Department of Geography:
Environment, Society and Technology
San Diego State University
The SDSU Geography Department offers undergraduate, Masters and PhD programs with concentration in human and physical geography, and methodological technologies. The department now offers a new MS/BS program in Geographic Information Science. The department has 18 full time faculty, seven emeritus professors, seven lecturers, and one adjunct faculty with a diverse range of research interests, incl
04/29/2026
Join us in celebrating Rex Peacock’s dissertation defense! 🌿
“Water Scarcity, Agricultural Land Retirement, and Restoration Ecology in California’s San Joaquin Valley”
📍 Storm Hall 325 + Zoom
🗓 May 19 | ⏰ 11AM–1PM
All are welcome to attend and support!
04/24/2026
Congratulations to our Outstanding Graduating Seniors in Geography and Urban Studies!!
Geography - Violet Navarrete
Urban Studies - Elizabeth Zenner
And a special congratulations to our Outstanding Graduate Student in Geography — Eva Coleman!
Wishing you all continued success on the journeys ahead!
04/20/2026
Come support Paola Sabel as she presents her thesis! 🌊
April 29 | 1–2 PM
Storm Hall 331 or via Zoom
Let’s show up and cheer her on 👏
04/11/2026
You’re invited! 🎓
Come support Dan Grafton as he defends his dissertation on cultural heritage and environmental change in Northern Alaska.
In person or via Zoom — details in the flyer!
02/26/2026
Join us for the Distinguished Getis Lecture in Spatial Analysis featuring Dr. May Yuan as she presents “Spatial Thinking for Curiosity and Innovation in Artificial Intelligence.” 🧠✨
📍 Arts & Letters 101
🗓 Friday, February 27, 2026
⏰ 3:30–4:30 PM
Reception to follow!
02/09/2026
Stacy Philpott speaking on urban agroecosystems, biodiversity, and food systems.
Friday, Feb 20 • 3:30 PM • SH 316
12/02/2025
Join us for the Lauren C. Post Memorial Lecture featuring Dr. Chanwoo Jin and his talk:
“GIS as Methodology in the Era of AI.”
📅 Friday, December 5
🕞 3:30–4:30 PM
📍 Storm Hall 316
🍪 Reception after
A great chance to learn how GIS and AI are shaping research and real-world problem solving. See you there! 💙
11/18/2025
Join us as Geography Colloquium Series presents: Dr. Peter Kedron! 🌍
Dr. Peter Kedron will be sharing why replication matters in geographic research.
📍 Storm Hall 109
🗓️ Nov 21, 2025 | 3:30–4:30pm
Reception after the talk!
11/18/2025
Day One of Geography Awareness Week!!
11/18/2025
Happy Geography Awareness Week! It is a great time to celebrate the environment, society and technology. Join us this week for more events!
| Monday | 8am - 4pm |
| Tuesday | 8am - 4pm |
| Wednesday | 8am - 4pm |
| Thursday | 8am - 4pm |
| Friday | 8am - 4pm |