The Compass: Earth Science Journal of Sigma Gamma Epsilon is the peer-reviewed, official publication of the Society of Sigma Gamma Epsilon, an Earth Science honorary founded on March 30, 1915, at The University of Kansas. The Society was established to recognize scholarship and professionalism in the Earth Sciences with the objectives of scholastic, scientific, and professional advancement of its members and the extension of relations of friendship and assistance among colleges and universities which are devoted to the advancement of the Earth Sciences.

Current Issue: Volume 94, Issue 1 (2025)

The Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) in Iceland during a Natural Resoures and Civilizations study abroad course for the Department of Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Northern Iowa (Gamma Sigma Chapter). Photo taken January 11, 2023 at 11:23 PM. Photo Credit: Chad Heinzel, University of Northern Iowa