2024 Archives

Jan 8

Spring Classes Begin

Monday, January 8, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Spring Classes Begin

Jan 15

Holiday - University Closed

Monday, January 15, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Holiday - University Closed

Jan 17

Brown Bag Talk: Theorizing Justice in the Social and Spatial Sciences | Dr. Stephen Przybylinski

Wednesday, January 17, 2024 12:00 PM - Wednesday, January 17, 2024 1:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Join us for a Brown Bag Talk by Dr. Stephen Przybylinski, who will discuss his recently co-edited book. In addition to the book content, Dr. Przybylinski will share valuable insights on book editing and publishing, providing an excellent opportunity for grad students interested in the publishing world.

Jan 18

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Nidhi Kalani

Thursday, January 18, 2024 1:00 PM at GEO Building, Rm 105

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Nidhi Kalani on January 18, 2024, at 1:00 PM.

Jan 19

Coffee Connections: Exploring Diversity Together

Friday, January 19, 2024 11:30 AM - Friday, January 19, 2024 12:30 PM at GEO Lounge

Join the MSU GEO DEI Committee for coffee and an informal discussion on DEI topics. This month we will discuss "Exploring Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparity in U.S. Geography Doctoral Programs: The Disciplinary Underrepresentation Gap," by Demetrice R. Jordan, Ashton Shortridge, and Joe T. Darden

Jan 19

QUIDDERS Talk: Late Port Bruce - Mackinaw Phase Drainage of Glacial Lake Roscommon

Friday, January 19, 2024 4:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, January 19, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as MSU Geography Professor Emeritus David Lusch and Dr. Randy Schaetzl present Late Port Bruce - Mackinaw Phase Drainage of Glacial Lake Roscommon.

Jan 26

GeoVoice: Beaches, Boats, and BMPs: An overview of recent work from the Theuerkauf Coastal Processes and Geomorphology Lab

Friday, January 26, 2024 4:00 PM - Friday, January 26, 2024 5:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Join us to learn about the cutting-edge research that Theuerkauf Lab conducts on coastal environments, featuring Dr. Ethan Theuerkauf and his team, including grad students, coordinators, and technicians.

Jan 29

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Angie Sanchez

Monday, January 29, 2024 at GEO Building, Rm 105 and Virtual

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Angie Sanchez on Monday, January 29, 2024, at 2:00 p.m.

Feb 2

QUIDDERS Talk: A Multiproxy Analysis of Indigenous Maize (Zea mays) Use on the Bay City Moraine, Lower Saginaw River Drainage, Michigan

Friday, February 2, 2024 4:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, February 2, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as MSU Geography Professor Emeritus Dr. Bill Lovis presents "A Multiproxy Analysis of Indigenous Maize (Zea mays) Use on the Bay City Moraine, Lower Saginaw River Drainage, Michigan."

Feb 9

2024 Geography Career Day and Job Fair

Friday, February 9, 2024 2:30 PM - Friday, February 9, 2024 4:30 PM at MSU Union, Lake Huron Room

Join us for the 2024 Geography Career Day and Job Fair.

Feb 10

Deadline for Gamma Theta Upsilon Applications

Saturday, February 10, 2024 12:00 AM at

Interested in applying to become a member of the International Geographical Honor Society, Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU) - Beta Chi Chapter? We are accepting membership applications until February 10, 2024.

Feb 12

Proposal Defense Notice: Meicheng Shen

Monday, February 12, 2024 2:00 PM at GEO Building, Rm 105 and Virtual

Meicheng Shen will defend her dissertation proposal, "How Much Complexity Do We Need To Model Canopy Radiation And Carbon Fluxes Across Eastern US Temperate Forests?" on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 2 p.m.

Feb 13

Classes Not Held

Tuesday, February 13, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Classes Not Held

Feb 16

Coffee Connections: Exploring Diversity Together - Fieldwork February

Friday, February 16, 2024 12:00 PM at GEO Lounge

Join the MSU GEO DEI Committee for coffee and an informal discussion on DEI topics. These events will be held monthly during the spring semester.

