Midwest Undergraduate Geography Symposium

Since 2005, the Midwest Undergraduate Geography Symposium (MUGS) has been hosted annually by a rotation of Geography programs in the Midwest, providing undergraduates the opportunity to present their research at a formal Geography symposium. MUGS 2021 will be hosted virtually by Macalester College on Saturday, April 24, 2021.

PROGRAM  |  RECORDED PRESENTATIONS

Organizers:

Anisha RajBhandary ’21 and Jim Smith ’21

[email protected]

Faculty Advisor:

Laura Smith, Department Chair

Important Dates
April 2: Registration & Abstract Deadline (Presenters)
April 23rd: Registration Deadline (Non-Presenters)
April 24th: MUGS 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Program-at-a-Glance
10:00 am – 10:15 am – Welcome & Program Notes
10:20 am – 11:20 am – Concurrent Session 1
11:25 am – 12:25 pm – Concurrent Session 2
12:30 pm – 12:55 pm – Lunch Break
1:00 pm – 2:00 pm – Concurrent Session 3

Student Opportunities
1. Presentation (Paper): A 15-minute presentation.  The paper presentation allows for a more in depth look at or research topic within geography. Presentations will be grouped into sessions based on relevance/topic. Examples:  Capstone Project, Honors Project, or any in depth Geography research project.

2. Presentation (Lightning): A 5-minute presentation. The lightning paper session is a group of very short presentations summarizing recent research or studies. A maximum of 8 PowerPoint slides per presentation. Examples: Course research paper, poster, cartographic/GIS/remote sensing project, or preliminary research for an upcoming project.

3. Attend: Students can simply attend the conference and are not required to present.

Abstracts
Abstracts (maximum 200 words) are due no later than April 2^nd and are required for both paper and lightning presentations.

Note:  All MUGS sessions will run virtually via the Zoom platform.

MUGS 2021 Publicity Poster