The AGU Heads and Chairs program and the American Geosciences Institute are pleased to be offering a free online webinar and discussion about career preparation for students. Our speakers for this month's webinar are:

• Dana Thomas, Ph.D., Coordinator for College Transition, Student Success, and Learning Experiences, Jackson School of Geosciences, UT Austin
• Corey Garza, Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Marine Science at California State University, Monterey Bay
• Barbara Bruno, Ph.D., Faculty Specialist at the Hawai'i Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, University of Hawai'i, Manoa

Dana Thomas will be discussing the GeoFORCE program and high school transitions to college. Corey Garza will be discussing bridge programs and professional development for students to help guide them in their next steps in their geoscience career, and Barb Bruno will be discussing how students have been using individual development plans to map their careers. Please come prepared to share your own experiences, suggestions, and challenges as this session provides an opportunity for the community to share experiences and discuss strategies.

Additional Resources

• Download Barb Bruno's presentation
• Download Corey Garza's presentation
• Download Dana Thomas' presentation

The AGU Heads and Chairs program and the American Geosciences Institute are pleased to be offering a free online webinar and discussion about assessing program reforms. We are pleased to have Jennifer Roberts, Department Chair at the University of Kansas and Dallas Rhodes, Professor Emeritus, Georgia Southern University as our presenters for this month's webinar. Our presenters will be discussing their experiences in assessing program changes they have implemented, the challenges, and successful approaches that meaningfully support program reform.

Continue the exploration of key topics from the Vision and Change report with a discussion lead by James Kubicki and Hugo Gutierrez-Jurado of the University of Texas at El Paso about their experiences in implementing curricular reform. Please come prepared to share your own experiences, suggestions, and challenges as this session provides an opportunity for the community to share experiences and discuss strategies.

Additional Resources

• Download the presentation slides

Join Kate Miller (University of Wyoming) and Jeff Ryan (University of South Florida) to learn more about how the soon-to-be released Vision and Change in the Geosciences report identifies as essential geoscience concepts, essential geoscience skills and competencies at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Additional Resources

• Download Kate Miller's presentation
• Download Jeff Ryan's presentation