7:30 AM

Breakfast in Brown 141

8:00 AM

Convene in Brown 143 or Bloomer Auditorium

8:30 AM

“What I do and how I do it”

8:30 AM

Carrie Denesha - Geotechnical Challenges Associated with    US-59; Lawrence, KS to I-35 near Ottawa, KS

8:50 AM

Andy Fetterman – Two Environmental Case Studies by a Professional Geologist

9:10 AM

Ned Baker - A Geologist’s Role in Land Conservancy “Preserving the Future One Parcel at a Time”

9:30 AM

Abi Howe - American Geological Institute Services and Resources

9:50 AM

Graham Baird - 3-D strain, chemistry, extrusion, and volume loss in meso-scale ductile shear zones:  example from the Diana Syenite, Northwest Adirondacks.

10:10 AM

Josh Taylor - Low temperature thermochronologic studies in the Adirondack Highlands, New York

10:30 AM

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10:50 AM

Heather Cunningham - Dome Eruptions and the Onset of Basin and Range Extension as Seen in Chino Valley, Arizona

11:10 AM

Bonnie Swoger - A short history of fossils

11:30 AM

Dean Eppler - Analysis of Antarctic Logistics and Operations Data: Results from the Antarctic Search for Meteorites Austral Summer Season, 2002-2003

11:50 AM

Booth Platt - Aquatic and semi-aquatic oribatid mite (Arthropoda: Acari) habitat and microhabitat affinities in central and upstate New York

12:10 PM

Bill Romey - Doing Geology on the Cruise Circuit

12:30 PM

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1:30 PM

Scott Carpenter - From Ugly Stepsister To Ugly Duckling – δ13C Values of Freshwater Mollusk Shells – A Swan’s Story

1:50 PM

Mike Ward - The Golden Volcano at Cripple Creek

2:10 PM

John Rayburn - Research On The Deglaciation of the Champlain Valley

2:30 PM

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2:50 PM

Discussion with Students–“Preparing for work: What are the skills to die for?”

2:50 PM

Jeff Chiaranzelli - How to Achieve Your Career Goals

3:05 PM

Rick Standish - Skills That Employers Would Die For

3:20 PM

Career Panel and Discussion - Jeff Chiaranzelli, Kenneth Feathers, Rick, Standish, Margy Walsh, and others.

4:15 PM

Group Tour of the new Student Center

5:00 PM

Reception

6:00 PM

R. O. Bloomer Alumni Banquet – Eben Holden Dining Hall

8:00 PM

R.O. & Vera Bloomer Lecture

10:00 PM

2^nd W. T. Elberty Memorial Auction

7:30 AM

Breakfast

8:30 AM

Reconvene in Bloomer Auditorium – “Graduate School – What, Where, When Why and How?”

8:30 AM

Graduate School Panel and Discussion – Graham Baird, Heather Cunningham, Sarah McElfresh, Dan Peppe, Bonnie Swoger David Waugh, and others.

9:30 AM

Awarding of the W. T. Elberty Medal

10:15 AM

On Campus tours and Field Trip

Examination of Dolan Outdoor Lab

Tour of new campus buildings including Brewer Bookstore,

Noble Arts Center and the Newell Field House

Tour of Wachtmeister Field Station

12:00 PM

Lunch and Adjourn until 2008