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HOW A GEOLOGY ALUMNI SOCIETY ANDPROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY CONTRIBUTE TOTHE PREPARATION OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
FOR A GEOSCIENCE CAREER AT THEUNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA
Bruce Nocita, Charles Connor, Gregory Herbert, Mark
Rains, Eileen Rodriguez, Jeffrey Ryan, and H. Len Vacher.
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The Geology Alumni Society (with theunfortunate acronym of GAS) at theUniversity of South Florida wasestablished in 1997.
At that time it was envisioned as asocial group to keep alumni connectedbut quickly became involved in fund-raising.
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Around this time Richard (Skip) Davisstarted an endowment fund forgraduate students.
This quickly became the first directedcollaboration of the Society, thedepartment and students.
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There are four areas of activity wherethe GAS, professional community andDepartment interact:
1. Workshops/Expos2. Networking and Fundraising3. Curricula Development4. Professional Science Masters
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WORKSHOPS/EXPOS
■ Annual resume writing workshop
■ PG workshop
■ Career in Geoscience workshop – led directly to the development of an undergraduate class
■ Bi-annual Expo – variety of companies set up booths and exhibits in the nearby Geo-Park.
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NETWORKING/FUNDRAISING
■ Annual Banquet – Fundraising, networking, student outreach
■ MS and PhD scholarships
■ Social events (Rockbreaker) – kick off the new semester
■ Field School Endowment and Scholarship funds
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CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTAND COURSES
■ USF alumni and other professionals have helped to develop courses and also revise and improve the undergraduate curriculaand the framework for Professional Science Masters Program(PSM*).
■ The PSM is a non-thesis option that is in the process of being revamped to provide 8 tracks for students to choose from:
– Hydrogeology - Environmental Geochemistry
– Coastal Geology - Environmental Geophysics
– General Geology - Computational Geophysics
– Wetlands/Hydrology - Geospatial Technology
* - in the process of being renamedProfessional Geoscience Masters (PGSM)
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COURSESUNDERGRADUATE
Preparing for a Careerin Geoscience
GRADUATEIntroduction to
Professional Geoscience
■ 3-hour class
■ Required for the PGSM
■ Weekly topics that delve into the nuts and bolts ofbeing a professionalgeologist
■ 1-hour class, pass/fail
■ Weekly visits from professionals talk abouttheir jobs and careers
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Introduction to ProfessionalGeoscience
■ Be more aware of the professional geology environment surrounding them.
■ Better understand the day-to-day tasks associated with a variety of geoscience careers.
■ Includes a “networking” event.
■ Emphasizes the importance of transferrable skills.
■ Professional ethics is a constant, underlying theme.
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CAPSTONES
■ Directed Research (3 hours)
■ Comprehensive Exam
■ Internship
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INTERNSHIPS
■ Path toward receiving a Professional Science Masters Degree
■ Local private companies and government (state and federal) agencies take on interns.
■ There is a fairly high employment record following an internship.
■ Fall and Spring Internship symposia