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The Penn State Department of Geography publishes a newsletter each semester (Winter/Spring & Summer/Fall) for alumni, students, faculty, staff, families, and friends. To sign up for the mailing list, please send your mailing address in an e-mail to: editor@geog.psu.edu.
View past issues online (.pdf files):
2008: Winter/Spring 2008 Newsletter
2007: Summer/Fall 2007 Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2007 Newsletter
2006: Summer/Fall 2006 Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2006 Newsletter
2005: Summer/Fall 2005 Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2005 Newsletter
2004: Summer/Fall 2004 Newsletter, Winter/Spring 2004 Newsletter
2003: Summer/Fall 2003 Newsletter
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April 2008 (top)
Dr. Lakshman Yapa Awarded Northeast Region's 2008 McGrath/Kellog Engaged Scholarship Award
AAG 2008 - Schedule of Penn State Presentations
Spring 2008 Lecture Series: Reframing Critical Public Policy Debates, Final Talk on Tuesday
March 2008 (top)
Professor Cindy Brewer and Alumnus Trudy Suchan Work on Award-Winning U.S. Census Atlas
AAG Reception 2008: The Guild of Boston Artists
Spring 2008 Lecture Series: Reframing Critical Public Policy Debates
February 2008 (top)
Spring 2008 Miller Lecture: Don Mitchell
Professor Lennart Olsson of Lund University to Present "Towards a Sustainability Science"
Philadelphia Field Project: Applications for 2008 - Deadline is February 25
January 2008 (top)
Dr. William Easterling Serves as Editor of PNAS Issue
The E. Willard Miller Award in Geography 2008
Alumnus Dr. John Kelmelis to Speak on Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Focus the Nation: January 31, HUB-Auditorium
Spring 2008 Coffee Hour Schedule
December 2007 (top)
2008 Graduate Student Conference
Chris Weaver Receives First Place at Conference
November 2007 (top)
Dr. Michael Conroy, Author of 'Branded!', to Present Lecture
Fall 2007 Miller Lecture with Dr. Arthur Getis
October 2007 (top)
Faculty and Alumni Contribute to Nobel Peace Prize-Winning United Nations IPCC Work
Graduate Students Win Poster Exhibition
Alex Klippel Receives Best Paper Award at COSIT Conference
September 2007 (top)
Parents and Families Weekend: September 28-30
William Denevan to Present Brown Bag Talk
2008 National Geographic Society Internships
Amy Glasmeier Presents at the Congressional Hunger Fellowship Orientation Program
A Welcome to the Graduate Class of 2007-2008
August 2007 (top)
Summer/Fall 2007 Newsletter Online | Relfections of Roger Downs
Fall 2007 Coffee Hour Schedule
Into the Field! Undergraduate Summer Research Experience in Ghana
July 2007 (top)
Online Geospatial Intelligence Certificate to Launch this Fall; Featured in The Daily Collegian
June 2007 (top)
Research Update: Derrick Lampkin
Student Studies Abroad in Kenya: Final Update
May 2007 (top)
2007 Wilson Banquet and Awards Presentation Recognizes Faculty, Students
Ipsita Chatterjee to Join Department in August
Reuben Rose-Redwood Accepts Position at Texas A&M
Students Travel to Ghana over Winter Break
April 2007 (top)
Alumni Updates: Where are They Now?
