GES Club | Geography, Environment, and Sustainability

Geography, Environment, and Sustainability

For Students

GES Club

Faculty Advisor: Dr. G. Jay Lennartson

Geography Club Officers
President: John Shields
Vice-President: Bill (Will) Kessler
Treasurer: Alexis Doren
Secretary: vacant
Officer at Large: vacant

(Luncheons are always held at noon, in Room 109 of the Frank Porter Graham Building)
Please contact Jay Lennartson, gjlennar@uncg.edu, for disability accommodations.

Schedule of Speakers (Fall 2024)

 

 

September 18 Janie Phelps, Assistant Town Manager, Liberty, NC; Title: “A Day in the Life of An Assistant Town Manager”
October 16 Dr. Plaxedes Chitiyo, Academic Professional, Assistant Professor, UNCG
Title:  “Hwange National Park: the environmental impacts of a growing Giant population.”
October 30 Dr. Paul Knapp, Professor, UNCG
Title:  “Summertime Cold Fronts in the Southeast”
November 6 Dr. Aaron Allen, Professor, UNCG – GES – title: “The Grand Tour”
November 20 -no food provided  

Capstones: 

Tom Cohen – title: The Creative Way: A GES M.A. Internship with Creative Economic Development Consulting, Elkin, NC”

Cuauhtemoc (Jafet) Flores – title: “Fixed-Route Transportation and the Impact on Minority Communities in Chatham County”