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Education & Outreach

EXPLORE CAREERS GSA CONNECTS 2021 SHORT COURSE STATS

GeoCareers & Mentoring 24 47% 22
Throughout the year, GSA members had access to Mentoring365, short courses of participants participants
a virtual three-month mentoring program. GSA’s networking and (6 in person; were students per course,
mentor programs engaged 540 mentees and 141 mentors. 18 online) on average
For GSA Connects 2021, our GeoCareers Corner was back in 13%
person. Drop-in and résumé/CV mentoring were available, and 531 of GSA Connects US$27
jobs were posted for attendees to view. The following programs short-course attendees average cost
remained online: Early Career Networking Event, Networking participants participated in per course
Event, Women in Geology Panel, GeoCareers Résumé Workshop, a short course
GeoCareers Company & Agency Information Session, and the
GeoCareers Career Pathways Webinar.
Three of the four Section Meetings were in person in 2022. development opportunities, science stories written by students and
All four of them featured a Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program ECPs, career information, highlights on diversity, and available
in Applied Geoscience and a John Mann Mentors in Applied jobs and internships. Visit GSA’s website (www.geosociety.org) to
Hydrogeology Program. The three-part career series addressed subscribe and review previous content.
topics from career development planning to information on best
practices for crafting a résumé and cover letter. Finally, a geology Student and ECP articles in GSA Today
club meet-up was offered so that club officers could network and In FY22, seven articles were written by students and ECPs with
exchange ideas. content of interest to that audience. Topics included professional
geologist licensure, museum careers, poster presentation tips, under-
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT graduate research survey results, becoming a science policy fellow,
and reports from both a field-camp scholarship recipient and an On
Webinars To the Future (OTF) awardee. This initiative began as a way for stu-
Sixteen webinars were offered in collaboration with scientific dents and ECPs to publish and provide information to one another.
Divisions, Associated Societies, government agencies, and other
organizations. These webinars drew more than 700 attendees Short Courses
and covered topics related to geoscience careers, graduate school, GSA Connects 2021 offered 24 short courses, which were
science policy, research funding, and more. taught by professional geoscientists and enabled attendees to learn
new topics, build skills, and network.
GeoScene
This is GSA’s monthly digest for students and early-career pro- K–12 (Kindergarten through 12th grade)
fessionals (ECPs) who are charting their education and career. Education and 2YC (2-Year Colleges)
Issues are emailed monthly to ~12,500 people and contain upcom- GSA staff worked with member volunteers and the Next Generation
ing deadlines for awards and scholarships, professional Science Standards–Earth and Space Science (NGSS-ESS) Working

March In March,

members of
Six non-traditional students attending Student Advisory
urban universities in GSA’s Northeastern Committee
Section were provided financial successfully
assistance to attend the 2022 helped facilitate
Northeastern Section Meeting. the GSA online
GeoHealth
Brainstorming
Sessions in
The South-Central Section Meeting kicked things off with an partnership with
online meeting on 14–15 March followed by the Joint Cordilleran the National
& Rocky Mountain Section Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, Science
USA, on 15–17 March. The Northeastern Section Meeting in Foundation.
Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, took place on 20–22 March.

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