Geography Colloquia
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY FALL 2023 COLLOQUIA
FRIDAYS, 3:00 P.M. TO 4:15 P.M. (Central)
Armstrong Hall 15
Questions: Dr. Donald Friend, 507-389-2618, donald.friend@mnsu.edu
The Geography Colloquium is the longest running speaker series at Minnesota State University
September 15: Benefits of Recycling Organics for the Environment, the Climate and the Economy
Ms. Kate Worley
Vice President, Sustainability and Business Solutions, Denali
September 22: Minnesota GIS/LIS Student Competition Presentations
"Analyzing Land-Surface Movement Processes and Effects on Local Communities in Rochester, Minnesota"
Mr. Drew A. Krull -- Minnesota State University Geography Graduate Student
"Modeling Fictional Tectonics in GIS"
Mr. Jack C. Anderson -- Minnesota State University Geography Undergraduate Student
September 29: Do We Still Need Higher Crop Yields?
Dr. Paul Vincelli
Extension Professor & Provost's Distinguished Service Professor; College of Agriculture, Food and Environment, University of Kentucky; Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
October 13: Expanding Understanding of Wood in River Corridors: Floodplain Wood Dynamics and Long-Term Datasets
Dr. Katherine Lininger
Assistant Professor of Geography, University of Colorado
October 20: Walking Backward into the Future: Loss and Hope in a Changing Climate
Dr. Edward R. Carr
Professor of International Development, Community, and Environment, Clark University
October 27: Applying Remote Sensing, Geophysics, and Archeology in the Investigation of Indigenous Heritage Sites in Minnesota
Dr. Cynthia Miller
Associate Professor of Geography, Minnesota State University
November 3: Aerial Photographic Intelligence in World War II: Reconstructing Critical Scenes Using Modern Geospatial Techniques
Dr. Ronald Schirmer
Professor of Anthropology; Director, Archeology Division, Museum of Anthropology; Co-Director, EARTH Systems Laboratory, Minnesota State University
**November 10: When the Levee Breaks: Climate Change and Housing Displacement in the United States
Mr. Jake Bittle
Staff Writer, Grist
** Special Session in Ostrander Auditorium. (Jointly sponsored with Library & Learning )
November 17: Why I Write About the Land
Dr. Gwen Westerman
Professor of English, Minnesota State University; Poet Laureate of Minnesota
December 1: Urbanization: A ‘One Health’ Perspective
Dr. Gad Perry
Professor of Conservation Biology; Department of Natural Resource Management, Texas Tech University; Jefferson Science Fellow, National Academy of Sciences
