July 2009 NAGT e-Newsletter

Grand Tetons
The Grand Tetons. Photo by John McDaris

Recent NAGT News

  1. The leadership of NAGT thanks it members for adopting the new NAGT Constitution.
  2. The Executive Committee and Council approved a position statement on teaching climate change. We encourage members to refer to this document when incorporating concepts related to climate change in their courses.
  3. Please welcome your colleagues who were recently elected to leadership roles at NAGT:
    • 2nd Vice President: Elizabeth Wright, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    • Secretary/Treasurer: Gene Pearson, University of the Pacific
    • Councilors: Andy Buddington, Spokane Community College; Bruce Herbert, Texas A&M University

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President's Corner

How will the current financial turmoil affect geoscience education? This is certainly a question on all of our minds as we watch the majority of states grapple with budget deficits, see massive losses in endowments and find our own net worth shrinking in frozen real estate markets. While such developments are troubling, they are occurring in a political environment that is favorable to science education and one where the Federal government is injecting massive amounts of capital into the system. What trends should we as geoscience educators monitor and how should we position ourselves during this period to strengthen our profession? In this President's Corner I summarize what I view as important factors related to budgets and enrollment. I encourage those of you with more expertise in these areas to voice your views using the editorial option of this newsletter. Continue reading...

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2010 On the Cutting Edge Workshop Series Released

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