The Geology Department's colloquium series and the USGS brownbag seminar series allows scientists and students from both sides of the collaboration to benefit from their combined network of professional colleagues. CSUS students learn by doing as they work as assistants and interns in USGS labs. Geology Department facilities include three well-equipped teaching laboratories, a student computer lab, and a student research lab. The Geology Department is also home to one of the largest on-campus well fields in the nation. The well field is used by CSUS faculty, USGS scientists and several California State agenices for teaching and research, and by private industry as a training site.
USGS labs are available for student and faculty research, as is a wealth of computer technology.
The University offers the USGS teleconferencing facilities, and the resources of the University Library. The combined facilities of CSUS and USGS have enabled both sides of the collaboration to devlop new capabilities and explore new opportunities.