GeoWeek
Annually, the Department of Geography participates in Geography Awareness Week in conjunction with National Geographic. In 2019, GEO Week was held Nov. 12-15 with the theme Igniting the Spirit of Exploration. We offer opportunities for students from across the university to engage with geography in a new way. As part of our programming, we routinely host events that enhance the exposure to geography by making it fun and interactive, such as our Geoguessr competition, and Geography Bowl. In addition to these activities, the department provided learning opportunities that included speakers on varying topics, a graduate research forum, informational sessions, and a workshop on weathercasting. Students participated in GISday on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in association with the Research Commons, Center for Urban and Regional Analysis, and the University Libraries. GeoWeek for 2020 will occur November 15 through November 21stwhere the theme will focus on Education Awareness and Environmental Awareness. GeoWeek in 2020 may look a bit different for the Department of Geography and students due to the current pandemic but we look forward to engaging with new students and bringing geography to the university.
ELDAAG 2019
Saginaw Valley State University
October 10-October 11
This year’s meeting of the East Lakes Division of the American Association of Geographers was held October 10-11 at Saginaw State University in Saginaw Michigan. Ohio State Geography sent 9 graduate students and was an overall success.
2019-2020 Geography Colloquium Series
Each year the Department of Geography invites individuals at the top of their field to give engaging and innovative lectures. The 2019-2020 colloquium series focused on “Urban Asia” and discussed issues of urbanization that are transforming the continent of Asia across geography, economies, cultures, and populations. Issues ranging from sustainable transportation, climatic change impacts on infrastructure, to the human impact on cities and cultures. The colloquium series is an effort to engage in the question of urbanization on changing landscapes. The 2020-2021 colloquium series will focus on “A World on the Edge” and will discuss issues ranging from social and political justice, the rise of fascism across the globe, political ecology, and environmental impacts and policies. The colloquium series will be held via webinar throughout the 2020-2021 academic year. If you would like to keep up-to-date on our series, you can sign up for our weekly update.
Department Affiliations
Geography faculty and students engage in a wide variety of research topic areas, and interdisciplinary activities that broaden our understanding of the world as we know it. As educators and researchers, our faculty are affiliated with a variety of centers and colleges across the university to further the discipline, education, and research in the varied fields of geography.
Center for Urban and Regional Analysis
Byrd Polar Research Center
Sustainability Institute
Translational Data Analytics
College of Public Health
Institute for Population ResearchCenter for Latin American Studies
Mershon Center for International Securities Studies
Race, Ethnicity, Gender/Sex and Disparities in Modern Society faculty cluster
East Asian Studies Center
Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics
STEAM Factory
Criminal Justice Research Center
