Geosciences at Virginia Tech

Field Camp Listing

A six credit (semester based) geology field camp is required for the Geology option in the Geosciences B.S. from Virginia Tech. Although we no longer offer our own field camp, there are numerous camps available through other schools.

This page is designed to provide you with web links to some field camps that are offered in May, June and July, together with field camps in Australia and New Zealand during December and January. The links give information on itinerary, cost, accommodations, credits (semester or quarter), financial aid, and contacts. The camps are listed below under their home states, but the home state of the university running the field camp is not always where the field camp itself is located.

For further information and advice, or if you have additional field camp links to add to this website, please contact Dr. R. D. Law.

Domestic Field Camps


Alabama
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Contact Information:
Dr. Harold Stowell
geology@geo.ua.edu
(205) 348-5095
hstowell@geo.ua.edu
(205) 348-5098
Website:
http://www.as.ua.edu/geo/future-students/new-mexico/
Late May-June, 2011; 5 week course; 6 credits

University of South Alabama, Mobile
Contact Information:
David T. Allison
dallison@jaguar1.usouthal.edu
(251) 460-6381
Website:
http://www.southalabama.edu/geography/allison/GY480/FieldCourseInfo.html
2011 camp; out-of-state tuition; check pre-requisites like pocket transit and GPS

Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks
Contact Information:
Bill Witte
Bill Witte <witte@alaska.edu>
907.474.7809
Elisabeth Nadin
enadin@alaska.edu
Website:
http://www.uaf.edu/geology/field-studies/field-camp/
Applications for 2011 camp due 1/28/11; $3,560 for all students; take 2-8 outside students

Arizona
University of Arizona, Tucson
Contact Information:
Anne Chase
achase@email.geo.arizona.edu
(520) 621-6004
Website:
http://www.geo.arizona.edu/academics/fieldcamp/fieldcamp.html
July 20-August 20, 2011; accept outside students

Arkansas
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Contact Information:
Teresa Center
tcenter@uark.edu
(479) 575-3159
Doy Zachry
dzachry@uark.edu
(479) 575-2785
Website:
http://geosciences.uark.edu/2607.php
May 2012; apply by February 15 for scholarships

California
Humboldt State University, Arcata
Contact Information:
Andre Lehre
akl1@humboldt.edu
(707) 826-3165
Val Arizzi
arizzi@humboldt.edu
(707) 826-3931
Website:
http://www.humboldt.edu/geology/courses/fieldcamp/field_camp_main.htm
Six week course; take outside students; 3 different mapping areas

Colorado
Colorado School of Mines, Golden
Contact Information:
Marilyn Schwinger
mschwing@mines.edu
303-273-3800
Website:
http://geology.mines.edu/courses/uDescriptions.html
Not able to take outside students in 2011

Colorado State University, Ft. Collins
Contact Information:
Sven Egenhoff
sven@warnercnr.colostate.edu
(970) 491-0749
John Ridley
jridley@warnercnr.colostate.edu
(970) 491-5943
will have camp in 2011; Information Letter (PDF)

Fort Lewis College, Durango
Contact Information:
Ray Kenny
Kenny_r@fortlewis.edu
970-247-7462
Website:
http://geo.fortlewis.edu/
Will have camp June into July 2011

Mesa State College, Grand Junction
Contact Information:
Rick Livaccari
Richard Livaccari <rlivacca@mesastate.edu>
(970) 248-1081
No field camp this summer; Next field camp will be 2012

Florida
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Contact Information:
David Warburton
warburto@fau.edu
(561) 297-3312
Website:
http://www.geosciences.fau.edu/Resources/CourseWebPages/Summer2010/GLY4790_E10/Index_GLY4790_E10.htm
Planning camp for 2011; $2200 last yr & six credits of tuition; do accept outside students

Florida State University, Tallahassee
Contact Information:
James Tull, Field Camp Director
tull@gly.fsu.edu
(850) 644-1448
Website:
http://www.gly.fsu.edu/fldcamp.html
Will have 2011 field camp; still working on details

Georgia
Georgia State University, Atlanta
Contact Information:
Hassan Babaie
hbabaie@gsu.edu
(404) 413 5766
Website:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~geohab/Babaie/pages/geol4009/geol4120-4121.htm
accept outside students; apply by February 15 for scholarships

University of Georgia, Athens
Contact Information:
Doug Crowe
crowe@gly.uga.edu
(706) 542-2382
Website:
http://www.gly.uga.edu/default.php?PK=5&&iPage=0
Tentative dates May 18-June 28, 2011; probably not room for outside students; waiting list; $3700 probably