Derrick Lampkin Receives Funding from NSF
William Easterling Named Dean of College of Earth and Mineral Sciences
Don Richardson to Speak at Annual Golledge Lecture at UCSB
Alumni Recognized at Map Design Competition
Undergraduate John Barbieri Corresponds from Kenya
Marieta Staneva Receives University-wide Award
Annual Penn State/Syracuse AAG Reception
AAG 2007 - Schedule of Penn State Presentations
Author Dr. Michael E. Conroy to Speak on Monday, April 9 at 7:00 p.m. in 160 Willard
March 2007 (top)
Dr. Konrad Steffen to Present the Spring 2007 Miller Lecture
February 2007 (top)
Annual Earth and Mineral Sciences Exposition (EMEX) Planned for February 23-24
Philadelphia Field Project: Applications for 2007 - Deadline is February 12
Submissions are being Accepted for the 2007 E. Willard Miller Award in Geography
January 2007 (top)
Students Present to Appalachian Regional Commission
Faculty Members Join PSU Geography Department
Ecology Seminar Series Planned for Spring Semester
Spring 2007 Coffee Hour Schedule Revealed
December 2006 (top)
Geography Students Well-represented in EMS Photo Contest
2nd Annual Geography Graduate Student Conference Planned
My Wonderful World Helps Spread Geography Education
Gamma Theta Upsilon Inducts 19 New Members During Fall Ceremony
November 2006 (top)
Earth Systems Ecologist Job Announcement
Geography Students Win Middle-States Geography Bowl
Undergrads: Course Openings for Spring, 2007
Undergraduate Student Featured in Recruiting Publication
Two Undergraduate Students Intern with Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful
Four Work-Study Students Help Out in the Geography Office
October 2006 (top)
Attend poEMS: Monday, October 30
Alumnus Mike Hermann Helps Create Ice Age Trail Map and Guide of Maine
Dr. Petra Tschakert Conducts Research in Ghana
Dr. Mark Corson, N.W. Missouri State Univ., to Speak on October 20
Parents and Families Weekend: October 6-8
Dr. Knight and Dr. Staneva Deliver Keynote Address
September 2006 (top)
Professor Alan MacEachren and Graduate Student Jin Chen Publish Cover Story
Alumnus Dr. John Kelmelis (Ph.D. '91) Receives GEMS Alumni Achievement Award
Undergraduate Mark Salvatore Completes Internship with Smithsonian
Philadelphia Field Project Featured in President Spanier's State of the University Address
Fall 2006 Coffee Hour Schedule
Assistant Professor Derrick Lampkin Receives Grant
August 2006 (top)
Summer/Fall 2006 Newsletter Available Online
New Web Feature: Geography of the Day
Geospatial Technology Summer Camp
Beginning of Fall 2006 Semester Schedule
Course Announcements for Fall: Graduate & Undergraduate
July 2006 (top)
Dr. Barry Smit to Speak at 2006 Miller Lecture
Fall 2006/Spring 2007 Course Schedule now available online (pdf)
May 2006 (top)
Three Graduate Students Participate in ASAR Conference
Sven Fuhrmann Leads Class in Unique Learning Experience
Congratulations to our Spring 2006 Graduates
S.W.I.G. Hosts Supporting Young Women in Geography Day
Interactive Map: Usage Statistics for the Department's Web site (Revised)
Etien Koua Joins GeoVISTA Center
Karl Zimmerer Accepts Position as Department Head
ESRI's Senior Cartographer Charlie Frye Visits Geography 422
Department Holds Geography Alumni Reception in Washington, D.C.
Students and Faculty Receive Awards and Scholarships
New Undergraduate Staff Assistant: Introducing Abby Witman
April 2006 (top)
Two Undergraduates To Participate in Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful's Internship Program
Faculty Member Receives Significant Grant for Future Research
Students in Geography 497 Explore Foreign Countries During Spring Break
Undergraduate Student To Intern at the Center for Earth and Planetary Studies
Professor and Colleague Receive Two Grants
Professor Receives Environmental and Planning Prize
Professor Receives Mentoring Award
Vegetation Dynamics Lab Announces Biogeography Interns for Summer 2006
March 2006 (top)
Alumni Profile Series: Mike Hermann: Alumnus Develops Historical Atlas of Maine
Alumnus Named Distinguished Professor
Faculty, Students, and Alumni Attend AAG Annual Meeting in Chicago
Interactive Map of Alumni Employment Locations
Professor and Head Co-edits Learning to Think Spatially
From the Kern Plateau to Pre-Columbian Mexico, Two Department Members Share Their Research
Wilbur Zelinsky Receives 2006 AAG Presidential Achievement Award
