10. Current Topics in Access & Inclusion »Biology Professor’s Calling: Teach Deaf Students They Can Do Anything Gretchen Miller, Executive Counselor This is a great story about Caroline Solomon, a deaf biology professor at Gallaudet University, who is inspiring her deaf and hearing impaired students to pursue science. Her...
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Remembering Summer 2014
9. Remembering Summer 2014 IAGD Participated in an NSF-Sponsored Workshop on Diversity in the Computational Geosciences Caitlin Callahan and Wendi J. W. Williams, Executive Counselors, represented IAGD. https://www2.cisl.ucar.edu/features/new-workshop-promotes-diversity Workshop participants represent geoscientists in academia, research, societies, and federal agencies.
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Reflections
8. Reflections Dr. Robert “Bob” Stern University of Texas at Dallas http://www.utdallas.edu/geosciences/faculty/profiles/stern.html
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Seeking Corporate Sponsorship
7. Seeking Corporate Sponsorship The IAGD is currently seeking corporate sponsorship to achieve our foundation goals. IAGD sponsors will receive international recognition through the naming of awards and initiatives that promote outstanding achievements in scholarship and service that promote the advancement of access and inclusion in the geoscience profession....
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Synergistic Happenings
6. Synergistic Happenings American Geosciences Institute coordinates Consensus Statement Regarding Access and Inclusion of Individuals Living with Disabilities AGI’s intention is to publicly post the statement on the AGI website August 2015, complete with the names of the organizations that have recognized and endorsed it. Watch for this important...
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Mark Your Calendars!
5. Mark Your Calendars! » The 2015 IAGD Annual Meeting will occur on Sunday, November 1, during the Geological Society of America meeting that will be in Baltimore, Maryland (www.geosociety.org ). Many sessions at the annual GSA meeting lend themselves to advancing inclusion for diversity. The meeting is November...
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Recent Meeting Notables
4. Recent Meeting Notables »Confronting Barriers to Inclusion – Opening the Gate to Accessible Fieldwork Alison Stokes, Executive Counselor On Friday 26th June 2015 around 40 delegates gathered at the Geological Society of London’s headquarters at Burlington House for a day of presentations and discussions around the key theme...
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Your Input Requested
3. Your Input Requested The IAGD is working to update our website and requests your input. Updates will focus upon improving usability, accessibility, and aesthetics. Please take a few minutes to contribute by providing feedback using this survey: http://tinyurl.com/surveywebsiteupdate
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Call for Nominations
2. Call for Nominations Nominations are being accepted for two IAGD Executive Counselors until September 1, at which time a ballot will be sent to all IAGD members. These positions have a two-year term and are voting members on the IAGD Executive Committee. New Executive Committee members will be...
July 2015 IAGD Newsletter: Letter from the Executive Director
1. Letter from the Executive Director Dear IAGD Community, Each year I have the pleasure of teaching a lesson to local third grade students about how we are able to learn so much about our environment through the rock and fossil record. For a morning, the students are completely...
