1. Geo-Needs
An NSF funded project to explore barriers and opportunities for enhancing geoscience instruction at two-year colleges and minority-serving institutions
Welcome – Sunday night dinner.
First we’ll do introductions of everyone (you and us) – SPEED DATING (Dave to facilitate)
Then introduce the project, goals, and activities, and talk about how you might want to spend your week at the Rendezvous.
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. DUE (Petcovic), DUE (Turner & LaDue), DUE (Cartwright), and DUE (Mogk). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

2. Geo-Needs: Broadening Participation in the Geosciences Workforce
July 21-22, 2016
Earth Educators Rendezvous
Madison, WI
Slides for Day 2
This work is supported by the National Science Foundation under Grants No. DUE (Petcovic), DUE (Turner & LaDue), DUE (Cartwright), and DUE (Mogk). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.

3. DAY 2 AGENDA Geo-Needs 8:30-8:45 Review and Pop-up Presentations
8:45-9:45 Course / Curriculum / Program Outline
9:45-10:00 Break
10:00-10:45 Design for Success
10:45-11:00 Practical Matters
11:00-11:30 Wrap-up, Report out, and Evaluation
Funded participants return signed forms to Heather
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(Heather) Go over agenda - goal is to finish action plans

4. EER WORKSHOP GOALS Geo-Needs
Build capacity of individuals and institutions to offer geoscience courses and programs
Offer professional development to faculty and administrators with limited experience in the geosciences
Develop an Action Plan to increase instruction in Earth Sciences at MSIs and 2YCs serving underrepresented students
Collect and share Action Plans on the Geo-Needs website
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Briefly review 4 goals of EER workshop.

5. POP-UP PRESENTATIONS Geo-Needs
Participants share examples of programs that have successfully recruited students from underrepresented groups to the geosciences
Geo-Needs
Dave to facilitate:
Eric Baer
Wendi Williams
Diana Dahlbotten
Karen Yip

6. Karen Yip HSI (36%) MSI (71%) 7 FT, ~15 PT instructors Urban commuter
INTERNATIONAL
open enrollment
commuter
>56,000 academic students
multi-campus
7 FT, ~15 PT instructors
Houston Community College
Academics
Earth, Life and Natural Sciences
Dept: Natural Sciences
Geology
Program
Karen Yip

7. 4+1 Accelerated Professional Science Masters in Environmental Assessment
Ben Wolfe and Mark Jakubauskas, University of Kansas Edwards Campus
Exploring partnership between Env. Studies departments at KU and Haskell Indian Nations Univ.
Haskell students apply to the environmental studies program in the spring of year 3 for permission to start the accelerated track.
All requirements for a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies from Haskell completed or in progress.
Two letters of recommendation from faculty qualified to judge the student’s preparation for, and potential to complete, the 4+1 track; at least one of the letters must be from an EVRN faculty member.
Major and cumulative GPA of at least 3.2.
Statement of interest that summarizes the students’ interests, education, long‐term career goals, and how the accelerated degree program will help achieve those goals.
If accepted, students must take 9 hrs. during year 4 of approved courses as part of the PSM in Environmental Assessment graduate curriculum for undergraduate credit.
Following completion of the bachelor’s degree, students will need to enroll in at least 24 graduate hrs. during the summer and year 5 to complete the requirements of the PSM in Environmental Assessment graduate program.

8. COURSE / CURRIC. / PROGRAM OUTLINE DEVELOPMENT
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Individual writing time – Work on action plan items:
Key concepts, skills, or topics to be included
Example activities
Pedagogic strategies and methods
Curricular design
Key program elements (fieldwork, research, outreach, internship, etc.)

9. DESIGN FOR SUCCESS Geo-Needs
Individual writing time – Work on action plan items:
What barriers to student or program success do you anticipate? How can you overcome these?
What strategies and methods can be used to ensure success for ALL students?
What Institutional or other stakeholder support will you need?
Geo-Needs

10. PRACTICAL MATTERS Geo-Needs
Individual writing time – Work on action plan items:
What continuing professional development support do you and your faculty/staff needs
Recruitment and Dissemination Plans
Budget and in-kind support for your course / curriculum / program
Timeline
Evaluation and Assessment
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11. PLEASE SAVE ACTION PLANS BEFORE YOU LEAVE!
REFLECTION AND WRAP-UP
Whole group report-out:
What progress have you made on your action plan?
What do you have left to do?
Where do you still need help?
How can we (or others at the EER) help you?
Geo-Needs
PLEASE SAVE ACTION PLANS BEFORE YOU LEAVE!

12. EVALUATION AND PAPERWORK
Final Workshop Evaluation
Please go to
Funded Geo-Needs Participants:
Complete stipend paperwork and return to Heather before you leave!
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Heather to collect reimbursement forms.