2005 Salt Lake City Annual Meeting (October 16–19, 2005)

Session No. 115
Monday, 17 October 2005: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM

T107. Minorities, Women, and Persons with Disabilities in the Geosciences: Avenues to Success

Committee on Minorities and Women in the Geosciences

 

Marc A. Carrasco and Denise A. Battles, Advocates
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1:30 PM
BEST PRACTICES FOR HIRING AND RETAINING WOMEN GEOSCIENCE FACULTY
O'CONNELL, Suzanne, E&ES, Wesleyan Univ, 265 Church St, Middletown, CT 06459 and HOLMES, Mary Anne, Geosciences, Univ of Nebraska-Lincoln, 214 Bessey Hall, Lincoln, NE 68588-0340, soconnell@wesleyan.edu, soconnell@wesleyan.edu
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1:50 PM
AWG: ADVANCING WOMEN IN THE GEOSCIENCES
ANDERSON, Allyson K., ExxonMobil Exploration Company, 222 Benmar, Houston, TX 77060 and SCHEUING, Laurie, Quantitative Environmental Analysis LLC, 80 Glen St, Glens Falls, NY 12801, president@awg.org, president@awg.org
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2:10 PM
WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN GEOLOGICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING: THE MISSING LINKS
PADILLA, Ingrid Y., Department of Civil Engineering and Surveying, University of Puerto Rico, PO Box 9041, Mayaguez, PR 00681, padillai@uprm.edu, padillai@uprm.edu
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2:30 PM
FEMALE PREFERENCES FOR LEARNING TECHNIQUES IN INTRODUCTORY-LEVEL GEOLOGY CLASSES
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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2:45 PM
THE NSF OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENHANCING DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES (OEDG) PROGRAM: A DESCRIPTION OF 50 PROJECTS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITIES IN THE GEOSCIENCES
LEVINE, Roger E.1, FUHRMAN, Miriam2, BROCK, Leslie1, GONZALEZ, Raquel1 and MARTINEZ-SUSSMANN, Carmen1, (1)American Institutes for Research, 1791 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, (2)Pelavin Research Center, American Institutes for Research, 908 Piovana Court, Carlsbad, CA 92009, rlevine@air.org, rlevine@air.org
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3:00 PM
ENHANCING DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES: RECRUITING FOR THE LONG RUN
STOKES, Philip J.1, BAKER, Gregory S.2, BIRDD, Don3, DORSEY, Dara3, SPLETT, John4 and STALEY, John5, (1)Geology, University at Buffalo, 867 Natural Sciences Complex, Buffalo, NY 14260, (2)Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996, (3)Earth Sciences and Science Education, Buffalo State College, 1300 Elmwood Ave, Buffalo, NY 14222, (4)Physics, Erie County Community College - City Campus, 121 Ellicott Street, Buffalo, NY 14203, (5)Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, Univ at Buffalo (SUNY), 548 Capan Hall, Buffalo, NY 14068-3050, pjstokes@geology.buffalo.edu, pjstokes@geology.buffalo.edu
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3:15 PM
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A MINORITY OUTREACH PROGRAM
HANKS, Catherine1, LEVINE, Roger2, WARTES, Denise3, GONZALEZ, Raquel2 and COLE, Susan2, (1)Department of Geology and Geophysics, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775, (2)American Institutes for Research, 1791 Arastradero Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, (3)Rural Alaska Honors Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 756305, Fairbanks, AK 99775, chanks@gi.alaska.edu, chanks@gi.alaska.edu
 
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3:40 PM
LOCAL AVENUES TO SUCCESS FOR NATIVE AMERICAN STUDENTS IN THE EARTH SCIENCES
RIGGS, Eric M., Department of Geological Sciences, San Diego State Univ, San Diego, CA 92182-1020, eriggs@geology.sdsu.edu, eriggs@geology.sdsu.edu
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4:00 PM
EFFECT OF FIELD-BASED AND HANDS-ON GEOSCIENCE WORKSHOPS ON PUERTO RICAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' IDEAS ABOUT SMET DISCIPLINES, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTISTS
LLERANDI ROMÁN, Pablo A., Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University, Beering Hall of Liberal Arts and Education, Room 4108, 100 N. University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907-2098, MARTÍ ARBONA, Ángel, Chemistry, Columbia University, 3000 Broadway, mail code 3157, New York, NY 10027, FIGUEROA, Eric I., Instituto 2000, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Centro de Recursos para Ciencias e Ingeniería, P.O. Box 23334, San Juan, PR 00931-3334, FIGUEROA, Javier, Puerto Rico - Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Río Piedras, Centro de Recursos para Ciencias e Ingeniería, P.O. Box 23334, San Juan, PR 00931-3334 and REYES, Patrick, Marine Sciences, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagüez, Department of Marine Sciences, Magueyes Laboratories, P.O. Box 908, Lajas, PR 00667, pllerand@purdue.edu, pllerand@purdue.edu
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4:15 PM
GEOSCIENCES RESEARCH INSTITUTE AND SUMMER WORKSHOP FOR EARTH SCIENCE TEACHERS
MURRAY, Kent S., Natural Sciences, University of Michigan-Dearborn, 4901 Evergreen Rd, Dearborn, MI 48128, kmurray@umich.edu, kmurray@umich.edu
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4:30 PM
MAKING GEOLOGY CLASSES AVAILABLE FOR STUDENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
GROGGER, Paul K., Geology, Univ of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150, pgrogger@uccs.edu, pgrogger@uccs.edu
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4:45 PM
GEOLOGIC FIELD STUDY EXPERIENCES FOR PEOPLE WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS: WHAT WORKS AND WHAT DOESN'T
DOYLE, Briget C.1, APPLEBEE, Gina1, NUSBAUM, Robert L.2 and RHODES, Elizabeth K.2, (1)Geology and Environmental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, (2)Geology and Enviormental Geosciences, College of Charleston, 66 George St, Charleston, SC 29424, doyleb@cofc.edu, doyleb@cofc.edu
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5:00 PM
EARTH SCIENCE TEACHING MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
JOHNSON, Lisa A., Education, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, Garfield Ave, Eau Claire, WI 54702, johnsola@chipfalls.k12.wi.us, johnsola@chipfalls.k12.wi.us
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5:15 PM
DEAF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS EXPLORE STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY
COOKE, Michele1, DEL CASTELLO, Mario1, JEPSON, Patricia2, MARSHALL, Scott1, SALAMOFF, Scotty3 and SOLUM, John4, (1)Geosciences, Univ of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, (2)College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 4090, (3)Department of Earth Resources, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, (4)U.S. Geological Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS977, Menlo Park, CA 94025, cooke@geo.umass.edu, cooke@geo.umass.edu
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