October 28, 2016 (Happy Halloween! Monday, October 31, 2016)

Facebook Poll for all Geoscience Majors: Geology Club has put two very quick polls out on Facebook, and is hoping all geoscience majors will take just a moment to vote. The first one is regarding what days/times work best for you for the next majors potluck. The second one is to learn what kind of day trips you are most interested in. Just go to this group on Facebook and click on the "Join Group" button. Give it a minute or two for approval, then you will be able to comment and vote. If you have any questions or problems joining the group, please contact Raquel Robello.

Update - Interactive Display Design Challenge: The judging for the interactive display design challenge will be from 12-1 pm on Monday October 31st in the atrium on the 2nd floor of Tracy Hall. Please see the updated, attached flyer and rules for full information.

Careers, Internships, Summer Jobs: The Government and Natural Resources Career Fair will take place on Wednesday, November 9 from 10am-2pm in the Shepherd Union Atrium. If you are interested in a career, internship and/or summer job, you won't want to miss this. A printable flyer is attached.

New GEO Course for Spring 2017: Dr. Adolph Yonkee will offer a new upper-division course during Spring semester that will: (1) engage students with a wide range of lab, field and research activities; (2) explore the wide variety of career paths available to geoscientists; and (3) develop the skill sets 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. Prerequisite: GEO 2050. Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Statistics for the Sciences: Do you want practical experience analyzing scientific data? Consider taking MATH 4920 this spring semester! Drs. Heather Root and Cora Neal will be teaching this new four-credit class geared toward all science students. Please see the attached flyer for full information.

Come in For Advising: 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

Photos of the Week:

It's been a busy week! ​

At Left:  Jeff Kolmel, Senior Staff Geologist with Terracon and WSU Geosciences alumnus, demonstrates core-logging procedures at a local monitoring site for a group of current GEO majors. Jeff is a member of the Geosciences Advisory Council and arranged a site visit for students to observe environmental geoscientists on the job. (Photo credit: Rick Ford)

At Right: Drs. Rick Ford and Jeff Eaton (Professor Emeritus) at a Society of Vertebrate Paleontology reception this past week. Jeff sends his regards to everyone and is keeping very busy in southern Utah with his geological field work, orchard, and garden. (Photo credit: Sarah George)

 ​H​ave a safe and fun Halloween!​

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