Session: Geoscience Across Cultures and Communities: Benefits and Challenges of Diversity (2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA (27-30 October 2013))

GEORGE MERCER DAWSON: THE LITTLE GIANT OF CANADIAN GEOLOGY
Abstract ID#: 233906

GILLEY, Brett, Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, bgilley@eos.ubc.ca and TALLENTIRE, Jenea, University of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, BC V2S 7M8, Canada

GEOSCIENCE ACROSS CULTURES AND COMMUNITIES: BENEFITS AND CHALLENGES OF DIVERSITY
Abstract ID#: 223367

SUITER, Marilyn J., National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, msuiter@nsf.gov, BERG, Richard C., Illinois State Geological Survey, 615 East Peabody Drive, Champaign, IL 61820, and SEMKEN, Steven, EarthScope National Office, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 876004, Tempe, AZ 85287-6004

WHY DOES GSA NEED DIVERSITY AND HOW WILL WE ACHIEVE IT?
Abstract ID#: 224211

CHAN, Marjorie A., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah, 115 South 1460 East, Room 383 FASB, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, marjorie.chan@utah.edu

DEVELOPING A DIVERSE GEOSCIENCE COMMUNITY: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A DECADE OF INVESTMENT IN THE OEDG PROGRAM
Abstract ID#: 231551

KARSTEN, Jill, Directorate for Geosciences, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd, Arlington, VA 22230, jkarsten@nsf.gov

CHALLENGES STATE GEOLOGIC SURVEYS FACE IN A WORLD OF DIVERSITY
Abstract ID#: 231374

MCCONNELL, Vicki S., Oregon Dept. of Geology and Mineral Industries, 800 NE Oregon Street, #28, Portland, OR 97232, vicki.mcconnell@dogami.state.or.us

BUILDING AND SUPPORTING GEOSCIENCE DIVERSITY AT PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Abstract ID#: 223611

HARBOR, Jon, Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, jharbor@purdue.edu

IMPLEMENTING INCLUSIVE DESIGN FOR LEARNING IN INTRODUCTORY GEOLOGY LABS: INSIGHTS FROM THE BRIDGE PILOT STUDY
Abstract ID#: 225765

CEYLAN, Gina M., Science Education, University of Missouri, 321 Towsend Hall, Columbia, MO 65211, gmafz9@mail.missouri.edu

ATTRIBUTES, BENEFITS, AND CHALLENGES OF PLACE-BASED GEOSCIENCE TEACHING
Abstract ID#: 233346

SEMKEN, Steven, School of Earth and Space Exploration, Arizona State University, PO Box 871404, Tempe, AZ 85287-1404, semken@asu.edu

ENHANCING ACCESS FOR STUDENTS WITH VISUAL DISABILITIES THROUGH EMBED METHODOLOGY: METHODS AND DISCOURSE IN HISTORICAL RESEARCH FINDINGS
Abstract ID#: 230020

HOWE, Mark, US State Department, International Boundary and Water Commission, PO Box 12521, El Paso, TX 79913, mlhowe1@hotmail.com

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 234607

WHY ARE THERE SO FEW AFRICAN AMERICANS AND HISPANICS IN GEOSCIENCE?
Abstract ID#: 221827

STOKES, Philip J., Department of Geosciences, University of Arizona, Gould-Simpson Building #77, 1040 E. 4th St, Tucson, AZ 85721, pjstokes@arizona.edu, 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, and GATES, Alexander E., Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 101 Warren St, Smith Hall Room 137, Newark, NJ 07102

DESIGNING A CULTURALLY RELEVANT GEOLOGIC CONTEXT FOR THE NATIVE AMERICAN COMMUNITY OF ACOMA PUEBLO, NM: INTEGRATING INDIGENOUS CULTURE AND WESTERN SCIENCE
Abstract ID#: 229868

REANO, Darryl, Earth, Atmospheric, & Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907, dreano@purdue.edu and RIDGWAY, Kenneth D., Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences, Purdue University, 550 Stadium Mall Drive, West Lafayette, IN 47907

BROADENING THE PERSPECTIVE OF GEOSCIENCE DIVERSITY IN WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
Abstract ID#: 231726

ATCHISON, Christopher L., Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, P. O. Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302, catchison@gsu.edu

PROMOTING A CONSORTIUM OF ACCESSIBLE GEOSCIENCE FIELD COURSES
Abstract ID#: 231673

JUDY, K.A., Geosciences, Georgia State University, Kell Hall, Atlanta, GA 30303, kjudy2@student.gsu.edu and ATCHISON, Christopher L., Department of Geosciences, Georgia State University, P. O. Box 4105, Atlanta, GA 30302

A RETROSPECTIVE LOOK AT TWO FIELD-BASED PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS AND INCLUSION IN THE GEOSCIENCES
Abstract ID#: 232223

LOCKE, Sharon, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Science Building Box 2224, Edwardsville, IL 62026, sharon.locke1@gmail.com

ENGAGING THE NEXT GENERATION OF EARTH SCIENTISTS: PROJECT METALS (MINORITY EDUCATION THROUGH TRAVELING AND LEARNING IN THE SCIENCES)
Abstract ID#: 232534

WHITE, Lisa D., University of California, Museum of Paleontology, Berkeley, CA 94720-4780, ldwhite@berkeley.edu

143. T143. Geoscience Across Cultures and Communities: Benefits and Challenges of Diversity

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T143. Geoscience Across Cultures and Communities: Benefits and Challenges of Diversity