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Dear Colleagues,
Laura Guertin
and Janis Treworgy will be chairing a session for the “Lone
Rangers” out there – the solitary geologists on a college
campus. This session is designed to help generate discussion and formulate
connections for solo geoscience faculty that may be at community colleges, two
year colleges, or four year colleges. A solitary geologist may be located
in a department outside of the discipline, such as biology or geography.
How can the faculty member keep engaged in their discipline on a campus where
they are the only member of the discipline? How are they able to meet the
teaching/research requirements? What are strategies for faculty that need
to publish for P&T with limited-to-nonexistent lab space and
resources? How can they promote the creation of a geoscience-literate
society when they may only be teaching general education courses? These
and other issues will be highlighted. Heather Macdonald is going to
give the keynote talk.
Please consider submitting an
abstract. The abstract deadline is August 11, 2009.
Below is the description for our
theme session, #110. Please do not hesitate to contact Janis ([log in to unmask]) or
Laura ([log in to unmask]) with any
questions.
T110. Teaching and Research
Challenges and Successes for Solitary Geologists in Academia
National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); GSA Geoscience Education
Division; Council on Undergraduate Research
Janis D. Treworgy, Laura Guertin
Are you
the only geologist at your institution? You are not alone! Come share your
experiences and network with others like you. Discuss facilities, course load,
research opportunities, challenges, successes, and what keeps you there.
Geoscience
Education
Submit an abstract to this session
Please encourage any of your colleagues who might be interested to
submit an abstract! Thanks.
Laura Guertin and Janis Treworgy
Janis
D. Treworgy, Ph.D.
Professor and
Department Chair
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Geology Department
1-618-374-5294
Principia College
1-314-469-3528
(during breaks) 1 Maybeck Place
www.prin.edu/mammoth
Elsah, IL 62028