Students, faculty and staff celebrated Geography Awareness week Nov. 17-21, which included geographical issues, both local and global and introduced students to career paths in geography, geographic information systems, urban planning, disaster management, and environmental science. During the event, MSU-WP hosted a 17x21-square-foot map of Missouri in Hass-Darr Hall. The … [Read more...] about Giant Map of Missouri brought hands-on learning experience
Dr. Rajiv Thakur, professor of geography, was formally invited by the Government of Kerala, India, to speak at the Kerala Urban Conclave 2025, an international gathering of policymakers, scholars, and urban development leaders. Dr. Thakur served in the high-level policy session titled, "Growth Drivers for Urban Kerala." The invitation recognizes his significant scholarly … [Read more...] about Dr. Thakur speaks at international conference
Global sustainability and the role that science and technology policy plays in it will be the topic of discussion April 29 at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). The presentation will begin at 3 p.m. in Melton Hall Room 115 on the MSU-WP campus. It is free and open to all, organizers said. Dr. Rajiv Thakur, professor of geography in MSU-WP’s Department of … [Read more...] about Global sustainability topic of April 29 presentation
Associate Professor of Geography MA, Political Science, University of Delhi MA, Geography, University of Akron PhD, Economic Geography, Indiana State University What made you decide to specialize in Geography? I decided to specialize in geography only at the graduate level when an opportunity presented itself with a scholarship at the doctoral level at Ohio State … [Read more...] about Spotlight: Dr. Rajiv Thakur