Outside the Classroom:
There are many opportunities outside of the classroom to prepare
students for a career or further education.
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Upper-level students are hired as lab assistants for courses such as Earth Systems, Introduction to Geology, World Regional Geography, Geomorphology, GIS and more.
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The department hires students to manage the map library, assist with administrative tasks, work on the department website, maintain the Calvin College weather station, and oversee the Calvin College seismographs.
- There are summer research and academic-year student research opportunities in the department. In recent years, students have studied Eritrean culture and geography with Johnathan Bascom, investigated Lake Michigan coastal dunes with Deanna van Dijk and
analyzed perceptions of New Zealand marine resources with Janel Curry.
Faculty:
The department has eight full-time faculty consisting of 2 geologists,
a geomorphologist, 4 geographers, and a specialist in earth science
education. Faculty Profiles
will tell you more about their research and teaching specialties. Please
contact the faculty if you want
more information about their research or teaching areas. They are happy
to hear from you!
Facilities:
Department facilities are made available to students for their studies, research and work
as lab or research assistants while at Calvin. Facilities include three
teaching laboratories, two research laboratories and a computer laboratory.
Careers in Earth Sciences:
Information on careers in fields related to earth sciences can be found on the careers page.
History of Geology at Calvin:
The full text of Dr. Clarence Menninga's 2001 presentation on the history of geology at Calvin is available on the web.
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