The GeoEngage program is a joint venture between faculty at the University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) and Northwest Vista College (NVC) and is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). Team members will reach out to students enrolled in introductory courses in geoscience, chemistry, and physics, to raise awareness of the geosciences as a possible major and rewarding career.

The GeoEngage program provides opportunities to:

  1. Learn how the course material you are learning about at NVC is applied by geoscientists to help solve problems facing society using hands-on activities in class such as calculations to understand the stability of hillslopes, experiments to determine the chemical weathering that leads to sinkholes, and demonstrations that show heat transfer that melts ice.
  2. Learn about career options in the geosciences in relation to the course that you are enrolled in at NVC. You will learn about academic preparation for specific career options, potential work tasks and employers, and typical salaries.
  3. Participate in an extracurricular hands-on geoscience project to help serve a community need. There will be one opportunity while at NVC and another at UTSA if you decide to transfer. Working with your peers, faculty, and park professionals, you will explore the geology of local parks and develop outreach material for the benefit of the general public. Participation comes with a stipend.
  4. Be paired with a geoscience peer mentor to facilitate your development as a geoscientist and help build a sense of belonging to the local community of geoscientists.
  5. Participate in a transfer event if attending UTSA. You will meet faculty and students and learn about resources in the Earth and Planetary Sciences department, such as the office, specialized classrooms, and research facilities, as well as student support services (e.g., College of Sciences Student Success Center, Financial Aid Office, Career Services). You will learn about the details of the degree programs offered by the department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at UTSA.

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This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Number 2119446. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.