[Folda] FW: geology undergrads

[Ívar Örn Benediktsson]

Til jarðfræðinema. Sjá erindi að neðan. 

-----Original Message-----
From: Áslaug Geirsdottir [mailto:age at hi.is] 
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2007 6:48 PM
To: Ívar Örn Benediktsson
Subject: Fwd: geology undergrads

Sæll Ívar,

getur þú komið þessu erindi áfram til nemenda í jarðfræði. Lyn talar um
"undergraduate" nemendur, en ég geri ráð fyrir að hver sá sem hefur áhuga,
hvort sem það er framhaldsnemi eða BS nemi, komi til greina?

Bestu kveðjur, Áslaug



Begin forwarded message:

> From: "Gualtieri, Lyn" <gualtieri at seattleu.edu>
> Date: 2. apríl 2007 02:58:27 GMT+00:00
> To: <age at hi.is>
> Subject: geology undergrads
>
> Hi Aslaug-Grettings from Seattle---where I have been living since my 
> "Iceland days". I know you must be very busy with all the normal 
> duties associated with a university professor as well as the whole 
> "Arctic Workshop" excitement/planning. I have a question which 
> hopefully you can quickly answer and send me off in another direction 
> :)
>
> I now teach geology and global climate change at Seattle University. 
> This summer I am organizing our first-ever geology study abroad 
> program. We are coming to Iceland, a place which is sure to inspire 
> even the most apathetic undergraduates! Actually, I am only bringing 6 
> students and they are all very "engaged" about their education.
>
> Anyway, I was thinking it would be really neat to meet up with 1 or
> 2 undergraduate Icelandic geology majors for a day or two at some 
> point in our fieldtrip. We are doing the standard Reykjanes/Blue 
> Lagoon/Nesjavellir/Thingvellir (please excuse my lack of Icelandic
> characters) Geysir, Gulfoss, south coast, Vik, Skaftafell, Laki, 
> interior, Myvatn, Snaefellsnes route. Do you think any of the 
> Icelandic undergrads would be willing to come with us for just 1 or
> 2 days to any of these places just to give us the local perspective 
> and a kind of guest lecture? I'm sure they know more about the 
> geologic history of any of these places than I do--and it would be a 
> real treat for our American students to interact with Icelandic 
> students. We could offer them a moderate stipend and could of course 
> pay for their lodging and meals while they're with us. I'm sure the 
> Icelandic students are busy with summer jobs and vacations, but I just 
> thought I would ask and get your receommendations. Thanks. I hope the 
> Arctic Workshop goes well for everyone. I would have loved to come, 
> but our university is on a quarter system...so we will be in the 
> middle of our very short quarter during the meeting. They don't like 
> it when we miss a week...
> Ok, Happy Spring and I hope all is well there with you!
> Lyn
> ******************************************
> Lyn Gualtieri
> Engineering 407A
> Seattle University
> Seattle, WA 98122
> 206-296-5531
> gualtieri at seattleu.edu
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