Colloquium Schedule
2:30 pm, American Geographical Society Library
3rd floor, Golda Meir Library
Unless otherwise noted
Spring 2008
Friday, February 8th
Stephen Mauel, (Geography, Masters Candidate)
"GIS, GPS, and USDA Soils Maps: Landform Location in Southwestern Wisconsin"
Friday, February 15th
Mayer Lecture
Dr. Randall Schaetzl (Michigan State University)
"Geographic studies on loess in the upper Midwest: New findings and potential"
Location: N120 Lubin Hall
Friday, February 22nd
Dr. Patrick McHaffie (DePaul University)
"The Technology War, the Magical Aeoroplane, and the Shift to Photogrammetry in American Public Sector Mapmaking"
Friday, February 29th
Graduate Student Workshop
"Teaching Tips for Undergraduate Classes: From Syllabi to Evaluation"
Friday, March 14th
Parama Roy (Geography, PhD Research)
"Urban Environmental Inequality and the Rise of Civil Society: The Case of Walnut Way Neighborhood in Milwaukee"
Friday, March 21st
Spring Break
Friday, March 28th
Dr. William Cronon (U. Wisconsin-Madison)
"Nature's Metropolis: Chicago"
Friday, April 4th
Lorne Platt (Geography, PhD Research)
"Pastoral and Political Nature: Planning History and the Environmental Justice of Urban Parks in Milwaukee"
Wednesday, April 9th
AAG Dry-Run
Friday, April 11th
Wen Lin, (Geography, PhD Research)
"Social Constructions of GIS in a Non-Western World: The Case of Shenzhen, China"
Friday, April 18th
AAG Conference
Friday, April 25th
Liang Liang (Geography, PhD Research)
"Monitoring Ecosystem Phenology From the Ground and Satellites"
Friday, May 2nd
Geog 600 Student Presentations /Geog Department Award Ceremony
Fall 2007
Friday, September 14, 3:00pm
Dissertation Research Plans
Sandra Zupan (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
"Assessing Environmental Justice and the Community Empowerment Process: Low-income Deindustrialized Neighborhoods in Milwaukee"
Friday, September 21, 3:00pm
Dissertation Research:
Jeremia Njeru (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
"'Donor-driven' Neoliberal Reform Processes, Political Democratization and the Production of Deforestation in Nairobi"
Friday, September 28, 3:00pm
Dissertation Research:
Deanna Schmidt (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
"Good Neighborhoods: Homeownership, Race, and the (Re)Production of Space in Milwaukee"
Location: Bolton 84
Friday, October 5, 3:00pm
Dissertation Research Plans:
Rashi Sharma (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
"Real Estate Market Segmentation: The Space-time Dynamics"
Rama Mohapatra (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
"Monitoring and Modeling Urban Growth Using Remote Sensing & GIS Technologies"
Friday, October 12, 3:00pm
Workshop: The Academic Job Market
Friday, October 19, 3:00pm
Mayer Lecture:
Prof. Robert Beauregard (Columbia University)
"The Spaces of Urban Theory: From Chicago to Johannesburg and Beyond"
Friday, October 26, 3:00pm
Conference Presentation:
Alan Halfen (Geography, Masters Candidate)
Holocene Chronology and Stratigraphy of the Casper Dune Field
Dissertation Research Plans:
James Handley (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
"The Role of Guatemalan Fair Trade Cooperatives in Community and Farmer Empowerment"
Friday, November 2, 3:00pm
Brian Thayer (Geography, Masters Candidate)
Developing a Community Information System (CIS) to Assist Neighborhood Revitalization Efforts
Dissertation Research Plans:
Chris Schroeder (Geography, Doctoral Candidate)
Mapping the Contours of Queer Politics in a Midwestern City: The Case of Toledo, Ohio
Friday, November 9, 3:00pm
Workshop: Applying for Research Funds
Frieday, November 16
Cancelled colloquium (Attend activities associated with GIS Day - Nov. 14th)
Friday, November 30th, 3:00pm
Prof. Jeff Zimmerman (Geography, Whitewater)
From Gray City to Green City: Sustainability and the Provision of Eco-amenities in Chicago
Friday, December 7, 3:00pm
Center for 21st Studies Symposium: "Historical Arc of the Commons"
If you are interested in presenting a Geography Department Colloquium, please contact Judith Kenny ( jkenny@uwm.edu )
