T190 Building Strong Geoscience Departments: Opportunities, Successes, and Challenges (Posters)

Presentations

• 1:30 PM
  LAUNCHING AN UNDERGRADUATE EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE CURRICULUM WITH A FOCUS ON GLOBAL SUSTAINABILITY: THE LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY EXPERIENCE
  Robert E. Ford, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA and Samuel Soret, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA and Stephen Dunbar, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA and Seth Wiafe, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA and Gideon Mazinga, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA and Daniel Gonzalez, Loma Linda Univ, Loma Linda, CA
  74195 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  SMALL DEPARTMENTS: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
  Jeffrey J. Clark, Lawrence Univ, Appleton, WI and Marcia Bjornerud, Lawrence University, Appleton, WI
  75598 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  ORPHANED LANDS PROGRAM: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE, PUBLIC BENEFIT
  Thomas H. Biggs, Univ of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA and Allen Bishop, Department of Mines, Minerals, and Energy, Charlottesville, VA
  76710 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  INTEGRATING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS (GIS) ACROSS AN EARTH SYSTEMS BASED UNDERGRADUATE GEOSCIENCE CURRICULUM
  J. Christopher Haley, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA and Garry E. Noe, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA and Maynard Schaus, Virginia Wesleyan College, Norfolk, VA
  77517 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES FOR STRONG GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY
  Randall M. Richardson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Susan L. Beck, Univ of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
  77767 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  NOT GOING IT ALONE – THE CONVERGENCE OF GEOSCIENCE ENROLLMENT/EMPLOYMENT TRENDS WITH THE REST OF THE SCIENCES
  Christopher M. Keane, American Geol Institute, Alexandria, VA
  78701 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  WHAT'S WORKED FOR US: PARTNERSHIPS BUILD A STRONG UNDERGRADUATE DEPARTMENT AT A RESEARCH-INTENSIVE UNIVERSITY
  David J. Matty, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and James Student, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Reed Wicander, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Jane Matty, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Kathy Benison, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Sven Morgan, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Mona Sirbescu, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Staci Goetz, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Patrick G. Kinnicutt, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI and Allen Dodson, Central Michigan Univ, Mount Pleasant, MI
  80687 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  SCIENTIFIC PROCESS: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY CORE NATURAL SCIENCE COURSE AS A MECHANISM FOR FACULTY COLLABORATION
  Mike Savarese, Florida Gulf Coast Univ, Fort Myers, FL and Nora Demers, Florida Gulf Coast Univ, Fort Myers, FL and Edwin M. Everham, Florida Gulf Coast Univ, Fort Myers, FL and Aswani Volety, Florida Gulf Coast Univ, Fort Myers, FL and Joe Kakareka, Florida Gulf Coast Univ, Fort Myers, FL
  80906 (Technical Sessions)
• 1:30 PM
  MENTORING THROUGH RESEARCH AS A CATALYST FOR THE SUCCESS OF UNDER-REPRESENTED MINORITY STUDENTS IN THE GEOSCIENCES
  Gerry W. Simila, California State Univ Northridge, Northridge, CA and Kathie Marsaglia, California State Univ Northridge, Northridge, CA and Vicki Pedone, California State Univ Northridge, Northridge, CA and Doug Yule, California State Univ, Northridge, CA
  81030 (Technical Sessions)