Contact Information for Carleton Geology Bahamas Program

Field Investigation in Modern Carbonate Environments
San Salvador Island, Bahamas
Winter Break 2002

Director: Clint Cowan, Assistant Professor of Geology
Office Phone: (507) 646-7021
Home Phone: (507) 664-0813
Cell Phone: (507) 250-1809
Email: ccowan@carleton.edu

Program Addresses & Telephones

(San Salvador is on Eastern Standard & Daylight Savings Times)

United States Address of Gerace Research Center Bahamian Field Station on San Salvador Director: Mr. Kenneth Buchan c/o Twin Air Co. 1100 Lee Wagener Blvd Suite 113 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33315

Gerace Research Center on San Salvador Tel. 242-331-2520 or 2521 Fax. 242-331-2524 Email: grcss@juno.com

Some notes on the phone at the Field Station Office and In Case of an Emergency
The Gerace Research Center's phone number is a business number and should only be utilized for emergency calls only. For personal calls there is a pay phone available on the GRC campus which can be used with a calling card (AT&T, MCI, or Sprint), pre-paid BATELCO phone cards (available at the GRC), or the student can place a collect call. In the case of an emergency, an individual should call the GRC's number between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. The participant will then return the call. Messages can also be passed on via the Bahamian Telephone Company (BATELCO) at 242.331.2388. It is also worth noting that cell phones do not work on San Salvador and there is no email access at the GRC.

Packages of any sort should not be sent to students or faculty while at the GRC. All packages will be thoroughly inspected and the import duty is rather high. More significantly, the package will likely not arrive until after the intended recipient has left San Salvador. Mail sent through the Bahamian postal service often takes up to four weeks to reach the island, and vice versa. Mail sent from the Bahamas must use Bahamian postage, which is available at the GRC.

Students receive emergency evacuation & medical insurance through the Field Station at a cost of $1.00 per person per day. This fee is included in the comprehensive fee and is covered by Carleton College (see Insurance Information sheet for details of coverage). Medical facilities on the island are very limited. The insurance covers the cost of a flying ambulance for medical evacuation to a hospital. There is a clinic on San Salvador, and minor medical needs can be taken care of for a modest fee of $50 or less. Participants should be prepared to pay such a fee if they require medical treatment.

Nov. 21-25: Probably in Colorado doing fieldwork. Please use cell phone number and leave message (also try at home and office)

Nov. 26-28: In Northfield (try home and office)

Nov. 29-30: In Miami (cell)

Dec. 1-2: Comfort Inn, Ft. Lauderdale (cell or motel number)

Dec. 3-17: During the San Salvador part of the program, Clint's cell phone will not work. Please see emergency information contact information at the top of this document.

(* Indicates emergency calls accepted collect)

Carleton College Switchboard: 507-646- 4000; FAX communication with students: 507-646-4421.

Off-Campus Studies, 7-day/24hr contact
Margit Johnson*, Associate Director: 507-646-4031 (office), 507-645-5726 (home), mjohnson@acs.carleton.edu; Leslie Vanderwood*, Administrative Assistant: 507-646-4332 (office), FAX: 507-646-5614 lvanderw@acs.carleton.edu.

Dean of Students, Mark Govoni*: 507-646-4248; FAX: 507-646-5549, mgovoni@acs.carleton.edu

Dean of the College, Shelby Boardman: 507-646-4303; FAX: 507-646-5427, sboardma@carleton.edu or Peggy Pfister, secretary, ppfister@acs.carleton.edu.

Associate Dean of the College, Elizabeth J. Ciner: 507-646-4300, eciner@acs.carleton.edu.

Department of Geology, Dave Bice*: chair 507-646-4419, dbice@carleton.edu; Betty Bray, secretary 507-646-4407, ebray@carleton.edu.

Director of Counseling, Cathy Carlson: 507-646-4080; FAX: 507-646-5038, ccarlson@acs.carleton.edu. Collect calls accepted from the program director.

Counselor/Coordinator of Sexual Harassment & Sexual Assault Services, Linda Hellmich*: 507-646-4080, lhellmich@acs.carleton.edu. If Ms. Hellmich cannot be reached, contact Carolyn Chalmers*, Advisor and Consultant on Sexual Harassment & Sexual Assault: 507-646-4569 or 612-721-0443.

Chaplain, Carolyn Fure Slocum*: confidential resource for professional counseling and support, 507-646-4003 (office), 507-664-0876 (home).