Feb 16

Triple G Colloquium | Dr. Sara Safransky

Friday, February 16, 2024 4:00 PM - Friday, February 16, 2024 5:00 PM at Kresge Art Center, Rm 108

Join the MSU Geography Graduate Group for a Triple G Colloquium session featuring Dr. Sara Safransky from Vanderbilt University as she discusses her new book on Detroit, "The City after Property: Abandonment and Repair in Postindustrial Detroit". 

Feb 26

Spring Break - No Classes

Monday, February 26, 2024 12:00 AM - Friday, March 1, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Spring Break - No Classes

Mar 1

2023-24 Geography Awards and Scholarships Deadline

Friday, March 1, 2024 12:00 AM at

The MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences offers a variety of scholarships and funding sources for undergraduate and graduate students. The 2023-24 GEO Awards Committee is now accepting applications for several student awards. Deadline is Thursday, March 1, 2024.

Mar 4

The College of Social Science Outstanding Student Achievement Awards Application Deadline

Monday, March 4, 2024 12:00 AM at

The deadline to apply for the 2024 College of Social Science Outstanding Student Achievement Awards is March 4, 2024.

Mar 15

Triple G Colloquium | Dr. David Kaplan

Friday, March 15, 2024 3:00 PM - Friday, March 15, 2024 4:00 PM at Kresge Art Center, Rm 108

Join the MSU Geography Graduate Group for a Triple G Colloquium session featuring Dr. David Kaplan, a political geographer and past president of the AAG. His talk is entitled "Programs in Peril: How to Avert the Current Threats to Geography."

Mar 22

QUIDDERS Talk: The Complex Pattern of Loess Deposits in the State of Wisconsin

Friday, March 22, 2024 3:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, March 22, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as MSU Geography Professor Emeritus Dr. Randy Schaetzl (MSU Geography) and Dr. Andrew Finley (MSU Forestry) present "The Complex Pattern of Loess Deposits in the State of Wisconsin."

Mar 29

SWIG/Triple G Spring Speaker Event: Dr. Somvilay Chanthalounnavong

Friday, March 29, 2024 10:30 AM - Friday, March 29, 2024 12:30 PM at GEO 126

Join Supporting Women in Geography (SWIG) with support from Triple-G as they welcome Dr. Somvilay Chanthalounnavong from the National University of Laos to speak on Friday, March 29th, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in GEO Room 126.

Apr 4

Eyes on Africa-Triple G Colloquium: Dr. Ellis Adams

Thursday, April 4, 2024 11:00 AM - Thursday, April 4, 2024 12:30 PM at International Center, Rm. 303 or Zoom Webinar

Join the MSU Geography Graduate Group and the African Studies Center for a presentation by Dr. Ellis Adams.

Apr 5

Thesis Defense Notice: CarLee Stimpfel

Friday, April 5, 2024 9:00 AM at Geography Building, Rm. 120

CarLee Stimpfel will defend his Master's thesis "Mapping Annual to Decadal Geomorphic Changes of a River Mouth Bar to Evaluate the Role of these Landforms in Altering Littoral Sediment Budgets," on Friday, April 5, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Apr 5

QUIDDERS Talk: More than Iron in Iron Mountain! with John Esch

Friday, April 5, 2024 3:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

QUIDDERS Talk: More than Iron in Iron Mountain! with John Esch from the Michigan Geological Survey.

Apr 8

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Nicole Dear

Monday, April 8, 2024 9:00 AM at GEO Building, Rm 105

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Nicole Dear on Monday, April 8, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.

Apr 9

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Jessie Pink

Tuesday, April 9, 2024 8:00 AM at GEO Building, Rm 105 and Virtual

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Jessie Pink on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. (Eastern Standard Time).

