1. Geology at Waubonsee Community College David Voorhees Lorrie Stahl

2. Waubonsee Community College Public, 2YC Organized 1966 5 counties 12 High School Districts 30,000 students 4 locations Degree & certificates HSI 2020 Master Plan

3. Geology program 2002 3 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

4. 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

5. 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 2015 3 incoming + 2 2 GSA OTF

6. 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 (?)

7. 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

8. Questions? David Voorhees Associate Professor Earth Science and Geology dvoorhees@waubonsee.edu Lorrie Stahl Assistant Dean – Mathematics & Sciences lstahl@waubonsee.edu