Understanding where things happen, and why

n an effort to raise geography awareness throughout the state of Delaware, faculty members and staff from the University of Delaware’s Department of Geography and Spatial Sciences and the Delaware Center for Geographic Education engaged in outreach programs at local middle schools and hosted competitions to raise awareness about the power of geography as well as possible career opportunities that could be attained through the field. Tracy DeLiberty (Left) and Mary Schorse (right) are pictured here at the annual Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Day Field Trip Event at the Dover Air Mobility Command Museum. Photos courtesy of Tracy DeLiberty and Mary Shorse.

In an effort to raise geography awareness throughout the state of Delaware, faculty members and staff engaged in outreach programs at local middle schools (such as those spearheaded by DSI Affiliated Faculty Tracy DeLiberty) and hosted competitions to raise awareness about the power of geography (such as the UD Student Competition for Geospatial Data Visualization/Map Design,  created by DSI Resident Faculty Jung Goa) as well as possible career opportunities that could be attained through the field.

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