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Session No. 16
Sunday, 27 October 2013: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 406 (Colorado Convention Center)

T117. Developing and Sustaining Thriving Geoscience Programs and Departments: Strategies and Examples from Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities I

National Association of Geoscience Teachers; GSA Geoscience Education Division; NAGT Geo2YC (The 2- Year College Division)

 

Lynsey E. LeMay, R. Heather Macdonald and Peter J. Berquist, Advocates
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8:00 AM
MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING GEOSCIENCES A CRITICAL PART OF YOUR TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
DOUGLASS, David N., Pasadena City College, 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003, dndouglass@pasadena.edu
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8:15 AM
STRATEGIES FOR RAISING THE PROFILE OF EARTH SCIENCES AT A LARGE UNIVERSITY: A CASE HISTORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER, CANADA
BEVIER, Mary Lou and DIPPLE, Gregory M., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2020-2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, mbevier@eos.ubc.ca
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8:30 AM
KEYS TO A VIBRANT, FLOURISHING EARTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT:  BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGING STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
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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8:45 AM
STALKING THE SECOND TIER: STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE MAJORS AND IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
PERKINS, Dexter1, WIRTH, Karl R.2, MCCONNELL, David3, BYKERK-KAUFFMAN, Ann4, GILBERT, Lisa A.5, STEMPIEN, Jennifer A.6, MATHENEY, Ronald K.1, BUDD, David A.6, VAN DER HOEVEN KRAFT, Katrien J.7 and PUTKONEN, Jaakko8, (1)Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, (2)Geology Department, Macalester College, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (3)Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (4)Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Chico, 400 W. 1st St, Chico, CA 95929-0205, (5)Williams-Mystic and Geosciences, Williams College, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, (6)Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (7)Physical Sciences, Whatcom Community College, 237 W. Kellogg Road, Bellingham, WA 98226, (8)Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, 81 Cornell St, Grand Forks, ND 58202, dexter.perkins@engr.und.edu
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9:00 AM
LINKING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DURING A TIME OF TRANSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
CUMMINGS, Michael L., Department of Geology, Portland State University, P. O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, Cummingsm@pdx.edu
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9:15 AM
OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING A THRIVING GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT THE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
WOLFE, Benjamin A., Division Chair, Department of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan Community College-Blue River, 20301 E. 78 Highway, Independence, MO 64057 and HIGGASON, Richard, Director of Educational Programs and Employee Development, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111, benjamin.wolfe@mcckc.edu
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9:30 AM
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: EXPECTED GAINS AND UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF COLLABORATION
LEMAY, Lynsey E., BERQUIST, Peter J. and LAYOU, Karen M., Geology Department, Thomas Nelson Community College, 99 Thomas Nelson Dr, Hampton, VA 23666, lemayl@tncc.edu
 
9:45 AM
Break
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10:00 AM
PROACTIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS TO MAP THE FUTURE OF THE HSU GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
SCHWAB, Brandon E., Geology, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst St, Arcata, CA 95521, brandon.schwab@humboldt.edu
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10:15 AM
ACTION PLAN FOR STRENGTHENING THE GEOLOGY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - OMAHA
SHUSTER, Robert D., Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0199, rshuster@unomaha.edu
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10:30 AM
NEW UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE PROGRAM AT ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY: WHAT WE ARE LEARNING AFTER THREE YEARS
SATTERFIELD, Joseph I., WARD, James W., LEHTO, Heather L. and BIXLER, David L., Department of Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, ASU Station #10904, San Angelo, TX 76909, joseph.satterfield@angelo.edu
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10:45 AM
SUSTAINING SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN WESTERN ALASKA
RADENBAUGH, Todd A., University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Environmental Science Laboratory, PO Box 1070, Dillingham, AK 99576, taradenbaugh@alaska.edu
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11:00 AM
SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING A STUDENT-CENTERED EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM AT THE NATION’S LARGEST SINGLY-ACCREDITED STATEWIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
BARROW, Erica A., Ivy Tech Community College, 2535 North Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208-5752, ebarrow@ivytech.edu
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11:15 AM
SO FAR, SO GOOD: GROWING INTO A THRIVING, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT IN A PUBLIC, REGIONAL, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY
SROGI, LeeAnn, Department of Geology/Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383 and HELMKE, Martin F., Department of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 207 Merion Science Center, West Chester, PA 19383, lsrogi@wcupa.edu
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11:30 AM
CONSIDERING THE WHOLE STUDENT, THE WHOLE FACULTY MEMBER, AND THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT: THE DEPARTMENT AS A SYNERGISTIC SYSTEM
MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, cmanduca@carleton.edu
 
11:45 AM
Discussion
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