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Nothing to do over the long Veterans Day weekend? Join us on a trip with professor Rebecca Broyer as we spend Friday and Saturday exploring Joshua Tree and camping out under the stars. This is a beginner-friendly overnight trip packed with fun conversations with wonderful people in one of the most beautiful places. We’ll be back in LA by Saturday evening, leaving us with all day Sunday to reminisce about the memories we made and the people we met along the way.
PACKING LIST:
LOTS of H2O (around 2-3L, 68-100oz per person)
Change of clothes, pajamas
Comfortable shoes
Warm outerwear (it’ll get chilly at night)
Hat + SPF
Toothbrush/paste and other daily necessities
Mess kit: tupperware and utensils to use to eat
Flashlight
Snacks
Sleeping bags/pads, tents, blankets, and other camping gear (if you have any)
Waivers
WE WILL PROVIDE:
Food (lunch and din for Friday, breakfast + lunch for Saturday)
Sleeping bags/pads, tents (for those that don’t have one)
PROFESSOR: REBECCA BROYER
DEPARTMENT: CHEMISTRY
Dr. Broyer is a Chemistry professor who received her Ph.D. at UCLA and was awarded an Andrew Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art where she worked in the field of conservation science to develop polymeric materials for the preservation of modern works of art. As a professor, she is particularly interested in developing and implementing strategies that will close achievement gaps in organic chemistry among under-represented minority, female, transfer, first generation and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. Dr. Broyer is a very loyal Peaks Professor who has joined us on many many trips to the outdoors — this time round, her husband and daughter will be joining us in Joshua Tree!
PEAK: JOSHUA TREE
DIFFICULTY: 2/5
SCENERY: I have an inkling they might have some trees… not sure tho
FUN FACT: Joshua trees aren’t actually trees😭
TRIP LEAD: NANA
Contact Nana: nanaefuj@usc.edu
Read Nana’s bio here.