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Scholarships

The Department offers scholarships to students majoring in Geoscience and Earth and Space Science Education to reward them for their outstanding academic achievements.

Since 2005, The Department has distributed over $40,000 to dozens of our majors!

Student receiving a scholarship from donor Sandie MatherJacob Thompson, B.S. Geoscience Alumni, receiving scholarship from Sandie Mather, donor.

 

 Several undergraduate scholarships are offered each semester under the award names:

  • The Sandra Pritchard Mather Scholarship
  • The Herbert Beller Geology Scholarship
  • The Geology and Astronomy Alumni Scholarship
  • Travis Schaible Memorial Scholarship

Similarly, graduate students are offered one scholarship each academic year under the award name:

  • The Sandra Pritchard Mather Graduate Scholarship

Successful candidates will receive up to $1000. The scholarships are awarded to those who have: a) demonstrated academic achievement, b) provide a statement or trajectory of their academic and/or career goals, and c) articulated their financial needs most effectively.

Contact the Scholarship Committee Chair, Dr. Kim Yong Hoon (ykim@wcupa.edu), for more info.

Other awards offered by the Department include research and travel grants to present at local and national conferences.

 Donate to Travis Schaible Memorial Scholarship

 

Department Clubs

Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE) - National Geology Honor Society

 

Sigma Gamma Epsilon (SGE) was established to recognize scholarship and professionalism in the Earth Sciences. Its objectives are the scholastic, scientific, and professional development of its members who are devoted to the advancement of the Earth Sciences. Any person who has completed at least 10 semester hours in any of our programs, and maintained a minimum of 3.0 GPA in all Earth Science courses, is qualified for membership. If you qualify and wish to join, please contact any of the above officers, or

Dr. Joby Hilliker

and

Dr. Daria Nikitina

- advisers of the Zeta Beta Chapter at West Chester University. Initiation of new members is held both fall and spring semesters.

The Earth and Space Science Club (ESSC)

The Earth and Space Science Club enhances appreciation of the Earth and Space Sciences (e.g., Geology, Astronomy, Oceanography, Meteorology) through social activities, including trips to quarries, museums, and parks. Fundraising is done several times a year, including bake and t-shirt sales. ESSC is open to any student or faculty member on campus. Interested students should contact

Dr. Joby Hilliker

Sigma Gamma

Alumni

We are interested in keeping in touch with our past students and finding out what they are up to now. If you are an alumna/alumnus of the Department of Earth and Space Sciences (formerly the Department of Geology and Astronomy), please provide us with current contact information by filling out the short Alumni Distribution Form.

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