GeoFORCE Monthly
GeoFORCE Monthly is a newsletter released on or around the 15th of every month with highlights from current students, alumni, and staff.
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You can see all past issues below:
2024
September– 2024 Math & Science Institute, First-Year Geoscience Majors at UT, & The 2024 SSRAE
August– GeoFORCE Academy Recap: 11th, 12th Grade, & Virtual Academy
July– GeoFORCE Academy Recap: 9th & 10th Grade
June– GeoFORCE College Intern Spotlights: Lydia Hamilton & Stephanie Inclan
May– Alumni Highlight: Geoscience Graduates James Sun and Juan Vasquez & STEM Graduates
April– Alumni Highlight: Sean Santellanes
March – Alumni Highlight: Priscila Paez & GeoFORCE at JSG Symposium
February – Summer Spotlight: Ph.D. Student & Instructor Richard Kilburn
January– Professional Development: Corporate Engagement & Career Fair Tips
2023
December– GeoFORCE at AGU 2023 & 12th Grade Student’s Experience
November– Alumni Spotlight: Alton Dodd & Information on Staff Applications for Summer 2024
October– Enchanted Rock: A Spooky Spectacle
September – GeoFORCE’s First Year Geoscience Majors & Alumni Spotlight: Gabriel Villaseñor
Summer (June – August) – GeoFORCE Summer 2023 Re-Cap
May – Alumni Spotlight: Lainie Stone & Alumni Resources and Opportunities
April – Summer Staff Spotlight: Rachel Breunig & New Staff Spotlight: Eleanor Cote, Mitchel Lambert, Jennifer Peña
2022
December – Alumni Spotlight: Eleanor Cote & Staff Applications for Summer 2023
November – Alumni Spotlight: Leslie Jordan & Program Spotlight: GeoFORCE Summer Academies, Awards, and Scholarships
May – Program Spotlight: Summer Academies & Alumni Highlights: New College Grads
April – Alumni Spotlight: structural engineer Carlos Rodriguez & Highlight: GeoFORCE Coordinator recon trip)
March – Alumni Spotlight: geology Master’s student Fabian Pena & Champions of Diversity Research Opportunity
February – Alumni Spotlight: engineering intern Christian Victoria & Celebrating Shell’s $2 Million Giving Milestone
January – New Coordinator: Carlton Mueller & Alumni Spotlight: Georgia Tech Ph.D. student Dante Angelo Tarzona
2021
December – GeoFORCE at AGU 2021 & Alumni Spotlight: Solar Project Development Engineer Jennifer Nguyen
November – Information on Volunteer and Staff Applications for Summer 2022
October – Alumni Spotlight: New GeoFORCE Coordinator Linda Quintero
September – Alumni Spotlights: First Year Geoscience Majors & Program Spotlight: Inaugural GeoFORCE Senior Recognition and Awards Event
August – Program Spotlight: GeoFORCE Summer 2021 Virtual Academies & Alumni Spotlight: Penn State Master’s student Kaelie Contreras
July – Alumni Spotlight: Shell employee Caleb McBride & a job opportunity with Cameron, a Schlumberger Company
June – Alumni Spotlight: JSG Ph.D. student Hector Garza & Program Spotlight: #SummerFORCE Instagram Challenge
May – Alumni Spotlight: New GeoFORCE Summer Assistant Katherine Garcia
April – Alumni Spotlight: Entering JSG geology major Enrique Morales & Program Spotlight: Schlumberger BRIDGES Conference
March – Mentor Spotlight: Chevron employee Jessica Parker & Alumni Spotlight: Penn State master’s student Victor Garcia
February – Alumni Spotlight: JSG master’s student Daniel Campos & Black History in the Geosciences
January – 2020 Year in Review & Alumni Spotlight: JSG master’s student Nicole Gonzalez
2020
December – Donation Spotlight: $1 Million Match Gift & Alumni Spotlight: Chemistry graduate Jada Siverand
November – Alumni Spotlight: high school science teacher Enrique Reyes & Program Spotlight: EDGE
October – Alumni Spotlights: First Year Geology Majors
September – Alumni Spotlight: Peterbilt Motor Company employee Teresa Gaitan & Staff Spotlight: University of Connecticut Postdoc Fellow Chelsea Mackaman-Lofland
August – Alumni Spotlight: Geology graduate Thomas Quintero & Program Spotlight: Geo-VISION Research Traineeship Experience
July – Alumni Spotlight: Canyon Lake Water Service Company employee Laura Gloria & Program Spotlight: GeoFORCE Virtual Summer Academies
June – Alumni Spotlight: University of Houston geology student Korbin Lawson & Mentor Spotlight: Halliburton employee Abayomi Olufowoshe
May – Alumni Spotlight: ExxonMobil employee David Splawn & Broader Impacts in K-12: Career Chats
April – Alumni Spotlight: NSF Science Assistant Marissa Vara & Staff Spotlight: Geoscience education researcher Kathy Ellins
March – Alumni Spotlight: Bureau of Economic Geology employee Shukuru Makanyaga & Broader Impacts in K-12: Outreach with AVID scholars
February – Broader Impacts in K-12: GEAR UP Partnership & Alumni Spotlight: University of Houston PhD student Stephanie Suarez
January – Alumni Spotlight: Repsol employee Isaak Ruiz & Broader Impacts in K-12: AGU Bright STaRS 2019
