Year: 2012

To serve in a country’s Congress or Parliament, does one need to reside in that country? Increasingly, some countries are saying no and allowing those in the diaspora–those living abroad–to run for election. On August 16, when the new President of the Dominican Republic,  Danilo Medila, begins his term, there will also be seven new…

Rachel Oien ’13, a Gustavus environmental studies and geology student, is working on a National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates in Costa Rica. Rachel’s work is physically demanding, involving rappelling down steep slopes and augering soil samples from the forest floor. Student researchers can take satisfaction in knowing that their efforts are important. The…

Melissa Wygant, a recent geography graduate, presented her research at the Natural Hazards Conference in Boulder, Colorado. She presented a poster entitled, “Spatial Distribution of Tornadoes within Tornado Alley” which was a class project for GEG-240: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems. Her analysis showed a northward shift in the density of tornadoes and more frequent…

In 2012, 97,700 students took the College Board’s Advanced Placement exam in Human Geography. The Human Geography course has grown by leaps and bounds and is energizing a new generation of geography students and teachers. The AP course includes population geography, migration, political geography, agriculture, economic geography, urban geography, and cultural geography. The essays from…

Congratulations, Class of 2012! We’ll miss you!

Dr. Bob Douglas, Professor of Geography, was honored Wednesday for his many years of service to the Geography Department and Gustavus Adolphus College. Professor Emeritus Milt Brostrom (’49) gave the following tribute. BOB DOUGLAS OLD  GEOGRAPHERS  NEVER  DIE–THEY  JUST  LOSE  THEIR  BEARINGS And Bob Douglas still has his bearing–he’s a Hoosier, thru and thru. Bob…

Prof. Lencho Bati, Geography Department, has organized a conference at Gustavus on “The Role of East African Diaspora in promoting peace and democracy in the Horn of Africa.” The conference takes place on May 18 and 19, 2012. Opening remarks by Prof. Darrell Jodock – Drell and Adeline Bernhardson Chair Lutheran Studies May 18, 9…

Dr. Bob Douglas, Professor of Geography, was honored Wednesday for his many years of service to the Geography Department and Gustavus Adolphus College. Professor Emeritus Milt Brostrom (’49) gave the following tribute. BOB DOUGLAS OLD  GEOGRAPHERS  NEVER  DIE–THEY  JUST  LOSE  THEIR  BEARINGS And Bob Douglas still has his bearing–he’s a Hoosier, thru and thru. Bob…

Congratulations to senior Geography major Melissa Wygant! She will be attending the University of North Dakota for Fall 2012 to pursue a Masters of Science in Geography. Her graduate research will focus on natural hazards and flooding. She has been awarded a graduate teaching assistantship and will help teach physical geography and weather/climate labs. This…

This is a guest blog by senior Geography major Emery Ellingson as part of the course GEG345 Remote Sensing of Environment. The Arch Atlas is a project developed by the Department of Archeology at the University of Sheffield, UK to utilize remote sensing to assist with archaeological research.  The project focuses on using GIS and…