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Sept. 18 Texas State Joins the PAC-12: What Changes? (Room 104)

Official from Texas State University

 

Texas State is now a member of the new Pac-12 joining Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, Gonzaga, Oregon State, San Diego State, Utah State and Washington State. This transition from the Sun Belt to the Pac-12 is more than athletics. It is expected to provide new opportunities to grow the TXST brand, enhance student recruitment, and increase the value of a TXST degree. Join us to learn about how this move will impact student athletes, the University, and the City of San Marcos and its residents.

 

Presenter: TBD

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Sept. 25 Campaigns in the Age of Artificial Intelligence:

Strategies for Educated Voters (Room 104)

 

Details coming soon!

 

Presenter: Dr. Hinsley was a journalist in Los Angeles when she discovered she loved mentoring reporters as much as she loved reporting. After guest lecturing in several classes, she decided to go to graduate school to become a professor. She received her master's degree from Kansas State University and her doctoral degree from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Hinsley loves learning new tools as the journalism industry evolves, and has taught a range of practical skills courses (e.g., Multimedia Journalism, Data Storytelling, and Social Media as Professional Tools) as well as more critical analysis courses like Real News, Fake News & Media Literacy.

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Oct. 2 The Importance of Good Sleep... No Matter Your Age! (Room 105)

Dr. Carmen Westerberg, Professor & Associate Chair, Psychology Department

 

Details coming soon!

 

Presenter: Bio coming soon!

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Oct. 9 Planning for Uncharted Waters (Room 105)

Dr. Robert Mace, Executive Director, Meadows Center for Water & the Environment
 

Water resources in Texas have long been challenged by drought and population growth. Lately, these challenges seem to be amplified with deeper droughts, flashier floods, and deeper dippers such as data centers. In this presentation, I will explore the history of water planning in Texas, how water planning works today, blind spots in our current approach, and ways to build a more robust water future for our homes, communities, economy, and environment.
 

Presenter: Growing up in rural Illinois, Dr. Mace’s love of math and rocks drew him to pursue a geophysics degree at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. While there, he developed an interest in water and stayed to earn a master’s degree in hydrology. Love and music pulled him to Austin, where he joined the Bureau of Economic Geology at The University of Texas at Austin where he earned his Ph.D. and developed the first groundwater availability model for Texas. This work led to an 18-year career at the Texas Water Development Board, where Dr. Mace rose to be Deputy Executive Administrator for Water Science and Conservation overseeing programs in groundwater resources and management, surface-water resources and environmental flows, water conservation, flood mitigation, and innovative technology including desalination, water reuse, aquifer storage and recovery, and rainwater harvesting. After retiring in 2017, Dr. Mace joined The Meadows Center for Water and Environment and the Geography Department at Texas State University where he continues work on water issues for Texas.

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Oct. 16 No Session... support the Library's Book Sale!

 

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Oct. 23 Migrant Deaths at the Texas-Mexico Border (Room 104)

Dr. Alberto Giordano, Professor of Geography and Honorary Professor of International Studies

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Details coming soon!

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Presenter: Dr. Alberto Giordano is a graduate of the University of Padua in Italy (B.A.), the University of California at Santa Barbara (M.A.), and Syracuse University (Ph.D.). He joined Texas State Geography in 2003 and served as Chair from 2013 to 2018, establishing collaboration agreements with universities in Central and South America, China, and Europe. He also spearheaded the establishment of the National Center for Research in Geography Education at Texas State. Dr. Giordano is a founding member of the Holocaust Geographies Collaborative, a network of researchers and scholars interested in bringing geographical approaches, methods, and perspectives to the study of the Holocaust and other genocides. Finally, Dr. Giordano is interested in the application of GIScience methods and tools to forensic anthropology, most recently on a National Science Foundation project to quantify, map, and disseminate information regarding migrant deaths at the U.S-Mexico border.