Geography Fall 2019 Colloquium Updated Schedule

Since the beginning of this semester, Dr. Hyowon Ban has been busy putting together a solid list of presenters for our department’s Fall, 2019 colloquium series.  As you can see, the updated schedule has something for just about everyone with interests in both human and physical geography.  All faculty and students are invited to attend these informative early evening events.  Please note that you can now easily access the colloquium schedule by way of the new link that has been created on our home page.  Just click on “Department Information,” then click “Geography Colloquium Series.”  We look forward to seeing you there!

MSGISci Cohort 6 Students Win Story Map Competition at 2019 SCAG Regional Conference

Our congratulations go out to Kyle Chin, Gülben Kaplan, and Glen Shepherd, all representing Cohort 7 of our MSGISci program, for being the jury-selected winners of the Student Showcase at the 2019 Southern California Association of Governments Regional Conference and General Assembly.  The Student Showcase session is featured each year at the annual SCAG conference and provides students with the opportunity to share their sustainability planning posters and GIS story maps with more than 1,000 elected officials, planners, and regional leaders.  Winners of the Student Showcase are selected through a competitive application process, and students whose projects are chosen are designated as SCAG Conference Fellows.  The story map submitted by Kyle, Gülben, and Glen titled “Digital Freight Matching Technology and the Role of GIS” may also be selected to enter a subsequent competition in which four cash prizes totaling $6,000 will be awarded.

CSU Long Beach Geography Department Receives AAG Honorable Mention for Masters Programs

Congratulations Katie (second from right)

Our own CSULB Geography Department received the 2019 Honorable Mention for MA/MS Program Excellence Award from the American Association of Geographers (AAG), runner-up to Western Michigan University. We were nominated by our Regional Division, the Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, one of nine regional divisions in the AAG. Up to two programs from each division may be nominated.  Our Geography Department received the Honorable Mention for both our MS in Geographic Information Science and MA in Geography programs.

The AAG Program Excellence Award is now entering its fifth year and recognizes geography programs granting masters-level as the highest degree. Congratulations to our faculty and students in the MA and MSGISci programs!