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Worthy programs like GSA’s GeoCareers Day have That student is Dreadnaught Stubbs, a second-year master’s
been supported by corporate partners since their ear- student of geological sciences at Ohio University, who says
liest years during GSA’s Annual Meeting. While for-
mats have shifted to best serve both students and participating I attended GSA Denver in order to get exposed to pro-
organizations, the aim endures: to inform students about a variety fessionals in prospective industries I was interested in. I
of geoscience career paths across sectors—including necessary made sure to sign up for a short course because they are
preparation to enter these different sectors—as well as providing great opportunities to learn subjects and methods which
mentorship and networking opportunities with professionals. are not offered at most universities. The Sequence
Employees from some of the same supporting companies also join Stratigraphy for Graduate Students short course was
together to teach short courses at GSA’s meeting, or serve as taught by industry geologists who gave clear explana-
small-group and one-to-one mentors. They confirm a notable ben- tions of complex principles and provided applicable
efit to participating in our student programs: The Society’s large teamwork-oriented exercises. The short course gave me
student membership brings together a wealth of bright, talented the opportunity to apply the critical thinking skills I
young geoscientists from a diverse reach beyond the relatively have developed during my education. It was also a great
restricted number of the usual recruiting schools. Chevron Energy way to meet other students who were interested in the
Technology Company is one of GSA’s longtime corporate partici- same subjects. After the course I was offered an oppor-
pants in these programs, including its support of the careers pro- tunity to participate in an internship program with
gram since 2007. Chevron, an opportunity I would otherwise be hard-
pressed to come by because companies do not recruit
Since 2009, Morgan Sullivan, a geologist with Chevron, has geologists at my university.
helped instruct a short course at GSA’s Annual Meeting. He has
been pleased to notice a number of interns and full-time employ- GSA’s students are one of our greatest strengths. If you would
ees within the company who were initially discovered through like more information on how you as an employee, or your organi-
GSA programs like the short courses or careers sessions. zation, can be involved in greater interaction with students
“Selecting interns is a challenging process with so many qualified through GSA programs, please contact Debbie Marcinkowski at
students, but we have one starting in May whom I met during the +1-303-357-1047 or dmarcinkowski@geosociety.org.
short course at GSA last fall. He is from a university that Chevron
doesn’t recruit at, and we would have never met him otherwise.”
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Dreadnaught Stubbs at field camp in Badlands
National Park, South Dakota, USA.
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