edu
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5:00 PM
NOTETAKING AS A CRITICAL ELEMENT IN TEACHING GEOLOGY TO NON-TRADITIONAL AND DISABLED STUDENTS
KAPLAN, Sanford S., Department of Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, skaplan2@unl.edu, skaplan2@unl.edu
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5:15 PM
TEACHING PHYSICAL GEOLOGY LABS TO VISUALLY IMPAIRED STUDENTS: HANDS ON AND COMPUTER OFF
HOWE, Mark, Geological Sciences, Arizona State Univ, Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, mark.howe@asu.edu, mark.howe@asu.edu
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