Gearing Up for Student Outreach

APGO is starting to roll out its student outreach this Fall. Council members have connected with universities to make a presentation to students who are on the path of carving a career in the field of geoscience. The outreach provides great opportunity for APGO to be strongly connected with the academia but more importantly, to raise awareness among students aspiring to be in the field of what it takes to realize their dream profession. There are no better people to do this than our practising members themselves. They provide a wealth of knowledge and insights that greatly enrich our key messages to get students to start early and plan ahead. 

 The presentation’s key points include:

·         The steps to becoming a qualified Professional Geoscientist in Ontario

·         What’s great about being a geoscientist

·         Why geoscientists are regulated

·         The role of the APGO

APGO would like to acknowledge and thank our Council members for being champions of our Association’s outreach initiative. Below are the dates booked to date on speaking engagements with a number of universities.

October 3, 2013, University of Waterloo
Speaker:  Doug Cater, P.Geo. with Ian Macdonald

October 11, 2013, McMaster University
Speaker:  Peter Diorio, P.Geo.

October 8, 2013, Queens University

October 17, 2013, Carleton University
Speaker:  Mark Priddle, P.Geo.

November 13, 2013, University of Toronto – Mississauga Campus
Speaker:  Peter Diorio, P.Geo.

APGO will keep you up-to-date about our Council’s work in later editions of Field Notes.