Apr 10

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal Notice: Mehmet Eroğlu

Wednesday, April 10, 2024 12:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm. 105

Mehmet Eroğlu will defend his doctoral dissertation defense, "Orphans of the State: The Decline of the State-Owned Coal Industry and the Emergence of Informal Mining in the City of Zonguldak, Turkey," on Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 1:00 PM.

Apr 12

Thesis Defense Notice: Sarvar Khamidjonov

Friday, April 12, 2024 8:30 AM at Geography Building, Rm. 120 and Zoom

Sarvar Khamidjonov will defend his Master's Thesis, "Geospatial Technologies for Conservation Agriculture in Arid Environment: A Case Study of Urtachirchik District, Tashkent Province, Uzbekistan," on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 9:30 a.m.

Apr 12

2024 GEO-GTU Annual Spring Reception

Friday, April 12, 2024 2:00 PM - Friday, April 12, 2024 3:30 PM at Ag Hall Atrium

Join us on Friday, April 12, 2024, for the GEO-GTU Annual Spring Reception. All are welcome! RSVP's requested by April 5th.

Apr 19

QUIDDERS Talk: Late Pleistocene permafrost and gully formation across northern Lower Michigan

Friday, April 19, 2024 3:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, April 19, at 4:00 PM, as the students of the GEO 871 graduate seminar class will present their work on Late Pleistocene permafrost and gully formation across northern Lower Michigan.

Apr 20

Classes End

Saturday, April 20, 2024 11:00 PM at Michigan State University

Classes End

Apr 21

Final Exams

Sunday, April 21, 2024 11:00 PM - Thursday, April 25, 2024 11:00 PM at Michigan State University

Final Exams

Apr 22

Straight-to-Ph.D. Pre-Proposal: Xiumin (Mia) Cai

Monday, April 22, 2024 8:30 AM at Geography Building, Rm. 105 and Zoom

Xiumin (Mia) Cai will be presenting a Straight-to-Ph.D. pre-proposal entitled "WEF Nexus pattern and process across Urban-Rural Continuum systems in the Southeast Asia," on Monday, April 22, 2024 at 9:30 a.m.

Apr 24

Dissertation Defense Notice: Raven Mitchell

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 9:30 AM at Geography Building, Rm 126

Raven Mitchell will defend her doctoral thesis, "Periglacial Facies and Altitudinal Trends in Alaska and the Appalachian Highlands," on Wednesday, April 24, 2024, at 10:30 a.m.

Apr 25

Commencements

Thursday, April 25, 2024 11:00 PM - Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:00 PM at Michigan State University

Commencements

May 2

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Vasily Tolmanov

Thursday, May 2, 2024 12:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 105

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Vasily Tolmanov on Thursday, May 2, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.

May 6

Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Katie Brown

Monday, May 6, 2024 10:00 AM at Zoom

A doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Katie Brown on Monday, May 6, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.

May 30

Dissertation Defense Notice: Rui Zhang

Thursday, May 30, 2024 10:00 AM at Virtual

A doctoral dissertation defense is scheduled for Rui Zhang on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at 10:00 AM.

Jun 24

onGEO Professional Certificate Session 424 Begins

Monday, June 24, 2024 at Online

The onGEO Professional Certificate Session 424 begins and runs until August 9, 2024.

Jul 1

Second Summer Session Begins

Monday, July 1, 2024 at Online

The Second Summer Session begins.

Jul 4

Holiday - University Closed

Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Michigan State University

Holiday - University Closed

Jul 12

CANCELED: Fourth annual MSU Geography alumni golf outing set for July 12

Friday, July 12, 2024 8:30 AM at Wheatfield Valley Golf Course

Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. We apologize for any inconvenience.

Jul 17

Thesis Defense Notice: Anthony Bowman

Wednesday, July 17, 2024 9:00 AM at GEO Rm. 105 and Virtual

Anthony Bowman will defend his master’s thesis, “Drivers of 3-D Canopy Functional Diversity in a Temperate Forest: Mapping Function with Hyperspectral and Lidar Remote Sensing,” on Wednesday, July 17, 2024, at 9:00 am.

