1. Collaborate to Heighten Awareness, Rejuvenate, and Train: CHARTing a course to bring Environmental Justice to the coast
An Implementation Program at
Savannah State University
, 2017

2. 3 of 6 Primary Program Goals: 1
3 of 6 Primary Program Goals: 1.Bring awareness of Environmental Justice issues associated with coastal risk and hazards to facilitate a collaborative campus community seeking to evaluate and manage risk associated with inhabiting the coast 2.Establish a certificate and/or minor in coastal risk, management, and environmental justice 3.Develop a program of service learning projects to train students in the areas of coastal risk, management, and environmental justice

3. Needed to keep the ball rolling…
Project needed to be
grounded in the knowledge of the resources
supported by faculty and administration with the foresight to share knowledge and create opportunities for students and faculty to use their expertise to serve the community (choose team wisely)…strong Chair!
crowned with the cross-College and Inter-University willingness to forge new relationships toward the betterment of the education and broader communities.
Jolvan T. Morris
Initially: LMRCSC SSU Post-doc
Now: NOAA Fisheries
Carol J. Pride
Chair, Dept. Marine & Environmental Sciences

4. University-level Impact
Existing Course…non-STEM majors
ENVS 1140 Environmental Issues
New courses & Certificate
University-level approval
Focused on building partnerships across SSU colleges (
Sciences & Technology (COST)
Business Administration (COBA)
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences (CLASS)

5. Example of University-level Impact
Coastal Community Risks and Management Certificate
-hosted by COST, open to all and all are welcomed!
COST 1140 Coastal Hazards & Environmental Risk.
COST 4140K Environmental Justice & Coastal Risk Management.
COBA Class Options*
CLASS Class Options*
COST Class Options*
MKTG 3179 Global E-Business
HSEM 2101 Intro to Homeland Security & Emergency Mgmt.
ENVS 2401 Introduction to Environmental Science
MKTG 4176 Contemporary topics in Marketing
HSEM 3250 Risk & Vulnerability Assessment
ENVS 3121 Environmental Ethics
GLIB 4190 International Transportation
HSEM 3130 Emergency Planning, Hazard, Incident Management
ENVS 4401 Environmental Impact Assessment
GLIB 3190 Global Supply Chain Management
HSEM 3510 Critical Infrastructure Protection
MSCI 2010 Introduction to Oceanography
POLS 3811 Urban Politics
BIOL 3621 Urban Health & Hygiene
POLS 3813 Introduction to Urban Planning
MSCI 3702 Introduction to Geographical Information Systems
CIVT 4201 Environmental Engineering I
CIVT 4211 Environmental Engineering II

6. Recently
Collaboration with School of Teacher Education (SoTE), now College of Education (COE)…newest development
Pre-service & in-service HBCU Geosciences Working Group Workshop (Feb 2017)
I-USE GP-IMPACT Geoscience Education
Collaboration with Africana Studies
Pan-African HBCU Geosciences Working Group Workshop (May 2017)
Student Hazard Response Training Certification; Center for Coastal Resiliency with Homeland Security & Emergency Management (HSEM+?)
Cross-college collaboration

7. Forging the path ahead GP-IMPACT: Expanding HBCU Pathways for Geoscience Education (yr. 1 approved)
PROBLEM: There is a gross underrepresentation of African Americans in the Geoscience fields
NEEDS:
Determine Best Practices and HBCU Curricular Capacity for Geoscience content & methods
CHANGE FACTORS:
STRATEGIES/ACTIVITIES:
EXPECTED OUTCOMES & IMPACTS
INFLUENTIAL FACTORS for SCALING
Identify gaps & weaknesses in the geoscience content and pedagogy for training Af. Americans, focus on HBCUs
Develop Deep Dive Evaluation & Enhancement Tool
Communications
Networking
Faculty
Engagement
Institutional support
Trust in the Process
Identify institution-specific pathways for enhancing capacity for geoscience education
Identify best pathways for interventions to attract and support Af. American students in Geosciences
Deploy/Test
Deep Dive Evaluation & Enhancement Tool
Deployment and evaluation process for Deep Dive Tool will foster a stronger network supporting efforts to attract and support development of Af. Americans in the Geosciences
Test at 3 core institutions, re-evaluate, then test at 2 additional institution
ASSETS:
HBCUs with existing STEM-Geoscience programs, courses, & place-based activities; HBCU Geosciences Working Group
Identify & begin to address gaps in resources available to fortify efforts by HBCUs to better prepare their students to be Earth-literate
Begin to address enhancement needs revealed through testing of Deep Dive
Draft & begin to test mechanisms post- Deep Dive Evaluation enhancement
NOTEWORTHY ASSUMPTION:
HBCU pre-service teacher preparation programs lack sufficient geoscience content and pedagogy
Informed by previously identified needs for action: Develop & Test Experiential Place-based Pre- & In-service Teacher Camp
Readily available training opportunities for pre- and in-service teachers
Derived from Kellogg Foundation Theory of Change approach

8. Forging the path ahead