2024 Archives
Spring Classes Begin
Monday, January 8, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University
Spring Classes Begin
Holiday - University Closed
Monday, January 15, 2024 12:00 AM at Michigan State University
Holiday - University Closed
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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".
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
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.
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.
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."
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Final Exams
Sunday, April 21, 2024 11:00 PM - Thursday, April 25, 2024 11:00 PM at Michigan State University
Final Exams
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.
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.
Commencements
Thursday, April 25, 2024 11:00 PM - Saturday, April 27, 2024 11:00 PM at Michigan State University
Commencements
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.
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.
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.
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.
Holiday - University Closed
Thursday, July 4, 2024 at Michigan State University
Holiday - University Closed
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.
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.
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.
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!
Holiday - University Closed
Monday, September 2, 2024 at Michigan State University
Holiday - University Closed
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.
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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.
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.
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.”
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
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."
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.
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.
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."
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.
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."
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.”