Vernon A

Try these links for examples of geographic illiteracy and discussion of the topic (Are Americans getting dumber?) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23227115/

Are you addicted to the the internet; click here for a self test and here for some of the research.

A definition: Geography is the science of place and space. Geographers always ask where things are located on the surface of the earth, why they are located where they are, how places differ from one another, and how people interact with the environment.

So how do you know if you want to be a geographer? If you are curious to find out if you have an interest in geography, check out the AAG (Association of American Geographers) web site. Go to "Careers in Geography" to find out more about "Geographers at work"...

GEOG.121 Physical Geography

GEOG.151 Human Geography

GEOG.151 Human Geography - online course

GEOG.355 Political Geography

CAMPUS EVENTS

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Cambodian New Year Celebration

Monday, April 9, 2012

6:00-8:00 pm Dunn Room

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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

10:10-11:50 am Dunn Room B

Asian Exchange Scholar Lecture I

Dr. Demin Tao, Exchange Scholar from Kansai University, Japan

“Abraham Lincoln's Reception and Destiny in East Asia”

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

6:00-7:00 pm Hart Hall 317

Asian Exchange Scholar Lecture II

Dr. Joshua Ka Ho Mok, Exchange Scholar and Dean of Hong Kong Institute of Education

"Bringing the State Back In: Changing Social Policy Paradigm and Governance in China during the Hu-Wen Era".

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Wednesday, April 18, 2012

6:00-7:30 pm Library Lecture Hall

Asian Exchange Scholar Lccture III

Dr. Joshua Ka Ho Mok, Exchange Scholar and Dean of Hong Kong Institute of Education

"Economic Growth and Social Development: People's Livelihood in China Mainland and Implications for Greater China Area"

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Thursday, April 19, 2012

2:00-3:15 pm Library Lecture Hall

Asian Studies Annual Distinguished Lecture

Dr. Merry White, Professor of Anthropology, Boston University

“Coffee Life in Japan”

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Thursday, April 26, 2012

2:00-4:00 pm East Campus Commons Room 112

Faculty Symposium: Cultural Interaction and Globalization in East Asia

Presenters: TBA

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Genocide Survivor Panel

Please join the Social Justice League for a very special evening with a moderated panel of survivors of genocide and political violence. The panel will include:

Ms. Janet Applefield, Holocaust Survivor
Ms. Jasmina Cesic, Bosnia Survivor
Mr. Abe Mun, Sudan Survivor
and a survivor from Sierra Leone

The discussion will take place on Wednesday evening, April 4th at 6:00 p.m. in the Maxwell Library Heritage Room. It will be followed by Q &A and then refreshments and informal conversation.

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5th Annual Just Trade Fair

PLEASE JOIN THE SOCIAL JUSTICE LEAGUE STUDENT GROUP FOR BSU'S FIFTH ANNUAL JUST TRADE FAIR!

The Fair will bring great organizations and vendors to campus to help promote alternative ways of shopping with a social conscience for people and planet.

The event will take place on Thursday 4/5 from 11:00-4:00 in the RCC Ballroom. Dr. Hayes-Bohanan's coffee course students will be hosting, as is the annual tradition, an attached "Ginormous Coffee Tasting" event from 1-4. This year we also have Ben and Jerry's giving out free samples of Fair Trade ice cream from 1-4!

Both the Just Trade Fair and the Coffee Tasting events promise to bigger and better than ever this year!

Stop by to learn more about fair trade and local shopping alternatives, to taste some great coffee, to treat yourself to free ice cream samples, and to shop for tea, coffee, chocolate, other food items, crafts, clothing, jewelry and much, much more.

Please save the date! There will be 15+ organizations and vendors selling their just trade goods and/or hosting information booths.

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Health and Culture in the Asian American Community

April is Asian Pacific Heritage Month on campus. Please join us for a faculty forum on the issues of Health and Culture in the Asian American Community on April 4, Wednesday, from 4 to 6 pm, in One Park Ave.

Presentations are as follows:

Dr. Wing-kai To (History) “Community Health in Asian American History”

Dr. Mark Brenner (Social Work) “Traditional Chinese Healing Practices as Complementary and Alternative Medicine in the United States”

Dr. Jing Tan (Social Work) “Health and Mental Health of Older Asian Americans: A Comparative Study of Chinese, Filipino, Asian Indian, and other Asian/Pacific Islanders”

Dr. Barbara Bond (Social Work) “Health and Cancer Beliefs and Attitudes Among Urban Chinese”

Dr. Jonghyun Lee (Social Work) “Korean American Immigration, Mental Health, and Culture”