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Taking a walking tour of a giant Africa map
The Gustavus Geography Department sponsored the visit of a giant floor map of Africa this week and invited area school children to come and take a walking tour of Africa. The map, which measures 26 feet by 35 feet, was on loan from National Geographic via the Minnesota Alliance for Geographic Education. With the help […]
2013 Geography Photo Contest
The Department of Geography is pleased to announce their 2013 photo contest. The contest is open to any current student, faculty, or staff at Gustavus Adolphus College. This year, the photo contest will include three categories (natural landscapes, cultural landscapes, and people’s choice). Each entry will consist of an entry form and a single image […]
Geography Awareness Week
The Gustavus Adolphus College geography department celebrated Geography Awareness Week by posting informational posters around campus, contributing geography questions for Trivia Night at Patricks, and hosting a quiz contest in the Marketplace Cafeteria. The prize for the contestant with the highest score was a year’s subscription to National Geographic Magazine. Here is the four question […]
Alumni Landscape Architects Visit Campus
Green roof on the Marquette Plaza Building in Minneapolis. Photo: Dawneday, Flickr Green Roof Photoset. Mark Apfelbacher, ’04 geography and environmental studies major, and Anna Claussen, ’04 geography and studio art major, came to Gustavus on December 1st to give a talk on landscape architecture. Both Mark and Anna attended the University of Minnesota’s program […]
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.