Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø invites incoming first-year students to apply for the need-based Geology Field Scholarship.
This $3,500 scholarship will cover the full costs of tuition, transportation, raft trip, lodging and food associated with Physical and Environmental Geology Summer Field Course in the Grand Canyon, a unique summer field course that is open only to incoming first-year students, July 20-Aug. 5, 2025.
Eligible applicants for this award should be Pell-eligible students with a strong interest in the natural sciences and the environment who are admitted to Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø to begin their first year in the fall of 2025.
GEOL-105 is a two-week summer field course, in which students learn fundamentals of geology and environmental science while travelling, camping, rafting and hiking during a week on Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's campus doing science on the Mississippi River and then a week in the spectacular Grand Canyon!
Students earn four credits of a science course and make new friends, even before the fall semester begins.
Applicants should submit 1-2 paragraphs addressing the following points:
Please email or mail your application by May 1 to:
Dr. Jeffrey Strasser
Department of Geology
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø
639 38th St. Rock Island, Ill., 61201
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open to the public on Saturday, May 3, for the annual spring open house. Indoor and outdoor programs will be offered in the planetarium, observatory and geology museum.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students take a break from their 15-week semester schedule to engage in a month-long period of intensive learning during January Term, or J-term. This three-and-a-half week course was added as part of the college¡¯s transition to semesters in 2019-2020.
Four Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students have hit the ground running with their summer geology internships. Projects include studying the formation and evolution of ancient mountain belts, paleontology research, studying geological maps in zinc mines and installing seismometers for earthquake detection.
Udden Geology Club meets weekly for presentations and discussions on a range of topics to help develop student interest in the broader geosciences. This week, three seniors will give their Senior Inquiry presentations.
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's John Deere Planetarium and Fryxell Geology Museum will be open to the public on Saturday, May 3, 2025, for the annual spring open house.
