GAW 2023

CELEBRATING GEOGRAPHY AWARENESS WEEK

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
Geography Community Connections Lunch
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM CARN 304   Register
GTU will host a geography community connections lunch! Come eat and have an informal space to connect with other geographers in the department! Lunch will be provided

Doctors Without Borders GeoWeek Mapathon
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CARN 108    Register
Map along with friends! Celebrate Geography Awareness Week with Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) by participating in our virtual Missing Maps event on Tuesday, November 14 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM CST! Mapping remote regions helps MSF respond more effectively to humanitarian emergencies like disease outbreaks, war and conflict, and natural disasters. Both beginners and experienced mappers are welcome to join! Light snacks will be provided.

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15
Official Launch Party for Mac Geography‘s New Logo
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM CARN 107    Register
Come to the official launch party of Macalester Geography’s new logo! Celebrate our new branding and our department with some trivia and Geogessr in Carnegie 107. Dinner will be provided!

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16
Inaugural Lecture of Dr. Eric D. Carter as Edens Professor of Geography and Global Health
“In Pursuit of Health Equity: A History of Latin American Social Medicine”
4:45 PM. KAGIN BALLROOM   Register
Food and drinks will follow the talk.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17
Geography Social Hour at the Groveland Tap
1834 St Clair Ave, St Paul, MN 55105
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Come connect with professors and students in a laid-back setting! (Food and drinks are not provided, but people have the opportunity to purchase them on their own).

If you have questions about any of the events, please contact Corgan Archuleta or Joe Harrington.

Sponsored by the Macalester College Geography Department