Getting the most out of your Geology Department
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Transcript Getting the most out of your Geology Department
Bernie Housen- Chair WWU Geology Dept
The Geology Department offers several
scholarships each year ($500 to >$2000)
Other groups- Mt Baker rock and gem club,
Whidbey Island pebble-pushers, etc- also
offer nice scholarships
In many cases, we have had 1, or even zero,
applications…so the odds might be pretty
good!
Marysville Rock & Gem Club scholarship
application. This year it is for $1000. The
deadline is Nov.30. Applicants are to be
sophomore students (45 - 90 credits)
enrolled in a western Washington college/
university and with a major in a geology or an
earth science related field.
As of today Zero applicants
UNDERGRADUATE TUITION/FEE WAIVER
◦
MYRL E. BECK, JR. SCHOLARSHIP
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This award of $900.00 is given annually to a student who is declared as a B.S. in the Geology Concentration who can
demonstrate both academic excellence and financial need.
ANTONI “JONTEK” WODZICKI SCHOLARSHIP
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This award will be in the form of an advance for support of research leading to an Honors Thesis. The amount of this
year’s award will be $1,000.00. The award will only be available to students in their final year of study. Research
should involve paleomagnetism and/or tectonics, and ideally should require use of the equipment in the Pacific
Northwest Paleomagnetism Laboratory housed in the Geology Department.
JAMES L. TALBOT SCHOLARSHIP
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This award is restricted to undergraduates and is a merit award.
This award of $900.00 is given annually to a student who majoring in any of the specialties of the geological sciences,
with preference given to students studying in fields related to economic geology, mineralogy, and/or attending summer
field camps. Also, special consideration will be given to students from developing countries.
Deadline for applications: November 30, 2011. Details available at the Geology Office,
on posted notices all over the building, and even online.
Demand for all types of Earth Science
professionals (that will be you, soon) is
growing
◦ Increasing need for Earth resources (water, land,
gas, metals, rare earth elements, light elements (Li
for those batteries), etc, etc)
◦ Increasing age of existing Earth Science workforce
◦ Small supply of new Earth Science folks
Opportunities
Mineral exploration
Environmental/Engineering
Geology
Federal, State, local Government
Oil/gas exploration
Academic jobs
K-12 teaching
AME-BC “roundups”
AAPG/SEG Student
Expos
GSA, AGU
http://www.amebc.ca/roundup/overview-2012.aspx
http://www.seg.org/web/aapg-seg-student-expo/
Internships
Meetings
http://www.shell.us/home/content/usa/aboutshell/careers/students_and_graduates/
Bachelor of Arts
◦ Geology Major
Bachelor of Arts in Education
◦ Earth Science (Elementary) Major
◦ Earth Science (Secondary) Major
◦ Earth Science/General Science (Secondary) Major
Bachelor of Science
◦ Geology Major
Geology Concentration
Environmental Geology Concentration
Geophysics Concentration
◦ Geophysics Major
Geology Minor
10-20 students
75 credits- courses in BS or upper-division
GURs
Flexible, liberal-arts model
Lighter requirements of supporting science
courses
96-106 credits
Professional or graduate school major
Three concentrations (share a common core)
Over 100 students as of 2011 (6+ years of
growth)
Areas of growth in all three concentrations
Largest numbers in “classic” and environmental
Reputation: best professional geologists in WA
Multiple pathways into the major
Common early experiences (212, 213, 306,
310)
Traditional (emphases on field experiences,
writing) but innovative (pre-Fall courses)
Capstone field courses (spring or summer)
Professional or graduate school major
New, and growing: 1 to 7 majors in last
2 years
Will fill major employment gap
WWU BS-Geology undergraduates have very
good graduate school success rates
MS degree: considered “terminal” degree for
professional/industry geoscientists
PhD programs: degree needed for academic
positions, research labs, etc
Application “season” is starting now
Declaring as a Geology major is easy
◦ Finish Geology 211
◦ Drop by the office (ES 240)- Tues to Thurs- ask for
our U.G. coordinator, Vicki
◦ She will sign you up- and provide you with a faculty
advisor
◦ Meet with your advisor to discuss your goals, and
set up an initial course plan
Geology web page:
http://geology.wwu.edu/dept/index.shtml
“current students” menu for lots of good
information
The official WWU Catalog:
http://catalog.wwu.edu/
Winter 2012
◦ Registration starts tomorrow!
◦ Beginning majors: Geol 212, 213, 306*, 352*
Pre-reqs! (Chem 121,122 for 306, Phys 121 for 352)
◦ Continuing majors: Geol 306*, 318*, 352*, 407*
◦ Junior/Senior majors: Geol 415*, 430*, 455*, 457*,
473*
◦ Huxley course: ESCI 442- Remote Sensing- open to
Geol majors
Spring 2012
◦ Beginning majors: Geol 212, 213, 306*, 310*, 311*
◦ Continuing majors: Geol 406*, 413*
◦ Junior/Senior majors: Geol 409/410*, 452*, 463*
Summer 2012
◦ Continuing majors:
special summer section of Geol 318*
Contact Liz Schermer for details ASAP
◦ Junior/Senior majors: Geol 409/410*
◦ 2012-2013:
Likely only one (winter quarter) section of Geol 318
No spring field camp (409/410)
Budget/course offerings remain uncertain
What is my paragraph?
◦ When you ask a faculty to write you a reference
letter- for graduate school, for a job, etc- what will
they be able to say about you? What have you been
able to do to put your own unique “stamp” on your
degree?
Excel in a class-based research project
Complete a senior thesis
Work with faculty and other students on a
project
Work as an intern
Teach as a teaching fellow
Volunteer for activities, open house, etc
Present a poster or talk at a meeting
The Geology email listserve
◦ Events, jobs/internships, scholarships, etc
◦ To join, email Vicki [email protected] and ask
her to add you
The new AEG chapter/geology club
◦ See Bob Mitchell for more info
Talk with faculty
Join an organization (AEG, GSA, AGU, etc)
Have a look at the website
4:00 PM, Tues, Nov 29- ES 100
◦ “How to apply to Graduate School”
– Jackie Caplan-Auerbach