Support the 2027 Summer GEO-REx
Description
OUR GOAL: To raise funds to support the Geoscience Research Experience (GEO-REx), a four-day summer experience that introduces geoscience to high school students, and has proven to be a useful avenue for recruiting talented students to be geology majors.
WHY: The Boone Pickens School of Geology (BPSoG) prepares students to effectively and meaningfully contribute towards the future of energy and preserving our environment, in line with the Cowboy Code and OSU's land grant mission, pillars, and values. The GEO-REx program is an opportunity to introduce high school students to the geosciences, including research, careers, and their relevance to sustainability, energy, and environmental topics. This program is organized and run by the GEO-REx Team, which is a campus organization open to all students, faculty and staff. The GEO-REx program is a crucial component of the BPSoG outreach effort to develop and encourage the next generation of geoscientists.
The GEO-REx Program: The GEO-REx program provides opportunities for student participants to engage in field trips and workshops designed to target different aspects of the geosciences, including geophysics, energy, water resources, environmental studies, and more, led by BPSoG faculty and assisted by graduate students. The students will also participate in a research project mentored by BPSoG faculty and graduate students, including collecting samples, utilizing cutting-edge lab equipment and analytical software programs, and obtaining their own data. These research experiences will then be presented at the end of GEO-REx to their families, friends, and donors. Additionally, student participants have the option to continue their research project throughout the school year, submitting results to their local science fair, or just listing the project on their college applications. The GEO-REx program is specifically created as an opportunity available to any high school student in Oklahoma, though we accept students from other states as well. For more information about the camp, visit the GEO-REx webpage.
SUPPORT OUR GOAL: Previous GEO-REx offerings have had maximum student enrollment, including out-of-state high school students, and overall, we continue to receive very positive feedback from participants and their parents. The funds raised will go towards supporting the continuation of the GEO-REx program, ensuring student participants can attend at minimal cost. The funds raised will help cover room and board in an OSU dorm building, meals, research materials, and geology swag costs for approximately 25 student attendees. To learn more about how GEO-REx utilizes donations, see the STATE Magazine article about our PhilanthroPete campaigns. Any amount, no matter how small, will help us towards our goal!
THANK YOU: Thank you for your generosity in supporting GEO-REx. We are excited to have your support, and are looking forward to another successful GEO-REx program in Summer 2027. Thank you for your support - go Pokes!
GEO-REx students learning about GPR from Dr. Katumwehe
GEO-REx students inspecting core samples under a microscope with Dr. Spencer
GEO-REx students measuring total dissolved solids in a water sample
GEO-REx students presenting their research project to an audience of families and friends
$10
Calcite
Your donation will go towards supplying a GEO-REx student with an all-weather field notebook or hand lens to keep. Donors of this level will receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$25
Fluorite
Your donation will go towards meals for one GEO-REx student for one day. Donors of this level will be grouped in to a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$75
Apatite
Your donation will go towards purchasing geology swag (such as Write in the Rain notebooks, hand lens, rock hammer, etc.) for one GEO-REx student. Donors of this level will be grouped in to a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$200
Feldspar
Your donation will go towards securing one dorm room for one GEO-REx student for the entire GEO-REx program. Donors of this level will be grouped in to a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$400
Quartz
Your donation will go towards purchasing supplies and transportation for the GEO-REx students' research projects. Donors of this level will be grouped in to a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$800
Topaz
Your donation will go towards feeding four GEO-REx students for the entire GEO-REx program. Donors of this level will have their names individually listed in a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$1,000
Corundum
Your donation will go towards securing dorm accommodations for four GEO-REx students (four dorm rooms total) for the entire GEO-REx program. Donors of this level will have their names individually listed in a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.
$5,000
Diamond
Your donation will go towards securing dorm accommodations for all GEO-REx students (25 dorm rooms total) for the entire GEO-REx program (~$4000 total). The remaining $1000 will go towards purchasing rock hammers and sun hats for all GEO-REx campers. Donors of this level will have their names individually listed in a "Thank You All Donors" sign posted in the Sue and Michael Gaskins Synergy Room (NRC 301) for the duration of GEO-REx and receive a GEO-REx sticker.