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Fairmont State University GeoSavvy Guide: Home

WELCOME

Welcome! The GeoSavvy Guide is a way to celebrate geography awareness all year long.

Join Fairmont State University as we celebrate the rich knowledge and practice of geography. We are dedicated to spreading geo-literacy and showcasing the real-world applications of Geography and Geospatial (GIS).

Along with our hub and guide, our university serves as an official participant in several events throughout the year. We organize events to celebrate geography throughout the year, both online and in person. These events bring together experts, enthusiasts, and learners to celebrate occasions from January (Big Backyard Bird Count) to November (GeoWeek and International GIS Day) to everything in between, such as Citizen Science Month and Earth Day.

We sincerely thank everyone who has contributed to the ongoing celebration of geospatial literacy. We celebrate geography every semester with the help of students, project teams, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members.

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GeoWeek2023

Read the original Geography Awareness Week (November 1987) proclamation presented during the first National Geographic Geography Awareness Week.

A Proclamation

For generations, comprehension of world and national geography has been considered essential to the education of Americans. Yet today, in an interdependent world where knowledge of other lands and cultures is increasingly important, studies show that Americans need more geographical knowledge. Citizens, especially young people, should be fully acquainted with our country and our neighbors around the globe and aware of geography's expanding study of the oceans and the universe; the increasing wealth of knowledge provided by research in the disciplines that support geography; and geography's physiographic, historical, social, economic, and political aspects. 

WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW

 

UPDATED EVENTS 

Thursday, November 16th 

11:05 am - noon (ish)

Fairmont State University Citizen Science Certificate Short Course and Citizen Science Map-a-Thon

Join link:
https://fairmontstate.webex.com/fairmontstate/j.php?MTID=m21dff2d632be87fdb452f78a46527c77 
Webinar number:
2335 215 2124
Webinar password:
65gzCXn4DQa (65492964 from phones and video systems)
 

4:30pm

Join link:
https://fairmontstate.webex.com/fairmontstate/j.php?MTID=m18e19e9b14a9953a8500a723749fb39d 
Webinar number:
2348 502 2245
Webinar password:
buCyW8Pvj28 (28299878 from phones and video systems)
Join by phone

+1-408-418-9388 United States Toll

Access code: 2348 502 2245

Happy Geography Awareness Week and GIS Day! 

About Us

Find out more about Fairmont State University

Interested in a Geographic Information Science Minor in the Department of Behavioral Sciences.

Want to get involved with the Campus & Community Geospatial Lab (CCGL) in the College of Liberal Arts (COLA). 

Are you spatial? Join the West Virginia Association of Geospatial Professionals (WVAGP) or our student chapter.