GLOBAL

Events Subscribe to the Calendar Event Ideas Bylaws Goals Members Meetings October 15, 2009 May 12, 2009 April 14, 2009 March 12, 2009 February 5, 2009 January 22, 2009 Early Fall 2008 Older Meetings Resources Travel Plans Previous Events & Photos

The Geographical Legacy Of the Benevolent Aggies League is better known as the GLOBAL: geography club. A student organization at UC Davis that works to unify people with an interest in geography as an academic discipline. GLOBAL hosts exploration trips, work to support members traveling to academic conferences and advocate for geography education both in the University of California and the community as a whole.

The modern club was formed in Fall 2007. In the spring of 2007 the UCD Geography Club was established to assist students in the Geography Graduate Group with transportation to the Association of American Geographers conference that was held in San Francisco. The club was reformed in the fall and renamed GLOBAL. The goals were expanded and regular meetings established.

Events

Regular meetings occur once a month during Fall, Winter and Spring Quarters, usually in Hunt 158 time and day change every quarter.

Subscribe to the Calendar

See our Calendar or subscribe

Event Ideas

• "Thoughtful Graduate Student Photos" to be used on student profiles on the new GGG website - take photos with book, maps, etc. in the new GGG library
  

• "Ugly Map Contest" - making GOOD maps is easy for us spatially inclined folk, but making ugly maps is hard!

Bylaws

The first version of our ratified bylaws was created and currently resides on the wiki.

Goals

Provide a forum to learn, teach and spread the love of geography.

• Build cohesion and community among geographers in Davis
  

• Advancing professional opportunities through conferences, networking, and research.
  

• Socializing and networking
  

• Making geography visible in the community

Members

Members and Officers with their selected Geography Monikers

• Alison - A.N. Strahler - President
  

• Bayo - Co-President
  

• Chelsea - Adventure Coordinator
  

• Stacey - Derwent Whittlesey (There's no wikipedia article - we better write one) - Scribe
  

• Michele - Davis - Public Relations
  

• Cherry - Dangermond
  

• Alex - Fuller - Technical
  

• Michael - Humboldt - Treasurer
  

• Benita
  

• Amy - Adams
  

• Alyssa
  

• Ryan - Accidental Member (and proud!)

Meetings

Minutes

October 15, 2009

• New Officers
  

• Club registration for next year
  

• GLOBAL sign boards (clean and update)
  

• Map & Book Collection
  

• Upcoming Events
  

• Dixon Corn Maze
  

• Happy Hour
  

• Frisbee Golf?
  

• Fund Raising
  

• ideas?

May 12, 2009

• Club registration for next year
  

• Map & Book Collection
  

• Policies
  

• Idea 1: Use within the room ok, if you want to take it out of the room you have to get approval from the librarian.
  

• Idea 2: A sign out sheet
  

• Librarian
  

• Events
  

• Davis Bike Loop Tour May 30,31 or June 6,7
  

• Fund Raising
  

• T-shirts - Alex
  

• Map-themed gear - Alison
  

• Funding: come up with action items to get out of the current quarter-to-quarter funding scenario

April 14, 2009

• Map & Book Collection
  

• Picnic Day update
  

• Michele made a GLOBAL banner (blue with black letters)
  

• Conference updates (CGS)
  

• Events
  

• Hike May 16
  

• Davis Bike Loop Tour May or June
  

• Fund Raising
  

• T-shirts, 3 left(2M,1L) talk to Alex
  

• Upcoming events update

March 12, 2009

• Conference updates (AAG, CGS)
  

• Fund Raising
  

• T-shirts (Alex)
  

• Events
  

• GLOBAL excursion ideas for Spring (Chelsea)
  

• Geography student lounge grand opening (Chelsea)
  

• Picnic Day (Mike)
  

• Other?
  

• Sign boards
  

• Tabling at GSA's CBDD

February 5, 2009

• Conference updates (AAG, CGS)
  

• Publicity
  

• Outreach ideas
  

• Easel painting
  

• Ugly map contest
  

• Fund Raising
  

• puppet show - Amber
  

• Thoughtful grad student photos
  

• Other?
  

• Events
  

• GLOBAL excursions
  

• Jelly Belly/Busch Tour in Vacaville - Chelsea
  

• Picnic Day
  

• Volunteers to spearhead organizing of above ideas
  

• Next GLOBAL meeting (March?)

January 22, 2009

• Logistics & Housekeeping
  

• Completing GLOBAL geography club registration form
  

• Ideas for president #2
  

• Geographer monikers
  

• Next GLOBAL meeting
  

• Ideas for reaching out to existing geog. students, other students, etc. to get involved with GLOBAL
  

• Advertising events widely
  

• Easels (that still live with Michele & Stacey)
  

• Events!
  

• Ugly map contest
  

• Thoughtful grad student photos
  

• Ideas for club fundraising (possibly above photos?)
  

• Picnic Day, Whole Earth Festival
  

• AAG planning (only for those who will be going to the conference)

Early Fall 2008

Please post comments on these topics under each bullet point.

• Book & Journal Drive for American University in Iraq Article in Slate
  

• Official paperwork
  

• Tshirts
  

• Painting easels
  

  - Offers of gesso from Amber and mural paint from Alyssa
  

• Ideas for Welcome Events
  

  - Village Homes tour by Alyssa
  

• Officer Elections/Selection
  

• Symposium - let's set a date soon
  

Older Meetings

For meeting agendas from previous academic years, see our agenda archive. For notes from past meetings, please see our meeting notes.

Resources

There are many professional and academic organizations for geographers.

Travel Plans

• In the long tradition we must Go and See!

Previous Events & Photos