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Prof. Bjelland to give talk on “the greenest city in the world”
Mark Bjelland (Geography) will present at Faculty Shop Talk on Friday, February 22. His talk entitled, “Sustainable for Whom? Density, Family Life, and Commuting in the Greenest City in the World” will be presented at 4:30 p.m. in the Interpretive Center. Dr. Bjelland’s study explores the successes, failures, and unintended consequences of Vancouver, British Columbia’s […]
Talk by Prof. Douglas: Log buildings and cultural heritage
Linnaeus Arboretum Soup and Sandwich Seminar Series Wednesday, February 20th, 2013 Bob Douglas — “Log Buildings and Cultural Heritage” Lunch provided at 11:30, speaker at 12:00. Arboretum Interpretive Center To what extent do our buildings reflect who we are? Bob Douglas, Gustavus Geography Emeritus Professor, leads us on an examination of pioneer log buildings […]
Building Bridges Conference 2013
This year’s Building Bridges Conference is titled “Sentenced For Life: Confronting the Calamity of Mass Incarceration” and is scheduled for Saturday, March 9, 2013, at Gustavus. Check out the the schedule and purchase tickets (free for students) at the conference website: https://gustavus.edu/diversity/buildingbridges/. Geography major Jasmine Porter is co-chairing the conference along with Rebecca Eastwood. Go, Jasmine!
Hudson Bay Bound
Natalie Warren, co-founder of Wild River Academy, will speak about her travels from Minneapolis to the Hudson Bay by canoe. Her talk, Hudson Bay Bound: Reflections on a Canoe Trip to Hudson Bay, will take place on Tuesday, December 4, at 7 pm in Olin 103.