Happy Thanksgiving! (Thursday, November 26th)

November 23, 2015

Welcome to Our Newest Majors: Julie Child - EST, & Matt Beyer - 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).

Congratulations, Lt. Col. Hernandez: Our own Dr. Michael Hernandez recently retired from the U.S. Air Force Reserves after a 27-year military career that included both active and reserve duty. His most recent duty assignment was as an airlift director and planner for the 618th Air Operations Center at Scott Air Force base, Illinois. We are all very appreciative of Michael's service to our country, and we wish him and his family well as they begin a new phase of their lives.

Scholarship Information: We want to be sure that as many of our majors as possible are aware of, and have time to apply for, 2016-2017 academic scholarships. The application process for University-level scholarships is open now. In order to qualify for college and/or department level scholarships you must also have filled out the information at the university level.  College of Science scholarships open around January, and applications for Department of Geosciences scholarships will open around February.

Online Course evaluations: You should soon receive an email invitation to complete a course evaluation for each of your classes using Chi Tester. Your evaluations and feedback, especially your written comments, are very important as we work to improve our teaching and course materials. Please take a couple of minutes to complete the online evaluations. The attached flyer has a QR code that will allow you to access course evaluations with a smart phone. Thank you for your attention to this important announcement.

Bus Proposal Between Davis & Ogden Campuses: WSU student Tyler Hall is trying to get the UTA to provide bus service Davis & Ogden campuses during peak hours. Please take a couple of minutes to fill out the survey (only 5 questions). Tyler has also offered his email as a point of contact should anyone have any questions and/or would like to get involved in the effort. He can be reached at tylerhall@weber.edu.

Free Walk-in Science Tutoring: The College of Science Learning & Testing Center is located on the 2nd floor of the Science Lab ​B​uilding​ (SL 229)​. Students can walk in and receive free tutoring for their Geoscience, Chemistry, Microbiology, Physics and/or Zoology classes. ​The schedule for each tutor is attached.​

Registration for Spring 2016 Now Open. If you haven't already, please consider touching base with your departmental advisor to discuss your course selections and overall degree progress. The advisors are listed below:

   Geology: Dr. Rick Ford

   Applied Environmental Geosciences: Dr. Marek Matyjasik

   Earth Science Teaching: Dr. Rick Ford

   Geospatial Minor/Geomatics Certificate: Dr. Michael Hernandez   

   All Graduating Seniors (Spring & Summer 2016): Dr. Rick Ford

We want to help you during the registration process to help save you time, effort & money -- come see us!

Photo of the Week:

Dr. Michael Herhandez (right) with his wife Rebecca and son Gerard, along with Geoscience colleagues, at a reception hosted by the Department of Geosciences in honor of his retirement from the U.S. Air Force Reserves.

We hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

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