Recap: Information Sessions, EMEX, and the Graduate Conference
February 2006 (top)
Lakshman Yapa Receives the 2006 President's Award for Excellence in Academic Integration
Using GIS for Workforce Development in Philadelphia, PA
AAG 2006 - Schedule of Penn State Presentations
EMEX, Geography Information Sessions, and Graduate Student Conference Coming Soon
Introducing Research Assistant Rick Carr
Deadlines are Fast Approaching for Student Paper Competitions
Department of Homeland Security names Penn State a Regional Visualization and Analytics Center
Alumni Profile Series: Andrew Comrie: Alumnus Named Associate Vice President for Research
January 2006 (top)
Adam Rose Leads Research Team Evaluating FEMA Hazard Mitigation Programs
Introducing Public Relations Intern Leah Gally
"Lakshman Yapa to Kick Off the Center for Sustainability's Spring Speaker Series"
"Alumna Amy Dean Hopes to Recruit Students for Teach for America"
"Students in the Spotlight" January's Featured Graduate Student: Anthony Robinson
Congratulations to our Fall 2005 Graduates
Amy Glasmeier Named John D. Whisman Scholar
December 2005 (top)
"Students in the Spotlight" December's Featured Graduate Student: Kristen Hychka
Five Students Accept NGS Intern Positions
The Miller Lecture Looks at "Geographies of Care"
November 2005 (top)
Geography Students Plan to Attend UNFCCC
Alumni Profile Series: Amy Trauger: Geographer Continues Her Dissertation Research and Activist Work
NEW - Map of Undergraduate and Graduate Hometowns, Created by Gould Center Intern Adam Naito
S.W.I.G. Hosts "Supporting Young Women in Geography" Day
"No Boundaries," 2006 Graduate Student Conference
New Members Inducted into Geography Honors Society
Geography Awareness Week & Supporting Young Women in Geography Day
Map of Undergraduate Hometowns, Created by Gould Center Intern Adam Naito
October 2005 (top)
"Students in the Spotlight" October's Featured Graduate Student: Reuben Skye Rose-Redwood
Penn State does well at Middle States AAG Meeting
"Students in the Spotlight" October's Featured Undergraduate Student: Susan Kaleita
S.W.I.G. to Host the President of the Society of Woman Geographers
2006 Department of Geography GEMS Seminar
Alumni Profile Series: Brian Timoney: Cartographer Takes Interpersonal Approach to Maps
New Gould Center Intern: Introducing Adam Naito
September 2005 (top)
Parents & Families Weekend 2005 Held This Past Weekend
Alumnus Establishes Scholarship for Geography Students
Parents & Families Weekend 2005 to be Held This Weekend
Introducing Public Relations Intern Danielle Mimnaugh
Alumni Profile Series: Robin Shudak: Geographer Makes News with National Geographic
Geography Alumni Respond to Disaster
August 2005 (top)
A Welcome to the Graduate Class of 2005-2006
Honors Students Travel to South India to Assist Orphanage
Dr. Lorriane Dowler Leads Women's Studies Program to New Status
Jin Chen, Alan MacEachren, and Alumnus Diansheng Guo Earn First Place at InfoVis 2005 Contest
1st and 500th Graduates of the Certificate in GIS Program
July 2005 (top)
Dr. Amy Glasmeier Publishes Atlas of Poverty
Introducing Jennifer Driver, New Public Relations Coordinator
June 2005 (top)
Dr. Chris Benner Leads 2005 CAUSE Trip to South Africa
Jodi Vender enters new role as Coordinator of Undergraduate Advising and Alumni Relations
May 2005 (top)
"Students in the Spotlight" May's Featured Undergraduate Student: Steven Gates
April 2005 (top)
Introducing & Welcoming Dr. Derrick Lampkin
Geography Honors Abound at Annual Award Ceremonies
Department Remembers Alumnus With Student Award and Commemorative Bench
2005 Miller Lectureship Series: Dr. John Pickles
"Students in the Spotlight" April's Featured Undergraduate Student: Adrian Cox
Women in Geography: Ph.D. student Anu Sabhlok presents research in Washington, DC
March 2005 (top)
AAG 2005 Penn State Presentations Schedule
February 2005 (top)
The E. Willard and Ruby S. Miller Professorships
Dr. Knight named Gosnell Senior Faculty Scholar
The E. Willard Miller Award in Geography 2004-2005
January 2005 (top)
An Introduction by Dr. Petra Tschakert
December 2004 (top)
Geographers Travel to Buenos Aries for United Nations Climate Change Conference
News from the Maps Library: upcoming video series, open houses
November 2004 (top)
News from UnderDOGS: Undergraduate Department of Geography Students
