GeoWeek 2021 Schedule of Events
Monday, November 15
ALL DAY
Geography Department Scavenger Hunt, Day 1
Join the Department of Geography for our first ever Daily GeoWeek Scavenger Hunt! Using the Scavify App, identify the correct places, things, and answer trivia questions for each of the 5 daily clues to see your name on the leaderboard.
12:00pm-1:00pm
The Center for Urban and Regional Analysis Presents Robert Dietz: Supply-Side Headwinds for Home Building
Next up in CURA's speaker series is CURA Alumni Robert Dietz on a webinar regarding the challenges that the U.S. is currently facing with the housing market from a construction sector's point of view.
1:00pm-2:00pm
Weather Q&A with Ben Gelber
DERBY HALL 1116
An hour question and answer session with Emmy award-winning meteorologist Ben Gelber (NBC 6) to talk all things weather, meteorology, and atmospheric science.
4:00pm
Atmospheric Science Major Info Session
Zoom Link: https://osu.zoom.us/j/99205951939?pwd=MUxDN2hvWmZOMDJzd0pWSWxZM1U3QT09
Tuesday, November 16
ALL DAY
Geography Department Scavenger Hunt, Day 2
4:00pm
GIS Major Info Session
Zoom Link: https://osu.zoom.us/j/92852831110?pwd=TklpTDNlTjJoQ3M3RzIxaUtKMXpwZz09
5:00pm
Geography Jeopardy! Prelim 1
DERBY HALL 1186
How well do you know the Earth's lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena? Compete on your own in a Jeopardy! style format for a place in the final!
Wednesday, November 17
ALL DAY
Geography Department Scavenger Hunt, Day 3
9:00am-4:00pm
3CGIS Day
GIS Day is an annual event for students, staff, faculty, and the broader community to learn more about Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and to celebrate the power of geospatial analysis and visualization in answering research questions and solving real-world problems.
The 3CGIS Day program will be a virtual collaboration between The Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, and the University of Cincinnati.
4:00pm
Geography BA Major Info Session
Zoom Link: https://osu.zoom.us/j/97254559075?pwd=ZXdyWW9wTzlNeVJYT1VTaXc1UmZyZz09
5:00pm
Geography Jeopardy! Prelim 2
DERBY HALL 1186
Thursday, November 18
ALL DAY
Geography Department Scavenger Hunt, Day 4
12:00pm-1:00pm
Grad Student Research Forum
DERBY HALL 1186
Graduate students will be presenting their research and current projects.
5:00pm
Geoguessr Competition
DERBY 1186
Compete individually or on a team for our annual Geoguessr tournament. Highest scorer will win Geography swag!
Friday November 19
ALL DAY
Geography Department Scavenger Hunt, Day 5
3:30pm-5:00pm
Geography Colloquium Speaker Event: Mae Miller, OSU Geography Alumni, Presidential Postdoctoral Fellow at UC Berkeley, and current Geography visiting scholar
More info will be posted about this event soon!
