Geography is an academic discipline with great career opportunities ranging across the environmental and social sciences.
The Department of Geography would like to welcome you to its page. Geography is a rapidly expanding discipline with great career opportunities ranging across the environmental sciences, social sciences, and technological fields in both the public and private sectors. Geography students at Marshall work closely with faculty and other students in a friendly learning environment as they deve
05/21/2026
Internship opportunities are available through the AAG
#aag2027 | American Association of Geographers Applications are still open! AAG is seeking three undergraduate and graduate students to join our team this Summer and Fall. Interns will gain hands-on experience in developing programming for Geography Awareness Week and conference support, as well as administrative assistance for DOI deve...
A local city government will be hiring a GIS analyst soon. Contact Dr. Leonard for more details. The job has not been posted officially yet.
05/12/2026
The Marshall University Geography Department has launched a new LinkedIn page!
We will be sharing department news, student and faculty accomplishments, upcoming events, and job opportunities relevant to our community. We invite students, alumni, faculty, and friends of the department to follow along and stay connected.
Be sure to check it out and follow the page for future updates!
The Marshall University Geography Club had an outstanding 2025–2026 academic year, demonstrating exceptional student leadership, engagement, and community building throughout both the fall and spring… | Marshall University Department of Geography The Marshall University Geography Club had an outstanding 2025–2026 academic year, demonstrating exceptional student leadership, engagement, and community building throughout both the fall and spring semesters. Over the course of the year, club members contributed to updating departmental bulletin...
05/12/2026
WV American Water is hiring a full time entry level GIS Technician in Charleston, WV. They should be filling this quickly as they have some deadlines to meet at the end of the year. This position will focus mostly on GIS data entry, collection and corrections.
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05/09/2026
Today is graduation day at Marshall University! The department threw a pizza party for graduates and their families. Pictured from left to right are Dr. Leonard, Matthew Petrone,  Andrew Simon, Dr. Cordoba, Dr. Walz, Dylan Gray, Crystal Kendrick.
05/09/2026
Gamma Theta Upsilon is the international geography honor society. We had an initiation ceremony today with five new members! In the first photo from left or right are Dr. Cordoba, Michael Hovatter, Roxie Leonard, Sarah Pappas, Dr. Leonard, Dr. Adams We also had two students join us remotely for initiation.  Second photo shows Aaron Schroeder and Kat Lynn.  Congrats to our new members!
05/08/2026
Graduate hooding tonight! We had 7 graduate students in the class of 2026. Here is Dylan Gray along with Dr. Leonard.
05/06/2026
For all you seeking to further your careers in Geography, you could try searching the listings on LinkedIn. Or you can select keywords of interest, and the system will email you opportunities. Dr. Leonard just got an email with 6 jobs listed. One interesting opportunity is:
Handshake hiring Cartographer/Digital Cartographer - AI Trainer in United States | LinkedIn Posted 12:39:53 PM. Opportunity OverviewHandshake is looking for skilled QGIS users to support AI research through…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
05/04/2026
Last week, Geography Club organized a hike on the nature trail maintained by the Huntington Museum of Art.
https://hmoa.org/hiking-trails/
04/29/2026
The Marshall University geography club is continuing to update our department bulletin boards.
