Spring 2025 Newsletter
Welcome to the April 2025 edition of the Panther Geographer Newsletter! We’re happy to share our graduate student work, including Dulmini Jayawardena’s work being featured in the Milwaukee NNS news; faculty activities, including Dr. Woonsup Choi’s invited introduction of the famous Korean map DaeDong Yeojido at UWM’s Korea Day; and other goings-on in Geography at UWM.
This is our first newsletter in this new format. If you look at the menu titled “On This Page,” you’ll see the table of contents. Or just scroll down to see all the sections, from profiles of alumni to general news around the department.
Thanks for reading, and remember, you can stay in touch by emailing yoon3@uwm.edu.
From the Chair
- Spring 2025: Letter from the ChairOnce again, greetings from UWM Geography! The spring semester is now in full swing. Although there have been no major changes to the department since my last letter, we continue to adjust to a changing landscape for UWM and for higher education more generally. As I mentioned in the fall, Chancellor Mone will step down from his role as Chancellor at the end of the year, and we’re anticipating interviews for his replacement later this spring. Meanwhile, the closure of the College of General Studies at the end of this year will bring big changes to the College of Letters …
Alumni Featured Stories
- Jonathan (Jon) Adsit (MA, 2022)I am a PhD student at Indiana University, Bloomington, specializing in Russian, Indigenous, Imperial, and Environmental History, with a particular focus on Siberia and the …
- Falguni Mukherjee (PhD, 2009)I joined the UWM geography department in 2004. I had recently completed my MS in GIS and wanted to pursue a doctoral degree and focus …
- Lily Chase (Geography BA, 2019)I decided to study geography because geography and the workings of the world have always been of great interest to me. UWM Department of Geography has …
- Kaitlyn Bisping (Geography BA, 2019)I graduated from UWM in 2019 with a BA in Geography and a focus on GIS. I also was very interested in and took many …
- Chris Schroeder (PhD, 2010)In my undergraduate program, I jumped from major to major because I had many interests and was curious about many different things. As I started …
- Xinyue Ye (MA, 2002)Dr. Xinyue Ye received the 2025 AAG Distinguished Scholarship Honor for his groundbreaking contributions at the crossroads of geography, urban planning, and data science. As …
Student News
- Spring 2025: Student NewsGraduate Students News Dulmini Jayawardana (Ph.D. student) We are proud to share that Dulmini Jayawardana, a PhD candidate, had her dissertation research on environmental stewardship and community empowerment featured in the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service (NNS) in November 2024. The article "Lindsay Heights residents advocate for neighborhood through photo research" highlighted Dulmini's project, See What We See: …
Student Profiles
- Spring 2025: Student ProfilesLacey Fever (Master's Student) My name is Lacey Fever, and I am a second-year graduate student pursuing a Master of Science in Geography at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I am also earning a graduate certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Over the past year and a half, I have been working on my thesis, “Geographic …
Department News
- Spring 2025: Department NewsHarold and Florence Mayer Lecture Fall 2024 Dr. Steven Manson (University of Minnesota) presented a lecture, “Happy Cows: Human-Environment Networks in Agriculture” on November 8, 2024, at American Geographical Society Library (AGSL). Dr. Manson also had lunch with our graduate students. Fall Colloquium: Dr. Erin Winkler On Friday, October 18th, 2024, Dr. Erin Winkler from the Department of …
Faculty News
- Spring 2025: Faculty NewsDr. Woonsup Choi (Associate Professor of Geography) Dr. Woonsup Choi We are pleased to announce that Dr. Choi has been invited to give a short introduction about the DaeDong Yeojido (대동여지도), or "Map of the Great East," at Korea Day on October 4, 2024, at the Zelazo Center, UWM. This event promises to be an enriching experience, …
General News
- Spring 2025: General NewsMapathon Contest and the Exhibition of Maps from Fall GEOG 110 Class GTU recently hosted a dynamic Mapathon Contest, bringing together undergraduate and graduate students for a friendly and creative map-making competition. Participants showcased vibrant hand-drawn maps, colorful creations, and innovative digital designs. The event celebrated creativity and community, with students and faculty appreciating the …
