Professional opportunities at two-year colleges

Becca Walker (rwalker@mtsac.edu)Mt. San Antonio College

Academic Career Workshop, July 2014

Mt. SAC Global Opportunities Hawai’i program, 2014

Field experiencesField trips associated with coursesField courses

GEOL24, GEOL25, GEOL29 at Mt. SACPasadena City College: Colorado Plateau,

Western Cordillera, Klamath MountainsNorthern Virginia Community College:

Canadian Rockies Regional Field Geology

Institutional-levelGlobal Opportunities program at Mt. SAC

Cooperative field programsBorder to Beltway (El Paso Community College

and Northern Virginia Community College)

Curriculum development and assessment

InTeGrate (NSF-STEP Center) Interdisciplinary Teaching about Earth for a Sustainable

Future Supports geoscience teaching of societal issues through

curriculum development, professional development, and assessment

7 2YC faculty currently working as module authors

GETSI (NSF-TUES) GEodesy Tools for Societal Issues Development of teaching materials to address societally

important Earth science questions through the use of geodetic data

SAGE 2YC Supporting and Advancing Geoscience Education

in Two-Year Colleges (NSF-DUE) Professional development program for 2YC

faculty; national, regional, and local workshops

Tacoma, WA 2012 workshop: Preparing Students in 2YCs for Geoscience Degrees and Careers. Image courtesy of SAGE 2YC.

NAGT Geo2YC National Association of Geoscience Teachers,

2-Year College Division Quarterly newsletter, discussion board, listserv,

and events at national meetings provide networking opportunities for 2YC faculty

Research and other grant work

Some 2YCs have research/special topics courses Grant programs geared toward 2YCs:

NSF-ATE (Advanced Technological Education) NSF-OEDG (Opportunities for Enhancing Diversity in

the Geosciences) General NSF push to foster collaborative work between

2YC and 4YC students and faculty This just in: There are funding agencies other than NSF!

Workshops and short coursesExamples from the past year:

Helping Students Succeed in Geoscience Courses at Two-Year Colleges (NAGT-2YC)

Modernizing the Seismology in Your 100 and 200 Level Geoscience Course (NSF, IRIS)

Undergraduate Research in Earth Science Classes: Engaging Students in the First Two Years (InTeGrate, On the Cutting Edge)

Geoscience and the 21st Century Workforce (InTeGrate)

Geoscience Careers for Today’s 2YC Students (SAGE-2YC)

Local, regional and national meetings

National level:social events, technical sessions, and

professional development opportunities for 2YC faculty are growing at national GSA and AGU meetings

Regional level:NAGT (National Association of Geoscience

Teachers) Section meetings

Local level:Strengthening Student Success Conference

Student advising and mentoring Connect students with internship/enrichment programs Assist students with transfer process Serve as Geoscience Club advisor

Image courtesy of Williams-Mystic Maritime Studies Program

Crater Hill, Zion National Park, UT

Campus service and committee work

Academic SenateFaculty AssociationTask forcesJudicial/grievance committees Search committeesStudent learning outcomesFaculty coordinator positions

Countless options! Find something that interests you and enriches your academic work.