{"id":520,"date":"2013-11-16T10:01:20","date_gmt":"2013-11-16T15:01:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/?p=520"},"modified":"2013-11-16T10:04:45","modified_gmt":"2013-11-16T15:04:45","slug":"gsc_annual_meeting_at_trinity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/2013\/11\/16\/gsc_annual_meeting_at_trinity\/","title":{"rendered":"Trinity Hosts Geological Society of Connecticut Annual Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday Trinity&#8217;s Environmental Science Program hosted the 5<sup>th<\/sup> annual meeting of the Geological Society of Connecticut. The well-attended meeting began with a field trip to some nearby rock outcrops led by Jon Gourley and Randy Steinen, and continued with a reception in the Academic Club.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_reception_2_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-523\" alt=\"GSC_reception_2_sm\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_reception_2_sm.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_reception_2_sm.jpg 700w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_reception_2_sm-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_reception_2_sm-600x337.jpg 600w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_reception_2_sm-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>Dinner was served buffet style in Hamlin Hall and was a great success. Our guests were amazed by our old dining Hall and repeatedly inquired about the next Quidditch match. Jon and I assured them that we usually fly to class on our broomsticks. :-)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_dinner_in_Hamlin_2_sm.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-524\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_dinner_in_Hamlin_2_sm.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_dinner_in_Hamlin_2_sm.jpg 700w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_dinner_in_Hamlin_2_sm-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_dinner_in_Hamlin_2_sm-600x395.jpg 600w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_dinner_in_Hamlin_2_sm-455x300.jpg 455w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>The big surprise of the meeting came early on. Some of you may know that, long, long, long ago Trinity used to have a Geology Department, housed in Boardman Hall (formerly located between Mather Hall and Austin Arts). Before moving across the country to San Diego, Richard W. Berry, taught Geology at Trinity. Dick shared a few stories from the past, recalled Trinity&#8217;s first X-ray diffractometer and marveled about our spaces in McCook. Now retired, he moved back to Connecticut\u00a0 and I hope we&#8217;ll see more of him on campus in the future.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_Richard_Berry.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-525\" alt=\"GSC_Richard_Berry\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_Richard_Berry.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_Richard_Berry.jpg 700w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_Richard_Berry-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_Richard_Berry-600x337.jpg 600w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC_Richard_Berry-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>After a rather brief business meeting we all moved to McCook Auditorium, where we enjoyed a lecture by Dr. Greg Walsh from the USGS on the rather complicated metamorphic rocks of western Connecticut.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC-G.Walsh_talk.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-526\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" src=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC-G.Walsh_talk.jpg\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC-G.Walsh_talk.jpg 700w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC-G.Walsh_talk-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC-G.Walsh_talk-600x337.jpg 600w, http:\/\/commons.trincoll.edu\/envs\/files\/2013\/11\/GSC-G.Walsh_talk-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a>Thanks to the outstanding work of our Calendar Office (Thanks Christine for putting up with me!) and Chartwell&#8217;s the meeting was\u00a0 a big success. It was also a lot of fun, and I am looking forward to the society&#8217;s spring field trip and next year&#8217;s meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Friday Trinity&#8217;s Environmental Science Program hosted the 5th annual meeting of the Geological Society of Connecticut. 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