Albion College geology graduates continue to be quite successful in obtaining interesting and well-paying jobs, as professional geologists, graduate students in geology, law, medicine, or business, and as K-12 teachers. As an integrative science, geology teaches students how to approach and solve complex open-ended problems that may or may not have a unique answer. Geology develops and requires a melding of analytical, creative, and visual skills that allows our students to be successful in many areas. Many of our students do
summer research and internships while at Albion to gain experience.
The Geology Department Day Schedule
10:00 a.m. Register in Bonta Admission Center (100 N. Hannah St., Albion, MI)
10:30 a.m. Geology 103: Introduction to Earth History with Dr. Bill Bartels
Join a discussion of the geologic history of North America (Norris 100).
11:20 a.m. Minerals, rocks, and fossils with Drs. Carrie Menold and Bill Bartels. Examine beautiful, interesting specimens from the Albion College collection (Putnam 157).
12:00 p.m. Lunch with Geology students
1:00 p.m. Campus Tour
2:00 p.m. Admission Session
2:30 p.m. Models of Watersheds with Dr. Maija Sipola: Many geology and environmental students at Albion take classes and conduct research that focus on the local Kalamazoo Watershed. In this session, students will use stream tables and groundwater models to understand basic properties of stream systems (Putnam 151).
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2:30 p.m. Join the Center for Sustainability and the Environment activities at the Whitehouse Nature Center
Registration is no longer available.