Thursday (25SEP)

3:00-6:00 PM On-site registration (Brown Hall; parking J Lot no passes needed)

6:30 PM Alum gathering/Grill out (Brush Alumni House)

 

Friday (26SEP)

7:30 AM ~ Breakfast ~ (Continental; Brown Hall)

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8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks - Dr. Alison Del Rossi (VP of the University)

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8:30 AM Dale Chayes ‘73 - What I did AFTER my summer vacation  

 

9:00 AM Peter Christoffersen ‘13 - Critical Minerals and Critical Skills - Lessons from an Early Career Exploration Geologist

 

9:30 AM Evan Koncewicz ‘15 - Communicating Change on the Juneau Icefield

 

10:00 AM ~ Break ~

 

10:30 AM Brendan Moran ‘10 - Unconventional Hydrogeology: Fossil Water, Lithium Brine and Climate Change

 

11:00 AM Jaleigh Goben ‘16 - Translating Research Skills to Alternate Career Paths: Examples from the field of conservation paleobiology.

 

11:30 AM Kelan Koncewicz ‘15 - Planning for and Development of Electrical Transmission Lines: A Discussion of Best Practices

 

12:00 PM ~ Lunch ~ (Brown Hall, Pizza/Sandwiches)

 

1:30 PM Students: Panel 1: What is a Geologist? - Roy Christoffersen, Dean Eppler, Dale Chayes, Evelyn Bibbins

Alumni:  Visit the Brewer Bookstore?

 

2:30 PM Students: Panel 2: Industry - Doug O'Brien, Mike Ward, Peter Christoffersen, Chris Stevens, Andy Owens

Alumni: Brown Hall Facilities Tour?

 

3:30 PM Students: Panel 3: Non-Traditional Path - Alex Camerino '16, Alisa Scott, Jaleigh Goben, Cathy Goodmen, Maddy Frank 

Alumni: Explore campus

 

4:25 PM ~ Break ~

 

4:30 PM Informal Discussion of Internships, Student Posters  

 

5:30 PM ~ Dinner ~ (Dutch; Dana Dining Hall)

 

7:30 PM Bloomer Lecture Roy Christoffersen ‘78 - Advancing Planetary Science One Nanometer at a Time: A Mineralogist’s Journey in Space and Time

 

9:00 PM ~ Social ~  (Pub 56)

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Saturday (27 Sept)

8:30 AM ~ Breakfast ~ (Continental; Brown Hall)

 

9:00 AM Students: Panel 4:  Grad School - Trisha Smrecak, John Murphy, Brendan Moran, John St Denny

Alumni:  Meet at Payson Hall for Admissions Campus Tour

 

10:00AM Students: Panel 5: Environmental - Kelan R. Koncewicz, Katherine Eyre, Ned Baker, Julie Parker, Will Hackett, Kelly Hale

Alumni: (10:30 AM) Alumni Conversations 

 

11:00 AM Open Discussion between Alumni and Students

 

12:00 PM ~ Lunch ~ (Dutch, Dana Dining Hall/Pub)

 

2:30 PM Presentations from SLU Administrative Departments followed by Alumni Council Meeting

Joe Keniston '05 - Assistant Vice President for University Advancement, Laurentian Engagement and Annual Giving (2:30pm)

Alison Del Rossi - Vice President of the University (3:30pm)

 

5:15 PM Presidents Reception in Eben Holden

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6:30 PM Bloomer Banquet in Eben Holden
 

Sunday (28 Sept)

7:30 AM Breakfast (Dutch -Dana, Continental)

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10:30 AM Breakfast (Dutch -Dana, Brunch)