Former geography major Maura Welch, B.A. ’13, plans to study comparative social change at Ireland’s Trinity College Dublin after receiving a prestigious scholarship for American students to pursue graduate studies.
Cameron Waggener, BA ’17, began his career by opening the Washington, D.C., area’s first bicycle coffee shop. He was inspired to pursue this path after taking the geography course People, Land and Food. Waggener’s curiosity
was particularly piqued by the course’s focus on coffee and its global supply chain — so much so, he spent his sophomore-year summer working on a coffee farm in Ecuador. During senior year, he started his business on the back of a bike.
Sarah Cassius, BA ’19, spent a summer interning in Medellin, Colombia, where she applied her geography background to help conserve land and improve plumbing for locals. Her internship culminated in a presentation to the mayor of the municipality on the change to LED lights and its economic, environmental and public health benefits — in Spanish!