The Department of Earth Science and Environmental Change is hosting a reunion to celebrate 75 years of geology at Illinois!
Schedule for Reunion Celebration
Social hour kick-off: Thursday, May 1
Presentations and Dinner ($25/person): Friday, May 2
Field Trip: Saturday, May 3 (wait list available)
Registration is open through April 15, 2025
Do you have photos of your time in the department?!
If you have printed photos you'd like to mail to us, we'll scan them and give them back at the reunion!
email us at geology@illinois.edu
Activities
Registration required
Thursday, May 1
- 3:30 - 4:30 pm Department Colloquium, Suzanne Mahlburg Kay
William & Katherine Snee Professor of Geological Sciences Emeritus, Cornell University
Room 2079 Natural History Building - 5:00 - 7:00 pm Evening Social Hour Kickoff!, SESE Core Room 3083 Natural History Building
Friday, May 2
- 8:30 - 10:00 am Alumni mixer with coffee and light breakfast, Room 200 Illini Union
- 10:00 - 11:30 am Welcome and talks by Craig Lundstrom, Dan Blake, Sharon Mosher, Steve Marshak, and Margaret Leinen
- 11:30 am - 12:00 pm Faculty talks highlighting field camp and international field trips
- 12:00 - 1:30 pm Alumni lunch with undergraduate students, job panel with alumni, GeoClub presentation
- 1:30 - 3:30 pm Tours, NHB, ISGS, Coal balls, paleontology collection, possible additional tours
- 3:45 - 4:30 pm Presentations by ESEC professors Tom Johnson, Bruce Fouke, and Trish Gregg
- 4:30 pm Poster session
- 6:00 pm Awards ceremony
- 6:30 pm Annual banquet dinner with cash bar available
- 8:00 pm Remarks by Provost John Coleman, keynote speaker President Timothy Killeen
Saturday, May 3
- Field Trip to Starved Rock State Park with Prof. Steve Altaner!
(wait list available)
Geology 415/515 Endowment Fund
One of the most sought after classes for geology grads and undergrads is our regional field trip, Geology 415/515. Over the past few years the 415/515 class has travelled to Scotland, The Black Hills, Hawai'i, Ireland, and Cyprus, with new trips on the way! Our fundraising goal for this reunion is to build an endowment for these trips so that cost doesn't get in the way of world class field education. Please consider giving to the 415/515 Endowment Fund!
Hotel Information
Hotel |
Block/Rate Code |
Number of Rooms in Block |
Cut-Off Date |
Cancellation |
Booking Link |
| TownePlace Suites by Marriott Champaign Urbana/ Campustown | Geology Reunion 2025 | 10 | April 15, 2025 | ||
| Homewood Suites by Hilton Champaign/Urbana | GLR | 10 | April 1, 2025 | 24-Hours Prior | |
| Holiday Inn an IHG Hotel | Geology Reunion | 10 | April 1, 2025 |
75 Years of Geology!
