Join the NC State GeoJourney

If you crave education in action, the great outdoors, and building community then you should consider this once in a lifetime opportunity to learn how the geosciences are utilized in multiple facets of daily life. Our GeoJourney course for newly admitted NC State students will explore the relationships between the geosciences and society along one of North America’s greatest waterways. In 2023, our course will follow the path of the Columbia River, from the US-Canada border to the Pacific Ocean. In previous years, we followed the course of the Colorado River from the Continental Divide to Lake Mead and the Hoover Dam.

Virtual Educators’ Workshop 2022

Designed for earth science and environmental science high school teachers, our educators’ workshops help facilitate the needs of educators within the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) and surrounding counties. High-school teachers, research faculty and GEOPATHS facilitators will share educational resources and design lessons to teach essential standards for earth and environmental science in North…

Open House Events

Interested in exploring the variety of geoscience research conducted at NC State? Geoscientists in the Department of Marine, Earth, and Atmospheric Sciences are hosting a series of open house events to make their labs and work spaces accessible to students in middle and high school. See below for descriptions of upcoming open house events. For descriptions…

Summer Camp

UPDATE: Due to the spread of COVID-19, NC State has cancelled all university-related summer camps for Summer 2020. We are currently investigating the feasibility of operating the camp online, and will make a decision on that possibility in the coming days. Thank you for your interest! Our free summer camp, themed “Exploring the Earth”, is…