For over half a century, the Department of Geography at UNCG has developed its programs and resources to prepare students for careers and advanced research in geography. Geography is an expanding and diverse field focusing on the spatial organization of landscapes from a variety of perspectives. Common pursuits in geographic research include the analysis of population problems, economic development, urban and environmental planning, climate and climate change, the spatial dynamics of vegetation and animal assemblages, earth surface processes and landforms, environmental impacts of human activities, resource management, satellite-based and low-altitude remote sensing, cartography, and geographic information science (GIS).
The Department offers the B.A., M.A. (applied geography), and Ph.D. degrees. Formal concentrations in urban/economic/transportation geography, GIScience/remote sensing, and earth/environmental science are offered within the B.A. program. A post-baccalaureate certificate in urban and economic development is also available through the Department.
Bradley Bereitschaft has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Geography and Geology at the University of Nebraska at Omaha (http://www.unomaha.edu/geogeo/. In his first year he will be teaching courses in earth and environmental science, biogeography, and urban geography.
Three Department of Geography students (2 PhD and 1 MA), Jen Alford, Brian Fannon and Chandler Hagen, were selected to particpate as "Resident Scientists" in the NSF-funded GK-12 program, serving in K-12 classrooms for one year.
Congratulations to Mary (Beebe) Hall-Brown on being awarded the designation of Faculty Fellow from Lloyd International Honors College. She is one of twelve instructors/professors that were honored at a special reception hosted by the Provost at the beginning of March.
Justin Maxwell has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor position in the Department of Geography at the University of Indiana, Bloomington. Justin will begin working at IU in August and will be busy developing the Hoosier Tree-Ring Science Lab.
Bradley Bereitschaft, a 2011 alumnus of the Department of Geography, has been selected as one of eight finalists in the 2012 J. Warren Nystrom Award competition, one of the most prestigious accolades in the field of geography. To read more go here: http://ure.uncg.edu/prod/news/releases/geographer-recognized-for-research-on-sprawl-air-quality/
NORTH CAROLINA WON THE GEOGRAPHY BOWL AT SEDAAG! Click here to see picture of winners.
The prestigious Nystrom Award sessions at the 2012 AAG Annual Meeting (2/26, NYC) will include a paper by Bradley Bereitschaft, PhD candidate advised by Dr. Debbage, entitled "Urban form, air quality, and CO2 emissions in large U.S. metropolitan areas."
Dr. James Burke, class of 2008, has had a book published. The title is "The Wilmington & Raleigh Rail Road Company, 1833-1853", published by McFarland.
Four Department of Geography PhD students (Jen Alford, Brian Fannon, Justin Maxwell, and Jacob Turner) were selected to participate as “Resident Scientists” in the NSF-funded GK-12 program, serving in K-12 classrooms for one year.
Articles by UNCG geography graduate students and faculty appeared in the journal Southeastern Geographer’s “Economic Geography in the South” recent issue: Justin Maxwell on population change, Dr. Debbage and Jacob Kidd on renewable energy, and Dr. Walcott on furniture.
