Undergraduate Department Information

We are a relatively small, closely knit department with many opportuinities for personal interactions with faculty and other students. While students can become lost or remain unnoticed in other departments, Earth and Space Sciences students gain a sense of belonging and personal recognitio. There are many activities that have social aspects:

•  Lots of labs with always the same small group of students, leading to continuing friendships;

•  Class field trips with overnight camping or group accommodation;

•  Earth and Space Sciences Organization (ESSSO) activities such as:

-  Department picnics in the spring and fall

-  Department t-shirts

-  Organized sports participation, including IM volleyball, football, softball

-  Friday afternoon "get-togethers" including lots of drinks and chips, and sometimes movies, nachos, and real food like lasagna, pizza, tacos, etc

- Department field trips to scenic places like the Sierra Nevada, Mojave Desert, San Gabriel Mountains, Baja California, and even Hawaii! Everyone is invited, and the costs are partly subsidized by ESSSO funds.