Geology Club

All are welcome to learn and explore with the PVCC Geology Club! We strive to educate our members through regular presentations from experts in a variety of geologic disciplines, regular hikes, activities, movie nights, trips and more.
Upcoming Events:
Visit our online calendar and Discord for even more events! Check us out on Facebook and Instagram or email us at PVCCgeologyclub@gmail.com.
Faculty Advisor:
- Callan Bentley, CBentley@pvcc.edu
Student Leadership:
- Co-President: Mara Cox, mac2636@email.vccs.edu
- Co-President: Louise Mather, cmmm275587@email.vccs.edu
- Vice President: Kim Helme, kjg2274@email.vccs.edu
- Historian (record keeper) Michael Gauss msg24253@email.vccs.edu
- Fundraising Officer: Pending
- Public Relations Officer: Morgana Bizier lb31839@email.vccs.edu
- Hike Coordinator: Alexis Jones, aj76971@email.vccs.edu
Recent Outings include:
- White Rock Falls
- Radford University and Mountain Lake
- Monticello/Saunders Trail
- Ivy Creek Natural Area
- Belle Isle, Richmond
- Shenandoah National Park: Skyline Drive, Sugar Hollow & Turk Mountain
- Blue Ridge Tunnel
- Virginia Geological Field Conference
Recent Speakers include:
- Tom Holtz, University of Maryland
- Jessica Ball, U.S. Geological Survey
- Aaron Barth, Rowan University
- Jess Phoenix, author of Ms. Adventure
- Matt Heller, Virginia Energy
- Marcia Bjornerud, author of Timefulness & Geopedia
- Dan Doctor, U.S. Geological Survey
- Wendy Bohon, Incorporated Research Institutions of Seismology
- Kirk Johnson, Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History
- Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post
- David Spears, Virginia Energy
- Taina Litwak, Guild of Natural Science Illustrators
- Jon Tso & Skip Watts, Radford University
- Robin Reed, Schnabel Engineering
- Alan Pitts, U.S. Geological Survey
- Tom Holtz, University of Maryland
Recent Outreach includes:
- Rock Day 2023, PVCC
- Geology hikes, Ragged Mountain Natural Area
- Geology programming at Boys and Girls Club of Central Virginia
- Geology programming at the Red Wing Roots music festival