GSA Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, USA - 2019

Session No. 159
Tuesday, 24 September 2019: 8:00 AM-12:00 PM
North Ballroom 120D, North Building (Phoenix Convention Center)

P4. Fostering an Inclusive Academic Culture for the 21st Century: Advancing Policies, Departments, and Supporting Faculty to Address the Needs and Challenges for Building a Healthy Geoscience Enterprise

GSA Geology and Society Division; American Geophysical Union American Geosciences Institute

 

Pranoti M. Asher, Christopher Keane and Lexi Shultz, Conveners
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Start Time
 
8:00 AM
Introductory Remarks
8:05 AM
BUILDING THE GEOSCIENCE FUTURE IN HIGHER EDUCATION: SCIENCE, CULTURE, AND EXPECTATIONS
ROSSBACHER, Lisa A., Office of the President, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst Street, Arcata, CA 95521
8:20 AM
CULTURE CHANGE IN DEPARTMENTS FOR THE FUTURE OF GEOSCIENCE EDUCATION
MOSHER, Sharon, Jackson School of Geosciences, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station C1160, Austin, TX 78712
8:35 AM
GEOSCIENCE IN TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
VOORHEES, David H., Earth Science / Geology Department, Waubonsee Community College, Rt 47 @ Waubonsee Dr, Sugar Grove, IL 60554
8:50 AM
CONTRIBUTIONS TO GEOSCIENCE - CREDIT, RESPONSIBILITY, QUALITY, AND FEELING GOOD ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING
THORLEIFSON, Harvey, Minnesota Geological Survey, University of Minnesota, 2609 West Territorial Road, St. Paul, MN 55114-1009
 
9:05 AM
Discussion
9:35 AM
RECRUITING NON TRADITIONAL STUDENTS TO THE GEOSCIENCES, ONE PERSON AT A TIME
ASHLEY, Gail M., Earth and Planetary Sciences, Rutgers University, 610 Taylor Road, Piscataway, NJ 08554 and GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 136, Newark, NJ 07102
9:50 AM
THE AGU ETHICS AND EQUITY CENTER: NEW RESOURCES AND ACTIONS TO HELP ADVANCE DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION (DE&I) IN EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCES
WILLIAMS, Billy M.1, HANSON, Brooks2, TOWNSEND, Randy3 and MCENTEE, Chris3, (1)American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009-1277, (2)American Geophysical Union, 2000 Florida Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20009, (3)American Geophysical Union, Washington, DC 20009
 
10:05 AM
Discussion
 
10:20 AM
Break
10:35 AM
DIVERSE STUDENTS SUCCEED IN AN INCLUSIVE ACADEMIC CULTURE: THE ROLE OF LEADERSHIP, POLICIES AND TARGETED INVESTMENT
VANKO, David A., Fisher College of Science and Mathematics, Towson University, 8000 York Rd., Towson, MD 21252
10:50 AM
AIMING FOR FACULTY EQUITY REQUIRES A TRANSPARENT REWARDS SYSTEM
BRIGHAM-GRETTE, Julie, Department of Geosciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 611 N. Pleasant St, Morrill Science Center II, Amherst, MA 01003
11:05 AM
LIKE A PHOENIX RISING—HOW ATTENTION TO CULTURE CREATED A PATHWAY TO REINSTATING OUR GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT
PARK BOUSH, Lisa E., Department of Geosciences, University of Connecticut, 354 Mansfield Road U-1045, Storrs, CT 06269
 
11:20 AM
Discussion
11:35 AM
GSA’S ROLE IN BUILDING A HEALTHY GEOSCIENCE ENTERPRISE
WHITE, Kasey S., Director for Geoscience Policy, Geological Society of America, 1200 New York Avenue, NW, Suite 400, Washington, CO 20005, MCCONNELL, Vicki S., Executive Director, Geological Society of America, PO Box 9140, Boulder, CO 80301, MONTAÑEZ, Isabel P., Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California, Davis, One Shields Ave., Davis, CA 95616 and GRIES, Robbie, President, GSA &, Priority Oil and Gas LLC, Denver, CO 80227
 
11:55 AM
Concluding Remarks