On September 14th & 15th 2019 graduate students took part in orientation field camp which included exploring areas of study in both physical and human geography.

Moe Garahan, Executive Director at Just Food Ottawa introduces graduate students to numerous sustainable food system initiatives as part of the graduate field camp experience.

Graduate students begin to get to know one another while taking a hike through Mer Bleue bog in Ottawa.

Students were introduced to Professor Elyn Humphreys research site at the Mer Bleue bog in Ottawa.

Dr. Elyn Humphreys studies biometeorology in the Geography & Environmental Studies Department at Carleton University. Students spent part of the morning walking around the Mer Bleue research site.

Graduate field camp is largely an opportunity through candid conversation for students to get to know more about their program and fellow students studying in the graduate programs.