Spring 2002....

  • February 27, 2002 - Local Government Academy Internship Fair.  Leaving the HUB parking lot @ 11am.  Additional available internships can be viewed on the Internship page. 

  • March 14, 2002 - Career Night.  Starting @ 6pm with a potluck dinner.  Speakers begin @ 7pm.  This evening is dedicated to past graduates.  They discuss their career paths and give current majors an opportunity to see what's out there in the job market.  

  • May 27, 2002 - A brownbag lunch on Austria and Germany, Summer 2002; Dr. John Benhart & Barbara Harteis give a 45 minute presentation on the Austria Trip taken last summer.  Starting time is 12:00 noon.

  • April 19, 2002 - GTU Banquet.  This is the annual GTU induction ceremony with a guest speaker.  This year's speaker is Dr. Calvin Masilela.

  • May 11, 2002 - Commencement; the department has its own ceremony separate from the main graduation.  It is in the morning and includes a continental breakfast.

 

 

Other events....

  • GTU Meetings - Gamma Theta Upsilon is the Honorary Geography Fraternity and is an international organization.  The meetings are usually held biweekly and GTU is responsible for many of the activities in the department.

  • Colloquiums - The department periodically offers these sessions as a chance for faculty and students to present research.  The series is not just for geography, but for other related fields like biology, geoscience, and anthropology just to name a few.  They have been held on Friday afternoons during the semester and refreshments are available.

  • Field trips - The department sponsors trips to both local and regional sites.  Two years ago, an informal group went to visit a local watershed to discuss some of the environmental issues in the area and to examine cleanup efforts taking place.  Last March, GTU sponsored a trip to Baltimore led by Dr. John Benhart, Jr. to look at sprawl issues and planned communities in the Baltimore-Washington metro area.  It included an overnight stay near the famous Inner Harbor.  In April, 2002, Dr. Kevin Patrick led an Urban Geography (GEOG 332/532) field trip to New York/New Jersey that was open to GARP majors and other interested students.  We hope to have more trips like this in the future and ideas are always welcomed by faculty and student officers..