2016 Geography and Applied Ecology Seminar
Lavin Memorial Lecture and GTU Induction Ceremony
2:30 pm
Hardin Hall
Room: 163
3310 Holdrege St
Lincoln NE 68583
Lincoln NE 68583
Additional Info: HARH
Contact:
Paul Hanson, (402) 472-7762, phanson2@unl.edu
Dr. Michael Peterson, professor in the Department of Geography/Geology at University of Nebraska-Omaha, will present the 2016 Steve Lavin Memorial seminar “Geography and Cartography in an Era of American Exceptionalism,” at 2:30 p.m. Friday, April 15, in Hardin Hall, Room 163. The seminar is free and open to the public.
The lecture will be part of annual two-day Lavin Memorial and GTU induction ceremony, which includes the following:
Thursday, April 14
| 5 to 7 p.m.: Peace Corps OpenStreet Mapathon will take place on the second-floor lobby of Hardin Hall. No experience necessary. Participants will use OpenStreetMaps Task Manager to map a village or city where Peace Corps volunteers are operating. Stewart Mills, a returned Peace Corps volunteer and recruiter, will serve as guest speaker. He’ll talk about the Peace Corps’ goals and its importance in the developing world. Register at http://go.unl.edu/dqm2; walk-in attendees also are welcome.
Friday, April 15
| 8:15 to 9 a.m.: Meet and greet faculty, staff and students from the School of Natural Resources and the College of Arts and Sciences in the Hardin Hall 163 lobby.
| 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.: “Mapping in the Cloud” workshop with Peterson in Hardin Hall 141. The workshop is full.
| 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Student lunch with Peterson, location to be announced.
| 2 to 2:25 p.m.: 2016 Gamma Theta Upsilon reception in Hardin Hall 163 lobby. GTU is an international geographical honor society. Get more additional information on the local inductees and their work at http://go.unl.edu/dc7c.
| 2:30 to 3:20 p.m.: Lavin Memorial lecture, Hardin Hall 163.
| 3:30 to 4 p.m.: 2016 GTU induction ceremony, Hardin 163.
| 6 to 8 p.m.: Social at Ploughshare, 1630 P St.
The memorial event honors Dr. Stephen Lavin, who spent three decades with UNL’s department of geography before he died of cancer in 2011. Lavin was a specialist in cartography, who was well-known for his research on map design, cartographic communication and computer cartography. He mentored more than 40 graduate students, served as department chair for five years, and was chair of the Geography Graduate Committee for nearly 20 years.
The lecture will be part of annual two-day Lavin Memorial and GTU induction ceremony, which includes the following:
Thursday, April 14
| 5 to 7 p.m.: Peace Corps OpenStreet Mapathon will take place on the second-floor lobby of Hardin Hall. No experience necessary. Participants will use OpenStreetMaps Task Manager to map a village or city where Peace Corps volunteers are operating. Stewart Mills, a returned Peace Corps volunteer and recruiter, will serve as guest speaker. He’ll talk about the Peace Corps’ goals and its importance in the developing world. Register at http://go.unl.edu/dqm2; walk-in attendees also are welcome.
Friday, April 15
| 8:15 to 9 a.m.: Meet and greet faculty, staff and students from the School of Natural Resources and the College of Arts and Sciences in the Hardin Hall 163 lobby.
| 9 a.m.to 12:30 p.m.: “Mapping in the Cloud” workshop with Peterson in Hardin Hall 141. The workshop is full.
| 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.: Student lunch with Peterson, location to be announced.
| 2 to 2:25 p.m.: 2016 Gamma Theta Upsilon reception in Hardin Hall 163 lobby. GTU is an international geographical honor society. Get more additional information on the local inductees and their work at http://go.unl.edu/dc7c.
| 2:30 to 3:20 p.m.: Lavin Memorial lecture, Hardin Hall 163.
| 3:30 to 4 p.m.: 2016 GTU induction ceremony, Hardin 163.
| 6 to 8 p.m.: Social at Ploughshare, 1630 P St.
The memorial event honors Dr. Stephen Lavin, who spent three decades with UNL’s department of geography before he died of cancer in 2011. Lavin was a specialist in cartography, who was well-known for his research on map design, cartographic communication and computer cartography. He mentored more than 40 graduate students, served as department chair for five years, and was chair of the Geography Graduate Committee for nearly 20 years.
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