Arkansas students attend 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock鈥檚 inaugural geology camp
Engineering and Information Technology Dean Dr. Larry Whitman teaches Geology Camp participants how to deliver a winning elevator speech.
Nyala Jefferson wants to become a politician who will help solve the world鈥檚 problems.聽
After attending the University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 geology camp, Jefferson聽said the study of geology can be used to fix the world.鈥淕eology helps us to understand about climate change, global warming, melting polar ice caps, and how we can help fix the Earth鈥檚 problem,鈥� Jefferson said. 鈥淚 also want to become a politician, so I can help make bills to help the planet.鈥�Jefferson was one of five Arkansas students who completed the inaugural geology camp program at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.Participants included:
听听听听听Jonathan Bailey, of Mabelvale, a junior at Sheridan High School
听听听听听Ra鈥橫aun Baker, of Jacksonville, a sophomore at Episcopal Collegiate
听听听听听Frederick Carthon, of Lexa, a freshman at Barton High School
听听听听听Nyala Jefferson, of Poplar Grove, a freshman at Barton High School
听听听听听Hailey Nearns, of Lexa, a freshman at Barton High School
Held June 11-17 on the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock campus, the free one-week summer enrichment program was sponsored by the 糖心Vlog传媒 Little RockGeorge W. Donaghey College of Engineering and Information Technology.It offered campers a unique overview of life as a geologist. Students studied topics like field mapping, mineralogy, fossils, topographical mapping, and geologic time.Dr. Michael DeAngelis and Dr. Rene Shroat-Lewis, both assistant professors in theDepartment of Earth Sciences, created the camp after students in other Engineering and Information Technology camps showed enthusiasm for the geology segments.鈥淭here鈥檚 never been a summer geology camp hosted by 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock,鈥� DeAngelis said. 鈥淲e wanted to give students an overview of geology concepts in the classroom as well as hands-on experience and field excursions that will give them real-world experience.鈥�
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Geology Camp participants visit Bayou Meto during a June 13 field excursion to practice geological mapping. Pictured, from left to right, back row: Ra’Maun Baker, Jonathan Bailey, and Fredrick Carthon. Front row: Hailey Nearns and Nyala Jefferson.
The students met with 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock geology students and professors as well as employees from the Office of Admissions who showed them how to prepare for college. Engineering and Information Technology Dean Dr. Larry Whitman gave the students a presentation on how to prepare a winning 鈥渆levator speech鈥� to impress future employers.Outside the classroom, students took field trips to Hot Springs National Park, Mid America Science Museum, Coleman Quartz Mine, Fourche Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility, bauxite mines in Saline County, and various field mapping locations near Cabot. Bailey was interested in attending the camp since his stepfather studies geology. The Sheridan High School student鈥檚 favorite activity was a field excursion to Coleman Quartz Mine, where the students dug for crystals.鈥淚 was lucky to get into this camp,鈥� Bailey said. 鈥淚 enjoy the study of rocks and moss.鈥�In the upper right photo,聽Engineering and Information Technology Dean Dr. Larry Whitman teaches Geology Camp participants how to deliver a winning elevator speech.
