GPE Archives

Mar 04, 2021
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Marla Thompson (MS 2017)

Current Position & Responsibilities: "Business Analyst, U.S. Census Bureau; My technical job title is Survey Statistician; however, my work responsibilities are similar to that of a Business Analyst. I work...

Mar 04, 2021
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Chris ZarZar (MA 2014)

Current Position & Responsibilities: "Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University; As an Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental, Earth, and Geospatial Sciences, I teach a variety of geoscience courses...

Mar 04, 2021
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Cal Scheinert (BS 2011, MS 2012)

Current Position & Responsibilities: "Geomatics Regional Manager; McKim and Creed; Manage all survey operations in Charlotte Office, Western North Carolina, and NW South Carolina. This involves overseeing field and office...

Feb 19, 2021
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DGPE Colloquium February 2021

Friday, February 19, 2021 @ 3:30pm EST WebEx Meeting Meeting Number: 120 412 1930 Meeting Password: ExZpyV27rh5 Pallavi Gupta, PhD ABD University of Chapel Hill Title: Geography of Racial Capitalism:...

Feb 06, 2021
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Amanda Morrison

Pronouns: She/Her Major(s): Geography (BA), Environmental Health (BS), and GIS Certificate Hometown: Selden, New York Interest in geography or atmospheric science & future goals: I chose both majors because I...

Jan 29, 2021
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DGPE Colloquium January 2021

Friday, January 29, 2021 @ 3:30pm EST WebEx Meeting Meeting Number: 120 615 8586 Meeting Password: 8HMapiw3NV8 (84627493 from phones) Yoo Min Park, PhD Department of Geography, Planning and Environment...

Oct 27, 2020
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Cody Morgan

Pronouns: He/Him Major: BS Geography (environmental concentration), minor in Aerospace Studies Hometown: Edenton, NC Interest in geography & future goals: I chose this major because I have always been interested...

Oct 27, 2020
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McKenna Mcroy

Pronouns: She/Her Major: BS Geography (environmental concentration), minor in Coastal Studies Hometown: Blounts Creek, NC Interest in geography & future goals: “I became initially interested in Geography by traveling but...

Sep 15, 2020
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Geography’s Environmental Tradition

When most individuals think of geography they automatically retreat to an antiquated view of geographers making maps and studying place names or locational facts. Unfortunately, this commonly held misconception of...

Apr 08, 2020
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Two DGPE Students Receive Scholarships

Christopher Jarrett Christopher was recently awarded the Gamma Theta Upsilon Rechlin Scholarship. This scholarship is a one-time award of $1000. Chris is now an MS student in DGPE, but at...