2008 Joint Annual Meeting (5-9 Oct. 2008): Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II

176 Geoscience Diversity 2008: Status, Strategies, and Successful Models II



Sunday, 5 October 2008: 1:30 PM
George R. Brown Convention Center, 310CF
Presiding:
Roman Czujko and Marilyn J. Suiter
1:30 PM
Shaping the Future Workforce: Challenges and Strategies
Michael G. Loudin, ExxonMobil Exploration Co
1:50 PM
Human Resources in the Geosciences
Lisa M. Frehill, Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology
2:10 PM
Demography of the Geological Society of America
Dallas D. Rhodes, Georgia Southern University
2:55 PM
Increasing Diversity in the Future Geoscience Workforce
Cynthia Martinez, American Geological Institute; Christopher Keane, American Geological Institute
3:10 PM
A Partnership Between English Language Learners and a Team of Rocket Scientists: EPO for the NASA SDO Extreme Ultraviolet Variability Experiment (EVE)
Susan M. Buhr, Univ of Colorado; Mark S. McCaffrey, Univ of Colorado; Frank Eparvier, University of Colorado; Maria Murillo, St. Vrain Valley School District
3:25 PM
GEOPATHS: Kansas City's Pipeline Strategy for Minority Students from High School to College
Tina M. Niemi, Univ Missouri - Kansas City; Jimmy Adegoke, Univ of Missouri-Kansas City; Elizabeth Stoddard, University of Missouri-Kansas City; A. Louis Odum, University of Missouri-Kansas City
3:40 PM
GeoFORCE Texas: A Comprehensive Program to Significantly Increase Diversity in the Geosciences
Danielle A. Horton, The University of Texas at Austin; Doug Ratcliff, The University of Texas at Austin
3:55 PM
Teaming University TRIO Upward Bound with Geosciences
Wendi J.W. Williams, University of Arkansas; Keith Brink, University of Arkansas; Nikki Holland, University of Arkansas
4:10 PM
Enhancing Diversity in the Geosciences Starting in Elementary School: An Afterschool Program at PRI's Museum of the Earth (Ithaca, NY)
Robert M. Ross, Paleontological Research Institution; Samantha L. Sands, Paleontological Research Institution; S. Elizabeth Humbert, Paleontological Rsch Institution; Molly A. Sax, Paleontological Research Institution
4:25 PM
GEODES: Increasing Diversity of Geoscience Students through Museum-Based High School Programs
Jane Pickering, Yale University; Jamie Alonzo, Yale University; Derek Briggs, Yale Univ; Thomas Hegna, Yale Univ
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