1. Christopher M. Keane American Geological Institute October 2007 AGI Council Meeting Denver CO

3. 50% of geoscience highest degree earners do NOT work as geoscientists 50% of working geoscientists do NOT have their highest degree in geosciences Functionally no unemployment of MS & Ph.D.s Rapid new hire demand Employer dissatisfaction with new hires

4. 0 5000 10000 15000 20000 25000 30000 35000 40000 195519571959196119631965 196719691971197319751977197919811983198519871989 19911993 199519971999200120032005 Majors Undergraduate Graduate

5. 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 197319751977197919811983198519871989199119931995 19971999200120032005 B.S. M.S. Ph.D.

6. 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996199820002002 Year Percent Female Enrolled Graduated 2004 50

7. NSF/AGI/BLS Petroleum 43% Mining 12% Other Services 1% Environmental 8% Exec. Management 1% Academia 17% Government 18% 2005 Academic 7% Government 12% Petroleum 50% Mining 9% Environmental 7% Retired/Unemployed 10% Other 5% 1986

8. 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% State/Local Federal Environmental Mining Petroleum Academia K-12 High Tech General Business Continue Education Other Outside of Geoscience Intention Rate AGI

9. Geologists  Petroleum$107K  Mining $69K  Finance $84K  Consulting $68K  Academia $58K  Government  Federal $86K  State $51K  Local $62K Hydrologists  Consulting $65K  Academia $57K  Government  Federal $75K  State $52K  Local $63K BLS

11. Attrition Math  340,000 Intro Geo Students  6,000 New Geo Majors Per Year  2,700 New Geo BS Degrees Per Year 13% of BS geology recipients go on to a career in the geosciences

12. Substantial hiring of new geology/env. science BS recipients What are their REAL future prospects?  Professional geoscientist?  Starbucks Barista?  Wal-Mart Greeter? Is the profession serving them honestly?

13. Gender  Females now dominate at the university  Geoscience second at attracting women  Industry discontinuing female preferences Race  Minorities tend not to move for college  Few geo programs near minority areas  Most come through Community Colleges  Lack of cultural continuity

14. There are 602 BS-granting geo departments  Physics has fewer than 300….  Chemistry has 1100…  Average of <5 grads per year per department There are 379 MS-granting geo departments  75% of MS degrees come from 10 programs  Average of 1 grad per year per department There are 268 Ph.D.-granting geo departments  58% of new Ph.D.s go into a Post Doc….  Average of 1 grad per year per department

16. Top students choose certainty  Medicine, Law, and Business  ~17% STEM BS grads go to professional school  High entrance requirements  Fixed exit from graduate school  High completion rate  High economic return  Science & Engineering  ~10% STEM BS grads continue in STEM areas  Lower entrance requirements  Vague completion timeframe  Low graduation rates  Unattractive earning potential Zumeta & Raveling, 2002

17. Hostility towards private sector  Source of bulk of opportunities “Environmental Awareness”  Student interest declines precipitously Preference for government  Little to no hiring growth 29% of students intend to look at “non- traditional” careers

18. 1. Self-Efficacy  Work towards tangible success  Make the class attractive and applied 2. Outcome Expectations  Promote rewards of the success  Social & Intellectual Standing 3. Interest  Align with interests and currency  Be innovative  Make success attainable Akbulut & Looney, ACM Communications, October 2007

20. US Government data collection is modeled after manufacturing  Working with Labor/Commerce reform efforts Track economic indicators and analyze for potential leading indicators Rapid information dissemination

21. K-10  Covered by AGI Curricula Majors and Grad Students  Covered by Societies and Departments Career Decision Point is 11 th grade to Sophomore year!  We have a vacuum

22. Immerse in current networking methods  Facebook, etc. Communicate relevantly  Use social context  Avoid subdisciplines and industry boundaries Recognize importance of parents Hit their need to succeed  Engage as a professional from day 1, not after the Ph.D.

23. Print pieces  Parents/counselors/students Editable media  Templates with content that can be modified by societies, departments, etc. Video/Audio  Engage in “recreational venues”  Utilize existing vetted resources like Faces of Earth and Geotimes Remain flexible in format and style

24. Engage from day 1 as a professional Develop & Promote Scholarships/Aid “Welcome Packets” to new majors/prospects Enable multiple society memberships Compete with the outside, not each other Promote internships at all levels

25. AGI leverages its strengths  Wide and deep K-12 presence  Mass media experience  Popular communications  History of data collection/analysis Societies leverage their strengths  Bring the profession to the student  Key to link students to their future Departments  “Set the hook” on interested students