Geography http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu Just another Blogs at Gustavus weblog Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:52:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en Gustavus Student Interns at National Geographic Society http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/11/13/gustavus-student-interns-at-national-geographic-society/ http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/11/13/gustavus-student-interns-at-national-geographic-society/#comments Tue, 13 Nov 2007 22:52:04 +0000 Mark Bjelland http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/11/13/gustavus-student-interns-at-national-geographic-society/ anne-bortscheller-ngs.jpgSenior geography major Anne Bortscheller was awarded a prestigious internship position with the National Geographic Society. She is spending the fall semester working on educational projects at the Society’s headquarters in Washington, D.C. Her work has focused on the Xpeditions website which offers a rich array of curriculum resources for geography teachers.

]]> http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/11/13/gustavus-student-interns-at-national-geographic-society/feed/ Gustavus Geographers Attend GIS Conference http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/23/gustavus-geographers-attend-gis-conference/ http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/23/gustavus-geographers-attend-gis-conference/#comments Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:48:45 +0000 Mark Bjelland http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/23/gustavus-geographers-attend-gis-conference/ A total of fourteen Gusties were spotted at the Oct 10-12, 2007 Minnesota GIS Consortium meeting in Rochester, MN. Among the speakers were former instructor Ryan Kirk and graduates Leif Olmanson of the University of Minnesota’s Remote Sensing Lab, Chris Pouliot of the MN DNR, and David Fawcett of the MPCA. Poster presenters included two current students–Nick Jost and Kurt Wayne. Others in attendance included Kitty Hurley (grad school at St. Mary’s), Kyle Chester (grad school at U of Minnesota), Jesse Pearson (MN DOT), Jodi Mohrsching (Scott County), Joel Koepp (City of Roseville), Neil McCreedy (Historical Information Gatherers, Inc.), Ann Fossum (Eastview Cartographic), and of course there was Dr. Mark Bjelland of Gustavus.

]]> http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/23/gustavus-geographers-attend-gis-conference/feed/ Will Steger Visits Geography Department http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/15/will-steger-visits-geography-department/ http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/15/will-steger-visits-geography-department/#comments Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:20:47 +0000 Mark Bjelland http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/15/will-steger-visits-geography-department/ Will Steger made a visit to the Gustavus Geography Department on October 3, 2007. Will captivated the Geography Club with tales of his first expeditions as a teenager, his recent Baffin Island expedition, the upcoming Antactica expedition, and his passion for addressing climate change. His Baffin Island expedition documented how the Inuit people are adapting to global warming and his Antarctica expedition will visit the collapsed Larsen B ice shelf. To learn more about Will’s work and his advocacy on climate change visit: www.globalwarming101.comSteger with Geography ClubWill Steger Lectures

]]> http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/10/15/will-steger-visits-geography-department/feed/ Geography Class of 2007 http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/07/31/geography-class-of-2007/ http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/07/31/geography-class-of-2007/#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2007 22:28:40 +0000 Mark Bjelland http://geography.blog.gustavus.edu/2007/07/31/geography-class-of-2007/ We are going to miss the geography majors who graduated in 2007. Here are some updates on post-graduation plans for a few of our majors (please send updates for people who are mising):

Jackie Brost: GIS and cartography intership with Carver County

Lisa Raetz: graduate school in biology, University of Illinois

Hattie Carvalho: Teach for America, North Carolina

Shayla Syverson: graduate school in urban studies, Minnesota State Mankato

Kyle Chester: graduate school in GIS, Geography, University of Minnesota

Kitty Hurley, graduate school in GIS

Jacqueline Brost, ‘07Kitty Hurley ‘07Carvalho ‘07Chester ‘07Shayla Syverson ‘07 and Lisa Raetz ‘07

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