Student Experience
The Calvin GEO community is a tight-knit group of explorers who work, learn and discover together. Join us for a department event, get a job working alongside our professors, or go abroad on an off-campus program.
Connect
- See a week in the life of our students through their own eyes on Instagram
- Get to know our GEO students and alumni and get an inside look into the Calvin student experience with our Facebook page.
Join the GEO Community
From the classroom to the common room, you will find a home in GEO. As an outdoor department exploring Earth, we find joy working together on projects of all kinds.
Field Trips
Explore gypsum mines, rock quarries, sand dunes and more as part of your GEO classes. Most courses include field trips, ranging from local excursions during class time to day-long, overnight, or weekend trips around Michigan, Ontario, or Illinois.
Student Employment
We employ more students than any other department on campus. Get hands-on experience in your chosen field.
Research
Find opportunities to do research and read past student research reports.
Off-campus Programs
Be immersed in the biogeography of Alaska or study the geology of the desert Southwest.
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Experience the vertical life: each year, we bring you a whole evening of thrills, excitement, and storytelling with the Climbing Film Tour.
The tour shows some of the best outdoor films shown at the Banff Mountain Film Festival in Banff, Canada, each fall. The films range from high-adrenaline outdoor adventure stories (climbing, mountain biking, kayaking, etc.) to thoughtful studies of mountain cultures and environmental issues around the world. The tour is what would happen if X-Games teamed up with National Geographic.
Ticket proceeds support our environmental field courses.
