247 Balancing Tradition and Innovation: Evolving Geoscience Curricula for a Changing World, Part I
This session examines geoscience curricula balancing traditional foundations and innovative, interdisciplinary approaches. We invite abstracts exploring how programs address evolving societal challenges while preparing students for licensure exams and diverse career pathways.
Wednesday, 22 October 2025
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
HBGCC, 301B
Participants
- Chair Miriam Barquero Molina
- Chair Angela Van Boening
Presentations
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8:05 AMGina Seegers Szablewski, UW-Milwaukee Geosciences, Milwaukee, WI414602 (Technical Sessions)
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8:20 AMSean Tvelia, Suffolk County Community College, Ridge, NY414319 (Technical Sessions)
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8:35 AMAna Vielma, UH-CPG, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX and Jagoš Radović, UH-CPG, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX and Joseph Curiale, UH-CPG, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Houston, Houston, TX412509 (Technical Sessions)
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8:50 AMKaren Viskupic, Boise State University, Boise, ID and Anne Egger, NAGT and CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY, Ellensburg, WA and Kaelyn Lagerwall, Boise State University, Boise, ID and Gregory Shafer, Boise State University, Boise, ID413163 (Technical Sessions)
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9:05 AMShreyal Sharma, New Jersey Institute of Techonology, Kinnelon, NJ and Piya Gupta, West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, Princeton Junction, NJ and Yao Sun, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ and Geovanny Palomino-Roldan, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ and Laramie Potts, New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, NJ413132 (Technical Sessions)
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9:20 AMMiriam Barquero Molina, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Veronica Vasquez, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas413795 (Technical Sessions)
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9:45 AMJeffrey Ryan, University of South Florida, TAMPA, FL and Sharon Mosher, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX and Christopher Keane, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA412643 (Technical Sessions)
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10:05 AMSusann Pinter, University of California Davis, Davis, CA414863 (Technical Sessions)
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10:20 AMGavin Gleasman, Salem State University, Salem, MA and Kevin Borgeson, Salem State University, Salem, MA and Gina Centeno, Salem State University, Salem, MA and Brad Hubeny, Salem State University, Salem, MA and Sara Mana, Salem State University, Salem, MA413490 (Technical Sessions)
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10:35 AMPatricia Kelley, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC and Gregory Dietl, Paleontological Research Institution, Ithaca, NY and Michael Savarese, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL and Benjamin Siggery, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey and Jansen Smith, University of Minnesota Duluth, Duluth, MN and Maria Viteri, The Nature Conservancy, San Francisco, CA and Jaleigh Goben, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY and Sara Kahanamoku-Meyer, University of Hawaii Manoa, Honolulu, HI and Michelle LeFebvre, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL and Jill Leonard-Pingel, The Ohio State University Newark, Newark, OH and Jacalyn Wittmer, SUNY Geneseo, Geneseo, NY and Joshua Miller, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH and Alexis Mychajliw, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT and Melanie Riedinger-Whitmore, University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus, St. Petersburg, FL413006 (Technical Sessions)