The whole application process started last winter quarter after I saw a post in the geography newsletter to apply for the fellowship. As a project lead, I had to form a team of students who were interested in bringing solar to a community serving non-profit in the area. As a team, we will be hosting a series of events and outreach campaigns to raise awareness about our crowdfunding project so that we can raise the money for the...
Read MoreWhat made you decide to be a geography major? I decided to become a Geography major because I like picture books. As a kid, I really disliked flipping through wordy books to find the pictures, so I preferred an atlas mostly because it was easy to understand, visually interesting, and gave my imagination a world size sandbox to explore. What has been your favorite course so far? My favorite course so far has been GEOG 176C GIS Design...
Read MoreWe caught up with Andrew Fricker to see what he has been up to since receiving his B.S. in Geography in 2005. Photo courtesy of Andrew Fricker Why did you major in geography? What year did you get your undergrad? I was originally a biology major, and organic chemistry was really hard and frankly a little uninteresting. A friend of mine recommended Geography 3A/B with Carl Sundbeck and I took both of these classes and loved them. ...
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