ED31B:
Graduate Student Experiences, Preparation, and Pathways into the Workforce I
ED31B:
Graduate Student Experiences, Preparation, and Pathways into the Workforce I
Graduate Student Experiences, Preparation, and Pathways into the Workforce I
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Session ID#: 61911
Session Description:
The majority of graduate students in the geosciences follow career paths outside of academia, and need to adapt their transferable skills to a broader workforce, particularly since there has been a decrease in hiring of new graduates at all degree levels since 2013 (AGI, Status of Recent Geosciences Graduates 2017). This session will explore new models of graduate school education. It will examine the Graduate Teaching Assistant (GTA) experience in what is an increasingly technologically advanced landscape, and innovative models for engaging undergraduate students. We will then address preparing for a career in an evolving profession, and host a panel of geoscientists from beyond academia.
Primary Convener: Valerie Sloan, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education & Outreach, Boulder, United States
Conveners: Kannikha Parameswari Kolandaivelu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States, Carolyn E Wilson, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States and Jeremy S Littell, US Geological Survey, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center, Anchorage, United States
Primary Liaison: Valerie Sloan, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education & Outreach, Boulder, United States
Chairs: Valerie Sloan, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education & Outreach, Boulder, United States, Kannikha Parameswari Kolandaivelu, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA, United States and Carolyn E Wilson, American Geosciences Institute, Alexandria, VA, United States
OSPA Liaison: Valerie Sloan, National Center for Atmospheric Research, Education & Outreach, Boulder, United States
Co-Organized
with:
Education, and Global Environmental Change
Education, and Global Environmental Change
Cross-Listed:
- PA - Public Affairs
- SI - Societal Impacts and Policy Sciences
Proposed Co-Organized Session with:
- GC - Global Environmental Change
Index Terms:
0820 Curriculum and laboratory design [EDUCATION]
1630 Impacts of global change [GLOBAL CHANGE]
6309 Decision making under uncertainty [POLICY SCIENCES]
6630 Workforce [PUBLIC ISSUES]
Abstracts Submitted to this Session:
The Business of Science: The M.S. in Integrated Scientific Applications at Millersville University (456545)
Entrepreneurship and Earth Science (449921)
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