Idaho
Idaho State University, Pocatello
Contact Information:
linkpaul@isu.edu
(208) 282-3846
Website:
http://geology.isu.edu/FieldCamp
May 31-July 4, 2011; Applications by February 15, 2011. $3800 approximately

Illinois
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
Contact Information:
Craig A. Chesner
cachesner@eiu.edu
(217) 581-6323
Susan Kile
skkile@eiu.edu
(217) 581-2626
Website:
http://castle.eiu.edu/geoscience/field_camp.php
Camp not held in 2011

Illinois State University, Normal
Contact Information:
David Malone
dhmalon@ilstu.edu
(309) 438-2692
Website:
http://www.geo.ilstu.edu/fieldcamp/
Will update mid-November; costs approximately the same as last year

Northern Illinois University, De Kalb
Contact Information:
Mark Fischer, Field Camp Director
mfischer@niu.edu
(815) 753-7939
Anne Johnson
lasep@niu.edu
815-753-5200
Website:
http://www.niu.edu/geology/courses/field_techniques.shtml
2011 camp will be accepting outside students; arranging for external students to pay the same as their students

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Contact Information:
Richard Fifarek
fifarek@geo.siu.edu
(618) 453-3351
geology@geo.siu.edu
Website:
http://www.geology.siu.edu/courses/geol454/index.html
will have 2011 camp and will update web

Western Illinois University, Macomb
Contact Information:
Dr. Peter Calengas
PL-Calengas@wiu.edu
(309) 298-1151
Website:
http://www.wiu.edu/cas/geology/fieldcamp.php
Every other year; next one should be 2012

Wheaton College, Wheaton
Contact Information:
Stephen O. Moshier, Director
Stephen.O.Moshier@wheaton.edu
(630) 752-5856
blackhills@wheaton.edu
Website:
http://www.wheaton.edu/BlackHills/
Next camp will be 2012

Indiana
Ball State University, Muncie
Contact Information:
Rick Fluegeman, Director
rfluegem@bsu.edu
(765) 285-8267
geology@bsu.edu
(765) 285-8270
Website:
http://geology.iweb.bsu.edu/fieldcamp/fc11.htm
May 15-June 18, 2011

Indiana University, Bloomington
Contact Information:
Joanna Wall
jlwall@indiana.edu
(812) 855-1475
iugfs@indiana.edu
Website:
http://www.indiana.edu/~iugfs/
website should be redesigned by Thanksgiving for 2011

Iowa
Iowa St. Univ. of Science & Tech., Ames
Contact Information:
Carl Jacobson, Department Chair
geology@iastate.edu
Deann Frisk
dfrisk@iastate.edu
515-294-4477
Website:
http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/FieldCamp/fieldcamp.shtml
2011 camp will take outside students as space allows; http://www.aapg.org/explorer/2005/09sep/summercamp.cfm

Kansas
Ft. Hays State University, Hays
Contact Information:
Kenneth Neuhause
kneuhaus@fhsu.edu
(785) 628-5349
Website:
http://www.fhsu.edu/geo/programs/Field-Camp/
No room for outside students in 2011
Information Letter (PDF)

University of Kansas, Lawrence
Contact Information:
Dr. Doug Walker
jdwalker@ku.edu
785-864-7711
Website:
http://www.geo.ku.edu/fieldActivities/fieldCamp.html
2011 info will be entered soon

Wichita State University, Wichita
Contact Information:
John Gries
john.gries@wichita.edu
(316) 978-3140
Website:
http://webs.wichita.edu/?u=geoscience&p=/fieldcamp/index
late May through June

Kentucky
University of Kentucky, Lexington
Contact Information:
Professor Frank Ettensohn
f.ettensohn@uky.edu
859-257-1401
academically and physically intense
Website:
http://www.as.uky.edu/geology-323
next camp 2013, run camp odd years only; out-of-state tuition, contact Dr. Ettensohn

Louisiana
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Contact Information:
Daniel Kelley, Director
dkelley@lsu.edu
(225) 578-2337
Website:
http://uiswcmsweb.prod.lsu.edu/geol/FieldCamp/SeniorCamp/CourseInfo/item33271.html
May 29-July 10, 2011; out-of-state tuition; will update site in January

University of Louisiana, Lafayette
Contact Information:
Timothy Duex
TDuex@louisiana.edu
337-482-6222
Carl Richter
crichter@louisiana.edu
337-482-5353
Website:
http://geology.louisiana.edu/classes/fieldcamp/index.shtml

