MSU Geography Awareness Week Geovisualization Competition winners announced

November 26, 2024

The Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences at Michigan State University is proud to announce the winners of its inaugural Geography Awareness Week Geovisualization Competition. This new competition encouraged Spartans to create an infographic on the theme Geography: Your Passport to a Global Career in order to highlight the practical aspects of geography as a discipline worth pursuing. Entrants were encouraged to utilize graphics to inspire and motivate by shedding light on the diverse job prospects available after graduation with a degree in geography and its subfields, including, but not limited to, GIS, remote sensing, physical, economic, and human geography. 

The first-place winner is Geography major Tessie Braga-Henebry, with an entry entitled “Geography: Your Passport to a Global Career.” The second-place winner is Political Science major Liam Conner, with an entry entitled “Where Will Geography Take Me.” 

Winners graphics will be displayed in the Geography Building and utilized to help promote geography as an important and diverse discipline offering students a wide range of rewarding career opportunities anywhere in the world. Winners will also have their choice of MSU Geography apparel currently be offered in the Department’s pop-up shop open until November 28, 2024. 
  
The competition was one of the activities to help the Department celebrate Geography Awareness Week. Established by a presidential proclamation more than a quarter century ago, Geography Awareness Week is celebrated each third week of November. This public awareness program encourages citizens, young and old, to think and learn about the significance of place and how we affect and are affected by it. 
  
Congratulations, Tessie and Liam! The Department thanks all of the entrants for their time, effort, and outstanding infographics!