Association for Women Geoscientists (AWG)
The AWG Cowgirl Student Chapter
Is a club promoting the participation of women in geoscience. The AWG Cowgirl Student Chapter is supported under the National Organization of Association for Women Geoscientists, based in Thornton, Colorado. Our local chapter adopts the purpose of the national association by encouraging the participation of women in geology, exchanging information and networking students with professionals to enhance the growth of women’s interests and advancements in geoscience.
Events
AWG holds bi-weekly meetings on Wednesdays at 5:30 p.m. in the Noble Research Center, Room 002. Fundraising events are held each year, such as our annual Cowgirl Chapter Chili Cook-off as well as semi-annual bake sales. We attend outdoor adventure days at local elementary schools teaching K-6 kids about the rock cycle, minerals, fossils and allowing them to dig for their own minerals in the sandbox we set up. In conjunction with AAPG, we help local Boy and Girl Scout troops earn their geology badges by making learning geology fun for the kids. Activities for the club members include: camping and caving trips, mineral collection, lecture series in geology, and networking social events with professionals in the industry.