The Geo Learning Community (GeoLC) offers a variety of support strategies for undergraduate Geoscience Majors at UAF, all of which are intended to increase retention, boost graduation rates, and support students from all backgrounds, especially those that are typically underrepresented in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering degrees.
GeoLC Participants may also be eligible for the EDGE Scholarship.
Weekly group meetings
Weekly supplemental instruction for 100 and 200 level GEOS courses
Monthly Social Activities
Field Trips once a semester
Weekly group meetings include a variety of activities:
Graduate student and faculty presentations on research projects and careers
Visits from industry professionals in the Fairbanks area
Resume workshops
Undergraduate Research informational sessions
Group study halls
Tours of labs and research facilities across campus
Goal setting
Course registration
Scholarship application workshops (Looking for more scholarships? - check out our spreadsheet of geoscience related ones)
The GeoLC is open to all undergraduate Geoscience majors at UAF. To join please fill out this form.
You are more than welcome to reach out to the GeoLC Mentor, Justine Schmidt, at jaschmidt4@alaska.edu, with any questions.