Geography Student Groups
HERD
The Human-Environment Research Discussion/Debate/Dialogue is a group designed to talk about pertinent issues in the sub-field or people-environment geography. Its core is comprised of the people-environment faculty and graduate students(though there are participants from other sub-fields), which meets on a bi-weekly basis to present and discuss our work, to discuss recent articles or books, and to talk more generally about all things human-environment related. Meetings are on Tuesdays from noon to one in the Hartshorne Conference Room on the second floor in the back of the Geography Library.
Herd meets from 12-1pm in the Hartshorne Room, 2nd floor (back of the library), Science Hall
For information or to join the HERD mailing list please contact Adam Mandelman.
HERD Spring 2008 Schedule:
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PGIG
Physical
Geography Interest Group (PGIG) meets to discuss topics relevant
to physical geography. The group meets from 12 – 1pm Mondays, 230
Science Hall.
Please contact Henry Loope (loope@wisc.edu) for more information.
MACDAD
MACDAD (Madison Area Cartographic Design and Dissemination) is an informal student group interested in cartography and geovisualization.
It meets twice a month at 12:00 noon in room 450, Science Hall.
To join the MACDAD mailing list, please contact Richard Donohue at rgdonohue@wisc.edu.
MACDAD Mailing List: macdad@lists.wisc.edu
MACDAD Fall 2008 Schedule:
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Beer 'n Loafing
As of 2005, we are still in the Paul Bunyan Room in the Union and usually meet at 4:30 pm on Friday. Posters go up in the halls for advertisement, and we have a webpage on the department website. The slide shows still cover almost every aspect fo student life--trips, classes, recreation, conferneces--with a fine witty flavor, but are now on laptops and PowerPoint presentations, sometimes supplemented with music, annoying sound effects, or video clips. Each semester, two grads volunteer to be the Beer and Loafing coordinators, alternating between begging and bullying for presenters to get on the program.
2008 – 2009 Beer & Loafing Coordinators: Jacquelyn & Richard
Read a History of Beer and Loafing.
Spring 2008 Schedule:
- March 28th: TBA
- April 25th: TBA
Geography Club–UW
The Geography Club-UW brings together undergraduates in geography in an informal setting. Through Club activities and social networks, undergraduates see how geography plays a major role in the lives of everyone and how geography can lead to a rewarding career.
The Geography Club-UW does a mix of social, academic, and volunteer activities - usually but not always involving geography - and is focused on undergraduate issues. Primarily, the Club is a place for geographically like-minded folks to talk and get to know one another!
Club events include:
- environmental volunteering
- "geographic" field trips
- guest speakers from geographic disciplines and professions
- annual GIS Day volunteering
- sponsorship of the annual Geography Symposium
- academic advising for geography undergraduates
- social networking through monthly recreational meetings (bowling, playing pool, movies or concerts)