Michigan
Albion College, Albion
Contact Information:
Blincoln@albion.edu
(517) 629-0776
Website:
http://campus.albion.edu/geofieldcamp/
Camps on even numbered years; Next field camp 2012

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Contact Information:
Chris Malvica
campdavis@umich.edu
(734) 615-8600
Website:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/bulletin/chapter6/lsa_museums/campdavis
Take outside students

Minnesota
University of Minnesota, Duluth
Contact Information:
Dr. Jim Miller, Co-Director
mille066@d.umn.edu
218-726-6582 or 218-720-4355
prc@d.umn.edu
Website:
http://www.d.umn.edu/prc/fieldcamp
Applications accepted in Jan; Everyone pays approximately $3100

Missouri
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Contact Information:
John Hogan
jhogan@mst.edu
(573) 341-4466
Website:
http://gse.mst.edu/
Director VT grad John Hogan; mid May 2011; Information Letter (PDF)

University of Missouri, Columbia
Contact Information:
Miriam Barquero-Molina, Field Camp Director
barqueromolinam@missouri.edu
573-882-9557
Alice Thompson, Administrative Assistant
ThompsonAE@missouri.edu
573-882-6785
Website:
http://fieldcamp.missouri.edu/
May 29-July 10, 2011; take outside students

Montana
Montana St. Univ, Bozeman
Contact Information:
Steve Custer
scuster@montana.edu
(406) 994-6906
Website:
http://www.montana.edu/wwwes/programs/geologycamp.htm
Will have 2011 camp; Out of state tuition

University of Montana, Missoula
Contact Information:
Jim Sears
james.sears@umontana.edu
(406) 243-5251
Marc Hendrix
marc@selway.umt.edu
(406) 243-5278
Website:
http://www.umt.edu/geosciences/fieldcamp/default.html
May 15-June 14, 2011

Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Contact Information:
DeAnn Frisk, Iowa State
geology@iastate.edu
515-294-4477
Carl Jacobson
Website:
http://www.ge-at.iastate.edu/FieldCamp/fieldcamp.shtml
Run through the Iowa State University; 2011 camp will take outside students as space allows

Nevada
University of Nevada, Reno
Contact Information:
Greg Arehart, Camp Director
arehart@unr.edu
(775) 784-6470
Rich Schweickert
richschw@unr.edu
(775) 784-6901
Website:
http://www.unr.edu/cos/geology/summerCamp/index.html

New Mexico
New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, Socorro
Contact Information:
David Johnson
djohnson@nmt.edu
575-835-5476
Website:
http://www.ees.nmt.edu/Geol/classes/camp/Other.html
May 21-July 3, 2011

University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Contact Information:
John Geissman
jgeiss@unm.edu
(505) 277-1641 or (505) 277-3433
Grant Meyer
gmeyer@unm.edu
(505) 277-4346
Website:
http://epswww.unm.edu/
2 classes of 4 credits each, in state tuition; mid-May to late June 2011

New York
Colgate University, Hamilton
Contact Information:
William Peck
wpeck@colgate.edu
(315) 228-6798
Website:
http://departments.colgate.edu/geology/offcampus.html
Will have 2011 camp but rarely take outside students

SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo
Contact Information:
Marcus Bursik
mib@buffalo.edu
(716) 645-3489
geology@buffalo.edu
(716) 645-3489 x 6100
Website:
http://www.geology.buffalo.edu/fieldwork/fieldCamp.shtml
May 16-June 15, 2012; $1945 fee plus tuition

SUNY at Oswego, Oswego
Contact Information:
Dr. David Valentino (VT Grad)
dvalenti@oswego.edu
(315) 312-2798
Website:
http://www.oswego.edu/extended_learning/summer_sessions/geology.html
Next field camp in 2012

SUNY College at Cortland, Cortland
Contact Information:
Gayle Gleason
Gayle.Gleason@cortland.edu
(607) 753-2816
Website:
http://web.cortland.edu/gleasong/fdcamp.html
May 23-June 19, 2012; $3595 out of state

North Carolina
North Carolina System
Contact Information:
Stephen B. Harper
HARPERS@ECU.EDU
(252) 328-6773 phone
(252) 328-4391 fax
Website:
http://core.ecu.edu/geology/HARPER/SummerFieldCourse/index.htm

Ohio
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green
Contact Information:
Jeff Snyder, Field Course Co-Director
jasnyd@bgsu.edu
(419) 372-0533
Kurt Panter, Field Course Co-Director
kpanter@bgsu.edu
(419) 372-7337
Website:
http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/geology/page58461.html
May 26-July 1, 2011; scholarships & waiver of non-state fees may be possible

