Geology at Waubonsee Community College David Voorhees Lorrie Stahl

Waubonsee Community College Public, 2YC Organized counties 12 High School Districts 30,000 students 4 locations Degree & certificates HSI 2020 Master Plan

Geology program classes IAI by 2003 – GLG100 (Phys Geol) – GLG101 (Phys Geol lab) – GLG103 (Env Geol) Within last 3 years – GLG 102 (Historical) – GLG 120 (Nat Parks) Strong admin support

Enrollments 20 to 35 in lectures 8 to 20 in Phys Lab – When it goes ESC100 – 420 students in 11 f2f & 2 OL sections ESC101 – ~120 in 6 sections – 29% of ESC100

Currently Year 1 – Fall: Physical Geol, Phys Geol lab – Spring: Historical Geol Year 2 – Fall: Environmental – Spring: National Parks SCI building Area of Concentration: Geology 3 to 5 ‘majors’ per year For incoming GSA OTF

Promotion Flyers for classes – Counselors, campus Posters in hall, doors – GSA Campus rep Asset Earth Seismology AMP-MAP Student clubs Network with colleagues – Geo2YC, IAGI, SAGE Exploring Majors High to low effect (?)

Needed Engaging GenEd students – Metacognition & research for NGSS-trained – Courage to InTeGrate – mentoring Ways to reach future students – Self-advisees? Majors – High schools? Summer programs? – Social media? Cultural training Resources for field trips for ESC All classes with labs Networking with transfer institutions

Questions? David Voorhees Associate Professor Earth Science and Geology Lorrie Stahl Assistant Dean – Mathematics & Sciences