Geography Blog
Geographers are adventurers
13 Geography students spent January 2009 on a January term course led by Dr. Bjelland entitled “City Planning in the United Kingdom.” Four of those students were geography majors and the rest came from fields such as political science, management, education, and environmental studies. In looking back through trip photos, Dr. Bjelland noticed that the [...]
GIS Day
Today is GIS day–Geographic Information Science/Systems/Studies day, that is. The Geography Club is hosting GIS demos in the Campus Center. Stop by and check it out! Don’t worry, that bearded guy only looks crazy. . .
Geographers are Adventurers
13 Geography students spent January 2009 on a January term course led by Dr. Bjelland entitled “City Planning in the United Kingdom.” Four of those students were geography majors and the rest came from fields such as political science, management, education, and environmental studies. In looking back through trip photos, Dr. Bjelland noticed that the [...]
Dr. Douglas: Pioneer of Service-Learning at Gustavus
Geography Professor Bob Douglas has long been a proponent of service-learning. His World Regional Geography students participate in tutoring for English-language learners who have immigrated to Minnesota from around the world. Prof. Douglas was featured in this Gustavian Weekly article. “You don’t have to go to Africa to study Somali culture or Sudanese culture or [...]
Geography Club: Trivia tonight!
Join the Geography Club for trivia today, Nov 10, from 5-7 pm in the Map Library of Nobel Hall. Come for food, fun and fascinating facts!
Infrared Photography Helps Students Understand Satellite Images
Geography students sometimes struggle to understand infrared images which are increasingly used in satellite imagery. Mark Bjelland has a Sony cybershot camera modified for infrared photography and took the pictures shown here on September day. Digital cameras are sensitive to near infrared and come equipped with a hot mirror to remove the infrared. It was [...]
Mark Bjelland’s new book is out!
Prof. Mark Bjelland’s new Human Geography textbook has been published and is now available! Congratulations, Mark!
Prof. Bjelland at professional meeting
Dr. Mark Bjelland is in Denver, Colorado attending the annual meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion. He is presenting a research paper titled “Urban Change and Congregational Diversity: A Study of Lutherans in Minneapolis.”
Dr. Robert Moline Speaks at Augustana 60th Anniversary Symposium
Dr. Robert Moline will present a talk, “The Colorado River: Many Uses, Major Problems,” at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois on Friday October 16th. The Augustana College Geography Department is celebrating their 60th anniversary with a two-day symposium featuring their alumni as speakers on topics including water resources, environmental and urban planning, business geography, geographic [...]