00:40:46 nandi: location 00:40:46 david: Please use this chat function to add Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats 00:41:07 nandi: strength: Location 00:41:45 Alice Baldridge: My college is very interdisciplinary. We have a Sustainability and Spirituality course in Theology, courses in Social, Pol, Philosophy, History, and Sciences 00:42:00 greg: Multi-disc education broadens students' career options 00:42:02 dwhite: Real life connects to classroom. 00:42:18 Celil Ekici: We also have interdisciplinary emphasis in TAMU at Corpus Christi 00:42:19 Luke Ward: amenability to service learning 00:42:30 Alice Baldridge: We are a Catholic college so thinking about Laudato Is and social justice 00:42:44 BENEDICTT: Strength- Captive audience, green movement,economic advantage 00:42:50 Alice Baldridge: Really cool to think about it in all aspects of our student’s growth 00:43:10 Alice Baldridge: *Laudato Si* 00:43:47 Alice Baldridge: Weaknesses: teaching to students who have the strong science vs song liberal arts in the same classroom 00:43:49 greg: Tough to get students from traditional majors to think outside their boxes 00:43:49 Sue Ebanks: These are great considerations because making that viceral connection can attract and keep the students engaged 00:44:43 Alice Baldridge: Weaknesses: coordinating courses across the college 00:44:44 Sue Ebanks: True, Greg. Many siloed students don't know what they are missing unless there is an opportunity made to get them outside of the box 00:44:55 Alice Baldridge: left hand doesn’t know what the right hand is doing 00:45:12 Sue Ebanks: Yes, Alice. That is helped so much by having strong collaborative chairs and deans 00:45:19 KarenMager: We have dedicated space but only 1.25 dedicated FTE. A challenge is maintaining flexibility and making lots of course substitutions when our faculty from other departments leave or are pulled in other directions. 00:45:53 Sue Ebanks: yes, Karen. That can be a strength or weakness 00:46:17 l+PMmuWlEmstnAEQwHCZW38LeSP2Bot0yqSTG+jcYGE=: Coordination of resources - environmental humanities offer critical and creative thinking training for more STEM oriented learners 00:46:49 Sue Ebanks: interesting, could you clarify I+? 00:47:11 greg: Some students think ES&S is an invitation to be sloppy in their thinking and analytics, when the reverse is what's needed 00:47:21 Sue Ebanks: Ouch, Greg! 00:48:05 Sue Ebanks: That is unfortunate, Greg. Maybe having an environmental statistician involved may be helpful. 00:49:13 greg: "Dabblers" from other majors usually are the culprits, not the ES majors 00:49:37 Sue Ebanks: Understood. We have a bit of that in our non-science majors/service courses 00:50:04 Sue Ebanks: They are there to check a box/"just" get a degree, correct? 00:52:30 david: feel free to share strategies you have used - with success or with less success 00:52:47 greg: Engaging community leaders as evangelists-advocates for ES&S has been helpful at UCSB 00:53:18 Alice Baldridge: been using the college instagram tag to advertise what our students are doing, our field trips, service, research et. 00:54:10 greg: Sue: yes--fulfilling upper-division or general ed requirements for their home major(s) 00:54:23 InTeGrate: Savanah State Implementation Program: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/programs/implementation/savannah/index.html 00:57:00 l+PMmuWlEmstnAEQwHCZW38LeSP2Bot0yqSTG+jcYGE=: We have courses with designated Social Justice components as part of our General Education requirements. 00:57:57 Walt: To Greg’s comment above - I think it is critical to scaffold environmental/sustainability numeracy throughout courses. The message is that the numbers matter! This is not differential equations - it’s arithmetic and maybe some basic stats thoughtfully and appropriately applied 00:58:39 david: what institution has the designated social justice components? 00:58:48 InTeGrate: InTeGrate: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/index.html 00:59:53 greg: In the "Intro. to Env'tal Impact Analysis" class, the lecture on identifying and characterizing env'tal justice impacts of development projects and other types of "projects" (plans, programs, et al.) is the most engaging to our students, overall. 01:00:35 Alice Baldridge: We take service learning a step further: community engagement requires them to leave the classroom and engage with the world - to apply their intellectual experiences to communities beyond the academy. Our students actively and critically reflect upon these experiences and integrate them in their academic understanding of the world. 