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Kolp Selected As December Student of the Month

December 14, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas 鈥� Fredrick Kolp was selected as the 蘑菇短视频 (蘑菇短视频) December Student of the Month. He is completing his Associate of Science degree in Engineering and will transfer to Arkansas Tech University in January to work toward a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Mechanical Engineering. 鈥淔red鈥檚 personal strengths are as impressive as his aptitude in Math and Science. He is an active, outgoing presence in class with a great sense of humor,鈥� said instructor, Paula Welch. 鈥淗e is the perfect student to get a group project rolling, but also knows how to sit back and let others take the lead. His openness to feedback exemplifies his ability to be a lifelong learner, an asset that will continue to serve him well in college and beyond. Fred is one of the most driven and career focused students in the engineering program.鈥�

蘑菇短视频 Faculty Publishes Guide to Fossil Collecting

December 13, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas 鈥� 蘑菇短视频 (蘑菇短视频) instructor, Dr. George Maxey published Guide to Fossil Collecting by the Dallas Paleontological Society last month. The Guide took two years to complete and the first printing is already sold out. It contains 14 chapters which create a how to manual for locating, identifying and preserving fossils. Topics include equipment and procedures, excavation techniques, fossil preparation and preservation, displaying and photography, documenting a location, and even how to deal with museums and institutions. It includes detailed photography at each stage of the process. Maxey explained that the book was written so the amateur could follow along and use it, but contains professional level content and instructions.

Geology Class Unearths Fossil at Lake Ouachita

November 8, 2016

Hot Springs, Arkansas 鈥� Students in Dr. George Maxey鈥檚 Geology class participated in a field trip in October. The class discovered graptolite fossils in the Womble formation west of Checkerboard Point on Lake Ouachita. Maxey explained that the graptolites were preserved as a carbon imprint at the bottom of the Tethys Sea, which no longer exists. 鈥淧late tectonics closed the ancient sea and scraped the sediments off the bottom of the sea floor and folded the sediments up and onto what is present day Arkansas - forming the Ouachita Mountains. The upper folds eroded away leaving the roots of the mountains that are exposed at present,鈥� said Maxey.