Jul 19

Green and White Days, July 19, 22-26, 2024

Friday, July 19, 2024 at Michigan State University

Visit MSU’s campus and discover what it means to be a Spartan during our biggest open-house events of the year. Green and White Days repeat daily on July 19 and 22-26, with programs starting at 9 a.m. and concluding by 4 p.m.

Aug 23

College of Social Science Colloquium

Friday, August 23, 2024 2:00 PM - Friday, August 23, 2024 5:00 PM at Auditorium Field (near The Rock)

Join the College of Social Science as we welcome you to campus for the start of the Fall Semester!

Aug 26

Fall Classes Begin

Monday, August 26, 2024 at Michigan State University

Fall Classes Begin

Sep 2

Holiday - University Closed

Monday, September 2, 2024 at Michigan State University

Holiday - University Closed

Sep 10

Fall 2024 MSU Library GIS Workshop - Intro to 3D Scanning

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 10:00 AM - Tuesday, September 10, 2024 12:00 PM at DSL Computer Lab - MSU Main Library

Unlock the power of 3D scanning! Dive into the fundamentals of 3D scanning technology, learn step-by-step how to create a digital replica of real-world objects, and discover when to choose 3D scanning over traditional 3D modeling.

Sep 18

Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 10:00 AM - Wednesday, September 18, 2024 10:45 AM at GEO Lounge, Rm. 129

Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation! All are welcome.

Sep 20

QUIDDERS Talk: There’s no place like home: The geology and geomorphology of Kansas

Friday, September 20, 2024 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, September 20, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as MSU Geography Professor Alan Arbogast presents "There’s no place like home: The geology and geomorphology of Kansas."

Sep 25

Oral Comprehensive Examination Notice: DeVon Overton

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 2:00 PM at GEO Rm. 120

An Oral Comprehensive Examination has been scheduled for DeVon Overton on Wednesday, September 25, 2024, beginning at 2:00 p.m.

Sep 25

Fall 2024 MSU Library GIS Workshop - Learn QGIS: Making a color shaded map in QGIS (Online)

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:00 PM - Wednesday, September 25, 2024 5:30 PM at Online

Learn the basics of QGIS, the free open-source geospatial software. This workshop will demonstrate how to make a choropleth (color-shaded) map, load shape files, and .csv table files into QGIS, join data to spatial information, and edit features.

Sep 27

MSU Geography Colloquium Series: Are farmers adapting to drier conditions?

Friday, September 27, 2024 3:00 PM at Erickson Hall 226

Join us for our next Colloquium session when we welcome Molly Sears from the MSU College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Department of Agriculture, Food, and Resource Economics as she presents “ Are Farmers Adapting to Drier Conditions? Crop Choices and Irrigation Adoption in the Danube.”

Oct 9

Fall 2024 MSU Library GIS Workshop -Make a web map: An introduction to ArcGIS Online (Online)

Wednesday, October 9, 2024 4:00 PM - Wednesday, October 9, 2024 5:30 PM at Online

In this workshop, participants will learn the basics of ArcGIS Online, a simple browser-based tool for making maps with data. Because this tool is browser-based and requires no software to be installed, has built-in datasets, and is easy to use, it provides the capacity to create mapping data projects and share them on the web very quickly.

Oct 10

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Michaela Shope

Thursday, October 10, 2024 1:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Michaela Shope on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 1:00 p.m.

Oct 11

MSU Geography Colloquium Series: Dr. Erin Bunting and Dr. Sue Grady

Friday, October 11, 2024 3:00 PM at Erickson Hall 226

Join us for our next Colloquium session when we welcome Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences faculty members Dr. Erin Bunting and Dr. Sue Grady for an engaging session of presentations.

Oct 18

QUIDDERS Talk: Using the modern drainage network to recognize pre-Illinoian ice margins

Friday, October 18, 2024 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, October 18, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as University of Iowa’s Phil Kerr presents “Using the modern drainage network to recognize pre-Illinoian ice margins.”

