Friday, May 7, 2021 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
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:
Thursday, April 22, 2021 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
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.
Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
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.
Friday, February 26, 2021 1:00 PM EST | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
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.
Friday, November 13, 2020 1:00 PM EST | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
This month's Heads and Chairs webinar will examine the issue of diversity in the geosciences. First we will look at the data about diversity, including current trends and drivers, and challenges in effectively measuring progress. Then there will be a look at what the geoscience societies are doing to address the challenges to making the discipline inclusive and representative and a look at s
Friday, October 9, 2020 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour 30 mins
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
Are you looking for ways to improve your undergraduate geoscience program? What tools and strategies can you use to identify where your program is succeeding and where it needs your attention? At many institutions of higher education, program assessment and review is required, and can be seen as a chore or busywork.
Friday, September 18, 2020 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
A discussion about the current state of the geoscience workforce and what the most recent data is indicating about emerging trends in skills, employment, and investment in the geosciences.
Friday, April 24, 2020 1:00 PM EDT | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
"Inclusive" practices that do not consider equitable access for individuals with disabilities are not inclusive. Disability transcends every population and all aspects of diversity. So then, why does it get so little attention in field-focused science disciplines? This webinar will discuss the existing geoscience field culture which can limit the inclusion of those with disabilities, identify...
Friday, March 6, 2020 1:00 PM EST | 1 hour 30 mins
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
This webinar and discussion session presents data and research about the role of typical admissions criteria and practices in maintaining racial/ethnic inequalities in graduate education.
Friday, February 7, 2020 1:00 PM EST | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
This webinar explores emerging disciplinary norms and practices that create better alignment between how scholars share their research and how they are rewarded. The webinar will be led be representatives from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine's Roundtable on Aligning Incentives for Open Science, a multiyear project convening critical stakeholders to fundamentally...