[geolstu-list] FW: Invest in your Career in the Geosciences - Sign up for a Careers Short Course at GSA

[Naehr, Thomas]

On 8/18/16, 2:59 PM, "Heather Houlton" <hrh at agiweb.org> wrote:

    This is being sent as a service to the geoscience community.
    
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    Faculty and Students, 
     
    Are you planning on attending the Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting
    in Denver this year? We would like to invite you to check out Short Course #516
    "Preparing for a Career in the Geosciences," which is dedicated to providing
    undergraduate students, graduate students, and faculty who have never worked
    outside of academia with an understanding of the work place environment for
    various geoscience professions. The course will cover employer expectations of
    new hires with respect to educational background, basic and specialist skill
    sets, and guidance on how to go about identifying prospective employers. 
     
    The course will have experts speaking to a wide variety of geoscience
    professions including energy, GIS/3D modeling/database management, geoscience
    hazards, mineral exploration, hydrogeology, and environmental geoscience. There
    will be an extra session dedicated to discussing geoscience ethics – providing
    background, examples, and strategies on how to act ethically in unique
    geoscience situations that many of us face in the workplace. 
     
    Benefits: 
    Earn Continuing Education Credits (CEUs)! CEUs are important for all
    geoscientists to grow professionally and open the door for career advancement.
    Students can take advantage of this professional development opportunity early
    in their careers to get ahead of the competition when applying for jobs. 
     
    Details: 
    Date: Saturday, September 24th, 2016
    Time: 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noon
    Location: Colorado Convention Center, Room 702/704
    Cost: $50 – Invest in your or your students' future! 
    Register here: http://bit.ly/2b1CLPv. Scroll to Short Course #516 "Preparing for a Career in the Geosciences"
     
    Please note: You do NOT have to be registered for the GSA Annual Meeting to
    attend this event! "Preparing for a Career in the Geosciences" is facilitated by
    Paul Klipfel from Mineral Resources Inc., and Heather Houlton from the American
    Geosciences Institute (AGI). Reply to Heather Houlton at
    hrh at americangeosciences.org with any questions.
     
    We hope to see you there!  
    Heather Houlton, AGI
    Paul Klipfel, Mineral Resources Inc.