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Welcome to the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning's weekly newsletter – your source for everything that is helping to put us "on the map."
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 Happy Thanksgiving!
As we head into the extended holiday weekend, we would like to wish each and every one of you a "Happy Thanksgiving."
We are grateful for your contributions. Whether you are a student, alumnus, faculty or staff, you help to make our school and community a great place.
From the School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning to you and your family -- Happy Thanksgiving!
 Next week: Colloquium with Natalie Koch
Join us next week on Dec. 2 for the next presentation in our series as we welcome Natalie Koch, Associate Professor of Geography and O’Hanley Faculty Scholar at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, as she presents her talk "Arid entanglements: Arizona, Arabia and the geopolitics of deserts."
About the talk:
In 2014, the largest dairy company in the Middle East, Almarai, purchased a farm near Vicksburg, Arizona. The Saudi company is now growing alfalfa there and shipping it back to their headquarters at Al Kharj farms, where it has a herd of more than 160,000 milk cows just outside of Riyadh. Why is a Saudi company investing in farmland in Arizona? And why does Saudi Arabia have such a large dairy industry? Further, given that dairy and alfalfa farms both require an immense amount of water to maintain, why are these developments happening in the deserts of Arizona and Arabia?
The answers are historical and contemporary and by considering them together, this talk explores a geopolitics of connection that has long defined the two places – dating to the early 1940s, when a team of Arizona farmers led by David A. Rogers helped to establish Al Kharj as Saudi Arabia’s first large-scale experiment in commercial farming in the desert, and when two Saudi royal family visits came to see Arizona farming operations in 1943 and
1947.
By exploring these arid entanglements – past and present – Koch offers an approach to “desert geopolitics” that shows how current ties linking Arizona and the Arabian Peninsula are rooted in legal geographies around water resources in both places, agricultural subsidies and food security policies, as well as longstanding geographic imaginaries that spectacularize desert farming projects.
Date: Monday, Dec. 2
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Location: COOR 5536
New publication: "Manual of Digital Earth"
About the book: This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the relevant key technologies, and the role of Digital Earth in helping people respond to global challenges, this publication reveals how and why Digital Earth is becoming vital for acquiring, processing, analyzing and mining the rapidly growing volume of global data sets about the Earth.
This publication was co-edited by Michael Goodchild, research professor with SGSUP, and has a chapter that was co-authored by Patricia Solis, executive director for the Knowledge Exchange for Resilience at ASU.
Download the book
Call for abstracts: CPASW 2020
The 18th Annual Climate Prediction Applications Science Workshop (CPASW) will bring together a diverse community to share developments in research and application of weather and climate information for societal decision-making. Participants will include researchers, service producers, resource managers, planners, practitioners, social scientists, and others making weather and climate-sensitive decisions. NOAA’s National Weather Service Climate Services Branch, Arizona State University, the Arizona State Climate Office, and many climate services partners are collaborating in the organization of the 2020 CPASW.
The workshop will address the following focus areas:
- Understanding, monitoring, and predicting environmental changes and their impacts
- Services for resilience to cascading effects of heat and its impacts to / or coupled with:
- Socio-economic concerns (e.g., health, urban/infrastructure, agriculture, emergency management, energy, governance, etc)
- Hydrological issues (e.g., extreme precipitation, flash flooding, drought, snow, water depletion, land desertification, etc)
- Wildfire and air quality
- Trans-boundary issues and partnership (e.g., cross-border services, sustaining international partnerships, effective stakeholder engagement, etc)
- Other topics in climate services for resilience
Abstract deadline is December 2, 2019. The meeting format will include a combination of symposia, panel sessions, discussions, and keynote speakers that address the workshop theme and focus areas. For more details and submission of abstracts, please refer to the 2020 CPASW website at: https://sgsup.asu.edu/cpasw
Borderlands Produce Rescue and Pitchfork Pantry
Did you know that there are resources on campus to ensure students have access to affordable fresh produce and a free pantry for those experiencing food insecurity?
