InTeGrate Workshop:
Coastal Hazards, Risk, and Environmental Justice
May 20-22, 2015
New Orleans, LA
http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/coastal_hazards/index.html
Join us for this important workshop taking place between the 5th anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon blow out in the Gulf of Mexico and the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The Coastal Hazards, Risk, and Environmental Justice workshop will enable teams of faculty members and administrators, particularly from minority-serving institutions, to explore the interplay among these critical issues and develop plans for actions that they will take on their own campuses to better incorporate these issues into their curriculum and campus programs.
Participants will hear from leaders in the field, share current activities at their institutions, and brainstorm both within and across institutional teams. In an optional pre-workshop field trip on the afternoon of May 20th, we will explore parts of post-Katrina New Orleans from an environmental justice perspective.
This workshop is targeted for teams from minority-serving institutions and other colleges and universities that serve populations that are under-represented in the geosciences and related fields. Ideally teams will be multi-disciplinary and include two or three faculty members, department chairs, sustainability coordinators, or other individuals from a community college, college, or university (or multiple cooperating institutions from a community). Preference will be given to teams that can demonstrate institutional commitment to supporting post-workshop follow up activities.
More information about the goals and expectations for the workshop can be found on the workshop website (http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/coastal_hazards/overview.html) as well as a draft program (http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/coastal_hazards/program.html) and an application form (http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/coastal_hazards/application.html). The deadline for applications is March 25, 2015. Limited financial support is available via application at http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/workshops/coastal_hazards/stipends.html.
InTeGrate is funded by a 5-year STEP Center grant from the National Science Foundation. The program supports the teaching of geoscience in the context of societal issues both within geoscience courses and across the undergraduate curriculum. Our goal is to develop a citizenry and workforce that can address environmental and resource issues facing our society. Learn more about InTeGrate at http://serc.carleton.edu/integrate/about/index.html
Please contact me with questions