Kent State University, Kent
Contact Information:
geology@kent.edu
(330) 672-4124
Website:
http://www.kent.edu/geology/fieldcamp/index.cfm
June 6 - July 9, 2011; scholarships & waiver of non-state fees may be possible

Miami University, Oxford
Contact Information:
William Hart
fieldgeology@muohio.edu
(513) 529-3216
Website:
http://www.muohio.edu/fieldgeology/
June 4-July 8, 2011; No out of state tuition

Ohio State University, Columbus
Contact Information:
Terry Wilson
twilson@mps.ohio-state.edu
614-292-0723
Website:
http://artsandsciences.osu.edu/field-camp-rocks

University of Akron, Akron
Contact Information:
Verne Friberg, Field Camp Director
LFribe1@uakron.edu
(330) 972-8046
John Peck
jpeck@uakron.edu
(330) 972-7659
Website:
http://www.uakron.edu/geology/academics/field-camp/
May 28-June 19, 2012 and June 15-July 3, 2012 (two 3 credit courses)

Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Contact Information:
Jim Puckette
"Puckette, Jim" <jim.puckette@okstate.edu>
(405) 744-6358
Website:
http://geology.okstate.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view+article&id=15&Itemid=37>
May 23 to June 24, 2011; cost will be around $2645

Oregon
Southern Oregon University, Ashland
Contact Information:
Jad D'Allura, Field Camp Director
dallura@sou.edu
(541) 552-6480
William Elliott
lane@sou.edu
Website:
http://www.sou.edu/geology/fieldcamp
June 14-July 16, 2011; $2435

University of Oregon, Eugene
Contact Information:
Ray Weldon
ray@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-4584
Paul Wallace (volcanologist) and Samantha Hopkins (strat/paleo)
pwallace@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-5985
Website:
http://uoregon.edu/%7Edogsci/undergraduate/field_camp
will have 2011 camp; update web site in November

Pennsylvania
Lehigh University, Bethlehem
Contact Information:
Frank J. Pazzaglia, Director
fjp3@lehigh.edu
PHONE 610-758-3667; FAX 610-758-3677
Ms. Laura Cambiotti
ljc0@lehigh.edu
610-758-3661
Website:
http://www.lehigh.edu/~fjp3/fieldcamp/index.html
June 1-July 1, 2011; $3600; apply soon

Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park
Contact Information:
Donald Fisher
dmf6@psu.edu
Website:
http://www.geosc.psu.edu/prospective/fieldcamp.php
generally last week of May-first week of July; out-of-state tuition

South Carolina
University of South Carolina, Columbia
Contact Information:
Doug Crowe
crowe@gly.uga.edu
(706) 542-2382
Website:
http://www.gly.uga.edu/default.php?PK=5&&iPage=0
In conjunction with the University of Georgia; $3700; waiting list for non USC students

Tennessee
University of Memphis, Memphis
Contact Information:
Daniel Larsen
dlarsen@memphis.edu
901-678-4358
Website:
https://umdrive.memphis.edu/dlarsen/public/www/FCinfo2010.htm
Will have camp in 2011 and update website by 10/18/10

Texas
Baylor University, Waco
Contact Information:
Steve Dworkin
Steve_Dworkin@baylor.edu
(254) 710-2186
June 1-July 6, 2011; accept outside students but expensive; no web site, use email for information

Stephen F. Austin St. Univ., Nacogdoches
Contact Information:
LaRell Nielson, Camp Director
rnielson@sfasu.edu
(936) 468-2248
Chris Barker
cbarker@sfasu.edu
(936) 468-2340
Website:
http://www.geology.sfasu.edu/fieldcamp.html

University of Houston, Houston
Contact Information:
Virginia Sisson, Field Camp Director
vbsisson@uh.edu
(713) 743-3402
Tram Nguyen
tnguye36@mail.uh.edu
(713) 743-3413
Website:
http://www.geosc.uh.edu/research-institutes-programs/ybra-field-camp/index.php
Will have 2011 camp; info coming soon

University of Texas, Arlington
Contact Information:
John Wickham, Department Chair
Geology@UTA.edu
(817) 272-2987 phone
(817) 272 2628 fax
Website:
http://www.uta.edu/ees/fieldcamp2010.htm
May 17-June 18, 2011;

