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G429 Course Description
G429e Course Description
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TRAVEL OPTIONS

I. Travel - Beginning the Course

G429/G429e will begin formally in Rapid City, South Dakota on Tuesday, June 29.
The first session of the course will be held at 7:00 PM at the Quality Inn (1902 N. Lacrosse St.) in Rapid City. You have the following options:

1. Make your own arrangements to travel to Rapid City
2. Ride with the Indiana University caravan from Bloomington, Indiana 

Details for each option are:

1. Rapid City, South Dakota
   
   

• You should arrive in Rapid City on Tuesday, June 29 no later than 5:00pm
• You should plan to be at the Quality Inn (1902 N. Lacrosse St.) by 5:30 pm
• You are responsible for your own transportation from the airport/bus terminal to the motel. The Quality Inn provides free transportation from the airport to the hotel via Airport Shuttle. (Note that it is not a specific shuttle for Quality Inn only.)
• There is no parking available in Rapid City for personal vehicles; leaving a car in Rapid City while you are participating in the course is NOT an option.
• The transportation fee remains the same whether you join the group in Rapid City or in Bloomington.
• Do not attempt to check in the motel if you arrive prior to the caravan. Wait in the lobby, as you must be checked in and assigned to a room by an Indiana University representative.

  2. Bloomington, Indiana

• You should arrive in Bloomington, Indiana on Sunday, June 27 no later than 5:00 pm
• You may pick up registration materials in the lobby of the Geology Building (1001 E. Tenth St.) between 12:00 pm and 5:30 pm on Sunday
• There will be a short mandatory organizational meeting at 6:00pm for students traveling with the caravan to Rapid City
• We can arrange for you to stay in a dormitory room on the Bloomington campus Sunday night, but this cost is NOT included in the motel fee. The fee for a room will be approx. $42.00, payable upon arrival or in advance. All rooms MUST be reserved in advance, so be sure to indicate your request on your travel form.
• The caravan will leave the parking lot of the Geology building promptly at 7:00 am on Monday, June 28. Breakfast will be served in the lobby of the Geology building beginning at 6:00 am
  
  

  If you are FLYING into Indianapolis then traveling to Bloomington, you should:
  

• fly into Indianapolis on a flight arriving no later than 1:30 pm in order to take the 2:40 pm shuttle. For earlier shuttle departure times, check the schedule on their website.
• Take the Bloomington Shuttle from the airport to the Indiana Memorial Union. You should ask the shuttle driver if he/she will drop you off at the Geology building. Some will, some will not since this is not a scheduled stop. If you must exit at the Indiana Memorial Union, we will have someone there to pick you up and drive you to the Geology building.
• Make reservations in advance at www.bloomingtonshuttle.com. You will only need a ONE WAY reservation since the return caravan will drop students off at the airport before returning to Bloomington. Your cost is $25 for a one way trip, payable directly to Bloomington Shuttle when you make your reservation.
  
      If you are DRIVING to Bloomington, you should:
  
  
• Request a temporary parking permit to leave your vehicle on the Indiana University campus while you are in Montana. The cost is approximately $15, payable upon arrival. Permits MUST be requested in advance, so be sure to indicate this on your travel form.
• Make certain that your car license plates do not expire during the 6 week period the vehicle will be in Bloomington.
• Parking will be in a secured parking garage, and you assume all risk.

II. Travel - Upon Completion of the Course

• The caravan will leave the Field Station on Monday,    August 9.

You have the following options:

1. Depart via air from Bozeman or Rapid City on August 9
2. Depart via air from Indianapolis on August 11
3. Depart from Bloomington via car

DETAILS FOR EACH OPTION ARE:

1. Bozeman, MT or Rapid City, SD (Do NOT make reservations out of Butte as we are unable to provide transportation there). There is NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE for transportation to Bozeman or Rapid City.
   

• Transportation will be provided to Bozeman and Rapid City on Monday, August 9 for those planning to depart by air from those locations
• Reservations out of Bozeman should be made for flights leaving AFTER 11:00 AM on Aug. 9
• Reservations out of Rapid City should be made for flights leaving AFTER 9:30 PM on Aug. 9 or the morning of  Aug. 10. The caravan will arrive in Rapid City sometime in the evening on Aug. 11. Students traveling out of Rapid City will be dropped off at the Kmart on E. North St. You are responsible for getting yourself to the airport and/or making arrangements to spend the night in Rapid City.
  
  

•     2-3.  Depart from Indianapolis OR Bloomington

  
  

  • This trip is not an official part of the course, but is provided as a convenience for those who wish to take advantage of University transportation. There will be an additional charge of $50 for students returning to Indianapolis or Bloomington with the caravan. This will cover the cost of motels. The first night will be spent in Kadoka, SD, and the second night in Coralville, IA.
  • You MUST indicate on your travel form that you will be returning to Bloomington with the caravan.
  • The $50 motel charge MUST be paid in advance, due March 10 along with your other transportation/motel fees.
  • The caravan should arrive at the Indianapolis airport around 5:00 pm. Reservations should be made for flights leaving AFTER 7:00 PM on August 11.
  • The caravan will arrive in Bloomington late afternoon (approximately 6:00 pm) on Wednesday, Aug. 11.
    
    

  
  

FORMS TO COMPLETE and SUBMIT              (upon acceptance to course)

- Student Information (required)
- Travel Form (required)
- Quick Admit (required)
- Residence Classification (required)
- Scholarship Application
- Driver Application

DETAILED INFORMATION (pdf - printable)

All information is imperative to course - please read all documents carefully.

- Payment Information/  

   Due Dates
- Mailing Address - Student   

   Mail, Fee Payments
- Material to Know
- Registrar Notice
- Field Station Routine
- Travel To and From Field Station
- Equipment & Clothing List
- Baggage
- Caravan Travel
- Meals and Special Diets
- Laundry, ATMs, etc
- Visitor Policy
- Travel Itinerary
- Insurance
- Firearms/ Fireworks

- G429/G429e Daily Schedule (PDF)