Oct 21

Fall Break - No Classes

Monday, October 21, 2024 12:00 AM - Tuesday, October 22, 2024 11:55 PM at Michigan State University

Fall Break - No Classes

Oct 25

MSU Colloquium Series: Flint in Transition - Residential Mobility and Urban Greening after the Flint Water Crisis

Friday, October 25, 2024 at Erickson Hall, Rm 226

Join us for our next Colloquium session when we welcome Samantha Gailey, 1855 Assistant Professor of Environmental Health Equity and member of the MSU Department of Forestry and the C.S. Mott Department of Public Health for "Flint in Transition - Residential Mobility and Urban Greening after the Flint Water Crisis."

Oct 29

Brown Bag Session: Klemen Prah - Hiking Trails in Slovenia

Tuesday, October 29, 2024 12:00 PM - Tuesday, October 29, 2024 1:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126

Like hiking? Or mountains with vineyards? How about geospatial analysis? Visiting Professor Klemen Prah, from the University of Maribor in Slovenia, will present an informal and general brown bag talk entitled "Hiking Trails in Slovenia." He will discuss methods and preliminary results on fractal dimensions of trails for a case study on the Donacka Gora mountain in eastern Slovenia.

Oct 31

Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour

Thursday, October 31, 2024 10:00 AM - Thursday, October 31, 2024 10:45 AM at GEO Lounge, Rm. 129

Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation! All are welcome.

Nov 7

Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives Brown Bag Talk | Mehmet Eroğlu

Thursday, November 7, 2024 12:00 PM at Main Library, Green Room (4 West)

Mehmet Eroğlu, a Ph.D. Candidate in the Department, will be presenting a brown bag talk this Thursday, November 7, at 12:00 p.m. as part of the Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives Brown Bag Series. The talk is entitled “Abandoned by the State: Deindustrialization, Informalization, and Coal Miners' Lives in Zonguldak, Turkey."

Nov 8

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Hyunseo Park

Friday, November 8, 2024 10:00 AM at GEO Rm. 105 or Zoom

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Hyunseo Park on November 8, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Nov 8

MSU Colloquium Series: Luisa Gensch and Kyla Dahlin

Friday, November 8, 2024 at MSU Geography, Rm. 126

Join us for our next Colloquium session when we welcome Dr. Luisa Gensch for "From Policy to Practice: An Agent-Based Approach to Modeling Organic Farming Conservation in Europe" and Dr. Kyla Dahlin for "Forest Structure in the Carbon Cycle."

Nov 12

Informational Meeting for Arts, Culture and Urban Sustainability in Rome 2025

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 5:00 PM at Zoom

We will have an informational meeting for the 2025 Arts, Culture and Urban Sustainability in Rome program on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM on Zoom.

Nov 13

Fall 2024 MSU Library GIS Workshop -Create web pages with ESRI StoryMaps and StoryMaps JS (Online)

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 4:00 PM - Wednesday, November 13, 2024 5:00 PM at Online

ESRI and Knight Labs Story Maps combine narrative text, images, and other content with maps to create spatially based narratives for the web. They are an easy-to-use, powerful tool for presenting all kinds of information to a public audience and are great for classroom projects. In this workshop, we will compare the ESRI and JS versions of StoryMap and learn how to use Story Maps incorporating a variety of media types and formats.

Nov 14

Geography Awareness Week Geovisualization Competition Deadline

Thursday, November 14, 2024 12:00 AM at Online

DEADLINE EXTENDED TO NOVEMBER !14! Don't miss the deadline for the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Science 2024 Geography Awareness Week Geovisualization Competition.

Nov 15

Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Angie Sanchez

Friday, November 15, 2024 12:00 PM at GEO Rm. 105 and Zoom

A doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Angie Sanchez on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 12:00 p.m.

Nov 15

QUIDDERS Talk: Documenting the lithofacies associated with the major landforms in the Houghton Lake Basin, using Wellogic water well data

Friday, November 15, 2024 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, November 15, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as MSU Professor Emeritus David Lusch presents “Documenting the lithofacies associated with the major landforms in the Houghton Lake Basin, using Wellogic water well data.”

