Purpose:

• To provide input to the Earth Science Department regarding its programs, program content and quality, especially as they relate to current trends in employment, technology, K-12 education and other appropriate areas.
• To serve as a link between prospective students and faculty.
• To serve as a sounding board for departmental program changes.
• To serve as a contact for students regarding outreach needs and potential internships and/or employment.
• To serve as an advocate for the Department with the UNI higher administration.
• To assist in increasing linkages between the Department and outside organizations.
• To assist in rallying support from alumni and friends of the Department to raise money for scholarships or equipment purchases.

Members:

Dr. Ray Anderson Research Geologist Iowa Geological Survey	Dr. Steve Baedke Associate Professor James Madison University	Dr. Steve Bennett Associate Professor Western Illinois University
Bradley Block Chief of Interpretation Custer State Park	Matthew Boyce New Ventures Exploration EnCana Oil and Gas	Cortney Dierks Science Educator Hoover Middle School
Dr. Brian Hynek Research Faculty University of Colorado - Boulder	Derric Iles State Geologist South Dakota Geological Survey	Craig Johnson Executive Director Iowa Academy of Sciences
Mary Lestina Science Educator City High School	Dr. Steve Loheide Assistant Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison	Sherman Lundy Geologist Basic Materials Corporation
Jack Northrup Planetarium Director Omaha Public Schools	Cathy Oates-Bockenstedt Science Educator & Department Head Eden Prairie Public Schools	Derek Rosendahl School of Meteorology University of Oklahoma
Larry Smith Geophysicist Brooks Range Petroleum	Erik Spande Hydrologist CH2M Hill	Aaron Spurr Earth Science Educator Malcolm Price Laboratory School
DeAnna Tibben Earth Science Educator Ames High School