Measuring Longitudinal Impacts of Building Strong Geoscience Department Workshops

The purpose of this research study is to determine the long-term impact of the "Building Stronger Geoscience Departments" (BSGD) professional development program. Workshops took place at over 40 institutions between 2014 and 2024. The BSGD workshop focused on strengthening departments by promoting changes to recruitment strategies, curricular and program design, program assessment, and student support. Program participants developed a strategic plan to address their department's specific challenges and completed end-of-workshop surveys which detailed anticipated program shifts and provided workshop feedback. We will be using surveys and interviews to determine which, if any, parts of the strategic plan were implemented, and to examine the persistence of any outcomes since the workshop.