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Is a career journey a path or a maze?
For many college students, their career journey is a straight line. They choose a major based on their field of interest, and every internship, engagement opportunity, or experience leads them to a...
EGGS research showcased on national stage
A group of students from Bloomsburg University’s Department of Environmental, Geographical and Geological Sciences (EGGS) presented their undergraduate research at the annual Northeast Section of the...
Wetlands class heads south for spring break
Cynthia Venn’s wetlands class began its spring break in Orlando, then to Everglades City for an airboat ride through the mangroves. After, continuing their trip down to the Everglades (a.k.a. Shark...
Billy Basalt is born
Willy Girard first picked Bloomsburg University as his college of choice because of its proximity to his home. Coincidently, the EGGS 330 Special Topics in Field Geology course took him far away from...
New perspective on a familiar adventure
EGGS 330 was not Sean Leshko’s first field course nor was it his first time in Southern California. In fact, the senior geology major lived in Death Valley, Calif., for a number of years before moving...
Special topics course heads to California for field study
There will be a beach but no time for sunbathing or wave jumping. Also included is a trip to a national park, a desert adventure and even an island visit. Sounds like a perfect vacation but in fact it...
Senior researches geospatial trends of al-Qaeda
Jaime Yarosh, a senior environmental, geographical, and geological sciences (EGGS) major, presented her research on geospatial trends of al-Qaeda extremists living in the United States at the American...
EGGS senior interns with engineering firm
John Rebovich, a senior geography and planning major, interned this past summer with Reilly Associates where he applied his knowledge of GIS technologies. Rebovich attributes much of his readiness for...
Iconic landscapes serve as textbook for field study
It began like any normal college course with a classroom dotted by groups of students led by a professor’s lecture. A week later, the class ended up traveling nearly 2,500 miles to spend a 12 nights...
Family ties, research lay foundation for possible teaching future
Heading to this spring’s American Association of Geographers annual meeting Owen Wickenheiser didn’t expect to see a familiar face among the 7,000-plus geographers and researchers on location in New...