Tulsa, Oklahoma, isn’t exactly a place you’d think there are a lot of Bears. Geology, geography and planning found that there are a lot of Bears — Missouri State University Bears. More than 10 people drove to Tulsa Sept. 28 to meet with four geology alumni: Shannon (Brown) Jeffries (BS, Geology, 2008) James Kendall (BS, Geology, 1994) Danielle Robinson … [Read more...] about Road trip to Tulsa leads to mentoring
Looking at one rock isn't going to help a budding geologist learn. That's why geology, geography and planning (GGP) make it a point to study as many geologic settings as possible—even if that means trips to other states. "GGP has a long history — over 40 years — in the department of packing up students and faculty and going somewhere to see different rocks than one can see … [Read more...] about Don’t hide under a rock
It was a big outing for the geology, geography and planning (GGP) department. No, it wasn't a forest or a mountain; it was the Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting. GGP had 27 students and faculty head to Seattle, Washington, to present 32 different talks and papers. Faculty that presented or co-wrote papers were: Damon Bassett, GGP Toby Dogwiler, … [Read more...] about Geological Society of America meeting turns into opportunities
Several faculty and students from the department of geography, geology and planning recently attended the North-Central/South-Central Joint meeting of the Geological Society of America (GSA) March 19-21 in Pittsburgh, PA. In attendance were Drs. Kevin Mickus, Kevin Evans, Charles Rovey and Doug Gouzie with graduate students Mo’amen Almaz, Grant Spoering, Wes Weichert and Ben … [Read more...] about Faculty, students attend national geological meeting