2015 GSA Annual Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland, USA (1-4 November 2015)

Session No. 60
Sunday, 1 November 2015: 1:30 PM-5:30 PM
Room 324 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T71. Enticing Urban Youth to the Geosciences

GSA Geology and Society Division
Alexander E. Gates, Session Chair
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Start Time
 
1:30 PM
Introductory Remarks
1:35 PM
EFFECTIVE AND SUSTAINABLE STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT UNDERSERVED, INNER CITY YOUTH TO THE GEOSCIENCES
GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 136, Newark, NJ 07102, agates@rutgers.edu
1:50 PM
USING A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM MODEL AND FIELD-BASED EXPERIENCES TO CREATE A NETWORK OF URBAN YOUTH ENGAGED IN THE GEOSCIENCES: PROJECT METALS
WHITE, Lisa D., University of California, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, SERPA, Laura F., Geological Sciences, University of Texas at El Paso, 500 W. University, El Paso, TX 79968 and MAYGARDEN, Diane F., Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of New Orleans, GP 1065, 2000 Lakeshore Drive, New Orleans, LA 70148, ldwhite@berkeley.edu
2:05 PM
AN APPROACH FOR DISCOVERING AND INSPIRING FUTURE GEOSCIENTISTS IN URBAN SETTINGS AND BEYOND
ADETUNJI, Oludurotimi, Science Center and Department of Physics, Brown University, Providence, RI 02912 and LEVINE, Roger, Consultant, Redwood City, CA 94062, oludurotimi_adetunji@brown.edu
2:20 PM
FROM RESEARCH TO PRACTICE: STEERING URBAN YOUTH INTO 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, GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 136, Newark, NJ 07102 and GRAY, Floyd, Mineral and Environmental Resources- Tucson Office, United States Geological Survey, 520 North Park Avenue, Tucson, AZ 85719, pjstokes@arizona.edu
2:35 PM
ATTRACTING AFRICAN AND HISPANIC AMERICANS AT HIGH-PERFORMING HIGH SCHOOLS TO GEOSCIENCE
BARRETT, Kirk, Manhattan College, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 4315 Manhattan College Parkway, Riverdale, NY 10471 and MOORE, Kevin, CityFood Resources L3C, Somerset, NJ 08873, kirk.barrett@manhattan.edu
2:50 PM
FIELD AND LAB PRACTICUM PROVIDES TOOLS TO INSPIRE GEOSCIENCE CLASSROOM LEARNING
EBEL, Denton S.1, KINZLER, Rosamond J.2, HARLOW, George E.3, WEBSTER, James D.4, SESSA, Jocelyn A.5, NADEAU, Patricia A.4 and USTUNISIK, Gokce3, (1)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024; Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, 61 Route 9W, Palisades, NY 10964; The Graduate Center, City University of New York, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016, (2)Education, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, (3)Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, (4)American Museum of Natural History, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Central Park West at 79th St., New York, NY 10024, (5)Division of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th St, New York, NY 10024, debel@amnh.org
3:05 PM
GEOSCIENCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS IN LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
NAGY-SHADMAN, Elizabeth A., School of Science and Mathematics - Geology Department, Pasadena City College, Pasadena, CA 91106, eanagy-shadman@pasadena.edu
 
3:20 PM
Break
3:35 PM
EXPLORING THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS WITH AN UPWARD BOUND COHORT FROM SOUTH CENTRAL LOS ANGELES: ANATOMY OF AN UN-NATURAL DISASTER
WEST, R. Brown, Geology, East Los Angeles College, 1301 Avenida Cesar Chavez, Monterey Park, CA 91754, westrb@elac.edu
3:50 PM
“URBAN FOSSILS”: HALF-SERIOUS REFLECTIONS ON FOSSILIZATION PROCESSES
LOZAR, Francesca, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Via Valperga Caluso, 35, Torino, 10125, Italy, DELFINO, Massimo, Dept. of Earth Sciences, University of Torino, via Valperga Caluso, 35, Torino, 10125, Italy; Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici Z (ICTA-ICP), Carrer de les Columnes s/n, Campus de la UAB s/n, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, 08193, Spain, CIRILLI, Francesca, Fuxlab, via Silvio Pellico 8, Torino, 10125, Italy and GIARDINO, Marco, Earth Sciences, University of Torino, Torino, I-10125, Italy, francesca.lozar@unito.it
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4:05 PM
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4:20 PM
LAB FIRST: TEACHING CONCEPTS IN GEOSCIENCES BY LEADING WITH AN ENGAGING LABORATORY EXPERIENCE
CHILDERS, Daniel P., Math/Science, Delaware County Community College, 901 S. Media Line Rd, Media, PA 19063 and ETHERINGTON, Christopher N., Math/Science, Delaware County Community College, 910 S. Media Line Rd, Media, PA 19063, dchilder@dccc.edu
4:35 PM
LESSONS LEARNED IN THIRTEEN YEARS OF TEACHING ONLINE
LEINBACH, Adrianne A.1, MILLER, Gretchen L.1 and ROLLINS, Stephanie L.2, (1)Natural Sciences, Wake Technical Community College, 9101 Fayetteville Road, Raleigh, NC 27603, (2)Natural Sciences, Wake Technical Community College, 6600 Louisburg Road, Raleigh, NC 27616, aaleinbach@waketech.edu
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