In the Maple Room of the Elliot University Center at UNC Greensboro. Check here for directions to the University Center and the Oakland Parking Deck.
9:30 – Introduction/Welcome
9:45 – Presentations
9: 45 Aaliyah Weatherington, UNCP – Chicago’s Inner-City Life & Culture
10:05 Jesse Lane, UNCG – Foreign-trade zones in the Southeastern United States: Do they promote economic development or lead to inequality?
10:25 Shane Canup, UNCG – The Geography of Public-Private School Choice and Race: A Case Study of Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee Counties, South Carolina.
10:45 – Posters
Phillip Agbesi, NCCU – GIS-based Characterization of Flood Vulnerable Residential Communities in Horry County, SC
Emma Bouie, NCCU – Mapping Rare Earth Element Mineral Deposits in Western North Carolina
Ian Fisher, UNCP – Suitability Map For Oyster Aquaculture in North Carolina
David Luzader, NCCU – An Analysis of Straight-Line Boundaries and Conflict in the Mideast Region
Kayla Robinson, UNCP – Atmospheric Science and Art History
Rachel Williams & Amanda Gallavan, UNCP – Environmental Education in India
11:30 – Lunch & Keynote panel. What can I do with my degree in geography? A roundtable discussion
Edward Beaver, MA, Market Research Analyst, Aerotek
Kristin Johnston, MA, GIS Technician, Raleigh-Durham Airport Authority
Chris McGinn, PhD, Assistant Professor, North Carolina Central University
Jomar Pastorelle, MA, Transportation Planner, Town of Chapel Hill
Debbie Shoffner, MA, Water Quality Analyst, City of Greensboro
12:30 – NCGS Annual Business Meeting and new officer elections
Link to NCGS Business Meeting Agenda
New Officers:
Joyce Clapp, President
Jesse M. Lane, Vice President
Philip Beach, Secretary
Shane Canup, TreasurerSteering Committee:
Christopher McGinn
Nicole Hawks
Yongjun Lei