ED34B:
Increasing the Diversity of Undergraduate Students in the Geosciences I

Session ID#: 3415

Wednesday, 17 December 2014: 4:00 PM-6:00 PM
309 (Moscone_South)
Chairs:  Joshua I Villalobos, El Paso Community College, Geological Sciences Discipline, El Paso, TX, United States and Diane Irene Doser, University of Texas at El Paso, Geological Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States
Primary Convener:  Joshua I Villalobos, El Paso Community College, Geological Sciences Discipline, El Paso, TX, United States
Co-Convener:  Diane Irene Doser, University of Texas at El Paso, Geological Sciences, El Paso, TX, United States
Co-Sponsor(s):
  • DI - Study of the Earth's Deep Interior
Index Terms:

0825 Teaching methods [EDUCATION]
0850 Geoscience education research [EDUCATION]
0855 Diversity [EDUCATION]
Virtual Option?: No

Abstracts Submitted to this Session:

ED34B-01
Why They Stay – Retention Strategies for Students from Diverse Backgrounds in the Geosciences (Invited) (3657)
Rebecca Haacker, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education, Engagement & Early-Career Development, Boulder, United States
ED34B-02
Geoscience Workforce Development at UNAVCO: Building a Continuous Support Structure for Student Success (Invited) (3704)
Aisha R. Morris, U.S. National Science Foundation, Geosciences Directorate, Alexandria, United States and Donna J Charlevoix, UNAVCO, Inc. Boulder, Education and Community Engagement, Boulder, CO, United States
ED34B-03
A new model for teaching to a diverse population of students (19987)
Gary S Weissmann, University of New Mexico, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Albuquerque, NM, United States and Roberto Ibarra, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, United States
ED34B-04
Tribal and Indigenous Geoscience and Earth System Science: Ensuring the Evolution and Practice of Underrepresented Scientists and Researchers in the 21ST Century and Beyond (8324)
Jacquelyn Bolman, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA, United States
ED34B-05
Increasing Diversity in the Earth Sciences – Impact of the IDES Program in Oregon (Invited) (25138)
Shanaka L de Silva1, Eduardo Guerrero2, Robert A Duncan1, Lynette L de Silva2 and Susan C Eriksson3, (1)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, (2)Oregon State University, College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, Corvallis, OR, United States, (3)Eriksson Associates, Davis, CA, United States
ED34B-06
The Challenges for Persistence with Two-Year College Student Transfers and How One Survey Attempts to Identify Pathways of Success for Geoscience Students (17049)
Carolyn E Wilson, American Geological Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States, Katrien van der Hoeven Kraft, Whatcom Community College, Department of Sciences, Bellingham, WA, United States and Ben Wolfe, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, United States
ED34B-07
Recruiting a Diverse Set of Future Geoscientists through Outreach to Middle and High School Students and Teachers in Miami, Florida (10633)
Dean Whitman1, Rosemary Hickey-Vargas2, Grenville Draper2, Rodolfo Rego2 and Jennifer Gebelein2, (1)Florida International University, Earth and Environment, Miami, United States, (2)Florida International Univ, Miami, FL, United States
ED34B-08
Youth Engagement through Science (YES!) – Engaging Underrepresented Minorities in Science through High School Internships at the National Museum of Natural History (22665)
Gale Famisan Robertson1, Elio Cruz2 and Michelle M Selvans2, (1)Smithsonian Institution NMNH, Office of Education and Outreach, Washington, DC, United States, (2)Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, United States
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