May 2, 2016

Welcome to Our Newest Major: James Maughan-Geol. 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, Graduates! The Department of Geosciences was well represented last Friday during WSU's 147th Commencement Exercises and during the College of Science's Convocation:

Casey Bouck (Geol); Kip Chaichana (Geol); Charles Irvine (AEG); Benjamin Marconi (Geol); Stephanie Mitts (Geol); Anthony Sincere (AEG); Brian Stearmer (AEG); Bartly Webster (AEG); Jason Whittier (Geol); and Edward Zajac (Geol).

Award-Winning Graduates: The following Geoscience students were recognized during our recent End-of-Year Picnic and Awards Ceremony:

Bart Hancock (Dec Grad): Outstanding Geoscience Graduate for 2015-2016

Stephanie Mitts: Sigma Gamma Epsilon W.A. Tarr Award

Brian Stearmer: Departmental Honors in Geosciences

Charles Irvine: Rock Hammer Spirit Award

Geoscience Graduates Recently Accepted to Graduate School: Congratulations to:

Michael Hess (University of Utah); Benjamin Marconi (Columbia University, NY); Ashley Provow (Utah State University); Kevin Rafferty (University of Nevada, Las Vegas); and Edward Zajac (Lehigh University, PA).

Safe Travels, Field Campers: The following Geoscience majors will be attending this year's Summer Field Camp, which begins next Monday, May 9:

Casey Bouck; Kip Chaichana; Nathan Henrie: Letitia Hone; Bejamin Marconi; Peter Melrose; Kelsey Minnoch; Stephanie Mitts; and Raquel Robello.

Professors Liz Balgord, Marek Matyjasik, and Adolph Yonkee will be the course instructors.

Save the Date: The Grand Opening of the Tracy Hall Science Center is scheduled for Wednesday, August 24, 2016. We will send out details about this and related Geoscience events as we get closer to this exciting milestone.

Come in for Advising: Please come touch base with your departmental advisor to discuss your course selections and overall degree progress. The advisors are listed below: We want to help you during the registration process to help save you time, effort & money -- come see us!

   All Graduating Seniors (Summer & Fall 2016): 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      

Keep Us in Mind for Photos: Please keep us in mind when participating in any geoscience-related activities & trips over the summer months. We would love to feature your photos in upcoming newsletters during the Fall 2016 semester. Just pull out your phone, snap a pic and send it to mariannebischoff@weber.edu. Thanks!

Upward Bound Seeking Summer Instructors: Upward Bound is a pre-college program, serving low-income, first-generation, college-bound high school students. They need instructors for their six-week summer program running from June 13 through July 21. Please see the attached flyer for more information and how to apply.

Last Newsletter until Fall Semester: This is the last newsletter for Spring semester. There will be no newsletters sent out during the summer. Please watch for our first Fall semester newsletter to hit your in-boxes in mid-August.

Photo of the Week:

Geoscience graduate Brian Stearmer (center) with his wife and children at Friday's College of Science Convocation. Also pictured are Geoscience faculty members (left to right) Marek Matyjasik, Sara Summers, and Michael Hernandez. (Photo Credit: Rick Ford)

Have a great summer!

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