THIS WEEK IN GEOSCIENCES:
Tech sessions (Thursday 4:00-5:00 in Boyd Auditorium):
Marc Hesse, DGS
Topics: The dynamics of melt
extraction beneath mid-ocean ridges
Paleo Brown Bag (Thursday 12:30-1:30 in JGB 3.218)
Michelle Stocker
Topics: Exploring the effects of apomorphy-based identification on our
understanding of faunal dynamics in the Late Triassic
BEG Seminar (Friday 8:30-9:30 BEG Main Conference Room, Pickle Campus)
Rong Fu, DGS
Topics: Intensified summer rainfall variability over the southeastern United
States in recent decades: What caused this change and how well can we predict
it?
UTIG Seminar (Friday 10:30-11:30 ROC Seminar Room 1.603, Pickle Campus
Chris Maupin and Jason
Stephens
Topics: UTIG Fellowships
Come one come all to the UGS tailgate before the Kansas game THIS SATURDAY! It will be a rockin good time!
LAST WEEKEND OF SCHOOL WILL BE THE GRAD vs. UNDERGRAD KICKBALL GAME.
Look for updates on the UGS Holiday Party coming soon!
Next meeting is on December 2, 2009 at 5:15 in JGB 3.222.
The UGS field trip has been moved to early next semester. . . SO GET READY!
SURVEY RESULTS:
When should UGS Meetings be held?
Wednesday - 70% Thursday - 20% Tuesday - 10%
What time should UGS Meetings be held?
5:15 - 70% 5:45 - 10% 6:15 - 10% 6:45 - 10%
Where should Happy Hour be held?
Drungo's - 45% Crown & Anchor - 40% Posse East - 10% Sao Paulo - 5% Other comments: "somewhere with good specials", "change it up weekly"
Would you be interested in a UGS sponsored Field Trip?
Yes - 88.4% No - 11.6%
What sort of speakers would you be interested in listening to?
"Not Faculty" "Graduate Students" "GEO Force" "More from off campus like the big bearded guy who discovered inner space caverns"
Other ideas for UGS?
"Improve website" "More social activities" "Volunteer opportunities" "Pineapple Pizza" "Game nights" "Christmas Party"