Please join us in congratulating Dr. Dawn Bowen, professor of geography, for winning the Grellet C. Simpson Award at the 2012 Commencement Ceremony on May 12.  The Simpson award is considered UMW’s most prestigious annual award for excellence in undergraduate teaching.

As her current and former students all know, Dawn’s dedication to student learning inside and outside of the classroom is unparalleled.   From introductory courses to her field programs in Guatemala, she works harder than any other member of … Read the rest

Tomorrow (April 18) is  the day for the Nth Annual Geography Department Symposium!  Highlights will include talks on post-earthquake development in Haiti, fair trade, the geography of hate crime, and landscapes in science fiction film.  All are welcome to come to Monroe Hall to see the great stuff Geography students have accomplished this year!… Read the rest

Guest post by Dr. Dawn Bowen, Professor of Geography at the University of Mary Washington… Read the rest.

In January, I traveled to Guatemala to interview young Maya women who had received scholarships so continue their secondary education.  An organization, Community Cloud Forest Conservation (CCFC) run by Rob and Tara Cahill and several Guatemalans, began providing small scholarships for young women, aged 13-24, about seven years ago.  Its goal was to accomplish two things: 1) educate young women, thus producing better educated