Session No. 395
Wednesday, 30 October 2013: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
Room 405 (Colorado Convention Center)

T135. The Future of the Geoscience Workforce: Preparing for Traditional and Non-Traditional Geoscience Careers

 

Carolyn Wilson and Eric M. Riggs, Advocates
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1:00 PM
HOW DOES PROGRESSION THROUGH COLLEGE IMPACT THE ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS AND DIVERSITY OF GEOSCIENCE ASPIRANTS?
LICHTENBERGER, Eric, Illinois Education Research Council, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Box 1064, Edwardsville, IL 62026-1064, LOCKE, Sharon, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Science Building Box 2224, Edwardsville, IL 62026 and GEORGE-JACKSON, Casey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1310 S. 6th St, Champaign, IL 61820, sharon.locke1@gmail.com
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1:15 PM
GENDER IN THE GEOSCIENCES: WHAT ATTRACTS STUDENTS TO A GEOSCIENCE MAJOR?
SEXTON, Julie M.1, BERGSTROM, Cassendra1, PARMLEY, Rhonda2, RIGGS, Eric M.3, PUGH, Kevin4 and PHILLIPS, Michael4, (1)Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall 1210, Campus Box 123, Greeley, CO 80639, (2)Quaternia Services, LLC, 1136 East Stuart St, Building 2, Suite 2240, Fort Collins, CO 80525, (3)College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, (4)School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, McKee Hall, Campus Box 94, Greeley, CO 80639, julie.sexton@unco.edu
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1:30 PM
GENDER IN THE GEOSCIENCES:  EXPERIENCES OF FEMALE AND MALE STUDENTS IN TWO GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS
PARMLEY, Rhonda1, SEXTON, Julie M.2, BERGSTROM, Cassendra2, RIGGS, Eric M.3 and PUGH, Kevin4, (1)Quaternia Services, LLC, 1136 East Stuart St, Building 2, Suite 2240, Fort Collins, CO 80525, (2)Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall 1210, Campus Box 123, Greeley, CO 80639, (3)College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, (4)School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, McKee Hall, Campus Box 94, Greeley, CO 80639, rrparmleyphd@gmail.com
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1:45 PM
GENDER IN THE GEOSCIENCES: WHAT STUDENTS LIKE AND DISLIKE ABOUT COURSES AND FACULTY
BERGSTROM, Cassendra1, SEXTON, Julie M.1, PARMLEY, Rhonda2, RIGGS, Eric M.3 and PUGH, Kevin4, (1)Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall 1210, Campus Box 123, Greeley, CO 80639, (2)Quaternia Services, LLC, 1136 East Stuart St, Building 2, Suite 2240, Fort Collins, CO 80525, (3)College of Geosciences, Texas A&M University, Room 202, Eller O&M Building, MS 3148 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, (4)School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, McKee Hall, Campus Box 94, Greeley, CO 80639, cassendra.bergstrom@unco.edu
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2:00 PM
GENDER IN THE GEOSCIENCES: FACTORS RELATED TO THE RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION OF WOMEN
PUGH, Kevin1, BERGSTROM, Cassendra2 and PHILLIPS, Michael1, (1)School of Psychological Sciences, University of Northern Colorado, McKee Hall, Campus Box 94, Greeley, CO 80639, (2)Mathematics and Science Teaching Institute, University of Northern Colorado, Ross Hall 1210, Campus Box 123, Greeley, CO 80639, kevin.pugh@unco.edu
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2:15 PM
WORKFORCE PREPARATION OF GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE MAJORS AT A LARGE URBAN UNIVERSITY
VAN HEES, Edmond H., Geology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48201 and LEMKE, Lawrence D., Department of Geology, Wayne State University, 0224 Old Main, 4841 Cass, Detroit, MI 48202, midas@wayne.edu
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2:30 PM
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE COMPLEXITIES OF FUTURE EMPLOYMENT: LINKING LEARNING OUTCOMES, 21ST CENTURY COMPETENCIES AND THE GEOSCIENCES
GOSSELIN, David C., Environmental Studies, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 150 Hardin Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0941, KIRK, Karin B., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057 and MANDUCA, Cathryn, Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, 1 North College Street, Northfield, MN 55057, dgosselin2@unl.edu
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2:45 PM
THINKING OUTSIDE THE BOX: THE PREPARING OUR WORKFORCE (POW) INITIATIVE
HOULTON, Heather R., KEANE, Christopher M. and WILSON, Carolyn, American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302, hrh@agiweb.org
 
3:00 PM
Break
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3:15 PM
WHAT IS IT ALL FOR? STARTING A CONVERSATION TO DEFINE THE IMPACTS AND PURPOSES OF GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION AS A DISCIPLINE
FEIG, Anthony D., Department of Geography, Central Michigan University, CMU DOW 278, Mt. Pleasant, MI 48859, CAULKINS, Joshua L., Department of Geosciences, University of Rhode Island, 9 Greenhouse Road, Tyler Hall, Kingston, RI 02881, GRAY, Kyle, Earth Sciences, University of Northern Iowa, Latham Hall, Room 114, Cedar Falls, IA 50614 and ARTHURS, Leilani, Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 330 Bessey Hall, P.O. Box 880340, Lincoln, NE 68588, anthony.feig@cmich.edu
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3:30 PM
SPATIAL THINKING, STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION, AND SUBSURFACE CAREERS
KRANTZ, Robert W., Geologic Technology, ConocoPhillips, 600 N. Dairy Ashford Road, Houston, TX 77079, Bob.Krantz@conocophillips.com
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3:45 PM
IMPACT OF PROFESSIONAL GEOLOGIST LICENSURE ON ACADEMIC PROGRAMS AND FUTURE EMLOYMENT
MATHEWSON, Christopher C., Department of Geology & Geophysics, Texas A&M Univ, 3115 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3115, mathewson@geo.tamu.edu
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4:00 PM
BUSINESS AND SCIENCE – BIG DATA, BIG PICTURE
ROSATI, Antonia, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder, 449 UCB Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, toni.rosati@nsidc.org
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4:15 PM
GEOSCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY
WHITE, Kasey S., Director for Geoscience Policy, Geological Society of America, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005, kwhite@geosociety.org
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4:30 PM
I HAVE A DEGREE IN GEOSCIENCES. NOW WHAT? HOW TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF SCIENCE WRITING
PRATT, Sara E., EARTH Magazine, American Geosciences Institute, 2865 Colby Drive, Boulder, CO 80305, sepratt@earthmagazine.org
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