The 2011 UMW Study Abroad Program in South Africa has been on the road for just over a week. So far, we have visted the Pilanesberg Game Reserve, some rural informal settlements in Northwest Province, we have taken a walking tour of Johannesburg’s City Center, we have visited (and chatted with some of the resident of) Alexandra Township, and we have visited Constitution Hill (site of an apartheid-era prison as well as South Africa’s Constitutional Court.)

We have spent most … Read the rest

. . . . and slowly unpacking and setting up in Monroe Hall.   All faculty are now in their new offices and most of our classroom furniture has arrived.  There’s still a lot of work to be done, however.… Read the rest

You may now sign up for Professor Donald Rallis’s Cambodi study abroad program.  For details and instructions go to his website:  http://www.regionalgeography.org/cambodia/?page_id=27… Read the rest

Finally, moving days are here.  Our new furniture is being delivered as I type this and our books, lab equipment, maps, pictures, coffee maker and other vital supplies will be moved over to Monroe Hall next week.  You’ll find some recent pictures below.… Read the rest

We’ve received a few job notices over the past week.  One temporary position and one permanent position at the Library of Congress and a GIS technician job in Frederick County, Virginia… Read the rest

Once again we had a lot of fund at the annual spring awards banquet.  Fifty current students were joined by… Read the rest

Want to see what geography students are doing but weren’t able to catch their presentations at SEDAAG (Birmingham), AAG (Seattle), or the Political Geography Specialty Group Pre-conference (Tacoma)?  Then read on to see the schedule for the 12th Annual Geography Department Symposium.  All presentations and posters will be in Annex A Room 112. All alumni and friends are welcome!… Read the rest

The Nature Conservancy is looking for a GIS Analyst in their Portland, Oregon, office.  Find the details here… Read the rest

Once again it was easy to find Mary Washington Geographers at the AAG.  At least a dozen alumni, students, and faculty presented posters or papers.… Read the rest

2011 RRRC Regional Planning Internship Program

The Rappahannock-Rapidan Regional Commission (RRRC), based in Culpeper, VA, is soliciting applications from qualified and competitive candidates interested in seeking summer internship experience in the field of regional planning. The ultimately selected candidate will be extended an invitation to join Commission staff as a short-term, stipended employee and engage in meaningful work on a number of challenging area initiatives.… Read the rest