Earth and Environmental Science Day

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Join us for EES Day!

Friday, Oct. 18, 2024

For high school students grades 9^th - 12^th

EES Day at Wilkes University gives you the opportunity to join our faculty experts for hands-on, interactive lab activities and presentations on water resources, earth processes, climate and more.

The Biology & Earth Systems Sciences Department brings you Earth and Environmental Science (EES) Day!

Teachers and their classes as well as individiual students and their families are invited to join our faculty experts in hands-on earth and environmental science lab activities in the Cohen Science Center.

Additionally, you will have opportunities to:

Explore labs in the Cohen Science Center.
Learn information on career opportunities in the geosciences.
Enjoy a free lunch in the dining hall.

EES Day offers a schedule of events for students and for their teachers and/or family members.

Registration Notice

All teacher and student attendees must register individually.

We also invite your parents/guardians to come along. We’re offering a special track for them, featuring information on the admissions process, financial aid and life on campus. Be sure to register online and list your parent/guardian as a guest.

EES Day Schedule

Fall 2024 schedule coming soon. Check below for last spring's schedule to get an idea of the EES Day experience!

Student Schedule

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Registration

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons

9:15 - 9:25 a.m.

Welcome

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons

Dr. Jeff Stratford, Chair of the Biology and Earth Systems Sciences

9:25 - 9:35 a.m.

Move to Next Location

Cohen Science Center

9:35 - 10 a.m.

Shake, Rattle, and Roll: Seismology and Subsurface Exploration

Greenway

Dr. Bobby Karimi

10:05 - 10:30 a.m.

Destruction by d'FAULT: Building Earthquake Resilient Structures

Cohen Science Center 123

Senior Environmental Science, Biology and Geology majors

10:35 - 11:05 a.m.

Flash, Bang, Boom: Measuring Weather in the Backyard

Cohen Science Center 119

Professor Mark Kaster

11:10 - 11:40 a.m.

Oh Say Can You Seed!

Cohen Science Center 204

Sheayln Marino

11:40 - 11:50 a.m.

Proceed to Henry Student Center

Henry Student Center

11:50 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.

Lunch

Henry Student Center, 3rd Floor, Dining Hall

with Wilkes students, faculty, and staff

12:45 - 12:55 p.m.

Proceed to Cohen Science Center

Cohen Science Center

12:55 - 1:25 p.m.

Pennsylvania Native Plants – Saving our Bees

Cohen Science Center 323

Dr. Jeff Stratford

1:30 - 2 p.m.

Coastal Erosion and Sand Transport Experiments using a Wave Tank

Cohen Science Center 429

Dr. Matthew Finkenbinder

2 p.m.

Dismissal

2:15 p.m.

Optional Campus Tour

Begins in Cohen Science Building, 1st Floor Lobby

Parent Schedule

8:30 - 9:15 a.m.

Registration

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons

9:15 - 9:25 a.m.

Welcome

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons

Dr. Jeff Stratford, Chair of the Biology and Earth Systems Sciences