The Henrico County Economic Development Authority is looking for an entry-level person to assist in its efforts to plan, organize, and execute marketing activities for the recruitment of new companies and the expansion of existing companies.  While listed as a marketing position, knowledge gained in our urban, globalization, and planning courses would be very relevant to this kind of job. Thanks to Matt McLaren (2005) for the info.… Read the rest

Shelby Zelonis (2008) continues to make a name for herself in physical geography.  Now pursuing a Ph.D. at the University of South Carolina, she has followed up the recognition she received from the AAG’s Geomorphology Specialty Group last Spring with another award.… Read the rest

Come to Geography’s annual Family Weekend Open House on Saturday from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.  Students, friends, family, and alumni are all welcome!

In addition to some cool GIS demos, you be able to get your hands wet as you learn about stream processes in our new stream table.  Also Donald Rallis and Dawn Bowen will share experiences from their recent travels in Africa and Asia.

And yes, there will be food.… Read the rest

Hello Geography Enthusiasts!

Please join us for tea time every Wednesday in Annex B (The Cartography Lab)

Upcoming events:

-Wednesday 9/29/10 at 4pm (instead of tea time) Geocaching in Downtown Fredericksburg
-Saturday 10/16/2010 White Oak Canyon Hike
-Saturday 11/6/2010 Old Rag Hike

If you have any questions or suggestions for future events, please contact us at:
Geography Club Officers [ geogclub.umw at gmail.com]… Read the rest

The GIS computer lab is being used by classes, so is NOT available, on the following days and times:

Tuesday: 9-11am and 12.30-1.45pm

Wednesday: 10-12am

Thursday:12.30-3.50pm and 6-9.30pm

Friday: 1-3pm… Read the rest

The physical geography lab is being used by classes, so is NOT available for anyone to work in, on the following days & times:

Monday: 2-4pm

Tuesday: 11am-12.15pm and 1-3pm

Wednesday: 2-4pm

Thursday: 9am-12.15pm… Read the rest

The job announcement below is a recently started NSF-funded GIS project led by a sociologist at William and Mary.… Read the rest

Tonga is very far away. It’s a long way from the Americas and from China. It’s even further away from Europe. It’s nearly 2,000 km from New Zealand and 550 km from its nearest neighbor, the miniscule territory of Niue (population 1,400.) Bits of Tonga are far away even from… Read the rest… Read the rest

Over the summer, Mary Washington geographer, Zach Wehrmann (2011) built a stream table for use in our physical geography lab.  Funded in part by generous contributions from our alumni,  Zach’s table will allow Joe Nicholas, Jackie Gallagher, and our students to model various fluvial and coastal dynamics . . . . or just to play in a big, wet sandbox.… Read the rest

It was a balmy and sunny winter afternoon in Johannesburg, and I sat eating an al fresco lunch with two friends. Our table was on a piazza surrounded by three or four differently themed restaurants, each serving up-market meals to well-dressed and well-behaved patrons. An occasional car passed slowly by… Read the rest… Read the rest