The GVSU AAPG Student Chapter promotes student understanding of technical geological material and possible careers related to the energy industry through field trips, lectures, mentorship, workshops, and other hands-on activities. The Chapter receives support from the AAPG Week's Fund and has visited the Drake Well, PA, the first oil well in the USA; Petrolia, the first, Victorian-aged, oil field in Canada; wells and operations in the local Walker-Grand Rapids oil field; and Niagara Falls to learn about its geology, hydropower, early canals, and toxic pollution at Love Canal.