Fort Hays State University
2005 GEOLOGY
FIELD CAMP

                                        May 29 to June 26, 2005
                                                GSCI 454    6 Credits [Semester Hours]

We can enroll 6 out-of-state students for 2005 – apply now!

An integrative geoscience capstone course involving a broad range of applied field techniques and procedures. Students will not only be evaluated in the field on traditional field methods such as measuring and describing stratigraphic sections, correlating stratigraphic sections, interpretation of ancient depositional environments, making geologic maps, mapping structural features; they will also complete projects an applied environmental geophysics using Surfer computer modeling, GPS and ArcView GIS.

All projects are returned to the students for their future job interviews and personal portfolio.

Students inspect Ketobe Knob faults Far out tour of Animas River Water Project, Durango, CO

Overview

The 2003 session heads west to Colorado and Utah. Mapping projects cover large and small sites  beginning with the sublime to the more complex in Dinosaur National Park and the San Rafael Swell of Utah, as well as in the San Juan Mountains of southwestern Colorado and in Capitol Reef National Park in Utah.  These projects involve the use of bruntons, topographic and air photo base maps, COCORP seismic in one case, GPS available GIS data bases and cerebral cortices. Final products [which you may keep] will include geologic maps, composite stratigraphic sections, and structural and stratigraphic cross sections, as well as supplemental interpretive reports. You will also use a Geometrics cesium magnetometer and coupled resistivity system in conjunction with a laptop computer, Surfer, and ArcView GIS in one or two projects.

Note:  Field Camp is physically demanding - - you must be in shape.  At times you will be required to hike up rugged rocky slopes at elevations as low as 6000 feet up to 11,000 feet in hot weather.  So, be sure you are prepared for such respiratory demands.

A typical daily routine begins with breakfast 7:00 am, in-field projects and/or travel until 5 pm, followed by supper. Evenings consists of in-camp student study time in department tents or dorms. Campsites will be in National parks and private campgrounds.  You will also have access to showers, laundry, phone, etc. at most of the campgrounds, with a few exceptions - - see itinerary for specifics.   You will have an in-field mineral, rock, and fossil exam in the field near the end of camp.

Click here for:  2005 itinerary

Click here for:  Camp Equipment Needs [please read]

When we return to Hays, Kansas you will be involved in an environmentally- or archeological-oriented geophysics project. The task will be to locate, map, evaluate, and submit a report on buried objects using geophysical instruments and GIS. The project will incorporate the field data and GIS techniques in FHSU's GIS Lab. Lastly, there will be a rock/mineral/fossil sample exam and written final exam after the campus project. Again, after evaluation and review, all student projects are returned to the students for their portfolios.

A complete Field Camp Guidebook inclusive of roadlog, projects, grading procedures, rules, phone numbers, and appendix are provided at no extra cost.

                       Potash Mine tour near Moab, Utah Caudal vertebrae collected during Camp 2004

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
              Must have completed Physical, Historical, Petrology, Mineralogy, Field Methods, Structural Geology
                 [or equivalent courses]; Paleontology recommended but not required.
Below fees are approximated and will be finalized in December
           Resident Basic Field Fee:         $625 = covers camp travel, food, camping, + park entrance/vehicle fees.
        Non-resident Basic Field Fee:     $655 = same as resident and FHSU dorm/food cost.
 Make deposit and fee-balance checks out to "FHSU Student Fiscal Services" and send directly to Dr. Neuhauser at
 the "snail mail" address below.  Do not send tuition to Dr. Neuhauser.  Credit cards cannot be used to pay the 'basic field fee' part of camp. A deposit of $100 towards the Basic Field Fee is due by Friday February 4, 2005 [deposit is 50% refundable if you withdraw by March 8, 2005]. Basic Field Fee Balance due by April 22, 2005
If you plan to apply for Student Loans, begin the paper work very early [Dec./Jan] - contact Judy Getty (785.628-4459)

Tuition:  $732.00 [once pre-enrolled, students will receive a final bill and directions on how to pay from FHSU's Student Fiscal Service Office. Note: this tuition amount will be lower due to a grant received by Dr. Neuhauser - the FC 2005 tuition will be ~$210 to $240 less depending on final grant amount]. Note: Credit card can be used to pay the tuition part of camp. Out-of-State Students must pay an additional $30 first-time application fee.
Also, out-of-staters, do not enroll in any other FHSU classes while taking Field Camp - - higher tuition fees are assessed. Out-of-Staters must report early by mid-afternoon of Sunday May 29, 2005

How to Enroll:
To tentatively pre-enroll, e-mail Dr. Neuhauser at the e-mail address below to get 'on the list'.  Once your deposit arrives
Dr. Neuhauser will send you a number of forms to fill out.  After you return those forms and they are processed you will be officially pre-enrolled.   You will officially fully enrolled when the fee-balance and full tuition payments arrive.

                                            If you arrive by private vehicle,
                                    you must leave your vehicle on the FHSU
                                   campus.  A free parking sticker will be provided.
                                 Please e-mail Dr. Neuhauser your state/license plate number
                               and vehicle type/color to get this sticker.  Due to Kansas State
                              liability we travel in State Vans.  If you arrive by plane, we will pick you
                         up at the airport or bus station [United Express (800.241-6522 or 785.623-4820)
                       and US Airways Express (800.428-4322) fly into Hays.

If interested, contact:
Dr. Kenneth R. Neuhauser, Director
FHSU Geology Field Studies
Professor of Geosciences
Department of Geosciences
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hays, KS 67601

kneuhaus@fhsu.edu
Phone = 785 628-5349
http://www.fhsu.edu/geo

Last update =9/30/05
All photos copyrighted to Dr. Kenneth R. Neuhauser
Background image is of petroglyphs, Cub Creek, Dinosaur National Park, Utah