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

Session No. 272
Wednesday, 4 November 2015: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
Room 324 (Baltimore Convention Center)

T79. Geoscience Career Planning in the Classroom and Beyond

Larry McKay and Heather Macdonald, Session Chairs
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8:00 AM
PREPARING GEOSCIENCE STUDENTS FOR SUCCESSFUL CAREERS
MOSHER, Sharon, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1160, Austin, TX 78712, smosher@jsg.utexas.edu
8:15 AM
WIDENING AND MAINTAINING STEM PATHWAYS FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS: A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH FOR FACULTY AND STUDENT DEVELOPMENT
MAHER SOBHANI, Barbra, Science, Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. Sixth Ave, Littleton, CO 80228 and COX, Liz, Red Rocks Community College, 13300 . Sixth Ave, Lakewood, CO 80228, barbra.sobhani@rrcc.edu
8:30 AM
FRESHMAN YEAR TO GEOSCIENCE CAREER: GEOPATHS STRATEGIES TO NURTURE URBAN UNDERGRADUATES FOR GEOSCIENCE CAREERS AND GRADUATE SCHOOL
LUDMAN, Allan, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Queens College (CUNY), 65-30 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11367, PORTER-MORGAN, Holly, Department of Science, LaGuardia Community College (CUNY), 31-10 Thomson Avenue, Long Island City, NY 11101 and TRUJILLO, Monica, Department of Biology, Queensborough Community College (CUNY), 222-05 56th Avenue, Bayside, NY 11364, allan.ludman@qc.cuny.edu
8:45 AM
EXPOSING UNDERGRADUATES TO MULTIPLE GEOSCIENCE CAREER OPTIONS THROUGH SHORT VIDEOS FOR THE CLASSROOM
BAYLES, Andrew1, MORRIS, Aisha R.2, BARTEL, Beth3, CHARLEVOIX, Donna2 and MACPHERSON-KRUTSKY, Carson, (1)UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301; Utah State University, Logan, UT 84321, (2)Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, Inc, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, (3)UNAVCO, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, andymbayles@gmail.com
9:00 AM
COME AS YOU ARE: THE RALLYING CRY FOR THE NEXT GENERATION OF GEOSCIENTISTS
PELÁEZ, Jess and PELÁEZ, Carlos, Interdisciplinary Science, Blueprint Earth, 340 S Lemon Ave #7879, Walnut, CA 91789, jess@blueprintearth.org
9:15 AM
PAVING THE WAY: CAREER EXPLORATION INTERNSHIPS FOR STUDENTS AT THE NSF GEODETIC FACILITY
MORRIS, Aisha R.1, CHARLEVOIX, Donna1, SHABRAM, Patrick L.2 and GROSS, M. Benjamin3, (1)Education and Community Engagement, UNAVCO, Inc, 6350 Nautilus Drive, Boulder, CO 80301, (2)Front Range Community College, Fort Collins, CO 80526, (3)UNAVCO, Boulder, CO 80301-5394, morris@unavco.org
9:30 AM
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRUST IN MENTOR AND CAREER SATISFACTION IN THE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCES
CALLAHAN, Caitlin N., Geology Department, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI 49401, LIBARKIN, Julie, Geocognition Research Laboratory, 206 Natural Science, East Lansing, MI 48824, MCCALLUM, Carmen, SUNY Buffalo State University, Buffalo, NY 14222 and ATCHISON, Christopher L., School of Education and Department of Geology, University of Cincinnati, 511E Teachers College, P.O. Box 210002, Cincinnati, OH 45221, callahca@gvsu.edu
9:45 AM
PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION BETWEEN THE UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE AND THE WORKFORCE
MCMILLAN, Margaret E., DEANGELIS, Michael T., RUHL, Laura, SHROAT-LEWIS, René A. and CONNELLY, Jeffrey B., Department of Earth Sciences, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Avenue, Little Rock, AR 72204, memcmillan@ualr.edu
10:00 AM
AGI WORKFORCE PROGRAM: CAREER RESOURCES FOR ALL GEOSCIENTISTS
HOULTON, Heather R. and KEANE, Christopher M., American Geosciences Institute, 4220 King Street, Alexandria, VA 22302, hrh@agiweb.org
10:15 AM
WORKSHOP FOR EARLY CAREER GEOSCIENCE FACULTY: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND SUPPORT AT THE BEGINNING OF ACADEMIC CAREERS
BEANE, Rachel J., Earth and Oceanographic Science, Bowdoin College, Brunswick, ME 04011, HILL, Tessa M., Dept of Geology, Univ of California Davis, One Shields Ave, Davis, CA 95616, MACDONALD, Heather, Department of Geology, College of William and Mary, PO Box 8795, Williamsburg, VA 23187, TEWKSBURY, Barbara J., Dept of Geosciences, Hamilton College, Clinton, NY 13323-1218, ALLEN-KING, R.M., Geology, SUNY University at Buffalo, 411 Cooke Hall, The State University of New York, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14260 and YURETICH, Richard F., Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Morrill Science Center, 611 N. Pleasant St, Amherst, MA 01003-9297, rbeane@bowdoin.edu
10:30 AM
EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A “FOR-CREDIT” COURSE IN ACADEMIC CAREER PREPARATION
MCKAY, Larry D., Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 306 EPS Building, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996 and HAZEN, Terry C., Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Tennessee, 507 SERF Building, Knoxville, TN 37996; Microbiology, University of Tennessee, 507 SERF Building, Knoxville, TN 37996; Earth & Planetary Sciences, University of Tennessee Knoxville, 306 EPS Building, 1412 Circle Drive, Knoxville, TN 37996, lmckay@utk.edu
10:45 AM
WHAT EXPERIENCES INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF REFORMED TEACHING BELIEFS AMONG FUTURE GEOSCIENCE PROFESSORS?
CHAPMAN, LeeAnna Young and MCCONNELL, David, Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Campus Box 8208, Raleigh, NC 27695, ltyoung@ncsu.edu
11:00 AM
BALANCING TEACHING AND RESEARCH AT A LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGE
TAYLOR, Zachary P., Environmental Science Program, Berry College, PO BOX 45004, MOUNT BERRY, GA 30149, ztaylor@berry.edu
11:15 AM
THE SPIRAL PROJECT: SUPPORTING PROGRESS IN REBALANCING ACADEMIC LIFE
HANASONO, Lisa K., Department of Communication, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, YACOBUCCI, Margaret M., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, 190 Overman Hall, Bowling Green, OH 43403, BROIDO, Ellen, Department of Higher Education and Student Affairs, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, PEÑA, Susana, School of Cultural and Critical Studies, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, ROBERTS, Sheila J., Department of Geology, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403 and ROOT, Karen V., Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, mmyacob@bgsu.edu
11:30 AM
ACADEMIC SOCIETIES: AN OPPORTUNITY TO BROADEN PARTICIPATION IN GEOSCIENCE RESEARCH DESPITE AN ACADEMIC CULTURE OF APARTHEID
MOOSAVI, Sadredin C., Dept. of Geology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 West College Avenue, Saint Peter, MN 56082, smoosavi@charter.net
11:45 AM
CHANGING THE ACADEMIC CLIMATE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII'S SCHOOL OF OCEAN AND EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SOEST)
BRUNO, Barbara C., University of Hawaii, 1000 pope road, Honolulu, HI 96822, SHERMAN, Sarah Bean, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada and HARRIS, Sara E., Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, barb@hawaii.edu
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