GES ranked a top 10 program! GISDegree.org publishes annual rankings of 'best geography programs,' and GES at UCCS earned the #8 ranking for 2025. Note that GES programs / degrees are not fully online but offer numerous online courses. See the rankings
November 11 - 16, 2024
Interested in learning about the 29th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (informally known as COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan? Rebecca Theobald, associate research professor, will be attending the first week of the conference as an observer for the United States League of Women Voters. She will provide perspectives on people, places, conversations, activities, logistics, and implications for the future of the planet. Explore her photo of the day and update - follow this link (https://tinyurl.com/36c6e9px) for more information. Do you have questions about the event? Add them to this survey (https://arcg.is/1evGTi0) and she will do her best to find an answer.
Thanks to the Green Action Fund and the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs as well as the Colorado League of Women Voters for travel funding.
November 1, 2024
GIS Celebration Day. Join Joseph Kerski, PhD, Education Manager, ESRI, as he shares a selection of GIS tools in two presentations:
“Five Forces, Five Trends, and Five Skills Important in your GIS Pathway” 10 -11 am, Columbine 329
“Telling Your Story with Interactive Mapping Tools” 1:30 -2:30 pm, Columbine 329
GES will have a booth in the Columbine Hall foyer with videos, promotional materials, and geospatial tool demos throughout the day. All are welcome.
GES welcomes two new faculty members! Jennifer McLeod, PhD, is an Assistant Teaching Professor specializing in geology and Fuzhen Yin, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of GIScience. UCCS, GES, and the greater southern Colorado community are very fortunate to have these two superstars join the Mountain Lion Community!
