Geography Awareness Week – 2025

UCA’s Geography Awareness Week & GIS Day Celebrations are here!!

Welcome to Geography Awareness Week 2025. Join the UCA Geography Department, Geography Club, and Gamma Theta Upsilon for a celebration of Geography and GIS through the theme of “Making Spaces of Possibility”. See the schedule below for details of specific events and be sure to check out our social media throughout the week (links below) for Geography trivia and the 2025 edition of our Google Earth Scavenger Hunt.

Schedule of Events

Monday, November 17: Geographers of UCA
- 2-3pm, Burdick Hall 205
  - Hear from Geography faculty about their journey to becoming a Geographer.
Tuesday, November 18: International Education Week – Global Expo
- 12-3pm, Old Main Circle
  - Drop by the UCA Geography table during this campus-wide event. We’ll have geo-trivia, games, sticker, and (of course) maps.

Wednesday, November 19: GIS Day
- 10-noon, Burdick Hall 3rd Floor
  - Join UCA Geography members for a preview of our renovated spaces on the 3rd Floor of Burdick Hall.
Thursday, November 21
- 5-7pm, Celebrating Geography Awareness – Burdick 309
  - Join Geography Club members, Department faculty, and fellow students for a pot luck to celebrate Geography Awareness Week.

Friday, November 22:
- 1pm-?, Humanitarian Mapathon with OpenStreetMap – Burdick 303
  - Join us for an afternoon of Humanitarian mapping. Bring your laptop to join the campaign for as much time as you want; NO PRIOR GIS KNOWLEDGE IS REQUIRED!!!

Check out our Social Media feeds throughout the week for Geography & Environment-related trivia and facts, including new posts our annual Google Earth Scavenger Hunt at 9am, 1pm, and 5pm each day.

UCA Geography on Instagram
UCA Geography on Facebook

Make sure you stay in touch after Geography Awareness Week as UCA Geography for news and announcements throughout the remainder of the 2025-2026 academic year.

For more information, contact the department at geography@uca.edu.