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<p class="MsoNormal"
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Roman";mso-font-kerning:18.0pt">Geoscience
and the 21st Century Workforce: <br>
Considering undergraduate programs in the context of changing
employment
opportunities<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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mso-outline-level:3"><b><span
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major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman"">Pennsylvania
State
University, University Park, PA<br>
June 26-28, 2013 <o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">Application <span
style="mso-bidi-font-weight:bold">Deadline: February 22, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">Geoscience knowledge and
skills play new roles in the workforce as our society addresses
the challenges
of living safely and sustainably on the planet. <span
style="mso-spacerun:
yes"> </span>As a result, we expect a wider range of career
opportunities
for students in the geosciences and related fields. This
workshop will focus on
identifying and articulating pathways to different types of
employment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">The workshop will feature
invited representatives from several fields of employment, such
as energy,
environment<a name="_GoBack"></a>al remediation, policy,
business and
management, and non-profit work.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">This workshop is aimed at
leaders of programs with a significant geoscience component
including those in environmental studies, sustainability, and
all aspects of geoscience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>As
part of the workshop, we will articulate
learning outcomes and skills of various programs and describe
how these relate
to employer needs. We will also synthesize the groups
recommendations for how
to best prepare today’s students to address </span><span
style="font-family:
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New Roman";
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">environmental
and resource challenges.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"
style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><span
style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:
major-latin;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times
New Roman"">This workshop is open to 30
representatives of academic programs (by application). There is
no registration
fee to attend. More information can be found on the workshop
website at <a
href="http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/workforce2013/index.html">http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/workforce2013/index.html</a>,
and questions can be directed to Cathy Manduca (cmanduca at <a
href="http://carleton.edu/">carleton.edu</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<span style="font-family:Calibri;mso-ascii-theme-font:major-latin;
mso-hansi-theme-font:major-latin">Please forward this announcement
to
interested colleagues.</span>
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