Outreach
Workshops | Scientific Conferences and Papers | Principia Clubs | T-Shirts and More
Scientific Papers
Mammoth (Mammuthus sp.) excavation on a college campus in Western Illinois, USA, by Janis D. Treworgy, Jeffrey J. Saunders, and David A. Grimley, Quaternary International (2006), doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2006.08.001 (a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier; Quaternary is the time period covering the last two million years)
Scientific Conferences
| Annual Meeting of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontologists |
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Austin, Texas, November 2007 |
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Jeff Saunders, Illinois State Museum, presented a talk on key mammoth finds in the southern Great Lakes Region, which included The Principia Mammoth. Janis Treworgy was a co-author of the paper and attended the conference.
• Title: “A New Land of the Eye: Paradigms and Proboscideans in the Southern Great Lakes Region, USA”
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| 2nd International Congress on "The World of Elephants" |
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Hot Springs, South Dakota, September 2005
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Janis Treworgy presented a poster
• Title: “ Mammoth ( Mammuthus sp. ) Excavation on a College Campus in Western Illinois, USA – Research, Education, and Outreach”
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| Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America |
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Denver, CO, November 7-10, 2004 |
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Janis Treworgy presented a paper in a theme session on Authentic Research Collaborations: Bringing Scientific Researchers, K-12 Schools, and Other Community Groups Together in the Scientific Endeavor.
• Title: “Bringing Geology into K-12 Curriculum Through a Woolly Mammoth Excavation on a College Campus”
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| Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America |
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Seattle, WA, November 2-5, 2003 |
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Janis Treworgy presented a paper in a theme session on Volunteering in K-12 Settings
• Title: "Woolly Mammoth Discovery on College Campus Benefits K-12 Programs!"
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Janis Treworgy and a student presented a poster paper in a theme session on In Our Own Backyards: Undergraduate Research in a Local Context
• Title: "Undergraduates Participate in Excavating a Woolly Mammoth on Campus!"
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| Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of Geological Society of America |
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St. Louis, MO, April 1-3, 2003 |
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Janis Treworgy conducted a workshop for K-12 teachers from the IL-MO area focusing on the mammoth excavation. It is sponsored by the Central Section of the National Association of Geoscience Teachers (NAGT); she is past-president and current secretary and newsletter editor. |
| Annual Meeting of the North-Central Section of the Geological Society of America (GSA) |
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Kansas City, Missouri, March 24-25, 2003 |
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Janis Treworgy presented a paper in a theme session on Innovative Teaching Strategies for Engaging K-16 Geoscience Students
• Title: “Undergraduates Participate in Authentic Research Project – Woolly Mammoth Excavation on Campus!”
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| 3 rd International Mammoth Conference |
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Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, May 24-30, 2003 |
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A poster paper, co-authored by Janis Treworgy, our experts Jeff Saunders and Dave Grimley, and three students, was presented
• Title: “A Woolly Mammoth ( Mammuthus primigenius ) Excavation on a College Campus in Western Illinois, USA”
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This conference of mammoth and the Ice Age experts meets every four years |
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Conference website: http://www.yukonmuseums.ca/mammoth/index.htm |
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We visited Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre in Whitehorse: http://www.beringia.com |
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Funding
• Professional development funds from the Dean of Faculty's Office covered Janis' expenses
• Biology and Natural Resources Department Prather Fund covered most expenses for two students
• Geology Department operating budget
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