NEW Date & Time
Friday, June 5, 2020
Annual Departmental Awards Ceremony
3:00 - 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (US and Canada)
Online Zoom Webinar
All are invited!

RSVP REQUIRED
Kindly RSVP by May 22, 2020 using the online form.

Coronavirus updates from Hunter, CUNY and CDC websites.

Summer Sessions with Department of Geography and Environmental Science
 Summer Scholarship Application for all students
Summer Scholarship Application for Class 2020
Tips & Resources for Students for Virtual Learning
Spring Virtual Advising Hours

Updates from Department Chair

 

Prof. Pavlovskaya will hold daily office hours for students “Open talk with Chair” from 10:00AM to 10:30AM on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and from 4:00PM to 4:30PM on Tuesday and Thursday. Feel free to drop by individually or as a group – send me an email at mpavlov “at” hunter.cuny.edu and I will send you a zoom link. Let me know how you are doing in your classes and how I can help.

04.29.2020 Dear Geography and Environmental Studies Majors and Graduate Students: Please consider taking our summer courses to make progress towards graduation and applying to our graduate programs. The college plans to extend graduate admissions deadline this year and provid assistance including financial assistance for taking courses in the summer session as matriculated and non-matriculated students. Please see https://hunter.cuny.edu/summer/ and https://hunter.cuny.edu/summer/financial-aid/. Read more.

DEADLINES FOR ALL AWARDS IS MAY 7TH, 5PM
Cohen Prize

excellent research project, paper or thesis		 Hudson Award

map design competition		 Oak Tree Prize

best research using original field work within NYC		 Sally Clark Award

assist female graduate students in geography

04.09.2020 The Department of Geography and Environmental Science has transitioned to online courses and our staff is now working remotely too. We understand how important it is for students to have up to date information about courses, schedules, and resources and will do our best to assist you from our off-campus stations. Our computer labs are closed.

Please use the following contact information to reach out to us with any questions or concerns.
Office staff phone: 212-772-5265
Office staff email:

Martha Taylee at mtaylee@hunter.cuny.edu
Mimoza Frankfurt at mf111@hunter.cuny.edu
Or geog@hunter.cuny.edu

GIS, computer lab, technical support email: geohelp@hunter.cuny.edu

* See updates to office and lab schedule on our web-page www.geo.hunter.cuny.edu and the Department of Geography and Environmental Science Blackboard group site.*


CITIES AND GLOBALIZATION.   DIGITAL MAPPING, GIS, AND GEOINFORMATICS.   SUSTAINABILITY.   EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE.   HUMAN DIMENSIONS OF EARTH SYSTEM.   ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY.
 
   

ALUMNI & STUDENT SPOTLIGHT

 
Students and alumni share on 'Why GEOGRAPHY and ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES?'

Isabel Potter
BA 2014
Environmental Studies
Hristiana Stoynova
Environmental Studies major
Ryan Edwards
BA 2019
Geography
Adrian Ferrar
MS 2018
GeoInformatics
Sahara James
BA 2018
Environmental Studies

Christian Delgado
BA Geography &
Environmental Science
Shannon Doherty
BA 2015
Environmental Studies
Paul Racco
MA 2019
Geography
Evelyn Tawil
Geography Major
Spring 2020 Valedictorian		  

 

 GEOGRAPHY NEWS HEADLINES

Professors Rutberg, Salmun, and Sun receive PSC-CUNY research grants

Thursday, April 30 at 1 PM via Zoom
The Public Policy Program and the Department of Geography and Environmental Science present "COVID-19, Cities, and Climate Change: Revelations, Ambitions, and Public Policy in a Pandemic World"

Wednesday, April 22 at 4 PM via Zoom webinar
Quill Rebecca Kukla, Georgetown University and Leibniz University Hannover, Recipient of Society of Woman Geographers 2019 fellowship, presents "Street Art as Anti-Capitalist Spatial Intervention in Contemporary Berlin."

Wednesday, April 22, 2020 @ 10 AM via Zoom meeting
Hunter College Earth Day #ClimateAction Presentations

Mrs. Reimer retires after 15 years service to Hunter College's Department of Geography and Environmental Science

Dr. Cheng-Tsu Wu: A Remembrance by Charles Heatwole

Tutoring for Geography and Earth Sciences subjects at SSLC during Spring 2020 semester. Learn more.

Lunch with staff at a local restaurant.

Effective Spring 2020, GEOG 15000 World Regional Geography meets the Flexible Core - World Cultures & Global Issues requirement. In addition, it meets Pluralism and Diversity requirement.

Professor William Solecki receives the 2020 AAG Gilbert White Distinguished Public Service Honor

ES student Rebecca Alisandratos participating in SEA semester

Cartography, geography and environmental rank high
GEOG / GEOL / PGEOG
Peer Learning Hours
Tips from CLT
to Instructors

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