Program Contact
Lon Abbott
Teaching Professor of Distinction
lon.abbott@colorado.edu
303.492.6172
CU Boulder’s Department of Geological Sciences hosts the thriving Collaborative, Inquiry-based Research Community (CIRC), which involves both CU Boulder undergraduates and students from Northglenn High School (NHS), a leading STEM-focused high school that boasts an extensive geoscience curriculum. Undergraduates in the CIRC program participate in a reading seminar in which they discuss peer-reviewed literature about the geologic evolution of the American West and explore STEM career requirements and trajectories. They and CU Boulder faculty visit NHS geology classrooms, and NHS students visit CU to participate in some CIRC activities.
Colorado hosts a plethora of world-class rock outcrops that illustrate fundamental geologic concepts. CIRC undergraduates also plan joint field trips in which they and NHS students participate. CIRC students design trips that focus on geologic themes they find especially exciting and that they think will fuel the NHS students’ enthusiasm for geology.
Geology Field Trips
Additional Info
Joint NGH/CIRC field trips to explore the geology of the Front Range. We took a joint field trip to the Loveland/Big Thompson area on April 10, 2022 and we are planning a trip to other local geology for Spring 2023.
Location
on campus
Dates
Ongoing
Public or Private
Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)
Program Fee
No charge to attend/participate in activity or program
Geology Info Session
Additional Info
CU Boulder undergraduate CIRC students gave presentations to Northglenn High School geology students about how they got to college and how they are paying for it in Fall of 2019. They also described what it is like to be a CU Boulder geology student. We will do more such presentations in the future.
Location
in colorado
Loveland
Dates
4/11/2020 - 4/11/2020
Public or Private
Private Program (by request only or for a specific audience or group)
Program Fee
No charge to attend/participate in activity or program
Sponsoring Units
College of Arts & Sciences
- Department of Geological Sciences
Program Partners
- Northglenn High School Geology Program
Audiences Served
- Students - High School