October 15 – 16, 2016 Workshop

Workshop Agenda

Saturday, October 15th

(All activities will be held in the Long’s Peak Diamond Room unless otherwise noted.)

9:15 am Escort to Long’s Peak Diamond Room (Coffee/Tea Available)

10:00 am Welcome and Introductions

10:15 am Logistical Information

10:30 am Icebreakers

10:50 am Expectations

11:10 am Introduction to Earth Systems and the Environmental Sciences

11:15 am “Pathways to the Earth and Environmental Sciences: Professional and Personal” – Panel Discussion about

pathways to Earth and Environmental Science education and occupations with Dr. Bronwen Konecky, Terri Cook,

and Dr. Luna Rodriguez

12:15 pm Lunch

1:15 pm “A Day in the Life of an Earth and Environmental Scientist ” – Panel Discussion about de-mystifying the Earth and

Environmental Sciences with Dr. Kristen Rasmussen, Dr. Lisa Stright, Zitely Tzompa, and Dr. Rebecca Barnes

2:15 pm Overcoming Challenges Between You and Your Dream Job

3:45 pm Tea/Cookie Break

4:00 pm Hands-on Science Activity

4:45 pm Room Check-in and Free Time

5:45 pm Pizza Party Dinner

6:30 pm What’s Your Strength? – StrengthsFinder 2.0

8:30 pm Campfire Social (Long’s Peak Lodge outdoor fire pit)

Sunday, October 16th

(All activities will be held in the Long’s Peak Diamond Room unless otherwise noted.)

8:00 am Breakfast (optional, in the Aspen Dining Room)

8:45 am Room Check-out: Please collect your belongings and stow your overnight bags in the designated bag areas in the

Long’s Peak Diamond Room. Return room keys to Ilana and Melissa.

9:00 am Welcome Back

9:15 am Support Map

10:15 am Mentor “Speed Dating”

10:45 am Coffee/Tea Break

11:00 am Develop Your Toolkit – Part 1

11:30 am “What Mentoring Means to Me” – Panel Discussion about building a support network with Dr. Arsineh Hecobian,

Dr. Aisha Morris, and Dr. Leslie Hartten

12:15 pm Lunch with Panelists

1:15 pm Develop Your Toolkit – Part 2

1:45 pm Coming Together and Establishing a Communication Plan

2:00 pm Staying Connected - Introduction to the PROGRESS website

2:30 pm Post-workshop Survey

3:00 pm Goodbye

3:15 pm Preparation for departure – Collect belongings and grab “to-go” snacks

3:45 pm Colorado College van departs YMCA

4:00 pm All other vans depart YMCA

YMCA Logistics • Meals:

– Lunches and dinners are in the Long’s Peak Lodge Diamond Combo Room (aka. our meeting space).

– Sunday breakfast (optional) is in the Aspen Dining Hall. You will need a meal card for this. Ilana will distribute these with your room keys on Saturday.

– Please let those with special dietary restrictions have priority to gluten-free, lactose-free and vegan options.

• Room Check-in:

– Melissa and Ilana will hand out room keys at 4:45 pm on Saturday

– You will be sharing rooms (4-5 people).

– There are only 1-2 keys for each room. You are encouraged to exchange phone numbers or formulate some other plan to share room keys.

• Room Check-out:

– Please collect your belongings and leave your rooms by 8:40 am on Sunday.

– Return keys to Melissa and Ilana in our meeting space before 9 am on Sunday.

– Do NOT bring keys to the YMCA reception or leave them in your room.

• Going Home:

– The Colorado College van will depart at 3:45 pm; all others will follow at 4 pm.

– Please find your van driver waiting for you where you were dropped off.

– Be sure to collect all of your belongs before heading out to the vans.

For assistance, contact Ilana at (303) 253-2767.

Eagle Cliff Lodge (Dorm Rooms)

Aspen Dining Room

Long’s Peak Lodge (Meeting Space)

Map of the YMCA and our lodging and meeting space

Aspen Dining Room

Lunches and dinner will be in our meeting space at the Long’s Peak Lodge. Sunday

breakfast will be held in the Aspen Dining Room. All meals will be buffet style with ample vegetarian options, and limited

vegan, lactose-free and gluten-free options.

Long’s Peak Lodge outdoor fire pit

We will also host a campfire social at the Long’s Peak Lodge fire pit on Saturday

evening – S’mores included!

Departure Location Departure time Destination Arrival time

Colorado College, east of the Tutt Science Center (on the Nevada side) 6:30 am YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 9:30 am

Univ. of Wyoming, parking lot between 10th and 11th on Ivinson Ave. 6:45 am YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 9:30 am

CU-Boulder, parking lot #230 just west of Euclid Autopark 7:45 am YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 9:30 am

MSU, near the entryway to the 9th street parking garage 7:45 am YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 9:30 am

CSU main campus, parking lot #425 just west of Morgan Library 8:00 am YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 9:30 am

Departure Location Departure time Destination Arrival time

YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 3:45 pm Colorado College, east of the Tutt Science Center (on the Nevada side) 6:45 pm

YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 4:00 pm CSU main campus, parking lot #425 just west of Morgan Library 5:15 pm

YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 4:00 pm Univ. of Wyoming, parking lot between 10th and 11th on Ivinson Ave. 6:20 pm

YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 4:00 pm CU-Boulder, parking lot #230 just west of Euclid Autopark 5:45 pm

YMCA Long’s Peak Lodge 4:00 pm MSU, near the entryway to the 9th street parking garage 6:00 pm

Van pick-up schedule, Saturday October 15th

Van drop-off schedule, Sunday October 16th

Maps of meeting locations on following pages

Van pick-up and drop-off location at CSU

Meet in the north west corner of the parking lot just west of Morgan Library.

Meet in the parking lot just west of the Euclid Autopark.

Van pick-up and drop-off location at CU-boulder

Van pick-up and drop-off location at University of Wyoming

Meet near the meters on the north end of this parking lot at 10th and Ivinson Ave.

Van pick-up and drop-off location at Colorado College

Meet here. Just east of the Tutt Science Center (on the Nevada Ave. side)

Van pick-up and drop-off location at Metro State Univ.

Meet here. Near the parking meters at the entryway to the 9th street parking garage.