{"id":3037,"date":"2015-07-22T11:32:18","date_gmt":"2015-07-22T18:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seagrantscholars\/?p=3037"},"modified":"2015-07-22T11:32:18","modified_gmt":"2015-07-22T18:32:18","slug":"moray-ming-for-engagement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/seagrantscholars\/2015\/07\/22\/moray-ming-for-engagement\/","title":{"rendered":"Moray-ming for Engagement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last Friday marked the halfway point for our Summer Scholars. In honor of the occasion, we hosted a check-in event in Newport. With five short weeks remaining, we wanted to see their personal and professional progress so far, and (as you may not be able to tell from my poorly-punned title) aim for more engagement between\u00a0them. The morning consisted of a science communication workshop, spectacularly\u00a0led by Sea Grant’s Miriah Kelly. The morning included a quick opportunity for students to present their work so far. They also drew their interesting and diverse mental models of scientific communication (#scicomm<\/a>), which are now on display\u00a0in the Sea Grant office in Corvallis.<\/p>\n

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Some of the mental models on display in the Sea Grant office<\/p><\/div>\n

After the presentations and a quick feedback session over lunch, the scholars headed to the aquarium to see some science communication in action (and have a little fun on the side). Austin<\/a> got a kick out of the giant green moray eel in the new shipwrecks exhibit.<\/p>\n

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Austin with Banner, the giant green moray eel.<\/p><\/div>\n

We rounded out the day with a delicious BBQ at Beverly Beach, and left the scholars to camp overnight in the park.<\/p>\n

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The fire- and grill-masters<\/p><\/div>\n

The day seemed to be a hit with the scholars. It was a long one, but it was a nice balance of productivity and learning with fun and relaxation. The students got quite a bit out of the communication workshop- we had some great discussions about advocacy on social media and the purpose of communication, among other things. Some highlights of what I learned:<\/p>\n