Geological Society of America

1:30 PM

UNDERGRADUATE RECRUITMENT STRATAGIES: RESULTS OF A NATIONAL SURVEY OF GEOSCIENCE DEPARTMENTS

Randall M. Richardson, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ and Susan L. Beck, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ

111669 (Technical Sessions)

1:45 PM

RECRUITING UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY STUDENTS FOR A NEWLY ESTABLISHED GEOLOGY PROGRAM AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

Michael J. Whitelaw, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN and Yongli Gao, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN and Chris Gregg, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

116365 (Technical Sessions)

2:00 PM

CONCEPTUALIZATION OF THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD AND SELF-IDENTITY AMONG GEOSCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS

Anthony D. Feig, University of Louisiana at Monroe, Monroe, LA and Kate C. Miller, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX

109015 (Technical Sessions)

2:15 PM

UNDERGRADUATE STUDENT PERCEPTIONS OF ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES, A QUANTITATIVE STUDY TO FOSTER STUDENT UNDERSTANDING AND ACTION DEALING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Wayne G. Henderson, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Christopher Terpolilli, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Scott Mata, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Joseph Carrasco, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

111661 (Technical Sessions)

2:30 PM

DOES A PASSPORT AND A CHECKBOOK MATTER; WHAT FACTORS INFLUENCE STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE AND CONCERN FOR ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES

Christopher Terpolilli, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Wayne G. Henderson, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Scott Mata, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA and Joseph Carrasco, California State University, Fullerton, Fullerton, CA

116189 (Technical Sessions)

2:45 PM

USING VIRTUAL OUTCROPS IN INTRODUCTORY UNDERGRADUATE GEOLOGY COURSES

Frank D. Granshaw, Portland Community College, Portland, OR

112580 (Technical Sessions)

3:00 PM

THE SAND OR THE BEACH? QUESTIONS OF SCALE IN GIS EXERCISES FOR COASTAL GEOGRAPHY

Mark Radley Hafen, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

112809 (Technical Sessions)

3:15 PM

CLASSROOM EXPLORATION OF STRATIGRAPHIC PROBLEMS: PROJECT-BASED INQUIRY INTO SEDIMENTATION AND STRATIGRAPHY OF CRETACEOUS BOOK CLIFFS EXPOSURES, UT

Ann E. Holmes, UTC 101 Bretske Hall, Chattanooga, TN

109650 (Technical Sessions)

3:45 PM

CONCEPT MAPS ILLUSTRATE THE INTEGRATED NATURE OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE

Reed A. Schwimmer, Rider University, Lawrenceville, NJ

114919 (Technical Sessions)

4:00 PM

STUDENT AND FACULTY INTRODUCTION TO THE ACTIVE VOLCANOES, CARIBBEAN-NORTH AMERICAN PLATE BOUNDARY: POTENTIAL FOR STUDIES OF VULCANIAN ERUPTIONS IN GUATEMALA

Stanley N. Williams, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ and James H. Reynolds III, Brevard College, Brevard, NC and Amanda Clarke, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ

115933 (Technical Sessions)

4:15 PM

SCIENCE ATTITUDE AND GEOSCIENCE COMPETENCY OF GAEMP MINORITY STUDENTS

Ray E. Ferrell, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA

114338 (Technical Sessions)

4:30 PM

IMMERSING ETHNICALLY DIVERSE PRETEENS IN SCIENCE: A LONG-TERM APPROACH TO IMPROVING DIVERSITY IN THE GEOSCIENCES

Molly A. Sax, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY and Robert Ross, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY

116521 (Technical Sessions)

4:45 PM

ONLINE EARTH SCIENCE EDUCATION RESOURCES FROM THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

Rosamond Kinzler, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY