Collaborative Proposal: Geoscience Departments: Developing Pathways to Strong Programs for the Future

将开展一项试点计划，以评估人们对支持地学部门的计划的兴趣和潜在影响，开发描述地学部门及其计划的首批在线材料，并启动一系列活动，支持地学部门之间的交流和共享。该计划将1)创建一套定义明确的材料，同时试验格式和内容，以确定哪些产品在支持部门中最常用和影响最大，2)在制定愿景之前收集数据和案例研究，3)允许汇编完整的地学参考著作，学习研究，这项工作的目的是：与其他科学学科合作，并加深对这项工作对地球科学部门的影响的了解；4)提供与个人和组织建立伙伴关系和咨询关系的机会；5)提供初步评估，以确定支持部门的计划是否值得继续努力。将监测参加活动的情况(参与者的人数和类型)以及网站使用情况。研讨会将汇集来自具有示范项目的部门的领导人。在2003年秋季AGU会议“建设强大的部门：有效的范例”的基础上，这次研讨会将促进领导人之间在建立强大的部门计划和分享他们的方法方面的讨论。研讨会的成果将是一套描述地球科学部门及其计划的在线材料。PIS将完成试点调查，并对选定的地球科学部门进行后续电话采访。调查将包括这些系的人口统计数据，包括教职员工和学生人数，以及系主任/负责人认为未来五年本系面临的最大威胁和机遇。他们还将寻求有关系为招聘和留住教员和学生所做的努力，以及在系和院校内部整合/平衡研究和教育的努力的信息。最后，他们将询问各部门对部门规划工作的依赖程度或重视程度。这项研究的结果将纳入网站。

A pilot program will be carried out that will gauge interest in and potential impact of a program supporting geoscience departments, develop an initial set of on-line materials describing geoscience departments and their programs, and initiate a set of activities that support communication and sharing among geoscience departments The program will 1) create a well defined set of materials, while experimenting with format and content to determine what products are of most use and of highest impact in supporting departments, 2) collect data and case studies in advance of development of a vision, 3) allow for compilation of a complete set of reference works from geoscience, research on learning, and other science disciplines and for development of an understanding of the implications of this work on geoscience departments, 4) provide opportunities to establish partnerships and advisory relationships with individuals and organizations, 5) provide initial evaluation to determine if a program supporting departments is worthy of continued effort. Participation in activities (both number and type of participant), as well as web-site usage, will be monitored. A workshop will bring together leaders from departments with exemplary programs. Building on the fall 2003 AGU session "Building Strong Departments: Examples that Work", this workshop will promote discussion among leaders in building strong departmental programs and sharing of their methods. The outcome of the workshop will be a set of on-line materials describing geoscience departments and their programs. The PIs will complete a pilot survey and follow up phone interview of selected geoscience departments. The survey will include demographic data on these departments in terms of numbers of faculty and students, as well as what department chairs/heads see as the largest threats and opportunities for their departments in the next five years. They will also seek information on departmental efforts to recruit and retain both faculty and students, as well as efforts to integrate/balance research and education within the department and the institution. Finally, they will ask departments the extent to which they rely upon, or value, departmental planning efforts. The results of this study will be incorporated into the website.