NSF REU/RET Final Symposium

2022 NSF REU & RET Site

Final Day Symposium

Wednesday, July 27 from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm Eastern

All are welcome. Please share the Zoom link below widely.

 Link for Zoom Meeting

https://ucf.zoom.us/j/91848054402?pwd=S3M4YmpzY0Q3cWxldjdDM2tWVnc4dz09

Meeting ID: 918 4805 4402

Passcode: 541758

Program Schedule

·        11:00-11:10: Dr. Hawthorne and Dr. Graham: Introduction to NSF REU/RET Program Goals and Mission/Vision

·        11:10-11:40: Dr. Amanda Rees: Intro Remarks about Community Geography

·        11:40-12:15: Flood team presentation

·        12:15-12:45: Lunch break

·        12:45-1:20: Debris team presentation

·        1:25-2:00: Education team presentation

·        2:00-2:20: Group discussion

·        2:20-3:00: Program closing session and awards

2022 Citizen Science GIS REU & RET Keynote Speaker: Dr. Amanda Rees

Dr. Amanda Rees has recently retired from Columbus State University (2021). In 2010, she established and subsequently coordinated the Columbus Community Geography Center (CCGC) at CSU. The CCGC connects community organizations who have a problem to solve with geographers who develop class-based projects to support each organization’s mission. Students have worked with organizations as varied as a regional food bank, Trees Columbus, the Columbus Food Oasis, urban development NGOs, Historic Columbus, several rural Chambers of Commerce, Historic Preservation, and tourism organizations such as White Water Express. While facilitating over 25 community geography projects, she has worked to create a pedagogy (philosophy and practice of teaching) that supports collaboration both amongst students, and between students and community partners. Using Team-Based Learning, students apply geographical concepts to solve problems in a collaborative context.