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Our geology program focuses on undergraduate geology majors, and we take pride in our emphasis on field geology.
03/09/2026
The UWO Geology Club remains strong and active. Geology Club volunteers ran the silent auction at the Kluessendorf Memorial Rock Show this last weekend. Thanks to the donors that supported the auction and the public for attending!
02/16/2026
UWO Geology Club Speaker (Thursday, Feb. 16)
11/24/2025
Join us for for the UWO Geology Club Jewelry and Mineral sale on December 3 & 4 in Reeve Union!
11/08/2025
Join us for Jason Coenen's presentation this Thursday (Nov. 13, 2025) at 4:10 in Halsey 109, and hear about his research in Antarctica! Jason is an alum of UW Oshkosh Geology and is currently at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
12/10/2024
Geology Club Sponsored Jewelry Sale today and tomorrow! Just in time for Christmas!
10/14/2024
The tradition continues! Geology at UW Oshkosh has been going strong since 1934! Dr. Paulsen is meeting tomorrow with students to organize the 2025 UW Oshkosh Geology Field Camp course. This has been a tradition since 1967! Field Camp with T.S. Laudon (1967-1999)
Join us Saturday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for a Geology Homecoming-Open House at Harrington Hall and see photos from 1967 to 2024.
Here's a photo from the 2024 UWO Geology Field Camp in Utah:
Run to Harrington Hall this Saturday (Oct. 19, 10 am to 1 pm) for a Geology Open House and Homecoming!
10/11/2024
Geology Open House & Homecoming!
Join us on Saturday, October 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to celebrate 90 years of Geology at UW Oshkosh!
05/06/2024
Last week, the Structural Geology class had an amazing field trip to Lake Superior near Marquette, MI! ...and no one went in the water this time!
Many of the students will be going to the UWO field camp based in Utah this summer. They leave in less than 3 weeks!
The UW Oshkosh Geology Department offers an Earth Science Museum Studies course, internship, and certificate through the Weis Earth Science Museum. Dr. Joseph Frederickson, director of the Weis Museum, is on the faculty of the UWO Geology Department and teaches the course and directs the internships. Emma Mikolic just completed the course, internship, and certificate. As part of her internship, Emma made this great video.
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05/13/2023
Congratulations to the Spring Geology Graduates!
Jacob McCloskey, Emma Mikolic, Erika Mullen, Mya Shimabukuro, Bri Storino, Quintin Vanus, Maddie Young, and Eric Giese.
Below (left to right): Quintin Vanus, Jacob McCloskey, Mya Shimabukuro, Emma Mikolic, and Eric Giese.
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