AGI hosts webinars on a variety of topics related to the geosciences including webinars about career development, topics of interest to support the success of geoscience academic departments, and discussions with geoscientists and decision makers regarding potential solutions to challenges at the interface of geoscience and society.
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Friday, November 12, 2021 1:00 PM EST | 1 hour
Series: AGU/AGI Heads and Chairs
The American Geosciences Institute was able to resume its Geoscience Student Exit Survey for the 2020-21 academic year. Not only does this year’s survey look at long standing parameters, but it also is aligning with the recommendations provided in the Vision and Change report, thus being a first benchmark for the community on progress forward by geoscience programs. The pandemic added new wr
Friday, October 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 efforts in curricular reform in undergraduate geoscience programs, and their successes and failures. Please join Aley El-Shazly (Marshall University) as he shares his program's experiences with curricular reform and to join a community discussion of how
Thursday, September 23, 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 the racial diversity of geoscience students. The racial diversity of geoscience undergraduates is increasing, more than for graduate students. However, this progress is currently uneven and concentrated in relatively few departments.
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.
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