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Geography Events

We're passionate about geography, and know you are too. In addition to the learning we do in the classroom, we host events and speakers on campus to promote and explore the discipline of geography.

Spring 2012

"Climate Change and Migration in Asian and the Pacific"
Presenter:  Graeme Hugo, Australian Research Council, Australian Professorial Fellow, University of Adelaide
Date: Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Love Auditorium, Olin Hall


"Challenges of Weather and Climate Forecasting"
Presenter:  David A Nicosia, Warning Coordinator Meteorologist, NOAA - National Weather Service, Binghamton
Date: Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Time: 11:30am
Location: 101 Ho Science Center
Geography and Physics & Astronomy Seminar


"Still Interested in Buying that Beach Front Property?  Storm Surge, Sea Level Rise, and Coastal Vulnerability"
Presenter:  Brent Yarnal, Department of Geography, Penn State
Date: Friday, April 19, 2013
Time: 4:15 am
Location:  Persson Hall Auditorium
Peter Gould Memorial Lecture in Geography

Geography Honors Presentations
Date: Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Time: Breakfast at 9:00am, Presentations at 9:30am
Location: 328 Ho Science Center

Commencement Weekend
Geography Awards Convocation and Brunch
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013
Time: Awards at 11, Brunch immediately following
Location: Awards at Chapel, Brunch at Ho Science Center

Fall 2012

ENST/Geography Australia Study Group Info Session
Director: Professor Ellen Kraly
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Time: 7:00pm until 8:00pm
Location: 326 Ho Science Center


Uganda Extended Study Info Session
Director: Professor Ellen Kraly
Date: Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Time: 8:00pm until 9:00pm
Location: 326 Ho Science Center


ENST/Geography Australia Study Group Info Session
Director: Professor Ellen Kraly
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Time: 7:00pm until 8:00pm
Location: 326 Ho Science Center


Uganda Extended Study Info Session
Director: Professor Ellen Kraly
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Time: 8:00pm until 9:00pm
Location: 326 Ho Science Center


"On Rains and Raids - Climate Change and Conflict with Focus on Kenya"
Presenter: JanPeter Schilling, Geography Post Doctoral Fellow, will discuss his work in Africa on climate change.
Date: Friday, October 12, 2012
Time: 12:15pm until 1:15pm
Location: ALANA Cultural Center
ENST Brown Bag series


"Smoky Bear and Alien Invasions: Applying Geotechnology to Biogeographic Research"
Presenter: Professor Jim Kernan, SUNY-Geneseo
Date:  Thursday, October 18, 2012
Time: 4:15pm - 5:15pm
Location: Ho 101
GTU Lecture


Family Weekend Open Reception
Date:  October 27, 2012
Time: 11am - 12pm
Location:  Cunniff Commons Atrium, Ho Science Building
Hosted by Division of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geology, Geography, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, Psychology, and Environmental Studies


Family Weekend
Geography Meet and Greet

Date:  October 27, 2012
Time: 11am - 12pm
Location: Ho 203


"Community Resilience to Developmentalist Shocks: A Case Study of a Rural Village in Nagano, Japan"
Presenter: Professor Daisaku Yamamoto
Date: November 29, 2012
Time: 12:15 PM - 1:15 PM
Location: 111 Alumni Hall
Social Sciences Lecture/Luncheon