Earth and Environmental Science Day

Friday, Feb. 20, 2026
For students grades 9 - 12

EES Day gives you the opportunity to join our faculty experts for hands-on, interactive lab activities and presentations on water resources, earth processes, climate and more!

Register for EES Day external website

The Biology & Earth Systems Sciences Department brings you Earth and Environmental Science (EES) Day!

Teachers and their classes as well as individiual students and their families are invited to join our faculty experts in hands-on earth and environmental science lab activities in the Cohen Science Center.

Additionally, you will have opportunities to:

  • Explore labs in the Cohen Science Center
  • Learn information on career opportunities in the geosciences
  • Enjoy a free lunch in the dining hall

EES Day offers a schedule of events for students and for their teachers and/or family members.

Registration Notice

All teacher and student attendees must register individually.

We also invite your parents/guardians to come along. We’re offering a special track for them, featuring information on the admissions process, financial aid and life on campus. Be sure to register online and list your parent/guardian as a guest.

EES Day Schedule

Registration

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Adams Commons

Welcome

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Adams Commons

Dr. Jeff Stratford, Chair of Biology and Earth Systems Sciences

Proceed to Cohen Science Center

Living on the Edge of the Richter Scale

Cohen Science Center 123

Geo-Explorer Club

Go With the Flow: Explore Groundwater & Aquifers

Cohen Science Center 119

Dr. Matthew Finkenbinder

CSI: Cosmic Spectral Investigation

Cohen Science Center 219

Dr. Bobby Karimi

The Things That Bug Us: Forensic Entomology

Cohen Science Center 222

Dr. Jeff Stratford

Proceed to Henry Student Center

Lunch

Henry Student Center, 3rd Floor, Dining Hall

With Wilkes students, faculty, and staff

Proceed to Cohen Science Center

Meet the Wilkes Student Group Leader at the cash registers in the cafeteria

Some People are Weather-wise, But Most are Other-wise

Cohen Science Center 429

Professor Mark Kaster

Fun with the Sun

Stark Learning Center 383

Shea Marino

Dismissal

Optional Campus Tour

Begins in Cohen Science Center, 1st Floor Lobby

Registration

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons

Welcome

Henry Student Center, 2nd Floor, Jean and Paul Adams Commons

Dr. Jeff Stratford, Chair of the Biology and Earth Systems Sciences

Move to Next Location

Henry Student Center, 2nd floor, Miller Room

Geo-Science Career Opportunities – an In-depth Examination

Professor Julie McMonagle

Admissions Process Presentation

Henry Student Center, 2nd floor, Miller Room

Refreshment Break

Financial Aid Presentation

Henry Student Center, 2nd floor, Miller Room

Residential Life Presentation

Henry Student Center, 2nd floor, Miller Room

Student Academic Services,

Henry Student Center, 2nd floor, Miller Room

Katy Betnar

Presentation by Wilkes Alumnus

Erika Wintersteen, PA Department of Environmental Protection

Lunch

Henry Student Center, 3rd Floor, Dining Hall

Proceed to the Cohen Science Center

Join students in lab sessions

Critter Encounters

Cohen Science Center 323

Dr. Jeff Stratford and Ecology Club

Measure the Boom! Quantifying a Volcanic Eruption

Cohen Science Center 429

Professor Bobby Karimi

Dismissal

Optional Campus Tour

Begins in Cohen Science Center, 1st Floor Lobby

Contact Us

For questions or more information about EES Day, please contact:

Julie McMonagle
julie.mcmonagle@wilkes.edu email link
570-408-4604

Accessibility

Wilkes University is an equal opportunity institution. For more information, please consult our nondiscrimination policy statement.

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It is recommended that requests be made at least five (5) business days prior to any event.

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