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
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
Spring is always a time to recognize achievements so please join me in congratulating:
Sarah McNeal (2011) and Afton Jenkins (2011) for winning UMW Writing Center Awards for their senior seminar papers. I’m proud that Sarah and Afton are continuing what has become a tradition for Geography Majors. I can’t think of more than one year in the last decade in which a student enrolled in one of our classes did not win this award.
Zac Wehrmann (2011) was just … Read the rest
The George Washington Regional Commission is looking for at least one intern this summer. Applications are due by April 1, 2011.… Read the rest
Andrew Peters (UMW 2007) has just informed us of the following internship at Dewberry’s Fairfax office.… Read the rest
Has anyone started thinking about a t-shirt design for this year? Last year’s was so phenomenal (with the map of our diaspora out of Monroe Hall, and then out of Annex B when we were evacuated!)… can we start brainstorming ideas for this year?! Put your idea in a comment below…… Read the rest
February 9, 2010. A day that . . . should probably be forgotten. That afternoon, the infamous “sag” began in Monrovia’s Physical Geography Lab. Then, the full weight of the snowpocalypse forced us out of our temporary home and into buildings and classrooms scattered across campus.… Read the rest
National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site
INTERDISCIPLINARY WATER SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
Application Deadline March 07, 2011 (Monday)
Applications are invited from qualified and motivated undergraduate
students (freshmen, sophomores, juniors and rising seniors) from all
U.S. colleges/universities to participate in a 10-week (May 30-August
5, 2011) summer research in interdisciplinary water sciences and
engineering at Virginia Tech. U.S. citizenship is required. The
research program is funded through the National Science Foundation –
Research Experiences … Read the rest
Last meeting we discussed the possibility of having some field trips in the future. Here are some feasible locations.
We can take a vote on them during Tea Time this Wednesday.
-Belmont http://www.umw.edu/gari_melchers/
-Any of the Fred, Spotsylvania, Chancellor, Wilderness etc. Battlefields, e.g.
http://www.nps.gov/frsp/index.htm
-Chatham Manor http://www.nps.gov/frsp/chatham.htm
-Ferry Farm http://kenmore.org/ff_home.html
-State Parks: Lake Anna, Caledon, Westmoreland, Leesylvania, Mason Neck http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/state_park.shtml
-Stratford Hall, http://www.stratfordhall.org/
-‘Historic’ Occoquan http://www.occoquan.com/
-Marine Corps Museum, Quantico… Read the rest
The UMW Study Abroad Office is hosting a Study Abroad Faculty-Led Programs Happy Hour in the Underground THIS Wednesday (January 26th) from 4-5:30.
Many geography majors do study abroad, and even if you haven’t thought about it yet, you should!!… Read the rest
