Events	Exhibits
Academic Adventurers Series	AGSL Exhibits
Maps & America	Current Exhibits
GeoFocus	Academic Adventurers Exhibits
Map Society of Wisconsin Meetings
GIS Day
Other Events Harold Mayer Lecture

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Events

UWM's Academic Adventurers Series

UWM's Academic Adventurers is a continuing series of informal Friday afternoon programs which give members of the UWM community the opportunity to hear of their colleagues adventures abroad and afield.

Tea and talk afterwards iscourtesy of the Friends of Golda Meir Library. All programs are held in the AGSL and are free and open to the public. For more information or to arrange for special needs, call 414-229-6282.

Fall 2012 Academic Adventurers:

Rebecca Holderness, Associate Professor, Theater Department, Geography, Real and Imaginary, in a Setting of King Lear.”
Friday, October 12, 2012, 3:00pm

David Garman, Dean, UWM School of Freshwater Sciences, “Water Around the World: Myths, Mysteries and Machinations.”
Friday, December 14, 2012, 3:00pm

 

Spring 2013 Academic Adventurers:

John Reisel, Associate Professor, UWM College of Engineering and Applied Science, “Water for Rural Guatemala: UWM Engineers Without Borders in Action.”
Friday, February 8, 2013, 3:00pm

Arijit Sen, Associate Professor, UWM Department of Architecture, “Teaching American Cultural Landscapes: Engaging Students in the Thurston Woods Neighborhood, Milwaukee.”
Friday, March 8, 2013, 3:00pm

 

A list of past Academic Adventurers lecturers is available for viewing.

To receive email updates about Academic Adventure lectures, send email to agsl@uwm.edu with the subject : AA updates.

 

Maps & America: The Arthur Holzheimer Lecture Series

Held in the spring of each year in the AGSL on the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus, the Maps & America Lecture Series was inaugurated by the noted cartographic historian, Brian Harley, in 1990. Since its inception, the lecture series has been generously sponsored by Arthur and Janet Holzheimer of the Chicago area. Over the years, the series has featured many of the leading figures in the field of map history and provided a multifaceted survey of this rapidly developing field.

2013 Lecture:

Chas Langelan, Washington DC Land Surveyor (retired), and Officer of

Surveyors Historical Society, “Andrew Ellicott: Early America’s Preeminent Surveyor.” (flyer )

Thursday, April 18, 6:00 pm
Reception at 5:00 pm

 

 

 

List of speakers from the Maps & America series - 1990-2012.

 

GeoFocus: The Edward Wilkommen Geology & Geography Lecture Series.

This year marks the fifth annual lecture in a new series held in the AGSL. Sponsored by Edward Wilkommen, the GeoFocus lecture series brings distinguished speakers to UWM for presentations related to geology and geography.

2012 Lecture:

Lawson W. Brigham, Distinguished Professor of Geography and Arctic Policy, University of Alaska Fairbanks, “The New Maritime Arctic: Global Connections and Changing Access.” (flyer)

Thursday, November 8, 6:00pm
Reception at 5:30pm

 

 

List of speakers from the GeoFocus series - 2008-2012.

 

 

Map Society of Wisconsin Meetings

The Map Society holds periodic meetings at the AGSL usually featuring a presentation accompanied by a related exhibit drawn from the Library. Socializing and refreshments precede each meeting.

 

Counting the Waves of Lake Michigan: Finding Connections to Place, Culture and Geologic Time -- presentation by Dr. Diana Black, Dept. of Art & Design, UW-Stevens Point
Wednesday, May 1, 2013 (flyer)

Light refreshments and socializing at 6:30 pm, presentation begins at 7:00pm In the AGS Library
3rd floor, east wing, of the UWM Golda Meir Library building
2311 E. Hartford Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211

 

For more information on the Map Society of Wisconsin see the AGSL Affiliations page. To become a member, contact the AGSL at (414)-229-6282 or email us.

Membership Announcements and Form are also available here.

 

GIS Day

GIS (Geographical Information Systems) Day is a yearly event held on the second Wednesday in November during Geography Awareness Week. Join us in November for vendor presentations, guest speakers, free workshops, a map gallery, tours of the AGS Library, and more. Visit UWM's GIS Day web site for more information.

 

Other Events

Harold Mayer Lecture, Department of Geography's annual lecture held in the AGSL each fall and spring. For more information see the Department of Geography's Colloquium web site.

 

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Exhibits

The AGSL periodically displays materials from its holdings.  These exhibits usually follow

some theme, and can include a variety of materials such as maps, charts, atlases, photographs, realia, etc. They generally are on display within the AGSL on the third floor, East wing of the Golda Meir Library.

Academic Adventurers Exhibits

Shortly before Academic Adventurers lectures and for about a week following the lecture, there is a corresponding exhibit.  These exhibits contain a variety of materials related to the theme of the Academic Adventurer lecture.

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