ED025
Successes and challenges in geoscience workforce development at two (2YC) and four year (4YC) colleges.
Session ID#: 251672
Session Description:
2YC and 4YC geoscience programs are key to needed workforce development and research training for students from all backgrounds and locations. These primarily undergraduate institutions are hubs of scholarly teaching practices, of research that involves undergraduates, and of skills necessary to immediately enter the workforce as well as to enter graduate programs. The goal of this session is to understand the successes and challenges of undergraduate geoscience student career path readiness.
Index Terms:
0810 Post-secondary education [EDUCATION]
6630 Workforce [POLICY SCIENCES & PUBLIC ISSUES]
Primary Convener: Kristen K St John, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA, United States
Convener: Kusali R Gamage Sooriarachchi, Austin Community College, Austin, TX, United States
A Decade of Supporting Two-Year College Students and Faculty as They Discover Geosciences (Invited) (1865355)
Donna J Charlevoix, EarthScope Consortium, Engagement, Boulder, United States, Kelsey Russo-Nixon, UNAVCO, Inc., Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, United States and Patrick Shabram, Front Range Community College, Geography, Fort Collins, United States
Progress on GREEN-SJ, an NSF GEOPAths Project: Successes and Challenges (1952463)
Beth Anne Christensen, Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ, United States, Patrick Crumrine, Rowan University, Environmental Science, Glassboro, United States, Melissa Young, Rowan College of South Jersey- Cumberland, Biology and Environmental Science, Vineland, United States and Amy Myrbo, Amiable Consulting, Box 18654, Minneapolis, United States
Enhancing Research Capacity and Career Readiness in Earth and Environmental Sciences Using Data Analytics and Remote Sensing Data at an MSI (1955886)
Esmeralda Mendez1, Tian Yang Dong2, Chu-Lin Cheng1 and Engil Pereira3, (1)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Edinburg, United States, (2)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Environmental, and Marine Sciences, Edinburg, TX, United States, (3)University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, School of Earth, Envrionmental, and Marine Sciences, Edinburg, United States
Fostering adaptable geoscientists: Integrating disciplinary knowledge with professional practice for evolving career pathways (1967096)
Rory McFadden1, Ellen A R Iverson1 and Cailin Huyck Orr2, (1)Carleton College, SERC, Northfield, MN, United States, (2)Carleton College, Northfield, MN, United States
Promoting Engagement in Physics, Chemistry, and Earth Science at Utah Valley University (1984476)
Michael P Bunds1, Doug Czajka2, Vince Rossi3, Merrill Halling4, Joseph Jensen3 and Philip Matheson3, (1)Utah Valley University, Department of Earth Science, Orem, UT, United States, (2)Utah Valley University, Department of Earth Science, Orem, United States, (3)Utah Valley University, Department of Physics, Orem, United States, (4)Utah Valley University, Department of Chemistry, Orem, United States
