GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT NEWS FOR MAJORS
Volume 22 Number 6
IMPORTANT REMINDER -- GEOLOGY MAJORS MUST REGISTER AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
       
Geology majors:  If your registration date for Spring Semester, 2010 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 Spring Semester, 2010 offerings.

The Career Services and Graduate School presentations for Juniors and Seniors will be held on Thursday, November 19 at 4:15 p.m. in Room 217 in Harrington Hall. If you are a Junior or Senior and will be graduating in the next year or two, it is important that you attend this meeting. The presentations will be short. The Career Services presentation will be no more than 30 minutes and will review how to design an effective resume and the available campus resources that are designed to aid you in your future job searches (i.e., where you can get help with interview advice, designing cover letters, etc.). The Graduate School presentation will be much shorter and will briefly review the typical important milestones involved with selecting and applying to graduate programs.
GRADUATE PROGRAMS (See Student Lounge for details.)
 Auburn University (www.auburn.edu/cosam/departments/geology_geography)         

RESEARCH PROGRAMS (See Student Lounge for details.)
The Svalbard REU Summer Project in the Arctic (www.mtholyoke.edu/go/svalbard)

SUMMER FIELD PROGRAMS (See Student Lounge for details.) 
Southern Oregon University (www.sou.edu/geology/fieldcamp)

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 spring 2010 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.

PLEASE SUBMIT APPLICATIONS TO TERESA IN THE GEOLOGY DEPARTMENT OFFICE, HARRINGTON 215 BY DECEMBER 18, 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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