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2026 Big Ten GIS Conference
Friday, April 17, 2026 12:00 AM at Virtual
Established in 2020, the Big Ten GIS Conference is a virtual event organized by geospatial information users and educators in Big Ten institutions to present their work, exchange information, and develop potential collaborations. It is open to all participants, including those outside of the BTAA network.
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Notice: Veda Hawkins
Monday, April 20, 2026 10:00 AM at GEO, Rm. 105
Veda Hawkins will defend her dissertation titled “Spatial Opportunity Gaps: Mapping Socioeconomic Positioning and Four-Year Degree Completion of Black Students from Metro Detroit,” on Monday, April 20, 2026, beginning at 10:00 a.m.
Earth Day Eve Film Screening: OBSERVER
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 6:00 PM at MSU Business College Complex - Classroom N100
The MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences invites you to help us celebrate Earth Day Eve by attending a free screening of the film OBSERVER, by Ian Cheney. This free event takes place on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the MSU Business Complex, Classroom N100.
QUIDDERS Talk: Pat Colgan
Friday, April 24, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Pat Colgan, Professor of Geology at Grand Valley State University, presenting "An Update on the Montcalm County, Michigan Mapping Project."
Spring 2026 Final Exams
Monday, April 27, 2026 12:00 AM - Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 AM at Michigan State University
Final Exams
Spring 2026 Commencements
Friday, May 1, 2026 12:00 AM - Sunday, May 3, 2026 12:00 AM at Michigan State University
Commencements
2026 Annual Geography Awards and Graduation Celebration
Friday, May 1, 2026 9:00 AM - Friday, May 1, 2026 10:30 AM at Ag Hall Atrium
Join us on Friday, May 1, 2026, for our 2026 Geography Awards and Graduation Celebration. All are welcome! RSVP's requested by April 24.
QUIDDERS Talk: Alan Arbogast
Friday, May 1, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Alan Arbogast, Professor of Coastal Geomorphology with the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, presenting "Human and Holocene Time Scales Collide: 30 Years of Dune Research in Michigan."
Doctoral Dissertation Defense: Nicole Dear
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 1:00 PM at GEO, Rm. 105
Nicole Dear will defend her Ph.D. Dissertation on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, beginning at 1:00 PM.
Doctoral Dissertation Defense Notice: Vincent Ogweno
Thursday, May 7, 2026 9:00 AM at GEO Rm. 105
Vincent Ogweno will defend his dissertation titled “GeoAI for Smallholder Legibility: A Citizen Science Approach to Data Fusion, Field-Scale Mapping, Uncertainty Communication, and Political-Ecological Alignment in Kenya’s Agricultural Landscapes,” on Thursday, May 7, 2026, beginning at 9:00 a.m.