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Department of Geography

Jen Mapes Offers Perspective on May 4 while surrounded by lego

POV: Embracing May 4 Oral Histories Is ‘Absolute Privilege’

POV shares insights from the 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University community on important topics. Jennifer Mapes, assistant professor of Geography, will deliver this year's address for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series. 

Tags: Profiles, May 4 Commemoration, Department of Geography

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Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University, will serve as the 2025 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ Geographer to Discuss Mapping May 4 and Oral Histories During University’s 2025 Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., assistant professor of geography at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University, will serve as the 2025 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, May 4, Department of Geography, University Libraries

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The Gwangju Uprising memorial mural in Gwangju, South Korea

Keeping the Memory of May 4 Alive

A group of 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University professors recently returned from a visit to the commemoration of the Gwangju Uprising at Chonnam National University in Gwangju, South Korea, feeling inspired for the meaningful connections they made to the May 4, 1970, shootings at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ.

Tags: May 4 Commemoration, May 4, Global Reach, Community & Society, Global Presence, Nationally Distinctive, School of Peace and Conflict Studies, College of Education, Health and Human Services, Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, Department of Geography

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Chris Post, Ph.D., professor of geography at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University at Stark, will serve as the 2024 speaker for the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series, a part of the university's annual May 4 Commemoration events.

Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€™s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting â€œDeveloping and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµâ€ as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.

Tags: University News, Nationally Distinctive, May 4, Department of Geography, 91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ University at Stark, University Libraries, Regional Campuses

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Forest photo by Robert Boyd

Tiny Insects Play a Big Role in Forest Recovery

91Ïã½¶ÊÓÆµ researchers are studying the ways that insects help in the recovery of forests. 

Tags: Department of Geography, Department of Biological Sciences, ESDRI, Environmental Science and Design Research Institute, Research & Science, Nationally Distinctive

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