On February 19th representatives of the BETA team traveled to Des Moines for the University of Northern Iowa's day at the capitol. Our group along with many others from the UNI filled the rotunda at the state capitol to show lawmakers and staff all of the great things UNI has to offer.
We brought a variety of fossils as well as our can of Campbel's primordial soup to help us strike up conversation and we got to talk to many important people including the board of regents representatives for Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
The day started off a little roughly when we heard the fire alarms go off as soon as we had set up our table! Once that situation was cleared up though the rest of the event moved smoothly.
We brought a variety of fossils as well as our can of Campbel's primordial soup to help us strike up conversation and we got to talk to many important people including the board of regents representatives for Cedar Falls and Waterloo.
The day started off a little roughly when we heard the fire alarms go off as soon as we had set up our table! Once that situation was cleared up though the rest of the event moved smoothly.
MJ Lashbrook, one of the BETA team's newest members came along to help represent the team. Although the day wasn't what he had expected it to b,e he had this to say :
"It was a great experience. As with everything, there were some people who stopped by that were more interested than others, but anyone who talked to us allowed us to explain the beta project and asked questions. This event made me excited for future presentations and gave good practice explaining our research to a diverse audience."
"It was a great experience. As with everything, there were some people who stopped by that were more interested than others, but anyone who talked to us allowed us to explain the beta project and asked questions. This event made me excited for future presentations and gave good practice explaining our research to a diverse audience."
Overall the day was a success we got to talk to a variety of people about the BETA project as well as getting to hone in our skills in explaining our research to the general public.
--Nicole Bishop