Geography Alumni
We love to hear from our alumni! Send your short bios to Jose Aparicio to be mentioned in our blog. Where Are They Now? Christopher Brangwin MA ’73 is a very proud Geography grad who valued his time at UBC and the Geography department very highly. As he lives in Australia, it is hard for […]
Alumna Liz Leboe, Co-Founder of Jackets for Jasper
Okay, I apologize for this question because you’ve probably been asked it a million times now, but how did you get come up with the idea for Jackets for Jasper? Len and I travelled in Nepal in 2011 and we came to know our guide, Kamal, and his family well. We were asked to consider […]
Sustainability Learning Pathway Comes to Geography
Geography announces its Sustainability Learning Pathway for all BA and BSc degrees offered by the department. With funding from a University Sustainability Initiative Pathway Seed Grant, Dr. Brett Eaton led a project to develop specific, sustainability learning outcomes relevant to our specializations, and to map all existing courses in Geography onto these learning outcomes. Following […]
2015 Undergraduate and Alumni Survey Results
In January of 2015 the Department of Geography contacted the current undergraduate community as well as the previous four cohorts of Geography alumni to request their participation in a survey regarding several aspects of the Department. In total, 1247 people were invited to participate in the survey. From this, 87 current undergraduates and 67 alumni […]
Professor Emeritus John Chapman (1923-2015)
It is with great sadness that we report the passing of our distinguished colleague John Chapman. Born in Poole, Dorset on July 24th, 1923 he died in Vancouver on June 9th 2015. John retired from UBC in 1988 having been a member of the department for about 40 years – probably a record. John […]
GEOG 379B Field School at Williams Lake
The inaugural cohort of the new Field Course in Human Geography and Environment and Sustainability Course overview Fieldwork is a cornerstone of geographical research, and should be an integral part of an undergraduate education in Geography. Noting the lack of an annual, local field course in Human Geography and Environment and Sustainability here at UBC, […]
New Assistant Professor Dr. Jessica Dempsey
The Department of Geography is excited to have Dr. Jessica Dempsey join us as Assistant Professor starting January 2016! Dr. Dempsey is also a UBC Geography alumna, having completed her MA in 2005 and PhD in 2011. She writes: “I am delighted to return to UBC Geography in January, the institutional home of my graduate training (MA […]
New Assistant Professor Dr. Sarah Hunt
The Department of Geography would like to welcome Dr. Sarah Hunt who is coming to UBC as an Assistant Professor of Critical Indigenous Geographies in the First Nations and Indigenous Studies Program and the Department of Geography this coming July. Learn more about her research here. Photo by Amanda Laliberte
Graeme Wynn, “It’s About Time”
On April 9th, Professor Graeme Wynn delivered the last colloquium lecture of the term, “It’s About Time: Reflections on a Career in Geography”, coinciding with his last official lecture as a professor as he will be on sabbatical leave for one year before starting his retirement on September 1, 2016. In the 1.5 hour talk, Professor Wynn began with almost […]
First Undergraduate Spring Conference
The Department of Geography’s first Undergraduate Spring Conference (organized by Geography Students’ Association’s VP External, Emily Huang) was held on April 8th in the Geography Building. Jialin Yang, VP Academic and co-editor in chief of this year’s Trail Six, also gave everyone a glimpse of what the journal will look like this year. There were […]