01:01:21 david: Alice - where can we find out more about your program in community engagement? 01:02:36 Alice Baldridge: Also I agree with the comments to Greg’s comment. Quantitative reasoning is a vital learning goal for all of our students. We are trying to figure out how to assess this in our larger student body and finding we are lacking in the goal 01:05:13 Alice Baldridge: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/catholic-institute-for-lasallian-social-action 01:05:14 Alice Baldridge: https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/core-curriculum/principles-of-the-core-curriculum 01:06:16 david: thanks Alice. we encourage others to share links and info about their programs 01:08:09 Alice Baldridge: Sue, there was a really good session at GSA last year on diversity in the geosciences… really interested to hear more about this project! 01:08:56 greg: A class in sadistics is a req't for the ES major at UCSB, and in the env'tal impact analysis class sequence (A&B), we stress need for careful,precise and clear quantification when possible and appropriate. Recognizing when impacts and their characterization as "significant" or not isn't subject to quantification is a difficult concept to convey, esp. to "hard science" types. 01:09:35 Sue Ebanks: Awesome, Alice! We have had sessions at the Earth Educators' Rendezvous, GSA, and AGU 01:10:39 Alice Baldridge: greg, our studies (BA) students are required to take Stas, our Science students (BS) students take calculus and a Biostats course. Finding that the stats course is NOT ENOUGH for our BA students. They really struggle with thinking quantitatively through real problems. 01:10:56 Sue Ebanks: So true, Greg. Getting people to reach out of their silos, hard science or otherwise, it such a challenge 01:11:21 Sue Ebanks: Do your students do independent research projects or is the focus on CUREs? 01:11:56 Alice Baldridge: What is CURE? 01:12:35 greg: Alice: yes! Algebra, trig and at least an understanding of calculus concepts is very important! 01:13:00 Chris Zarzar: We currently offer two minor tracks in Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences. We are working to build up or Environment and Sustainability major that will be launched in 2020. Currently developing new classes including Environmental Solutions and Intro to Earth Sciences. We are building this up to offer a B.S and B.A similar to our current course offerings and goals for the two minors : http://college.wfu.edu/environment/academic-requirements-environmental-science/ & http://college.wfu.edu/environment/academic-requirements/ 01:13:08 Sue Ebanks: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience 01:13:10 Sue Ebanks: https://serc.carleton.edu/curenet/index.html 01:13:39 Sue Ebanks: The National Academies has also published on Undergraduate Research 01:14:41 greg: At UCSB, ES has strong support from the Chancellor, but not necessarily from underlings who really control resource allocations. 01:14:42 Alice Baldridge: Ah. Our students do both. Course projects and a capstone independent research project. We do a capstone poster presentation at the end of the year. Really fun to see all of the interdisciplinary projects they come up with! 01:15:37 Sue Ebanks: It is great to see those, especially when they have had the chance to work with others outside of the program/university 01:15:52 Alice Baldridge: The link that I provided for CILSA above is the department who coordinates and supports and even encourages our community partners 01:16:29 Sue Ebanks: You have a department for coordingation? That's great! 01:16:40 Sue Ebanks: *coordination* 01:16:48 InTeGrate: TWP: https://nagt.org/nagt/profdev/twp/index.html 01:17:01 Alice Baldridge: Yes. Because community engagement is require of ALL students at Saint Mary’s its a big deal 01:17:10 Sue Ebanks: Nice! 01:17:52 InTeGrate: Science Education Resource Center: https://serc.carleton.edu/index.html 01:17:54 Sue Ebanks: That should be quite life-changing for the students. 01:18:04 Sue Ebanks: Alice 01:18:24 InTeGrate: On the Cutting Edge: https://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/index.html 01:19:59 Alice Baldridge: our student’s motto is “enter to learn, leave to serve” we believe in fostering their growth as whole persons. 01:20:46 InTeGrate: Cross-Campus Sustainability Programs TWP: https://nagt.org/nagt/profdev/twp/interdisciplinary.html 01:21:50 InTeGrate: TWP: https://nagt.org/nagt/profdev/twp/index.html 01:22:54 InTeGrate: InTeGrate Teaching Materials: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/teaching_materials/index.html 01:23:06 Alice Baldridge: I will be attending a workshop on Public history with several members of the NCSU faculty in March. It would be great if we could coordinate/build some interdisciplinary connections 01:23:45 Walt: Alice - is Matthew Booker one of them? 01:23:51 greg: YES David! And the JESS! 01:24:16 Alice Baldridge: Hannah Howard and Megan Tewell? 