Nov 18

Geography Awareness Week

Monday, November 18, 2024 12:00 AM - Friday, November 22, 2024 12:00 AM at Everywhere

The Department of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences is excited about the annual celebration of Geography Awareness Week.

Nov 18

Proposal Defense Notice: DeVon Overton

Monday, November 18, 2024 2:00 PM at GEO Rm. 120 or Zoom

A doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for DeVon Overton on November 18, 2024, at 2 p.m.

Nov 20

GIS Day 2024: Drones at MSU Panel Discussion

Wednesday, November 20, 2024 1:00 PM - Wednesday, November 20, 2024 3:00 PM at DSL Flex Space (Main Library, 2 West)

Drones are important and exciting tools for research, infrastructure and more. Please join the MSU GIS Users Community to learn about drones from a panel discussion in celebration of GIS Day 2024. Robert Goodwin of RSGIS will lead a discussion on drone applications for research and provide an overview of MSU drone regulations. There will be drones on hand and a video demonstrating their operation. The panel speakers include: Assistant Professor of Geography, Environment and Spatial Sciences Erin Bunting and Assistant Professor of Plant and Microbial Sciences Addie Thompson. Refreshments will be served after the panel discussion.

Nov 22

Geography Awareness Week: Making a Difference

Friday, November 22, 2024 11:00 AM at GEO, Rm. 120

The MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Science DEI Committee will be hosting two movie sessions, a lunch and chat between sessions, followed by a volunteer opportunity for Haven House, and a casual dinner in East Lansing.

Nov 26

Oral Comprehensive Examination Notice: Yousef Khajavigodellou

Tuesday, November 26, 2024 11:00 AM at Room 105 Geography Bldg. or via Zoom

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Yousef Khajavigodellou on November 26, 2024, at 11:00 a.m.

Nov 28

Holiday - University Closed

Thursday, November 28, 2024 12:00 AM - Friday, November 29, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Holiday - University Closed

Dec 3

Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Veda Hawkins

Tuesday, December 3, 2024 1:30 PM at GEO Rm. 105 and Zoom

A doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Veda Hawkins on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, at 1:30 p.m.

Dec 4

Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour

Wednesday, December 4, 2024 10:00 AM - Wednesday, December 4, 2024 10:45 AM at GEO Lounge, Rm. 129

Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation! All are welcome.

Dec 6

Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Alanna Post

Friday, December 6, 2024 10:00 AM at Oral Comprehensive Exam Notice: Alanna Post

An oral comprehensive examination is scheduled for Alanna Post on Friday, December 6, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Dec 6

MSU Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences Poster Symposium

Friday, December 6, 2024 4:00 PM - Friday, December 6, 2024 5:00 PM at GEO Building, First Floor

The MSU GEO Poster Symposium, open to all students and faculty, will be held on December 6, 2024, from 4 - 5 p.m. on the first floor of the geography building. Light refreshments will be provided.

Dec 8

Classes End

Sunday, December 8, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Classes End

Dec 9

Final Exams

Monday, December 9, 2024 12:00 AM - Friday, December 13, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Final Exams

Dec 10

Proposal Defense Notice: Karine Torosyan

Tuesday, December 10, 2024 10:00 AM at GEO, Rm. 120 or Zoom

A doctoral dissertation proposal defense is scheduled for Karine Torosyan on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at 10:00 a.m.

Dec 13

Commencements

Friday, December 13, 2024 12:00 AM - Sunday, December 15, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University

Commencements

Dec 13

QUIDDERS Talk: Micro-scale frost weathering as an indicator of past permafrost - A comparative study

Friday, December 13, 2024 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126

Join the Quaternary Landscapes Research Group (QLRG) on Friday, December 13, 2024, at 4:00 PM, as MSU Fulbright Scholar Beáta Farkas presents “Micro-scale frost weathering as an indicator of past permafrost - A comparative study.”