Welcome to the Department of Geography and Environmental Sustainability at the University of Oklahoma! We are a dynamic and growing department located in Norman, Oklahoma, named one of the best small cities in America.

Geography is a discipline that studies people and the world in which they live. The geography research and teaching focus at the University of Oklahoma are organized around two thematic areas which correspond broadly to the traditional classification of physical and human geography.

Twitter Feed @OUDoGES

04-22 1:31: #plaidavenger John Boyer paying OU a visit. http://t.co/3NOgShcjBN
03-03 6:53: Congrats to Maggie Hollemann, winner of OU Grad College's Robberson Research Grant for $500 for summer research. #ougradcollege #OUDoges
03-01 4:53: Maggie Holleman (MA student, Geog) won the 2013 Cultural Geo. SG MA Student Research Grant Competition. $250 for summer research in Mexico.
02-13 12:24: #oumajorsminorsfair http://t.co/wEoWrG6d
01-20 4:01: New regionalizations on WikiVoyage. (Slovenia in C. Eur, no Croatia? Sure to be edits from nationalists): http://t.co/YjXk01ir

College of Atmospheric & Geographic Sciences Award Ceremony

DGES students were recently honored at the CAGS Annual Award Ceremony held April 24th, at the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History.

Undergraduate Research Day poster recoginition

Four DGES students received recognition for a poster presentation for Undergraduate Research Day. Undergraduate Research Day (URD) is a blue-ribbon event that was held on April 13, 2013 at the University of Oklahoma.

DGES Workshop: Using Digital and Social Media Enhancements for Teaching Large Classes

This workshop was presented by John Boyer, recipient of the National Council for Geographic Education Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award and 8 time consecutive winner (2004-2011) of the Students’ Choice Award as Faculty Member of the Year at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Devon Energy Field Trip

The GIS club recently hosted a field trip to Devon Energy Corporation on April 19th, 2013. The trip included a tour of the new building as well as demonstrations of some of the ways the Devon team uses GIS.