Professor Emily Skop

Welcome to the Department of Geography and Environmental Studies (GES) where award-winning faculty provide a wealth of high-impact learning opportunities to students in inclusive, small-sized settings both inside and outside the classroom. Our outstanding faculty and inquisitive students are compelled to a greater understanding of the places, people, and environmental systems that affect us as a planet and as global citizens. We offer undergraduate (BA) and graduate (MA) degrees, as well as minors in Geology and Sustainable Development, and an undergraduate certificate in GIScience. Our degrees incorporate diverse intellectual approaches, conceptual tools, and geospatial technologies all of which prepare graduates for professional careers that have real-world impacts and make a difference. Take a class and get hooked!

Geography Announcements

Save the Date

Reception Honoring Dr. John Harner, Thomas Jefferson Award, and Dr. Mary Ann Cutter, President's Teaching Scholar, August 28, 2018, 3:30 to 5:30 pm. MORE

Harner receives CU Thomas Jefferson Award

John Harner, a champion for a strong public education system that incorporates a broad interest in literature, arts and sciences, earned recognition for his service and leadership as the faculty recipient of the 2018 University of Colorado Thomas Jefferson Award. MORE

Spring 2018 - GES welcomes Marie Hoerner to the faculty

Meet our new Geology Instructor... Dr. Marie Hoerner

GES faculty win prestigious awards

Dr. Cerian Gibbes - Faculty Award for Excellence in Research / LAS Outstanding Teaching Award; Dr. Emily Skop - Faculty Award for Outstanding Contribution to Diversity and Inclusiveness / AAG Distinguished Scholar Award in Ethnic Geography.

Colorado Springs hazards map launched

GES sr. instructor Eric Billmeyer created an interactive Colorado Springs and Vicinity Natural Hazards map MORE

GES Course Tutoring

Excel Languages and Social Sciences Center tutoring schedule MORE

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