The College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) Association of Graduate Students is an organization that includes and values the voices of all people. As such, we recognize the social barriers that have systematically marginalized and excluded people and communities based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, socioeconomic background, age, disability, national origin and religion. We are committed to the equity of opportunities, and strive to promote and advance diverse communities. We value and proactively seek genuine participation from these historically under-represented and underserved groups, and recognize them as an essential component of creating a welcoming and rich academic, intellectual, and cultural environment for everyone.
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) committee is composed of graduate and postdoctoral students that are passionate about enacting real change within the broader academic institution and CEOAS community. The goal of our committee is to be a voice for the CEOAS graduate students, to help identify issues, and work collaboratively to inspire institutional changes in the sciences. We do this through a variety of programs and outreach.
Here is a list of our current projects and goals:
Radical Earth Science Equity Transformations (RESET) Seminars that occur quarterly with guest speakers from the university and around the country. Previous RESET speakers include: Dr. Samantha Chisholm Hatfield, Dr. Dawn Wright, Dr. Cristina Eisenberg, PhD Student Kelsey Lane
Watch the Reset Seminars by clicking on the links below (you will need to login to your OSU Box Folder)
- Dr. Eisenberg’s Seminar here!
- Kelsey Lane’s Seminar here!
- Visit the Accessibility in the Geosciences Resources Kelsey Developed
Organize quarterly Town Hall Meetings. College-wide ‘check-in’ about the current DEI work going on at in the college and collecting feedback from students and faculty about how they are feeling about it
Gathering feedback and writing a report to the administration on the accessibility and inclusivity of field courses at the graduate level.
Weekly Reading and Discussions on DEI-related material in the Earth Sciences
Participating and collaborating with the faculty DEI committee
Researching and creating an Inclusive Ocean Fieldwork Guide
2023 — 2024 Committee Members
| Julia Marks Peterson (Co-Chair) | Najiba Rashid (Co-Chair) |
Questions about DEI-related resources? Check out these links
