Mary Washington Geography was well represented at the Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers (April 14-18) in DC.  Students, faculty, and at least some alumni are listed below:

Students

Timothy J. St. Onge: The Geography of Water Pollution in the Salton Sea

Anya K Bogdanow: The Aral Sea Catastrophe: How are former Soviet countries dealing with the

problems?

Joseph Cirenza: Coastal Erosion in Hawaii

Lauren M. Birney:  Exploring Maya Food Security in Highland Guatemala

Amber L. Huffman: … Read the rest

Its all over but the grading.  One of the department’s more tumultuous semesters is ending well.  As graduation approaches, its time to recognize a few more members of our exceptional graduating class.

This year four seniors will graduate with Honors in Geography.  That is more than any other year that we have on record.  Below is the list of honors graduates with their thesis titles.

Timothy J. St. Onge: "MEDIA REPRESENTATIONS AND PLACE PERCEPTIONS OF STIGMATIZED NEIGHBORHOODS IN WASHINGTON, D.C."

… Read the rest

T-shirts came in last week. A few people still haven’t picked theirs up…  please come to Combs 108 to collect your shirt!!… Read the rest

President: Erin Gunzelman

Vice President: Matthew Holden

Department Representative: Zac Wehrmann

Treasurer: Jeff Soffer

Historian: Joey Winter

About 30 students voted in this election. The number went to 30 within a few days of the survey monkey link being posted, and did not change…  We have over 90 majors, so about one-third of the student population voted. Compared to national elections, I think that is pretty good…!!  It also may be more than previously, when whoever happened to come to … Read the rest

We held our annual awards banquet a week ago (April 7). It was great to see a large number of students and a few alumni there.  As always we honored our majors’ many accomplishments and presented awards to the top juniors and seniors.

This year  we welcomed one of the largest group of initiates ever into Gamma Theta Upsilon (the geography honor society).  In addition, we recognized the members of the Virginia World Geography Bowl Team who carried the trophy back … Read the rest

Last chance!  Order your shirt by Monday April 12 or you miss out!!

Click on the image above to see this FANTASTIC t-shirt design!!!  THIS IS IT!  Dr. Hanna designed the map and has given his permission to use it… it kind of summarizes our school experience this year! The front will have just UMW Geography or something simple on it, not the rest of the text…

The T-Shirt can be pre-ordered through Dora Minor in GW 209. They are … Read the rest

Here’s the line-up for the Geography Department’s Annual Symposium on April 7.  Come and hear what Mary Washington Geographers are up to this year!

Morning Presentations in Annex A 112

9.00: Lauren Birney:
Exploring Agroecology in Highland Guatemala

9.25: Amber Huffman: The Gendered Aspect of Maya Development
in Guatemala

10.00 Allyson Thompson:
The Value of Short-Term Study Abroad Programs

10.25 Cassandra Ratti:
Student Perceptions of Campus Safety at the University of Mary Washington

11.00 Tim St. … Read the rest

Friday April 2 at 5pm is THE deadline for signing up for the Spring Banquet on Wednesday April 7!!

Banquet is at 6pm in the upstairs room at  Brock’s Riverside Grill, overlooking the Rappahannock River… come schmooze with your professors and hear accolades about yourself and/or your peers, cheer as awards are given, and see students being inducted into the International Geographic Honor Society, Gamma Theta Upsilon…

The meal is only part of the evening. It has a $30 value, … Read the rest