2009 Portland GSA Annual Meeting (18-21 October 2009)

Session No. 210
Tuesday, 20 October 2009: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
B117/118/119 (Oregon Convention Center)

T111. Techniques and Tools for Effective Recruitment, Retention and Promotion of Women and Minorities in the Geosciences

GSA Committee on Minorities and Women in the Geosciences; GSA Academic and Applied Geoscience Relations Committee; Association for Women Geoscientists

 

Margaret Brewer-LaPorta, Emily S. Schultz-Fellenz, Jacquelyn Hams and Amy Garbowicz, Advocates
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
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1:45 PM
FROM A ONE-ROOM SCHOOL ON THE PRAIRIE TO TWO DECADES AS A MARINE SCIENCE PROFESSOR: THE UNLIKELY SAGA OF A PRE-TITLE IX GIRL
HALLOCK, Pamela, College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Ave. S, St. Petersburg, FL 33701, pmuller@marine.usf.edu, pmuller@marine.usf.edu
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2:00 PM
DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES
HUNTOON, Jacqueline E., Professor of Geology and Dean of the Graduate School, Michigan Technological University, 411A Administration Building, 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931 and LANE, Melissa J., Directorate for Geosciences, National Science Foundation, Suite 705, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, jeh@mtu.edu, jeh@mtu.edu
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2:15 PM
ALONG THE PATH TO A GEOSCIENCE CAREER: WHAT WE CAN DO TO TURN BARRIERS INTO BRIDGES
FUHRMAN, Miriam, Rock Solid Testing Services, Carlsbad, CA 92011, KRAFT, Katrien J. van der Hoeven, Physical Science Department, Mesa Community College at Red Mountain, 7110 East McKellips Road, Mesa, AZ 85207, SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration and Julie Ann Wrigley Global Institute of Sustainability, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, SROGI, LeeAnn, Department of Geology/Astronomy, West Chester Univ, 720 S Church St, West Chester, PA 19383-0001 and HUSMAN, Jenefer, Division of Psychology in Education; Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-0611, mfuhrman@alum.mit.edu, mfuhrman@alum.mit.edu
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2:30 PM
ALL GRADUATE STUDENTS ARE CREATED EQUAL
THOMAS, William A., Geological Survey of Alabama, 420 Hackberry Lane, P. O. Box 869999, Tuscaloosa, AL 35486-6999 and BREWER-LAPORTA, Margaret C., LaPorta and Associates, LLC, Geological Consultants, 5 First Street #73, Warwick, NY 10990, geowat@uky.edu, geowat@uky.edu
 
2:45 PM
Break
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3:00 PM
GAIN - WRITING RETREAT AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
O'CONNELL, Suzanne, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Wesleyan University, 265 Church Street, 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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3:15 PM
SUGGESTIONS FOR RAISING THE STATUS OF WOMEN IN THE GEOSCIENCES
GIVAN, Ann Vasko, 9204 Ironwood Way, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129, agivan@ireservoir.com, agivan@ireservoir.com
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3:30 PM
THE ROLE OF CAREER-ENHANCING TRAINING TO PROFESSIONAL SUCCESS IN THE GEOSCIENCES
WHITE, Lisa D., Geosciences, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Ave, San Francisco, CA 94132, lwhite@sfsu.edu, lwhite@sfsu.edu
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3:45 PM
RESEARCH ON S&E EDUCATION AT MSIS: WHAT HAVE WE LEARNED?
SUITER, Marilyn J., EHR Human Resource Development Div, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, msuiter@nsf.gov, msuiter@nsf.gov
 
4:00 PM
Discussion
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4:15 PM
GeoFORCE TEXAS: A GEOSCIENCE OUTREACH PROGRAM CHANGING THE LIVES OF LATINO AND AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS IN GRADES 8-12 FROM RURAL AND URBAN TEXAS
HORTON, Danielle A., Jackson School of Geoscience, The University of Texas at Austin, PO Box B, University Station, Austin, TX 78713-8902 and RATCLIFF, Douglas C., Jackson School of Geosciences, The University of Texas at Austin, 10100 Burnet Rd, bldg 196, R2200, Austin, TX 78758-4445, dhorton@jsg.utexas.edu, dhorton@jsg.utexas.edu
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4:30 PM
FOSTERING SCIENTIFIC ENTHUSIASM IN YOUNG WOMEN (AND THEIR MENTORS) THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
MASON, Stephanie N.1, SUSSMAN, Aviva1 and SCHULTZ-FELLENZ, Emily S.2, (1)Dept. Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico, MSC 03 2040, Albuquerque, NM 87131, (2)Earth and Environmental Sciences Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS D452, Los Alamos, NM 87545, mason@unm.edu, mason@unm.edu
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4:45 PM
E-MENTORING AS A TOOL FOR RETENTION OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES IN THE SCIENCES
VELASQUEZ, Alejandra, Communications and Media, MentorNet, 1275 S Winchester Blvd, San Jose, CA 95128 and PORUSH, David, MentorNet, 1275 S Winchester Blvd, Suite E, San Jose, CA 95128, alexv@mentornet.net, alexv@mentornet.net
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5:00 PM
BLOGS AS A RESOURCE AND SOCIAL SUPPORT NETWORK FOR WOMEN GEOSCIENTISTS
HANNULA, Kimberly A., Department of Geoscience, Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive, Durango, CO 81301, JEFFERSON, Anne J., Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 9201 University City Boulevard, Charlotte, NC 28223, CAMPBELL, Patricia B., Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc, 80 Lakeside Dr, Groton, MA 01450 and FRANKS, Suzanne E., 2435 Edgecomb Ave, Glenside, PA 19038, hannula_k@fortlewis.edu, hannula_k@fortlewis.edu
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