GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT NEWS FOR MAJORS
Volume 21, Number 7
*IMPORTANT DATES TO NOTE**
IMPORTANT REMINDER -- GEOLOGY MAJORS MUST REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
        
Geology majors:  If your registration date for Fall Semester, 2009 has passed and you have not registered, don't delay another moment. If your registration date is yet to come, make sure you register as soon as that date arrives. The University will close classes with small enrollments, and we would hate to lose any course from our Fall Semester, 2009 offerings
TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE FOR THE

2009 GEOLOGY CLUB BANQUET

SATURDAY, APRIL 18
     5:00 p.m. Cash Bar
    6:00 p.m. Dinner
7:00 p.m. Awards and Slide Show Presentation

at Robbins Restaurant
1810 Omro Rd., Oshkosh (just east of Hwy. 41 on the north side)

Cost is $25 per ticket;
$20 per ticket for Geoclub Members that paid their dues.

Remember--parents are invited!
 
For tickets, please see Teresa in H215.
I will need to know your dinner choice--Lemon Chicken, Meat Lasagna, or Eggplant Parmesan
(All dinners include salad, vegetable and roll.)
We need to have a reservation count by Friday, April 10.
Cash or check (payable to UW Oshkosh Geology Club)
DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY LAB TEACHING ASSISTANTS AND TUTORS

The Geology Department is now accepting applications for positions as Laboratory Teaching Assistants and Tutors for the fall 2009 semester. Everyone who wishes to be a T.A. and/or Tutor must apply, including those who are currently employed.

The requirements for qualification as a T.A./Tutor are:
A) The student must be a major or a minor in the discipline to serve as a proctor in the Department's program.
B) The student must have completed at least 60 university credits with an accumulated GPA of at least 2.80. In addition, the student must have completed at least 15 credits (including core courses where applicable) toward his/her major or minor and must have at least a 3.00 grade point average in the courses offered by the major or minor department.
C) The student must have already completed the course for which he or she will proctor with at least a B grade. Alternatively, the student must have completed a higher level course covering the course material with at least a B grade. D) Student must be able to TA and tutor all introductory geology courses Physical Geology, Evolution of the Earth, and Environmental Geology. This means that as a TA or tutor, the student will be prepared to answer questions or at least to know where to find answers in the text book or lab manual.
D) Student must be able to TA and tutor all introductory geology courses:  Physical Geology, Evolution of the Earth, and Environmental Geology.  This means that as a TA or tutor, the student will be prepared to answer questions or at least to know where to find answers in the text book or lab manual.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO TERESA IN THE GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OFFICE, HARRINGTON 215 BY MAY 15, 2009.

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

NOTE: Students should visit the Financial Aid Office ASAP to find out if they are eligible for Work-Study. They are accepting applications NOW. Funds are distributed to those who are eligible on a first come, first served basis.
Students are encouraged to apply for Work-Study, as this will enable the Department to hire more students. Thank you!


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