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Student Travel Grants Part 3: Cover Letters, Résumés and CVs. How do you prepare a
cover letter? Does your résumé need a good edit? Whether you are
Deadline: 5 March currently in the market for a job or not, learn how to prepare the
Students who are GSA members and who register for the meet- best résumé possible. You will review numerous résumés helping
you to learn important résumé dos and don’ts.
ing are eligible to apply for student travel grants. For further infor-
mation, go to www.geosociety.org/gsa/grants/ncgrant.aspx.
Mentor Programs LOCAL COMMITTEE
For more information, contact Jennifer Nocerino at jnocerino@ General Chair: William Simpkins, bsimp@iastate.edu
geosociety.org.
Vice Chair and Sponsorship: Alan Wanamaker, adw@
Roy J. Shlemon Mentor Program in Applied Geoscience iastate.edu.
Luncheon. Mon., 16 Apr.. Students will have the opportunity to
discuss career prospects and challenges with professional geosci- Technical Program Co-Chairs: Neal Iverson, niverson@
entists from multiple disciplines over a FREE lunch. iastate.edu; Kristie Franz, kfranz@iastate.edu.
John Mann Mentors in Applied Hydrogeology Program Short Course/Workshop Co-Chairs: Yuyu Zhou, yuyuzhou@
Luncheon. Tues., 17 Apr.. Students interested in applied hydroge- iastate.edu; Chris Harding, charding@iastate.edu.
ology or hydrology as a career will have the opportunity to network
with professionals in these fields over a FREE lunch. Field Trip Co-Chairs: Franciszek Hasiuk, franek@iastate.edu;
Aaron Wood, awood@iastate.edu
Geoscience Career Workshops
Budget/Logistics: DeAnn Frisk, dfrisk@iastate.edu
For more information, contact Jennifer Nocerino at jnocerino@
geosociety.org. Exhibits: Betsy Swanner, eswanner@iastate.edu
Part 1: Career Planning and Informational Interviewing. Your
job-hunting process should begin with career planning, not when Student Volunteers: Suzanne Ankerstjerne, ankerssm@
you apply for jobs. This workshop will help you begin this process iastate.edu
and will introduce you to informational interviewing. This section
is highly recommended for freshmen, sophomores, and juniors. K–12 and Informal Education Co-Chairs: Beth Caissie,
The earlier you start your career planning the better. bethc@iastate.edu; Aaron Wood, awood@iastate.edu
Part 2: Geoscience Career Exploration. What do geologists in Activities Co-Chairs: Jacqueline Reber, jreber@iastate.edu;
various sectors earn? What do they do? What are the pros and Jane Dawson, jpdawson@iastate.edu
cons to working in academia, government, and industry?
Workshop presenters, and professionals in the field, will address Student Judging: Paul Spry, pgspry@iastate.edu
these issues.
IT Liaison: Mark Mathison, mathison@iastate.edu
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