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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS AND EARLY PROFESSIONALS
CAREER PROFESSIONALS Interested in sharing information about your applied geoscience
Mentor Programs or hydrology career with students, or interested in earning CEUs
Ask your career-related questions and learn about non-academic by attending the meeting? Being a mentor is a rewarding experi-
pathways in the geosciences while networking with professionals ence. To learn more about serving as a mentor at the joint
at the Roy J. Shlemon and John Mann Mentor luncheons. GSA Cordilleran–Rocky Mountain Section Meeting, contact Jennifer
student members are welcome. Nocerino at jnocerino@geosociety.org.
The meeting also offers an excellent opportunity to earn CEUs
GeoCareers Workshops toward your continuing education requirements for your employer,
This three-part series will feature career development planning, K–12 school, or professional registration. Please check the meeting
an exploration of geoscience job sectors, and information on best website after the meeting to download your CEU certificate.
practices for crafting a résumé and cover letter. Non-technical
skills and workforce statistics will be reviewed. The series will be CORPORATE SPONSORSHIP
led by workshop presenters and geoscientists. No registration is We invite support for the Joint Meeting of the Cordilleran and
required, and everyone is welcome. Rocky Mountain Sections by becoming a sponsor. Sponsorship
brings targeted advertising, provides direct connections to diverse
To learn more about mentors and career workshops, go to professionals and students, and helps underwrite the cost of this
www .geosociety.org/mentors or contact Jennifer Nocerino at special meeting. Interested sponsors of other meeting events should
jnocerino@geosociety.org. contact Simon Jowitt, simon.jowitt@unlv.edu. In addition, we aim
to connect sponsors and industry representatives with students and
STUDENT VOLUNTEERS early career professionals for formal and informal mentoring oppor-
Take advantage of work opportunities to earn free registration. tunities. If there are possibilities to engage sponsors for the mentor
Students interested in helping with the various aspects of the meet- programs, please contact Debbie Marcinkowski, Executive Director
ing should contact Pamela Burnley, pamela.burnley@unlv.edu of the GSA Foundation, dmarcinkowski@geosociety.org.

LOCAL COMMITTEE
General Co-Chairs: Michael Wells, michael.wells@unlv.edu;
Alexis Ault, alexis.ault@usu.edu
Technical Program Co-Chairs: Tomas Capaldi, tomas.capaldi@
unlv.edu; Dennis Newell, dennis.newell@usu.edu
Field Trip Co-Chairs: Carol Dehler, carol.dehler@usu.edu;
Ganqing Jiang, ganqing.jiang@unlv.edu
Short Course Chair: Margo Odlum, margaret.odlum@unlv.edu
Sponsorships Chair: Simon Jowitt, simon.jowitt@unlv.edu
Exhibits Chair: Michael Nicholl, michael.nicholl@.unlv.edu
Student Volunteer Chair: Pamela Burnley, pamela.burnley@
unlv.edu

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