about
GAGS, the Graduate Association of Geography Students, is the official organization for graduate students in the geography department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Download the GAGS constitution to learn more.

geography graduate handbook
Check out the Department of Geography Graduate Program Handbook -- with revisions for 2006.

news
09/07
Officers for the 2007-08 school year have been selected. Visit the "People" section to learn more.

Dues for the new school year are $15 (or $7.50 a semester). Please make out your check to GAGS and turn it into treasurer Anne Trainor as soon as you can. Copier accounts can also be activated/replenished by contacting Anne, who can add money to your account and set you up with a copier code if you don't have one. Copies made in Saunders are 4 cents/page. Money cannot be added instantaneously so plan in advance.

Joseph Palis agreed to be the point-man for the November SEDAAG meeting (Southeastern Division of the American Association of Geographers), so contact him if you are interested in going and/or have any questions. He will NOT, however, arrange transportation.

Geography T-Shirts left over from last year are available for purchase. They are tarheel blue, have a geography department logo on the front, and the coordinates of Saunders on the back. Contact Dilys Bowman if you are interested.

We're thinking about reviving the annual Geography Department picnic this year. The picnic died a couple of years ago. It was suggested that the demise of the picnic had something to do with the faculty's loss in the annual softball game (sore losers???). If you think the annual picnic is a good idea, let us know.

Ideas for cool, geography-related projects that GAGS should sponsor, let us know! Past projects have included a national film series (spear-headed by Joseph) and a photo competition and photo exhibit spear-headed by Joseph, Tim and QuiQui.