Three Northwest Vista Geography and Environmental Sustainability students, along with NVC’s Dr. Scott Walker, presented at the 2018 Southwest Division of the American Association of Geographers annual meeting from Oct. 3-6, at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.
“Established in 1949, SWAAG exists to further professional investigations in geography, to encourage the application of geographic findings in education, government, and business, and to improve and elevate the public image of geography.”
Students Farhana Khan and Allie Sanchez presented their research on “Community College Student Climate Change Knowledge” along side professors and PhD students from large, state research universities from Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas.
Farhana Khan and Marcella Palaferri presented their research on the “Taghia-Ahansal River Profile in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco.” Their adventure science investigation was conducted during their Geography and Environmental Sustainability Fieldwork Project last summer in Morocco.
In addition to the students presenting, Scott Walker, professor of Geography and Environmental Sustainability, presented his research on “Marketable Skills and Geography Fieldwork in Higher Education.” Read more here.