This year we’ve been talking a lot about GSA’s grassroots initiative, On To the Future (OTF). In the six years OTF has been around, it has helped more than 500 students from groups underrepresented in the geosciences attend their first…
The GSA Foundation congratulates GSA’s On To the Future (OTF) Initiative on a new partnership with the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, and UNAVCO! This partnership was established thanks to the hard work of Tahlia Bear, GSA’s Diversity and Career Officer,…
Every year aspiring geoscientists spend part of their summer at a field seminar. This week Director of Development Debbie Marcinkowski is joining some of those students at the GSA/ExxonMobil Bighorn Basin Field Seminar in Montana and Wyoming. Check out some…
The GSA Foundation is excited to announce the new Petroleum Geoscientists Fund for Undergraduate Field Experience and Research! This fund is unique because it was initiated and started by a group of industry career geoscientists and underscores the value of…
The GSA Foundation staff congratulates Jack Hess who was recognized with the Silver Buffalo Award by the Boy Scouts of America on 25 May 2018. Created in 1925, the Silver Buffalo Award for distinguished service to youth is awarded to…
Hey student members! We are excited to share the logo for Tektonikos: Building the Future, your student giving circle. If you give $50 in a year or commit to a recurring gift of just $5 per month (roughly the cost…
Hey student members! After five GSA section meetings and hundreds of votes, you chose Tektonikos as the name for your student giving circle. Tektonikos comes from the Greek root meaning “to build up,” so the tagline for your group is…
Student members! There is only one more section meeting to go before the name of the student giving circle is chosen. So far, students have cast votes at the Foundation booth at the South-Central, Northeastern, Southeastern, and North-Central Section Meetings…
Tahlia Bear is GSA’s Diversity and Career Officer. One of her roles is overseeing GSA’s On To the Future (OTF) program. Listen to her interview below to learn what led her to GSA, what impact OTF has had on participants,…
The GSA Foundation congratulates Professor William A. Thomas for receiving AGI’s 2018 Marcus Milling Legendary Geoscientist Medal. Bill is a longtime GSA member who has supported student travel and research grants, and more recently has placed great importance on supporting GSA’s high-quality,…