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Session No. 286
Tuesday, 29 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 302 (Colorado Convention Center)

T143. Geoscience Across Cultures and Communities: Benefits and Challenges of Diversity

GSA Geology and Society Division; GSA Geoscience Education Division; GSA Diversity in the Geosciences Committee; National Association of Geoscience Teachers; Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG); National Association of Black Geologists and Geophysicists (NABGG); International Advisory for Geoscience Diversity (IAGD); National Earth Science Teachers Association (NESTA); Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)

 

Marilyn J. Suiter, Richard C. Berg, Christopher Atchison and Sharon Locke, Advocates
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1:00 PM
GEOSCIENCE ACROSS CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY
SUITER, Marilyn J., National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, BERG, Richard C., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820 and 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, msuiter@nsf.gov
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1:05 PM
WHY DOES GSA NEED DIVERSITY AND HOW WILL WE ACHIEVE IT?
CHAN, Marjorie, Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South 1460 East, Room 383 FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, marjorie.chan@utah.edu
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1:20 PM
DEVELOPING A DIVERSE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DECADE OF INVESTMENT IN THE OEDG PROGRAM
KARSTEN, Jill, Directorate for Geosciences, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, jkarsten@nsf.gov
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1:35 PM
CHALLENGES STATE GEOLOGIC SURVEYS FACE IN A WORLD OF DIVERSITY
MCCONNELL, Vicki S., Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street, #28, Portland, OR 97232, vicki.mcconnell@dogami.state.or.us
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1:50 PM
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2:05 PM
IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY LABS: INSIGHTS FROM THE BRIDGE PILOT STUDY
CEYLAN, Gina M., Science Education, University of Missouri, 321 Towsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, gmafz9@mail.missouri.edu
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2:20 PM
ATTRIBUTES, BENEFITS, AND CHALLENGES OF PLACE-BASED GEOSCIENCE TEACHING
SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, semken@asu.edu
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2:35 PM
ENHANCING ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES THROUGH EMBED METHODOLOGY: METHODS AND DISCOURSE IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH FINDINGS
HOWE, Mark, US State Department, International Boundary and Water Commission, PO Box 12521, El Paso, TX 79913, mlhowe1@hotmail.com
 
2:50 PM
Discussion
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3:05 PM
WHY ARE THERE SO FEW AFRICAN AMERICANS AND HISPANICS IN GEOSCIENCE?
STOKES, Philip J., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, FLESSA, Karl W., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, 1040 E. 4th St, Room 208, Tucson, AZ 85721, LEVINE, Roger, Consultant, Redwood City, CA 94062 and GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 137, Newark, NJ 07102, pjstokes@arizona.edu
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3:20 PM
DESIGNING A CULTURALLY RELEVANT GEOLOGIC CONTEXT FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF ACOMA PUEBLO, NM: INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND WESTERN SCIENCE
REANO, Darryl, Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907 and RIDGWAY, Kenneth D., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, dreano@purdue.edu
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3:35 PM
BROADENING THE PERSPECTIVE OF GEOSCIENCE DIVERSITY IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
ATCHISON, Christopher, Georgia State University, 455A Sparks Hall, Atlanta, GA 30302, catchison@gsu.edu
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3:50 PM
PROMOTING A CONSORTIUM OF ACCESSIBLE GEOSCIENCE FIELD COURSES
JUDY, K.A., Geosciences, Georgia State University, Kell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30303 and ATCHISON, Christopher, Georgia State University, 455A Sparks Hall, Atlanta, GA 30302, kjudy2@student.gsu.edu
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4:05 PM
A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT TWO FIELD-BASED PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND INCLUSION IN THE GEOSCIENCES
LOCKE, Sharon, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Science Building Box 2224, Edwardsville, IL 62026, sharon.locke1@gmail.com
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4:20 PM
ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SCIENTISTS: PROJECT METALS (MINORITY EDUCATION THROUGH TRAVELING AND LEARNING IN THE SCIENCES)
WHITE, Lisa D., University of California, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, ldwhite@berkeley.edu
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