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Canceled: Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 10:00 AM - Wednesday, January 21, 2026 11:00 AM at Geography Building, Rm 129 (Lounge)
We apologize for any inconvenience, but the Coffee Hour originally scheduled for January 21, 2026, has been canceled. We look forward to seeing you for our next Coffee Hour on February 18, 2026.
Arts, Culture, and Urban Sustainability in Rome Informational Meeting - 01-21-2026
Wednesday, January 21, 2026 5:00 PM - Wednesday, October 22, 2025 7:00 PM at Zoom
Learn more about the Arts, Culture, and Urban Sustainability in Rome Education Abroad experience.
QUIDDERS Talk: Jeff Freymueller
Friday, January 23, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Jeff Freymueller, Chair of the MSU Earth and Environmental Sciences Department, presenting "Present-Day Uplift and Subsidence Caused by Glacial Isostatic Adjustment in the Great Lakes Region."
Ph.D. Dissertation Proposal Defense Notice: Yuean Qiu
Thursday, January 29, 2026 2:00 PM - Thursday, January 29, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO, Rm. 105
Yuean Qiu will defend his dissertation proposal: "A Global Digital Twin for Forecasting Future Fire" on January 29 from 2:00–4:00 p.m. in GEO Room 105.
Save the Date: MSU Geography Colloquium Series - 01-30-26
Friday, January 30, 2026 4:00 PM - Friday, January 30, 2026 5:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126
Join us for our next MSU Geography Colloquium session. Check back later for details.
QUIDDERS Talk: Trent Adams
Friday, February 6, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Trent Adams, a Research Associate with the Michigan Geological Survey, presenting "Aggregate Resource Inventory and Mapping in Northern Lower Michigan."
2026 MSU Environmental, Energy, Geography, Natural Resources, and Sustainability Career Fair
Thursday, February 12, 2026 1:00 PM - Thursday, February 12, 2026 4:00 PM at Munn Ice Arena, 534 Birch Rd, East Lansing, MI, 48824, US
Register for the 2026 MSU Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences Career Fair to be held on February 12, 2026, at Munn Ice Arena.
Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour - 2-18-26
Wednesday, February 18, 2026 10:00 AM - Wednesday, February 18, 2026 11:00 AM at Geography Building, Rm 129 (Lounge)
Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation! All coffee and tea hours will take place from 10:00-11:00 am in the GEO Lounge, Rm. 129. All are welcome!
QUIDDERS Talk: Dave Lusch
Friday, February 20, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Dave Lusch, Professor Emeritus of the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, presenting "Nunataks in the Barryton Sublobe terrain."
MSU Geography Colloquium Series: Assessing Forest Carbon Dynamics Using Spectral and Structural Remote Sensing Observations - Zach Butterfield
Friday, February 27, 2026 3:00 PM - Friday, February 27, 2026 4:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126
Join us for our next MSU Geography Colloquium session when we welcome Dr. Zach Butterfield for a presentation titled "Assessing Forest Carbon Dynamics Using Spectral and Structural Remote Sensing Observations."
2026 Spring Break - No Classes
Saturday, February 28, 2026 12:00 AM - Sunday, March 8, 2026 12:00 AM at Michigan State University
Spring Break - No Classes
2025-26 Geography Awards and Scholarships Deadline
Sunday, March 1, 2026 5:00 PM at Michigan State University
The MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences offers a variety of scholarships and funding sources for undergraduate and graduate students. The 2025-26 GEO Awards Committee is now accepting applications for several student awards. Deadline is Sunday, March 1, 2026.
Spring 2026 MSU Geography Poster Session
Friday, March 13, 2026 3:00 PM - Friday, March 13, 2026 4:00 PM at Geography Building, First Floor
Join us for our 2026 Spring Poster Session. Registration is now open.
Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour - 3-18-26
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 10:00 AM - Wednesday, March 18, 2026 11:00 AM at Geography Building, Rm 129 (Lounge)
Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation! All coffee and tea hours will take place from 10:00-11:00 am in the GEO Lounge, Rm. 129. All are welcome!
QUIDDERS Talk: Rachel Lau
Friday, March 20, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Rachel Lau, a graduate student in the MSU Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences, presenting "Eco-geomorphology of Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands."
Save the Date: MSU Geography Colloquium Series - 03-27-26
Friday, March 27, 2026 4:00 PM - Friday, March 27, 2026 5:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126
Join us for our next MSU Geography Colloquium session. Check back later for details.
Save the Date: MSU Geography Colloquium Series -04-10-26
Friday, April 10, 2026 3:00 PM - Friday, April 10, 2026 4:00 PM at Geography Building, Rm 126
Join us for our next MSU Geography Colloquium session. Check back later for details.
QUIDDERS Talk: Mason Rutgers
Friday, April 10, 2026 4:00 PM at GEO Rm. 126
Join us for the next Quidders Talk featuring Mason Rutgers, with the MSU Department of Crop, Soil, and Microbial Sciences, presenting "A Pedological Investigation of Afforested Relict Prairies in Newaygo County, Michigan."
Geography Department Coffee & Tea Hour - 4-15-26
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 10:00 AM - Wednesday, April 15, 2026 11:00 AM at Geography Building, Rm 129 (Lounge)
Join us for coffee, tea, and conversation! All coffee and tea hours will take place from 10:00-11:00 am in the GEO Lounge, Rm. 129. All are welcome!
2026 Big Ten GIS Conference - Save the Date
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.
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
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."