October 21, 2016 (Fall Break)

Welcome to Our Newest Majors: Destry DiViesti - AEG, Demetrio Antonio - AEG. Please do not hesitate to let us know how we can best support you with your goals. (Geol=Geology major, AEG=Applied Environmental Geosciences major, EST=Earth Science Teaching major).

New GEO Course for Spring 2017: Dr. Adolph Yonkee will offer a new upper-division course (GEO 4750: Geoscience Methods & Careers) during Spring semester that will: (1) introduce students to the methods of geoscience research and investigation; (2) explore the wide variety of career paths available to geoscientists; and (3) develop the academic skills widely used in upper-division geoscience courses. GEO 4750 will include 2 hours of lecture and 3 hours of lab per week for 3 credit hours, and will count as a geoscience elective in all departmental degree programs. Please contact Dr. Yonkee if you have any questions.

Interactive Display Design Challenge: Design an interactive display that shows how awesome your department is and your club or organization could win $250 cash! Please contact Daksha Patel or Tiffany Snider if you have ideas or would like to help. Please see the attached flyer and attached rules for full information.

GSA GeoCareers Website: The Geological Society of America (GSA) has a rich website with a variety of useful information related to geoscience careers. Students and job seekers should check it out: http://www.geosociety.org/careers/ A related flyer is attached. Dr. Rick Ford is the GSA Campus Representative at WSU; please contact him if you have questions about student membership or anything else GSA related.

SVP to Meet in SLC:  The Society for Vertebrate Paleontology (SVP) will hold their annual national meeting in Salt Lake City next week, October 26-29. The meeting will include a variety of technical sessions, field trips, and special events. Details can be found here: http://vertpaleo.org/annual-meeting/annual-meeting-home.aspx

Get Your Geology Club T-shirt Today: Contact Gary Sticht to purchase your shirt, or look for him in the majors room. Shirts cost $12. A picture of the T-shirt is attached.

Tools & Opportunities for Geosciences Students: If you haven't seen this page, you're missing out! We've compile some great tools to support you in your learning, and beyond. On this page, you'll find information about advising, scholarships, student clubs, the honors program, participating in undergraduate research, information about our newsletter with a link to the newsletter archives, and a great list of geoscience-related sites around the internet that we've compiled just for you. Check it out here!​

Spring 2017 Schedule Can Now Be Viewed Online: As you consider your spring schedule, please come touch base with your departmental advisor to discuss your course selections and overall degree progress. The advisors are listed below. Academic Advising can save you time, effort & money -- come see us!

All Graduating Seniors (​Fall 2016 & ​Spring 2017): Dr. Rick Ford     

Geology: Dr. Rick Ford

Applied Environmental Geosciences: Dr. Marek Matyjasik

Earth Science Teaching: Dr. Rick Ford

Geospatial Minor/Geomatics Certificate: Dr. Michael Hernandez

Photo of The Week:

Queso, the GeoDog, hard at work leading Geo 4060 field trip to Emigration Canyon while Dr. Yonkee catches some much needed Zzzzzz (Photo credit: Lyndee Byard; Caption credit: Dr. Adolph Yonkee)

Have a great weekend!

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