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You are invited to attend any or all of our weekly series of presentations. We begin gathering after 3:30 PM almost every Friday in 301 Steidle Building for conviviality, coffee, and other goodies, then settle down to listen to our guest speaker from 4:00-5:00pm. All members of the Penn State and Centre County community are welcome.
September 3
Eric Barron Dean
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State University,
Professor of Geosciences, Department of Geosciences
"The (mis)use of accomplishment metrics: where are governments and universities taking us?"
September 10
Joel Burcat, Esq., Environmental lawyer & partner
Saul Ewing LLC, Harrisburg
Pennsylvania State University alumnus (B.S. Geography)
"How Geography helped to win a regulatory takings case in court"
September 17
Kelleann Foster, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture
Department of Landscape Architecture, Penn State
"Smart Growth: Multimedia and PennScapes"
September 24
Karen Schuckman, Director of Geospatial Applications
EarthData International
President-elect, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
Pennsylvania State University alumna (B.A. Liberal Arts, B.S. Meteorology)
"Cutting edge meets the real world: applying commercial remote sensing"
October 1
David Travis, Associate Professor of Geography & Department Head
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater Department of Geography & Geology
"Role of Jet Aircraft Contrails in U.S. Climate"
October 8
Stephen Guptill, Scientific Advisor for Geography and Spatial Data Systems
National Mapping Division U.S. Geological Survey
"Understanding the Geography of West Nile Virus"
October 15
No Coffee Hour: Fall Break
October 22
Dr. Scott Kretchmar
Professor of Exercise and Sports Science, Kinesiology Department, Penn State AND
Dr. John Nichols
Associate Dean, Professor of Communications, Penn State
"Intercollegiate Athletics and Academic Integrity"
October 29
John A. Dutton, Dean Emeritus
College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Penn State
"Where should the big trucks go?—A Centre County Carto-controversy"
November 5
Denice Wardrop, Professor of Geography & Ecology
Department of Geography, Penn State
Research Associate, Penn State Institutes of the Environment
Asociate Director, Cooperative Wetlands Center
"Uncovering Wetlands: linking human activities with ecological conditions"
November 12
Ron Johnston, Professor of Geography
School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
"Maps, votes, and election outcomes: the geographical basis of electoral bias"
November 19
Mark Carper, Geography Instructor
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Northampton Community College
"A dirty little niche: indigent waste scavengers and recycling in Sofia, Bulgaria"
November 26
No Coffee Hour: Thanksgiving Break
December 3
Chris Uhl, Professor of Biology & Ecology
Department of Biology, Pennsylvania State University
"Developing ecological consciousness: path to a sustainable world"
December 10
Surprise Speaker!
Surprise Identity!
"Geography abridged: all you need to know was on the comic pages"
All Coffee Hours are in 301 Steidle at 4:00 on Friday afternoons unless otherwise noted.
For more information, please contact faculty organizer Greg Knight.