Archive for 2007
Gustavus Student Interns at National Geographic Society
Senior 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.
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]