GeoCollaborative Crisis Management System: Mapping IT Strategies for Times of Crisis
GeoCollaborative Crisis Management System: NSF Project Aimed at Keeping Maps Up-To-Date
October 2004 (top)
Heard on National Public Radio: Ph.D. Student Amy Trauger on Women in Sustainable Agriculture
Job Opening: Assistant or Associate Professor of Geography (GIScience)
September 2004 (top)
Department Newsletter (Summer/Fall 2004) (.pdf file)
Updating course web pages: Instructions for using FTP
August 2004 (top)
Where is the center of PA? Geographers help Governor Rendell and President Spanier
New Undergraduate Assistant: Introducing Michele Henry
New Graduate Assistant: Introducing Noelle Capparelle
July 2004 (top)
June 2004 (top)
May 2004 (top)
Wilson Awards Banquet Honors Faculty, Students
April 2004 (top)
Maps Library Update: Mid-Spring Memorandum
Professor Emeritus Ronald Abler Honored by American Geographical Society
David O'Sullivan to Present "Measuring Spatial Segregation"
March 2004 (top)
2004 Miller Lectureship Series: Dr. Danny Dorling
ESRI Visits to Recruits Interviews Students for Jobs
AAG 2004 Penn State Presentations Schedule
February 2004 (top)
Geographers Publish "Drought in Bulgaria" Book
December 2003 (top)
Art Installation "Hanging Water" Enlivens Walker Building
November 2003 (top)
Alumni: Dr. John Kelmelis at the U.S. Department of State
Dr. Paul Desanker Attends Expo on Climate Change Technologies in New Delhi, India
Celebrating "Geography Awareness Week" and "GIS Day"
Local Middle School Students Learn About Geography"
October 2003 (top)
Jose Cowen (B.S. '90) at Nextel Communications
Supporting Women in Geography wins the NCGE Women in Geographic Education Award
Opportunities: Upcoming conference list, calls for papers
Internships and Jobs links for grads and undergrads
View all graduate students (1943-present) by year
Obituary: Ruby Miller: August 16, 1911 - October 7, 2003
Award Display Honors Will (1915-2002) and Ruby Miller (1911-2003)
Dr. Brent Yarnal Named First "Architect of the Geoscope"
As Seen on TV: Graduate Student Reconstructs Historical Manhattan Landscape Using 3-D Geographic Model (from The Daily Collegian)
September 2003 (top)
A Welcome Message from Dr. Deryck Holdsworth, acting Department Head
Dr. David Hodge (M.S. '73, Ph.D. '75) presents: "Challenges to the Future of Higher Education"
Department Reading Room Gets Renovated
An Introduction by Dr. Rob Brooks
An Introduction by Dr. Paul Desanker
New page: Opportunities (research, funding, internships, jobs, etc.)
Coffee Hour Schedule, Fall 2003
Research group acts locally to understand global climate change
Meet the New Grad Class (2003-2004)
Geographers represent U.S. at Cartography Conference in South Africa
August 2003 (top)
Energy Expert Vaclav Smil (Ph.D. '72) Comments on Recent Blackout
A Letter From James Landing (Ph.D. '67)
New Travel Page: reimbursement forms, per diem, etc.
Our first newsletter (.pdf file)
Graduate Students Participate in "Summer Institute on Economic Geography"
Dr. Amy Glasmeier Named An Editor of Economic Geography
July 2003 (top)
An Interview with National Park Service Data Manager Brent Frakes (Ph.D. '98)
Alumnus David Hodge to Receive Hosler Scholar Medal
June 2003 (top)
Tom Nagel (MS '02) Wins Fulbright Scholarship
Trudy Suchan (PhD '98) at the U.S. Census Bureau
May 2003 (top)
Outstanding Adult Learner Award: Undergrad Mark Niessner
Coast Guard Officer Jeff Rubini (BS '01)
EMS 2003 Graduation Ceremonies, Student and Faculty Photos, More
April 2003 (top)
Wilson Awards Banquet Honors Faculty, Students
Undergrad Chris Dorney Wins Prestigious Evan Pugh Scholar Award
Alumna Profile: GIS Consultant Adena Schutzberg
March 2003 (top)
Penn State Students and Alumni Win Awards at AAG Annual Meeting
GIS Industry Leaders Offer Expertise in New Online Masters Program
AAG 2003 Penn State Presentations Schedule
Students study fire in Dr. Alan Taylor's Vegetation Dynamics Lab
February 2003 (top)
Rob Brooks and the Cooperative Wetlands Center to join the Department of Geography
January 2003 (top)
Amy Griffin Wins Penn State Alumni Association Dissertation Award
April 2001 (top)
Dedication: The Peter R. Gould Center for Geography Education and Outreach
September 1995 (top)
Penn State Geography: Ranked Top Geography Department in the United States by the NRC