Archive for category: IAGD July 2017 Newsletter

NAGB Annual Conference, Atlanta, September 6-9, 2017. http://www.nabg-us.org/ SACNAS National Diversity in STEM conference, Salt Lake City, October 19-21, 2017. http://www.2017sacnas.org/events/2017-sacnas-the-national-diversity-in-stem-conference/event-summary-344a437cdada442d9179834c162b0a21.aspx GSA Annual Meeting, Seattle, October 22-25.  http://community.geosociety.org/gsa2017/home AGU Fall Meeting, New Orleans, December 11-15. https://fallmeeting.agu.org/2017/ Resources for Future Generations 2018, Vancouver, BC, Canada, June 16-21. http://rfg2018.org/  Remember, membership on...

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 By Sean Thatcher, Chairman, IAGD Student Community Finding a mentor is something that has been presented to undergraduates since the day they sat through their freshman orientation. Mentors are a great resource that can provide students with important information at their home universities. They can also assist with academic...

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Accessible Field Geology of Western Washington With the need to support students with disabilities working in geoscience field courses, a fully inclusive and accessible field trip will take place on Saturday, October 21 during the 2017 Geological Society of America Annual Meeting in Seattle, Washington. This field trip has three...

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Brett Gilley awarded UBC Killam Teaching Prize Brett Gilley   Brett Gilley (IAGD Director of Membership and Community Engagement) has been awarded a University of British Columbia, Faculty of Sciences, 2016-2017 UBC Killam Teaching Prize. The Killam Teaching Prize is awarded annually to faculty nominated by students, colleagues, and...

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In May 2017, students and researchers associated with the IAGD traveled to western Ireland for year two of the NSF funded GEOPATH research project focusing on the development and evaluation of accessible approaches to field work. This is part of the same project that took the IAGD on fieldwork...

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NSF STEM for All Video Showcase: Research & Design for Impact, 2017 stemforall2017.videohall.com/ IAGD GEOPATH Project Group The event showcased cutting-edge NSF-funded work as well as work funded by other federal agencies aimed at improving teaching and learning of STEM for students from underrepresented groups. During the event the...

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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 installed during the IAGD...

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  CONGRATULATIONS TO PROFESSOR JESSICA SMAY of San Jose City College on receiving the 2017 IAGD Inclusive Geoscience Education and Research (IGER) Award. The award will be presented to Prof. Smay at the IAGD Annual Meeting, Sunday, October 22, at 4:00 P.M. in Seattle, Washington, USA. The IAGD Inclusive...

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The IAGD Mission has remained the same since 2008: to promote communities of research, instruction, and student support that improves access to the geosciences for individuals with disabilities. Holding true to this mission will permit the IAGD to be instrumental in fostering the development of inclusively designed instructional resources...

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1. Greetings from the Executive Director Dear Friends and Colleagues of the IAGD Community, The IAGD network has been fairly quiet over the past few months, but the IAGD Executive Committee has been busy working on many exciting new projects. Thanks to support from the American Association of Petroleum...

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