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- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Negin Shooraj
- SFU Geography Alumni Sean Orr wins Vancouver council seat in byelection
- Rosemary Collard awarded 2024 SFU Excellence in Teaching Award
- SFU Students Designed and Developed a GeoApp as a Living Wage Calculator
- Undergraduate students team secures third-place in Canada-wide GeoApp competition
- SFU Geography Wins Big at 2025 CAG Annual Conference
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Alex Sodeman
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Tintin Yang
- In Memory of Leonard "Len" Evenden, Professor Emeritus
- Gabrielle Wong awarded 2025 Gordon M. Shrum Medal
- Dr. Bright Addae awarded 2025 Graduate Dean's Convocation Medal
- Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven for Teaching Assistant Excellence Award
- Wildfires to waterways: SFU Geography grad takes action to protect the environment
- Making a difference on and off-campus: student leader and changemaker, Gabrielle Wong, awarded SFU convocation medal
- 2025 Alumni Newsletter
- Kira Sokolovskaia wins the 2025 SFU ECCE GIS Scholarship Award
- Mapping a path to City Hall: SFU alumnus shares journey to becoming Mayor of New Westminster
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Alysha van Duynhoven
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Hannah Harrison
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Jade Baird
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Ashley Tegart
- Rethinking the World Map: Dr. Shiv Balram featured on CBC
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Véronique Emond-Sioufi
- SFU Geographers at the 2025 International Cartographic Conference in Vancouver
- When academic curiosity meets environmental purpose: new global environmental systems grad builds interdisciplinary foundation at SFU
- Alysha Van Duynhoven wins the 2025 SFU ECCE in GIS Student Associate Achievement Award
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to David Swanlund
- Congratulations to Our 2025 Warren Gill Award Recipients!
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Baharak Yousefi
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Tara Jankovic
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Christine Leclerc
- Thesis Defence - Congratulations to Kira Lamont
- Terri Evans: Researching homelessness in suburban communities
- Mapping change for people and the planet
- GIS Month: What is Geographic Information Science (GIS)?
- SFU GIS undergraduate develops real-time earthquake monitoring and hospital alert system
- Physical Geography student returns to SFU, dives into marine ecology, soils and GIS to map a new path forward
- SFU study searches Strava to reveal secrets to happier runs
- GIScience Students Become SFU’s First Team at National Geomatics Competition
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Departmental Committees
Undergraduate Studies Committee
- Geoff Mann (Chair 2024-2026)
- Eugene McCann
- Andrew Perkins
- Nadine Schuurman
- Nathan Komukai & Gabrielle Wong (UG)
- Nick Blomley, Ex Officio
- Tessa Haywood/Ravinder Multani - UG Advisors (non-voting)
Graduate Studies Committee
- Rosemary Collard (Chair 2024-2027)
- Suzana Dragicevic
- Jesse Hahm
- Tara Holland
- Grad Rep tba
- Nick Blomley, Ex Officio
- Curtis Platson, GSC Assistant (non-voting
Communications & Events Committee
- Leanne Roderick (Chair 2024-2027)
- Shiv Balram
- Bing Lu (Summer 2024)
- Kirsten Zickfeld (Fall 2024)
- Margaret Schmidt (Spring 2025)
- Gabrielle Wong, UGrad rep
- Grad rep, TBA
- Nick Blomley, Ex Officio
- Joyce Chen, Staff Rep
Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) Committee
- Shiv Balram (Fall 2024)
- Bing Lu (Spring & Summer 2025)
- Sharon Luk
- Kirsten Zickfeld
- Irina Lipnitskaya, UG rep
- Grad Rep, tba
- Tessa Haywood, Staff Rep
- Nick Blomley, Ex-Officio
Tenure and Promotions Committee
- Tracy Brennand (Chair until August 31)
- Nick Blomley (Chair September 1 onward)
- Suzana Dragicevic
- Eugene McCann
- May Farrales
- Sharon Luk
- Nadine Schuurman
- Tara Holland
Strategic Planning Committee
- Nick Blomley (Chair)
- Eugene McCann
- Andrew Perkins
- Nadine Schuurman
- Anker Baker (non-voting)
- B-Jae Kelly (resources only/non-voting)
- Grad Rep (resources only/non-voting) tba
Other positions
- Academic Integrity Advisor – Shiv Balram
- Library Rep – Sharon Luk (Fall 2024), Margaret Schmidt (Spring, Summer 2025)
- FIC Liaison – Tara Holland
Department Meeting Student Reps
- Grad Student Rep – Tyler Cole
- Undergrad Rep – Gabrielle Wong/Jeffrey Collinson
Geography Student Union co-Presidents
- Gabrielle Wong & Max MacInnes-Cann
Geography Graduate Association President
- Lucy Burns
The normal term for committees is September 1 to August 31 except for the CEC, which is from May 1 to April 30 and TPC which is April 15 – April 14.