Session: Developing and Sustaining Thriving Geoscience Programs and Departments: Strategies and Examples from Two-Year and Four-Year Colleges and Universities I (2013 GSA Annual Meeting in Denver: 125th Anniversary of GSA (27-30 October 2013))

MEETING THE CHALLENGE OF KEEPING GEOSCIENCES A CRITICAL PART OF YOUR TWO-YEAR COLLEGE
Abstract ID#: 230325

DOUGLASS, David N., Pasadena City College, 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106-2003, dndouglass@pasadena.edu

STRATEGIES FOR RAISING THE PROFILE OF EARTH SCIENCES AT A LARGE UNIVERSITY: A CASE HISTORY FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, VANCOUVER, CANADA
Abstract ID#: 225831

BEVIER, Mary Lou and DIPPLE, Gregory M., Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, The University of British Columbia, 2020-2207 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4, Canada, mbevier@eos.ubc.ca

KEYS TO A VIBRANT, FLOURISHING EARTH SCIENCE DEPARTMENT: BUILDING COMMUNITY, AND ENGAGING STUDENTS AND ALUMNI
Abstract ID#: 228139

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

STALKING THE SECOND TIER: STRATEGIES TO ATTRACT AND RETAIN MORE MAJORS AND IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING
Abstract ID#: 228921

PERKINS, Dexter¹, WIRTH, Karl R.², MCCONNELL, David³, BYKERK-KAUFFMAN, Ann⁴, GILBERT, Lisa A.⁵, STEMPIEN, Jennifer A.⁶, MATHENEY, Ronald K.¹, BUDD, David A.⁶, VAN DER HOEVEN KRAFT, Katrien J.⁷, and PUTKONEN, Jaakko¹, (1) Harold Hamm School of Geology and Geological Engineering, University of North Dakota, MS 8358, Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358, dexter.perkins@engr.und.edu, (2) Geology Department, Macalester College, 1600 Grand Avenue, Saint Paul, MN 55105, (3) Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, (4) Geological and Environmental Sciences, California State Univ, Chico, 400 W. 1st St, Chico, CA 95929-0205, (5) Williams-Mystic and Geosciences, Williams College, 75 Greenmanville Ave, Mystic, CT 06355, (6) Department of Geological Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, 2200 Colorado Ave, Boulder, CO 80309, (7) Physical Sciences, Mesa Community College at Red Mountain, 7110 East McKellips Road, Mesa, AZ 85207

LINKING THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE DURING A TIME OF TRANSITION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AT PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
Abstract ID#: 231930

CUMMINGS, Michael L., Department of Geology, Portland State University, P. O. Box 751, Portland, OR 97207, Cummingsm@pdx.edu

OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES OF BUILDING A THRIVING GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT AT THE TWO-YEAR COLLEGE: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Abstract ID#: 232120

WOLFE, Benjamin A., Division Chair, Department of Natural Sciences, Metropolitan Community College-Blue River, 20301 E. 78 Highway, Independence, MO 64057, benjamin.wolfe@mcckc.edu and HIGGASON, Richard, Director of Educational Programs and Employee Development, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, 3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO 64111

STRENGTH IN NUMBERS: EXPECTED GAINS AND UNEXPECTED BENEFITS OF COLLABORATION
Abstract ID#: 233212

LEMAY, Lynsey E., BERQUIST, Peter J., and LAYOU, Karen M., Geology Department, Thomas Nelson Community College, 99 Thomas Nelson Dr, Hampton, VA 23666, lemayl@tncc.edu

Break
Abstract ID#: 234427

PROACTIVE STRATEGIC PLANNING EFFORTS TO MAP THE FUTURE OF THE HSU GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT
Abstract ID#: 232445

SCHWAB, Brandon E., Geology, Humboldt State University, 1 Harpst St, Arcata, CA 95521, brandon.schwab@humboldt.edu

ACTION PLAN FOR STRENGTHENING THE GEOLOGY PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA - OMAHA
Abstract ID#: 232210

SHUSTER, Robert D., Geography/Geology, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 6001 Dodge Street, Omaha, NE 68182-0199, rshuster@unomaha.edu

NEW UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE PROGRAM AT ANGELO STATE UNIVERSITY: WHAT WE ARE LEARNING AFTER THREE YEARS
Abstract ID#: 233838

SATTERFIELD, Joseph I., WARD, James W., LEHTO, Heather L., and BIXLER, David L., Department of Physics and Geosciences, Angelo State University, ASU Station #10904, San Angelo, TX 76909, joseph.satterfield@angelo.edu

SUSTAINING SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN WESTERN ALASKA
Abstract ID#: 225534

RADENBAUGH, Todd A., University of Alaska Fairbanks Bristol Bay Campus, Bristol Bay Environmental Science Laboratory, PO Box 1070, Dillingham, AK 99576, taradenbaugh@alaska.edu

SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF IMPLEMENTING A STUDENT-CENTERED EARTH SCIENCE CURRICULUM AT THE NATION’S LARGEST SINGLY-ACCREDITED STATEWIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE SYSTEM
Abstract ID#: 227118

BARROW, Erica A., Ivy Tech Community College, 2535 North Capitol Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46208-5752, ebarrow@ivytech.edu

SO FAR, SO GOOD: GROWING INTO A THRIVING, MULTI-DISCIPLINARY GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENT IN A PUBLIC, REGIONAL, COMPREHENSIVE UNIVERSITY
Abstract ID#: 232815

SROGI, LeeAnn, Department of Geology/Astronomy, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, lsrogi@wcupa.edu and HELMKE, Martin F., Department of Geology and Astronomy, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, 207 Merion Science Center, West Chester, PA 19383

CONSIDERING THE WHOLE STUDENT, THE WHOLE FACULTY MEMBER, AND THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT: THE DEPARTMENT AS A SYNERGISTIC SYSTEM
Abstract ID#: 231535

MANDUCA, Cathryn A., Science Education Resource Center, Carleton College, Northfield, MN 55057, cmanduca@carleton.edu

Discussion
Abstract ID#: 234426

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