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2nd Year

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4th Year

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGYARTS & SCIENCES

Anchored by individual Anchored by individual Annual Meeting w/ Annual Meeting w/ Associate DirectorAssociate Director

3. Field Trips to Sites of Geologic Interest, led by Professors

4.4. Outreach with Outreach with Student InvolvementStudent Involvement

STRATEGIC INTERVENTION BEGINS IMMEDIATELY:1.Orientation with Prepas, combined with a Barbecue

2. SGE: Student 2. SGE: Student Geological SocietyGeological Society(monthly meetings)(monthly meetings)

The student The student society, and society, and field trips, are field trips, are announced in announced in classes, and classes, and with posterswith posters

5. Student Mentoring, e.g. 5. Student Mentoring, e.g. LRSAMP & Sigma ChiLRSAMP & Sigma Chi

Dates of re- assessment are Dates of re- assessment are annual, using retention & annual, using retention & graduation statistics combined graduation statistics combined with student questionnaires: with student questionnaires: CONTACTCONTACT A.Cavosie & T. Miller A.Cavosie & T. Miller

~ 70% mean retention~ 70% mean retention

Goal: 80% graduation Goal: 80% graduation rate in 6 years rate in 6 years