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Today while I was discussing job interviews with some friends and trying to multitask, I caught wind of a side conversation about how having a car on campus made my friend feel like a “real person.”  Her words, not mine.  … Continue reading →

Ahh the holidays are coming and it doesn’t matter if you’re five years old, a difficult eighteen year old or a college student miles away from home, the holidays bring unique memories for everyone.   For some they bring back warm, … Continue reading →

WOOSTER, OH — GEOL 220 (Introduction to GIS) had their final exam this morning, but it was not a typical final exam atmosphere.  It was a very social event, with much mingling and chatter (in between bites of donut holes … Continue reading →

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union is once again taking place the festive city of San Francisco. Mild weather and sunny skies have greeted the 22,000+ geoscientists who have traveled from across the globe … Continue reading →

  This rock has been in my Invertebrate Paleontology course teaching collection since I arrived in Wooster. I collected it way back when I was doing my fieldwork for my dissertation on the biostratigraphy and paleoecology of the Bird Spring … Continue reading →

What’s hot in sustainability right now? The STARS Report. And guess who just finished one? The College of Wooster. AASHE, the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, initiated a rating system in 2009 and has since rated … Continue reading →

In 1984 I pulled the above specimen from a muddy ditch during a pouring rain near the confluence of Gunpowder Creek and the Ohio River in Boone County, northern Kentucky. It changed my life. This limestone cobble eroded out of … Continue reading →

Greetings fellow alumni, After another invigorating Alumni Board weekend, I have much to share with you. The three days I spent on campus were jam packed with presentations and updates from the College president and President of the Board of … Continue reading →

In honor of Echinoderm Week for my Invertebrate Paleontology course, we have a beautiful crinoid calyx (or crown, or just “head”) on a slab from the Burlington Limestone (Lower Carboniferous, Osagean) found near Burlington, Iowa. I inherited this fossil when … Continue reading →

Honoring leadership, service, and equality. January 20 – 24, 2014 –  Schedule of Events You are invited to participate in a series of events in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  Please check this site frequently for additional details and … Continue reading →