Fairmont State University NASA IV&V Educator Resource Center and Geoscience Education, Ruth Ann Music Library, and Fairmont State University GISC Minor/GISS Lab invite you to celebrate Citizen Science Month with One Million Acts of Science and more across campus! Fairmont State University is joining One Million Acts of Science for Citizen Science Month (April) with — in-person and virtual — open to all students, faculty, staff!
Discover more at the Fairmont State GeoSavvy Guide:
https://library.fairmontstate.edu/GEOSAVVY
Join our big event Falcons in the Night Sky: Globe at Night activity for the greater Fairmont State University community.
Important: Star Party postponed until next year due to weather.
In support of Citizen Science Month, Ruth Ann Musick Library at Fairmont State University is hosting a community Star Party. In addition to observing stars and the moon in the night sky through the use of telescopes, participants will learn about the NSF Globe at Night program, how to locate particular constellations, and will submit observational data about night sky brightness using Sky Quality Meters. The event will be coordinated with and receive in-kind support and training from Josh Revels, a NASA Education Outreach Specialist and certified Globe trainer with a wealth of experience in citizen science projects. In preparation for the Star Party, Revels will provide a telescope training for event coordinators, which will prepare participants to check out telescope kits from the Fairmont State University Library.
Date: Monday April 7, 2025
Time: 7:00p- 9:00p
Back up date: Monday April 21, 2025
Time: 7:00p-9:00p
Discover more at the Fairmont State GeoSavvy Guide:
https://library.fairmontstate.edu/GEOSAVVY
Other Events Include:
Citizen Science Map-a-thon (GISS Lab & GISC minor)
Citizen Science Short Course & SciStarter Badges Workshop
Citizen Science Kahoot! with student-created questions
Earth Day celebrations
And more surprises throughout April
“I will be a hummingbird, I will do the best I can.” — Wangari Maathai
Join us in the spirit of the hummingbird—one small action, one data point at a time.