01:24:48 Walt: Big campus …. 01:24:59 Alice Baldridge: The title is “Interpreting Our Heritage in the 21st Century.” And we are talking with people form the National Park Service 01:25:05 Alice Baldridge: yeah, I assume 01:25:43 InTeGrate: EER 2019: https://serc.carleton.edu/earth_rendezvous/2019/index.html 01:26:45 Sue Ebanks: More on Service-Learning: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/CurrentProjects/DBASSE_169060 01:27:04 Sue Ebanks: Undergraduate Research: 01:27:43 Sue Ebanks: https://sites.nationalacademies.org/DBASSE/BOSE/Undergraduate-Research-Experiences-for-STEM-Students/index.htm 01:28:45 Shirley Vincent: All of my publications and summaries of the NCSE research reports are available at my ResearchGate page - just Google ResearchGate and Shirley Vincent. 01:28:46 greg: Resources (campus) for lecturers are very limited. 01:29:53 InTeGrate: Webinar Event page: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/webinars/2018_2019/sustain_program/index.html Community discussion: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/participate/webinar_community/sustaining_your_interdisciplin.html Webinar Evaluation: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/webinars/2018_2019/sustain_program/evaluation.html 01:29:53 Sue Ebanks: Greg have you been to the InTeGrate and On the Cutting Edge materials before? 01:29:56 Alice Baldridge: Thank you! This was awesome. Great to have resources from others doing what we are trying to do here! 01:30:12 greg: Sue: Nope. 01:30:13 Luke Ward: Thanks all - resources and links were very helpful 01:30:52 Kevin Doyle: thanks for mentioning our EcoCareer workshops from www.greencareeradvisor.com. 01:31:27 Sue Ebanks: WHen you have some time, I would be happy to point you in the right direction. You can shoot me an email...The Earth Educators' Rendezvous is AWESOME for that, too. 01:31:42 Jan Mohammad: Thank you all for sharing such valuable info 01:32:34 InTeGrate: InTeGrate webinars: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/index.html 01:32:52 Chris Zarzar: Can you talk more on the TWP? This sounds like it could be a great opportunity for our program as we try to get our ducks in a row building this new major. 01:32:53 dwhite: Thank you for all the information. I think we'll consider the TWP. 01:34:21 Eric Holdener: Thank you very much! I hope the chat is part of the online resources that come with the event page. 01:35:29 Sue Ebanks: The TWP connects you with experienced faculty for the topic that is most relevant to you. 01:35:29 Sue Ebanks: https://nagt.org/nagt/profdev/twp/index.html 01:35:52 Sue Ebanks: Check out the page and let any of us know what you think. 01:36:31 Sue Ebanks: NAGT TWP would gladly match you up with an appropriate team. 01:37:18 Sue Ebanks: The team comes to your institution. 01:37:47 Sue Ebanks: There are also some that are done at conferences such as AGU, GSA, etc. 01:38:15 Sue Ebanks: The conference-related ones are less specific, of course. 01:38:26 Kevin Doyle: Just want to share that environmental career hiring is quite high right now and employers are expressing difficulty finding the qualified people they need for their available positions. We need your graduates and alumni. 01:38:43 Sue Ebanks: Thanks, Kevin! 01:39:18 Chris Zarzar: Fantastic information, thank you Sue! 01:39:39 Chris Zarzar: This has been great, thank you! 01:40:52 Walt: Kevin - do you have a concise list of those skills that employers need? 01:41:27 Lisa Chaudhari: Thank you all! 01:43:12 InTeGrate: Event page: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/webinars/2018_2019/sustain_program/index.html Community discussion: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/participate/webinar_community/sustaining_your_interdisciplin.html Evaluation: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/webinars/2018_2019/sustain_program/evaluation.htmlEvent page: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/webinars/2018_2019/sustain_program/index.html Community discussion: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/participate/webinar_community/sustaining_your_interdisciplin.html Evaluation: https://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/webinars/2018_2019/sustain_program/evaluation.html 01:43:46 greg: Well done, thanks! Didn't want to air personal gripes here.