Events

The Department of Geography and Environmental Systems welcomes incoming graduate students in this orientation led by Graduate Program Director David Lansing and the Graduate School Associate Dean Jeffrey Halverson.

Join us for a "teach-in" on the recent standoff between the Standing Rock Sioux & the promoters of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). 

The students of GES 337 - Natural Resource Management - have put their energy into identifying the key themes that connect with this recent standoff and working to weave those themes together as a way to reach/teach a broader public audience.  If you have been curious about this controversy and would like to learn more about the background, the positions of those who have promoted the DAPL and those opposed, as well as ways to examine these issues critically, JOIN US! 

UMBC community = welcome! 
Please bring along a phone as we will be polling the audience with several questions throughout the teach-in session. 

Join us for an expert panel event facilitated by students in the GES graduate seminar Environmental Science - Policy Translations (GES 700).  The goal of this event is to provide a platform for experts working at the interface of environmental science & policy to share their perspectives with a broad audience.  Students, faculty, and staff are welcome! 

Panel experts:
Dr. Beth McGee - Chief Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation
Dr. Angela Bednarek - Manager, Environmental Science, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Peter Claggett - Research Geographer, USGS, Chesapeake Bay Program

We will pose several questions to the panel, and incorporate audience participation.  If you plan on attending and have a smartphone, please bring it!