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SPEAKER RESCHEDULED:

UW OSHKOSH GEOLOGY CLUB
PRESENTS

Dr. John Luczaj, Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin Green Bay and UWO Alum

SPEAKING ON

Regional Dolomitization and Sulfide Mineralization in Paleozoic Rocks of Eastern Wisconsin

Thursday, February 21, 2008
4:10 p.m. in Harrington 202

PUBLIC WELCOME.
REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED.

Oshkosh Earth Science Club Annual Scholarship

One of the objectives of the Oshkosh Earth Science Club is to promote earth science education. It is our desire to participate in the advancement of that endeavor by awarding one or two U.W.O. students in the earth sciences with a financial gift to be used to assist the individual(s) in some element of their education.

Award amount: $450*

The applicant must meet the following requirements:

Currently enrolled in an undergraduate degree program in the earth sciences
Preferably be enrolled in their 2nd or 3rd year
Provide letters of recommendation from two earth science faculty members
Provide a short statement indicating why he or she is pursuing an earth science degree and what they envision doing after graduation.

Send completed forms with recommendations to an O.E.S.C. Scholarship Committee member.

Click here for application.
(Click http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html to download free Adobe Reader.)

Deadline: March 31, 2008

The recipient(s) of the award will be announced at the UW OSHKOSH GEOLOGY CLUB SPRING BANQUET.

For more information, contact:
Tom Kremer – O.E.S.C. President (tkremer@kcc.com 920-721-4583)
Tammy Kretzmann – O.E.S.C. Member
Dr. George Hudak – U.W.O. Geology Department Liaison (hudak@uwosh.edu )
The O.E.S.C. Scholarship Committee

* Award amount will be split equally in the event of a tie.

The American Geological Institute announces that applications are now being accepted for the 2008-2009 AGI Minority Geoscience Scholarships. This opportunity is open to any African American, Hispanic/Latino or Native American students who are declared majors in geology/earth science.

Application materials are available online for the 2008-2009 AGI Minority Geoscience Scholarships. Recipients of AGI Geoscience Student.

Scholarships are provided with mentors, scholarship support and an award for professional development expenses, such as field camp tuition, professional society memberships, and/or travel and registration to a professional meeting of one of AGI's member societies.

If you are enrolled in an earth science education or geoscience degree program and would like to apply for a scholarship for the 2008-2009 school year, please review the qualifications and procedures outlined at http://www.agiweb.org/mpp. All application materials must be received by *March 14, 2008*. Please direct questions and inquiries to mpp@agiweb.org.

Cindy Martinez
Geoscience Workforce and Careers Information
American Geological Institute
4220 King St.
Alexandria, VA 22305
Ph: (703)379-2480 ext. 227
Fax:(703)379-7563
cmm@agiweb.org

FIELD PROGRAMS (See Student Lounge for details.)
Wild Rockies Field Institute (http://www.wrfi.net.)

REU SUMMER INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia (http://eesc.columbia.edu)

SUMMER UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (See Student Lounge for details.)
Stony Brook University - NY (http://www.mpi.stonybrook.edu/summerscholars)

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