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Geography Bowl, papers, presentations and networking: The makings of a great conference

May 17, 2018 by Tori York

Group photo from the October West Lakes Division meeting

The American Association of Geographers (AAG) hosted their annual conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, April 10-14. In addition to presenting, networking and learning, several students participated in the Geography Bowl. Presentations Several Missouri State students and faculty presented (indicated by the *). An author in bold indicates s/he is from Missouri State. … [Read more...] about Geography Bowl, papers, presentations and networking: The makings of a great conference

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Bob Pavlowsky, conference, Derek Wu, Geography Geology and Planning, Raj Jutla, Research, Ron Malega, Toby Dogwiler, Xiaomin Qiu

Geological Society of America meeting turns into opportunities

December 23, 2017 by Tori York

Students at the meeting

It was a big outing for the geology, geography and planning (GGP) department. No, it wasn't a forest or a mountain; it was the Geological Society of America (GSA) annual meeting. GGP had 27 students and faculty head to Seattle, Washington, to present 32 different talks and papers. Faculty that presented or co-wrote papers were: Damon Bassett, GGP Toby Dogwiler, … [Read more...] about Geological Society of America meeting turns into opportunities

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: conference, Damon Bassett, Doug Gouzie, Gary Michelfelder, Geography Geology and Planning, James Miller, Kevin Evans, Kevin Mickus, Matthew McKay, Melida Gutierrez, Ridwan Sakidja, Toby Dogwiler

Making the best out of a bad situation

December 6, 2017 by Tori York

Stduents in front of a pile of downed trees

The West Plains community will remember April 29-30, 2017 for a lifetime. Getting over nine inches of rain in six hours resulted in the biggest flood the town had seen. Not only did it affect the town, it also affected Mark Twain National Forest and surrounding areas. When a 500-year event like this happens, it affects the soil, animals, vegetation — everything. Several … [Read more...] about Making the best out of a bad situation

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Bob Pavlowsky, Geography Geology and Planning, Research, Toby Dogwiler

Geography students going to American Association of Geographers nationals

November 29, 2017 by Tori York

Student presenting poster

The American Association of Geographers Geography Bowl—West Lakes Division was held in West Plains Oct. 19. Between presentations and the Geography Bowl, the Missouri State GGP department cleaned up nicely. In the undergraduate student poster category, Missouri State had the top three winners: 1st place: Madalyn Behlke-Entwistle for her presentation, “Assessing coral … [Read more...] about Geography students going to American Association of Geographers nationals

Filed Under: Geography Geology and Planning Tagged With: Bob Pavlowsky, Geography Geology and Planning, Jill Black, Presentations, Students, Toby Dogwiler, Xin Miao

Life-long learners

June 23, 2017 by Tori York

FCTL participants

Watch out, online students! Using the Digital Professor Academy Bootcamp through the Faculty Center for Teaching and Learning, these College of Natural and Applied Sciences professors are ready to tackle best practices for online and blended courses. Just like students, faculty are always learning. Instructors who completed the course from left to right: Jun Luo … [Read more...] about Life-long learners

Filed Under: CNAS faculty Tagged With: Becky Baker, Brian Greene, Carolyn Shand-Hawkins, Chris Lupfer, Damon Bassett, Dan Beckman, Deb Corcoran, faculty, Helena Metzker, Jun Luo, Katy Frederick-Hudson, Raj Jutla, Toby Dogwiler

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