Vernon A. Domingo -
Professor of Geography
Geography Department, Bridgewater State College
email address: vdomingo@bridgew.edu

Office hours: Mon 11am - noon, Wed 11am-1pm; room 302 Science Building

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

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"...

Distinguished Canadian Annual Address

On Tuesday, October 7, the Honourable Dr. John Hamm, former premier of Nova Scotia, will deliver the 10th Distinguished Canadian Annual Address -- "The Development of Democracy in Canada" -- at 2:00 p.m. in the John Joseph Moakley Center for Technological Applications at Bridgewater State College. A reception will follow.
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Latin American & Caribbean Studies Program

OCTOBER 1 12:20 pm Moakley Center Auditorium

Junot Diaz, Prize-winning Dominican Author of "The Brief Wonderful Life of Oscar Wao" will read and discuss his work.

OCTOBER 8 3-4:30 pm Bridgewater Dining Room (BDR) Campus Center

What Really Happened when Columbus 'discovered' America?

Roundtable Discussion: Dr. Diana Fox (Anthropology), Dr. Erin O'Connor (History), Dr. Duilio Ayalamacedo (Foreign Languages) Video clips from "Haiti: A Painted History" and Readings from "The Devastation of the Indies" Refreshments will be served

OCTOBER 14 OR 15 time and location TBA

What Really Happened when Columbus 'discovered' America?

Roundtable Discussion: Dr. Diana Fox (Anthropology), Dr. Erin O'Connor (History) Video clips from "Haiti: A Painted History" and Readings from "The Devastation of the Indies" Refreshments will be served

OCTOBER 22 12:20 pm Moakley Center Auditorium

Fair Trade Coffee in Guatemala, video discussion hosted by Dr. James Hayes-Bohanan, Geography Dept

Technology is great, but often creates problems of time management - check THE PROBLEMS

Grades not good? having trouble studying? Check out this cartoon

Ever wonder about the dead Grandmother syndrome?

Term Papers: Check out my Notes on writing term papers.

Also check out Domingo's Doodads, my course regulations.

Plagiarism IS a big deal. You will be penalized for plagiarizing material.

What is plagiarism? Check out these two sites:

http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml

http://leeds.bates.edu/cbb/node.php?id=32

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