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The geography department celebrates their 75th anniversary in the John Deere Planetarium on April 27, 2024.

Alumni visit for geography department’s 75th anniversary

Jack Brandt May 1, 2024

Over 70 graduates of Augustana's geography program visited campus this weekend for the department’s 75th anniversary. On Friday, April 26, alumni took part in a field trip across the Quad Cities visiting...

GIS discussions with Hannah Weber

GIS discussions with Hannah Weber

Carly Davis May 17, 2023

Staff member Carly Davis spoke with senior geography major Hannah Weber about grass types, GIS programs and groundskeeper services. CD: Did you come to Augie to do GIS? HW: I didn’t have any idea...

Trump’s scientific decisions worry STEM students

September 14, 2017

On Friday, Sept. 8, President Donald Trump nominated Oklahoma Rep. Jim Bridenstine to run NASA, a controversial move in the eyes of many. Bridenstine is a noted skeptic of climate change, similar to Trump's...

Dr. Heine locates and identifies various parts of the Mississippi River on a map. Photo by LuAnna Gerdemann.

Augustana professor conducts Riverine Walk

August 16, 2016

"I can't remember a time I wasn't interested in the river," said Augustana's Dr. Reuben Heine, Associate Professor of Geography, as he began his Riverine Walk, "Deep Maps: Historic Geography of Pool 16...

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