GSA Student Advisory Council

GSA's 2025 Geology Club Tee-Off continues tonight at midnight! Next up is the Northeastern Section Tournament and the North-Central Section Tournament. Each round will provide approximately 24 hours for voting, running from 12:00 a.m. MT – 11:30 p.m. MT, and you can vote for your favorite geology clubs by following these simple instructions. How to Vote: 1. Visit the voting platform:? Northeastern: geosociety.co/NE25 North-Central: geosociety.co/NC25 2. Click "Start Voting" at the top left of the window. 3. You’ll be prompted to enter your name and email address. 4. You’ll be shown paired geology club logo designs – choose your favorite in each matchup!? 5. The winners move forward in this bracket-style, single-elimination competition. 6. Keep voting in each new round until the champion is crowned. Voting Details: -First Round: Wednesday, 26 March -Quarterfinals: Thursday, 27 March? -Semifinals: Friday, 28 March -Finals: Saturday, 29 March Have fun and support geology clubs everywhere by voting for your favorite logo designs! Best of luck to all of the participating geology clubs! #GeologyClubTeeOff #GeologyClub #Geoscience #EarthScience

GSA’s On To the Future (OTF) program is open and accepting applications! OTF supports geoscience students interested in attending GSA Connects by offering partial travel funding, meeting registration, GSA Membership, mentorship, and special sessions with leadership during the meeting. OTF scholars benefit from a vibrant network, community, and opportunities to build social capital within the geosciences. Thanks to a new collaborative research award from the U.S. National Science Foundation, GSA can now offer expanded opportunities for both scholars and mentors to participate in OTF for up to four years! What OTF Offers: -Financial support to attend GSA Connects in the form of travel funding, meeting registration, and GSA Membership. -An opportunity to connect with Geoscience professionals and make meaningful mentor relationships. -The chance to network and find community amongst other OTF scholars and build social capital. -Participation in OTF field-trips, mentor meetings, and OTF Workshop events. OTF Program Timeline: -Scholar Application Deadline: 6 May? -Awardees Typically Notified by: 16 June -Awardees Must Accept by: 30 June Learn more about the OTF program and application process here: geosociety.co/OTF Funded by NSF Award # 2333261/62 #Geoscience #OnTotheFuture #GSAOTF #NSFFunded National Science Foundation (NSF)

GSA would like to thank all of the attendees at our 2025 Southeastern Section Meeting for making the last few days so wonderful! We also extend our sincere gratitude to the 2025 Southeastern Section Meeting Co-chairs Stephen Leslie and Steve Whitmeyer for their exceptional work and dedication. We have been fortunate to have geoscientists of all ages and backgrounds with us at this year’s meeting, which makes our scientific community truly vibrant, reminding us of the value of diverse perspectives from earth scientists everywhere! #GSASectionMeetings #SEGSA2025 #Geoscience #Geology #EarthScience Chuck Bailey James Madison University

Congratulations to the Southeastern Section Tournament Champions for GSA’s 2025 Geology Club Tee-Off, the William & Mary Geology Club! "We are so excited to share our department’s enthusiasm for geology across our campus and beyond. The tee-off brought our department even closer together and we believe the outcome is a testament to the power of our amazing community, especially our alumni. W&M Geology Club is extremely grateful for everyone who showed support through voting. We hope that everyone in the geosciences can feel represented in this design!" We would also like to recognize the Florida Gulf Coast University Geology Club for their second place finish, as well as the College of Coastal Georgia Geology Club and the Clemson University Geology Club for finishing as runners-up. Finally, we would like to thank all of the geology clubs that participated in this year’s Southeastern Section Tournament, your creativity and participation helps to support geology clubs everywhere! GSA’s 2025 Geology Club Tee-Off continues next Wednesday, 26 March with the Northeastern Section Tournament and North-Central Section Tournament, so stay tuned for more exciting geology club matchups! #GeologyClubTeeOff #GeologyClub #Geoscience #EarthScience

The J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship is GSA's annual award for undergraduate students to attend summer field camp. Students are awarded $2,000 each to attend the field camp of their choice based on diversity, financial need and merit. GSA partner Brunton will provide each recipient with a new engraved Purple Standard Transit! Maker of the essential geologist's instrument, Brunton aims to inspire, educate, and support professional pursuits in the sciences. GSA is proud to work with a company so aligned with its own mission. All interested undergraduate geoscience students should submit their application for the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship by 9 April. Learn more and apply here: geosociety.co/JDL You must be a GSA Member to apply for this award. Not a GSA Member? Student memberships are only $25! Join here: geosociety.co/M #Brunton #FieldCamp #Geoscience #Geology Brunton International

The Championship Round of the Southeastern Section Tournament for GSA's 2025 Geology Club Tee-Off is happening today until 11:30 p.m. MDT! The final matchup is between William & Mary and Florida Gulf Coast University, with a few hours left to vote, don’t wait, cast your vote today! How to Vote: 1. Visit the voting platform: geosociety.co/SE25 2. Click "Start Voting" at the top left of the window. 3. You’ll be prompted to enter your name and email address. 4. You’ll be shown paired geology club logo designs – choose your favorite! #GeologyClubTeeOff #GeologyClub #Geoscience #EarthScience

GSA’s 2025 Southeastern Section Meeting in Harrisonburg, Virginia, is in full swing! Stop by the GSA booth in the exhibit hall to find books in the Roadside Geology series, to pick up a copy of this meeting's field guide, and for great giveaways! Questions about publishing with GSA? You can ask them at the booth too. See you soon! ? #GeologyRocks #GeoCommunity #Geology #GSAPubs

GSA’s 2025 Southeastern Section Meeting kicks off tomorrow! If you’re joining us in Harrisonburg, Virginia please make sure to attend our Opening Reception on Wednesday from 5-7 p.m. and explore the Meeting Program to discover all of the amazing geoscience happening over the next several days: geosociety.co/SEP #GSASectionMeetings #SEGSA2025 #Geoscience #Geology #EarthScience

The J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship is GSA's annual award for undergraduate students to attend summer field camp. Students are awarded $2,000 each to attend the field camp of their choice based on diversity, financial need and merit. GSA partner Brunton will provide each recipient with a new engraved Gold Standard Transit with the special 130th anniversary tag! Maker of the essential geologist's instrument, Brunton aims to inspire, educate and support professional pursuits in the sciences. All interested undergraduate geoscience students should submit their application for the J. David Lowell Field Camp Scholarship by 9 April. Learn more and apply here: geosociety.co/JDL You must be a GSA Member to apply for this award. Not a GSA Member? Join here: geosociety.co/M #Brunton #FieldCamp #Geoscience #Geology Brunton International

What is geoscience? With only two states requiring an earth or environmental science course to graduate high school, most people either don’t know or think it’s just about rocks. “How can we, as a field, communicate what we do better—or more effectively—to reach out to communities that are often overlooked?” asks Dr. Shelby Rader, an assistant professor in earth and atmospheric sciences at Indiana University Bloomington. This question inspired her to start Earth on the Rocks, a podcast that features Rader and a new geoscience guest each episode. “Most folks in the field are genuinely passionate about what they do, and they do it because they love it,” she says. “Once you start to talk to them about what they’re doing, it’s just contagious!” Learn more on GSA’s Speaking of Geoscience? guest blog: geosociety.co/EOR #SpeakingOfGeoscience #Geoscience #EarthScience #Geology