Fall 2024 Geography Department Retreat (23 August 2024)
Location: Hildebrand Equine Center
Agenda
8:00 a.m.
Breakfast pastries available
9:00 a.m.
Overview of the current graduate programs
10:00 a.m.
Break
10:15 a.m.
SOAR Analysis of Graduate Programs
11:30 a.m.
Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Prioritization and planning for graduate program
2:00 p.m.
Planning for strategic plan development
3:30 p.m.
Adjourn
Objectives
Understand the current graduate program. Develop a vision for what we want our graduate programs (PhD, MS and MGsc) to be. Discuss goals for program size and scope. Understand how our students are funded and plan for the future.
Number of Enrolled Students by Degree (Fall Semesters)
Number of Graduates by Degree (Annual Totals)
Tables of Graduates by Name with Advisor(s)
Table 1: Graduates (2016)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Britten, Zachary Thomas
Bishop, Michael P
Murphy, Trey Daniel-Aaron
Brannstrom, Christian
You, Mingde
Filippi, Anthony
Bruno, Tianna Marie
Jepson, Wendy
Dong, Xian
Klein, Andrew
Denman, Michael Paul
Lafon, Charles W.
McConaghy, Scott Carlton
Lafon, Charles W.
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Johnson, Jeremy Scott
Cairns, David
Lee, Heather Nicole
Jepson, Wendy
Nam, Sou Yeon
O’Reilly, Kathleen
Yuan, Shanshui
Quiring, Steven
Table 2: Graduates (2017)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Guenther, Eric Joseph
Filippi, Anthony
Ju, Yang
Klein, Andrew
Thapa, Shubhechchha
Klein, Andrew
Vaughan, Matthew Christopher
Lafon, Charles W.
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Chhetri, Parveen Kumar
Cairns, David
Yi, Hoonchong
Filippi, Anthony
McDonald, Yolanda Jane
Goldberg, Daniel W
Trimble, Sarah Margaret
Houser, Christopher
Wernette, Phillipe Alan
Houser, Christopher
Tian, Liyan
Quiring, Steven
Ridgeway, Jason Randall
Smith, Jonathan
Table 3: Graduates (2018)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Durick, Hannah Elizabeth
Cairns, David
Beckner, Sydney Starr
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Adams, Seth Holland
Klein, Andrew
Green, Carl A.
Klein, Andrew
Li, Yiran
Klein, Andrew
Bartow-Gillies, Ellen Rosemary
Roark, Erin
Miller, Kelci Shawn
Roark, Erin
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Table 4: Graduates (2019)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Morris, Max Alexander
Cairns, David
Chen, Xingchen
Filippi, Anthony
Casamassina, Nicole Ashley
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Douris, Rhett Jon
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Monier, Lacy Dawn
Lafon, Charles W.
Lira, Aaron Jeffrey
O’Reilly, Kathleen
Skrla, Scott Rodger
Smith, Jonathan
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Dobreva, Iliyana Dancheva
Bishop, Michael P
Dwight, Rosemary Anne
Cairns, David
Li, Xiao
Goldberg, Daniel W
Table 5: Graduates (2020)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Walter, Andrew Crockett
Filippi, Anthony
Condina, Kelli Michelle
Jepson, Wendy
Siskind, Taylor Michelle
Lafon, Charles W.
Bunsen, Michael Seth
Loisel, Julie
Billman, Matthew Austin
Thompson, Courtney
Edey, Daniella G.
Thompson, Courtney
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Huo, Da
Bishop, Michael P
Castillo, Cesar R.
Guneralp, Inci
Table 6: Graduates (2021)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Wang, Yuyan
Bombardi, Rodrigo
Moeen, Mariam
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Mezei, Lidia
Guneralp, Burak
Attaway, Christy Denise
Guneralp, Inci
Harrington, Victoria Pansy
Jepson, Wendy
Beall, Katherine Elizabeth
Loisel, Julie
Didio, Lauren
Loisel, Julie
Von Ness, Kate Diane
Loisel, Julie
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Young, Brennan William
Bishop, Michael P
Ma, Andong
Filippi, Anthony
Vecellio, Daniel Joseph
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Park, Jinwoo
Goldberg, Daniel W
Yin, Zhengcong
Goldberg, Daniel W
Table 7: Graduates (2022)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Morgan, John
Allen, George H.
Zhang, Shuyang
Cairns, David
Khong, Angela
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Harshaw, Elizabeth R.
Goldberg, Daniel W
Torres, Yair Ismael
Guneralp, Inci
Figueroa, Cindy
Jepson, Wendy
Harmon, Grace Margaret
Jepson, Wendy
Mehlhaff-Hamilton, Nichole Simone
Jepson, Wendy
Sanders, Jillian Claire
Loisel, Julie
Hillin, Julia Marie
Thompson, Courtney
Li, Moxuan
Zou, Lei
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Ford, Victoria Lauren
Frauenfeld, Oliver W
Evans, Andrew M.
Lafon, Charles W.
Table 8: Graduates (2023)
(a) MS
Student
Chair
Sellers, Samantha Elaine
Guneralp, Burak
Young, Nathan Bradley
Guneralp, Burak
Canada, Amani Lavelle
Thompson, Courtney
Hu, Nanzhou
Zhang, Zhe
(b) PHD
Student
Chair
Keenen, Daniel Benjamin
Smith, Jonathan
MS and PHD Graduates in the last 5 & 10 Years (Departmental Comparison among Faculty)
10 year graduate production
Graphs of Faculty Supervision of Graduate Committees (MS & PHD)
Graduate Student Support
Graduate Courses Offered By Semester
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Course
Fa
Sp
Fa
Sp
Fa
Sp
Fa
Sp
Fa
Sp
Fa
GEOG603
GEOG604
GEOG605
GEOG610
GEOG611
GEOG612
GEOG616
GEOG619
GEOG621
GEOG624
GEOG626
GEOG629
GEOG634
GEOG635
GEOG642
GEOG647
GEOG648
GEOG651
GEOG652
GEOG659
GEOG660
GEOG661
GEOG662
GEOG663
GEOG665
GEOG666
GEOG667
GEOG668
GEOG676
GEOG677
GEOG678
GEOG681
GEOG689
GEOG695
GEOG696
Information about the applicant pool (last 5 years)