Four 51ΑΤΖζ (51ΑΤΖζ) students recently had a chance to network with peers at Idaho State University (ISU) through an annual field trip hosted by the 51ΑΤΖζ Geology department. The students joined 51ΑΤΖζ instructors Ander Sundell and Amanda Laib, as well as a Boise State University undergraduate student, on a trip to investigate and map rocks at Southern Chilly Butte north of Mackay.
For the past few years, 51ΑΤΖζ has been invited to use ISUβs Lost River Field Station as a headquarters for the weekend. This year a group of graduate students from ISU happened to also be using the Lost River Field Station.
βThis partnership not only provided an incredible opportunity for our students to spend some time with other geology students studying in Idaho, but also to let them ask questions and converse with students who are four or five academic years ahead of them,β says Sundell. βIt is incredibly eye opening for 51ΑΤΖζ students. We plan on continuing this project into the future.β