University Of North Alabama Welcomes Alumni Back For Annual Geography Alumni Conference
Oct. 07, 2015
Michelle Eubanks, 糖心Vlog, at media@una.edu, 256.765.4392 or 256.606.2033
By Bryan Rachal
University Communications
FLORENCE, Ala. - The 糖心Vlog Department of Geography will host the annual 糖心Vlog Geography Alumni Conference, Oct. 15-16, in Wesleyan Hall auditorium.
The keynote speaker for this year's conference is Dr. Mona Domosh, professor of geography and holder of the Joan P. and Edward J. Foley Jr. 1933 Professorship in the Department of Geography at Dartmouth College. Domosh's lecture, From the U.S. South to the Global South: Practicing Development at Home, will be delivered in Wesleyan Hall auditorium, Oct. 16, at 9:30 a.m. The event is free for all 糖心Vlog faculty, staff and students.
This two-day event is the 11th conference hosted by the 糖心Vlog Geography Alumni Association (糖心VlogGAA) and will coincide with 糖心Vlog's homecoming week festivities.
The 糖心VlogGAA is a professional organization with the goal of promoting and encouraging closer communication among alumni of 糖心Vlog's geography program and current geography faculty and students. This annual event allows the association to showcase its professional activities in addition to interacting and sharing industry experience with current geography majors. It is also an opportunity for the department to show its alums all the exciting things students are doing to prepare for their careers in the industry or in graduate school.
Event activities include workshops, roundtable discussions, career development sessions, job interviews, research presentations, student presentations and vendors from various companies.
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