Borderlands Produce Rescue: Fresh produce is brought to campus and sold in bulk for just $12 for up to 70lbs of produce for you, your family and to share with others. This event takes place on the third Saturday of the month from November to May. The next event will be taking place on Dec. 21. For more information, please visit: https://www.facebook.com/events/435366974004759/
Pitchfork Pantry: This ASU sponsored food pantry is operated on the Tempe and Downtown campuses and is open to all students with an ASU ID. The Downtown Pitchfork Pantry is located at 118 E. Taylor St and is open Tuesday (3-6 p.m.), Wednesday (2-5 p.m.) and Friday (8 a.m.-12 p.m.). The Tempe Pitchfork Pantry is located at 1480 S. Rural Rd and is open on Wednesday (11 a.m.-2 p.m.) and Thursday (2-5 p.m.).
SGSUP Events
Interested in keeping up-to-date on events taking place at SGSUP? Not only can you manage your calendar here in our newsletter, but be sure to bookmark our event calendar on our website: https://sgsup.asu.edu/events. It is where you can also find an archive of our past events.
Thanksgiving volunteer opportunity – Nov. 28 - Dec. 1
The Thanksgiving period is a peak time that members of the public leave donations around the Human Services Campus for people experiencing homelessness, the unintended consequence of which is food and other waste left behind, posing a public health risk. This holiday season, help make a difference for those experiencing homelessness by volunteering with the Healthy Giving Council and educating others about healthy giving. More info and sign up
Grand Map Giveaway – Dec. 6, 3:00 p.m.
The Map and Geospatial Hub will soon be moving to the newly renovated Hayden Library building. As much as we love all our maps, we unfortunately cannot take them all with us. We are therefore giving away hundreds of maps back to the ASU and broader metro Phoenix community. More info
Meet Handshake – your one-stop tool for everything careers
Are you about to graduate and gearing up for a job search? Thinking about an internship? Wanting to find out what jobs are out there that might interest you? As Step 1, log in to Handshake, ASU's career portal. In Handshake you'll be able to apply for jobs specifically for ASU students, schedule an appointment with a Career Advisor, receive emails about upcoming career workshops and more. Check it out! More info
 YouthMappersASU – Build mapping skills and support humanitarian efforts!
YouthMappers is an international university consortium -- a global community of learners, researchers, educators, and scholars who create and use open geographic data that directly address locally defined development challenges worldwide. YouthMappersASU offers opportunities for on-campus and online students to broaden GIS and spatial analysis experiences while making an impact through mapping. Follow the group on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook; learn more; or join the chapter.
 (Spring 2020) Transportation Planning Intern, City of Scottsdale
The city of Scottsdale’s Transportation Planning group is offering an internship that will provide an opportunity to build applied GIS skills, field research as well as exposure to multiple aspects of transportation planning and city government. The internship is unpaid, but offers an opportunity to earn credit. Past interns have a strong record of professional employment after graduation. More info
(Spring 2020) Constituent and Community Services Internships, City of Phoenix
Phoenix Vice Mayor Betty Guardado is offering students an opportunity for students to act as constituent liaison for her office and the City, engaging in person, by phone and via social media. Spanish communication skills desirable. 15 hrs/week with flexibility to attend community events. Up to$500 monthly stipend + parking/transit support. More info
GIS Project Leader, Interactive Mapping of Phoenix-area Learning Opportunities
Professor Steven Zuiker of Mary Lou Fulton Teacher’s College is leading an initiative in which an online interactive map will play a key role. The initiative is seeking a student who would like to build professional experience by leading the mapping component of the project over the spring semester. More info
(Summer 2020) Future Park Leaders of Emerging Change, US National Park Service – throughout US
This 12-week full-time internship program offers opportunities to highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students to work in a national park projects related to natural and cultural resource conservation, park infrastructure, policy development, interpretation and education, and other management challenges arising from global drivers of environmental change. Upon successful completion, interns are eligible to be hired without competition into the National Park Service. Apply Dec 3 – Jan 24. More info
More internship/part-time job opportunities
0-2 Years of experience
City Year Corps Members, Americorps – High-need Schools throughout US
Environmental Policy Analyst, Booz Allen Hamilton – Washington DC
Land & Water Program Assistant, Arizona Land and Water Trust – Tucson, AZ
Planning Code Compliance Officer, Teton County – Jackson Hole, WY
2+ Years of experience
Environmental Scientist/Planner, Archeological Consulting Services (ACS) – Tempe, AZ
GIS Manager, Arizona Department of Environmental Quality – Phoenix, AZ
More full-time employment opportunities
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