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Portrait of Dr. Osvaldo A Muniz Solari

Dr. Osvaldo A Muniz Solari

  • Professor at Dept of Geography & Environmntl Studies, College of Liberal Arts

Service Activities

Ongoing

  • Member, Instructional Review Committee. August 18, 2021 - Present.
  • Member, Editorial Board. Revista Geografica, PAIGH-OAS. 2013 - Present.
  • International Evaluator, Research Group. Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, Lima. July 2012 - Present.
  • Member, Geography Commission. U.S. Section, Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH-OAS). 2011 - Present.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, GeoTrópico. An Open Access, peer reviewed geographical journal, Grupo GEOLAT. Universidad de Córdova. 2003 - Present.
  • Reviewer / Referee, FONDECYT. Scientific and Technological Development Funds (National Competitive Funds for Research). CONICYT (Scientific and Technological National Commission). 2002 - Present.

2025

  • Member, Faculty Evaluation. August 2024 - August 2025.

2024

  • Member, Alumni Reunion & Student Celebration. August 8, 2023 - August 8, 2024.

2022

  • Chair, Diversity and Inclusion Committee. August 18, 2021 - August 18, 2022.

2020

  • Chair, Geography Students Research Symposium. November 20, 2019 - November 20, 2020.
  • Chair, Academic Program Review -Self Study Committee. November 15, 2019 - November 15, 2020.
  • Chair, Faculty Annual Evaluation. February 9, 2020 - February 20, 2020.

2017

  • Editor, RIGEO. Review of International Geographical Education Online. 2012 - 2017.
  • Ph.D. Core Faculty, Department of Geography. 2007 - 2017.

2016

  • Member, Commission on Geographical Education, International Geographical Union (IGU). 2008 - 2016.
  • Member, Recruitment and Communication Committee. September 2015 - September 2016.
  • Member, Graduate Curriculum Committee. August 2015 - August 2016.
  • AP Human Geography Reader, Advanced Placement Program (ETS). Participant at the June 2016 College Board AP Reading scoring the AP Human Geography Exam, 52 Professional Development Hours and 5.2 Continuing Education Units. June 2016.
  • Prepare / Grade Certification Exams, College Board. June 1, 2016 - June 10, 2016.

2015

  • Visiting Professor, Faculty and Departmental Development. Department of Geographical Sciences, Universidad Nacional. November 2015.
  • Member, Academic Council. Centro Panamericano de Estudios e Investigaciones Geograficas. March 2013 - March 2015.

2014

  • Colloquium Committee. 2012 - 2014.
  • AP Human Geography Reader, Advanced Placement Program (ETS). Participant at the June 2014 College Board AP Reading scoring the AP Human Geography Exam, 52 Professional Development Hours and 5.2 Continuing Education Units. June 2014.

2013

  • Member, Scholarships/Award Committee. 2012 - 2013.
  • Member, Evaluation Committee. 2009 - 2013.
  • Member, Graduate Committee. 2009 - 2013.

2012

  • Reviewer / Referee, The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning (IRRODL). 2009 - 2012.
  • AP Human Geography Reader, Advanced Placement Program (ETS). Participant at the June 2012 College Board AP Reading scoring the AP Human Geography Exam, 52 Professional Development Hours and 5.2 Continuing Education Units. June 2012.

2011

  • Judge, International Research Conference for Graduate Students. November 2, 2011 - November 3, 2011.

2010

  • Chair, Evaluation Committee. 2009 - 2010.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Revista Cartográfica. Journal of the Pan American Institute for History and Geography. PAIGH, Organization of American States. 2007 - June 2010.

2009

  • Reviewer / Referee, Latin America and the Caribbean: A Systematic and Regional Survey. Book edited by Brian Blouet and Olwyn Blouet. 6th edition. John Wiley & Sons. 2009.
  • Member, Search Committee. 2008 - 2009.
  • Reviewer / Referee, VIII SITRAER/ II RIDITA. Red Interamericana de Investigación en Transporte Aéreo. Second International Congress. November 4, 2009 - November 6, 2009.

2008

  • Member, Graduate Scholarship Committee. October 2007 - October 2008.

2007

  • Member, Fulbright Committee. 2007.
  • Coordinator / Organizer, GeoAmericas Conference. Geography in the Americas. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education, Association of American Geographers, National Council for Geographic Education, Pan American Institute for History and Geography, Texas State University, Universidad de La Serena. 2007.
  • Member, Search Committee. 2006 - 2007.
  • Editorial Review Board Member, Research in Geographic Education. Journal of the Gilbert M. Grosvenor Center for Geographic Education. 2005 - 2007.
  • Reviewer / Referee, I RIDITA. Red Interamericana de Investigación en Transporte Aéreo. First International Congress. November 13, 2007 - November 15, 2007.

2006

  • Member, Comisión Nacional de Acreditación (National Commission for Accreditation). 2006.
  • Member, Faculty Promotion Committee. 2005 - 2006.
  • Member, Research Committee. 2002 - 2006.

2004

  • Special Assignment. Chilean Delegation. General Assembly of the International Geographical Union (IGU). 2004.

2003

  • Executive Director, XXIII Congreso Nacional y VIII Internacional de Geografía. 2003.
  • Member, Institutional Accreditation and Self-Evaluation Committee. 2001 - 2003.

2002

  • Coordinator, Censo 2002 (XVII Censo Nacional de Población). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). April 2002.

2000

  • Regional Coordinator, VIa Semana Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología. Programa EXPLORA-CONICYT. Gobierno de Chile. November 2000.

1977

  • Official Delegate, XI General Assembly and Pan American Meetings. Pan American Institute of Geography and History. OAS. August 1977.

1976

  • Member, Special Commission. Reformulación Comunal de la IIa Región de Chile. Comisión Nacional de la Reforma Administrativa. July 1976.