Utah
Southern Utah University, Cedar City
Contact Information:
Dr. Mark R. Colberg
colberg@suu.edu
(435) 865-8331
Website:
http://www.suu.edu/sci/physci/fieldcamp/

Virginia
James Madison University
Contact Information:
Steven Whitmeyer
whitmesj@jmu.edu
540.568.7119
Scott Eaton
eatonls@jmu.edu
540.568.3339
Website:
http://www.jmu.edu/geology/fieldcourse/
Apply by November 1 deadline; May 17-June 25, 2011; Ireland

Washington
Eastern Washington University
Contact Information:
Dr. Richard L. Orndorff
rorndorff@mail.ewu.edu
509-359-2286
Website:
http://www.ewu.edu/CSHE/Programs/Geology/EWU-Field-Camp-Info.xml
Dr. Orndorff is a VT 1984 grad in ME; a few outside spots will be available; June 13-July 10, 2011

Western Washington Univ., Bellingham
Contact Information:
Dr. Chris Suczek
suczek@geol.wwu.edu
(360) 650-3590
Website:
http://geology.wwu.edu/geo410/
will have 2011 camp; take outside students on space-available basis

West Virginia
West Virginia University, Morgantown
Contact Information:
Joe Lebold, Lead Instructor
joe.lebold@mail.wvu.edu
(304) 293-0749
Dr. Steven Kite
Steve Kite <jkite@wvu.edu>
(304) 293-9819
Website:
http://www.geo.wvu.edu/geology/undergrad/fieldcamp
May 22-June 25, 2011; contact Dr. Lebold if interested

Wisconsin
Beloit College, Beloit
Contact Information:
Dr. Carl Mendelson
mendelsn@beloit.edu
(608) 363-2223
Will have camp in 2011; see attached info for details. Information Letter (PDF)

University of Wisconsin, Madison
Contact Information:
Philip Brown
pbrown@geology.wisc.edu
(608) 262-5954
Website:
http:\\www.fieldcamp.org
June 12-July 22, 2011; trying to change out-of-state tuition

University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh
Contact Information:
Dr. Timothy Paulsen
paulsen@uwosh.edu
(920) 424-7002
Tom Suszek
suszek@uwosh.edu
Website:
http://www.uwosh.edu/faculty_staff/paulsen/fieldcamp.html
June 4-July 17, 2011; $2499 to $2599

Wyoming
University of Wyoming, Laramie
Contact Information:
Erin Campbell-Stone
erincs@uwyo.edu
(307) 766-2053
Website:
http://geology.uwyo.edu/?q=summerfieldcamp
Camp full for 2011 with their own students



International Field Camps


Africa and Kenya
Michigan Tech
Contact Information:
James Wood
jrw@mtu.edu
John Compton
john.compton@uct.ac.za
Website:
http://geo-kenya.com/
South Africa May 4-31, 2012; South Africa/Kenya May 14-June 10

Australia
James Cook University
Contact Information:
EarthScience@jcu.edu.au
+61 7 4781 4546
Website:
http://www.jcu.edu.au/ees/subjects/JCUPRD_052084.html
EA9002 likely only course meeting our requirements; see Dr. Law if you are interested in these field courses

Ireland
James Madison University
Contact Information:
Steven Whitmeyer
whitmesj@jmu.edu
(540) 568-7119
Scott Eaton
eatonls@jmu.edu
540.568.3339
Website:
http://www.jmu.edu/geology/fieldcourse/
Apply by November 1 deadline; May 17-June 25, 2011; Ireland

Italy
Boise State University, Boise
Contact Information:
Claude Spinosa
cspinosa@boisestate.edu
cjnorth@boisestate.edu
Website:
http://earth.boisestate.edu/SummerCamp/
contact CJ Northrup if interested in Sardina 2012 camp; http://earth.boisestate.edu/summercamp;does not meet GEOPHY requirements

New Zealand
Massey University, Palmerston North
Contact Information:
Dr. Leslie J. Singh
fieldcamp@paradise.net.nz
+64 4 977 5425
cell +64 21 1101 454
Website:
http://fieldgeology.massey.ac.nz/
December 29, 2011-February 7, 2012

Turkey
South Dakota School of Mines & Tech., Rapid City
Contact Information:
nuri.uzunlar@sdsmt.edu
(605) 394-2494 phone
(605) 394-6703 fax
Website:
http://geologyfieldcamp.sdsmt.edu/
You must talk with Dr. Law before signing up for either of these camps

Geosciences students look forward to great field trips!

Undergraduate students ponder some local geology on a field trip run as part of GEOS 2444 (Geoscience Field Observations.)