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MINNESOTA<br />
GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS<br />
COLLEGE<br />
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY<br />
DATE FOUNDED: 1952<br />
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A.<br />
GRANTED 8/22/15-8/22/16: 13 Bachelors<br />
CHAIR: Anna Versluis<br />
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Ms. Judy<br />
Helmeke<br />
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE<br />
TO: Department of Geography, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 W<br />
College Ave., Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082.<br />
Telephone (507) 933-7320. Fax (507) 933-6285.<br />
E-mail: jlafreni@gustavus.edu.<br />
Internet: https://gustavus.edu/geography/.<br />
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Department of<br />
Geography cultivates in our students a holistic understanding of<br />
human-environment relationships; a critical awareness of<br />
environmental, economic, political, and cultural global change; and<br />
knowledge of the world’s diverse regions. We seek to play a major<br />
role in the College’s mission of providing an education that “is both<br />
interdisciplinary and international in perspective” while<br />
simultaneously modeling effective, just engagement with local<br />
communities. Our courses are intellectually stimulating: students are<br />
challenged to new understandings of the world around them while<br />
developing deeper values of community, service, and justice. We<br />
encourage curiosity, problem-solving, “real world” field experiences,<br />
collaboration, reflection, and strong communication. Field study of<br />
both social and biogeophysical phenomena, mapping, scale dynamics,<br />
and geospatial analysis and modeling are fundamental to how<br />
geographers work. The department encourages student-faculty<br />
collaborative research, and students from the department regularly<br />
present papers at academic conferences. Our graduates continue on to<br />
successful careers in natural resource management, urban and regional<br />
planning, geospatial analysis, education and research, business,<br />
international and community development, and environmental law and<br />
policy. According to a recent alumni survey, two thirds of Gustavus<br />
Geography alumni hold a graduate degree.<br />
The department is located on the first floor of the Nobel Hall of<br />
Science. The Robert Moline Map Library is housed in the department<br />
and features a collection of nearly 100,000 maps from around the<br />
world. GIS facilities include a server with an extensive digital map<br />
collection for Minnesota and a PC laboratory with twenty-one<br />
computers equipped with a wide array of statistical, environmental<br />
modeling, and GIS software including ArcGIS, ERDAS IMAGINE,<br />
IDRISI, and Orthomapper. The Jacobson Climatology Laboratory,<br />
departmental weather station, groundwater well-field, and a stream<br />
monitoring station provide instructional and research opportunities for<br />
students.<br />
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />
FINANCIAL AID: Gustavus Adolphus College is on a semester<br />
plan. Admission requirements are available from: Office of<br />
Admissions, Gustavus Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota<br />
56082 (https://gustavus.edu/admission/), Tel. (507) 933-7676 or 1-<br />
800-GUSTAVUS; E-mail: admission@gustavus.edu. Financial Aid<br />
information may be obtained from: Financial Aid Office, Gustavus<br />
Adolphus College, Saint Peter, Minnesota 56082<br />
(https://gustavus.edu/admission/financial-aid/). Prospective students<br />
are welcome to contact the department chair to arrange a departmental<br />
tour and a meeting with faculty. College employment is available in<br />
the Map Library or as a teaching assistant.<br />
FACULTY:<br />
Lencho Bati, M.A., Hamline University, 2004, Visiting Instructor —<br />
economic development, Africa, democracy, Middle East, human<br />
rights<br />
Jeff La Frenierre, Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2014, Assistant<br />
Professor — physical geography, GIS, mountain geography,<br />
water resources, cryosphere, climate change<br />
Anna Versluis, Ph.D., Clark University, 2008, Associate Professor<br />
and Chair — human-environment, political ecology, Haiti,<br />
remote sensing, disasters<br />
Joaquín Villanueva, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2013, Assistant<br />
Professor — urban geography, political geography, Europe,<br />
legal geography<br />
ITASCA COMMUNITY COLLEGE<br />
GEOGRAPHY DEPARTMENT<br />
DATE FOUNDED: 1999<br />
DEGREES OFFERED: Associate in Science in<br />
Geography/Geographic Information Systems (60 credits,<br />
mostly online); GIS Professional Certificate (16 credits,<br />
entirely online).<br />
DEGREES GRANTED 9/1/14 – 8/31/15: 25<br />
MAJORS: Geography/GIS; GIS Professional Certificate<br />
CHAIR: Timothy Fox<br />
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO:<br />
Timothy Fox, Itasca Community College, 1851 E. Hwy 169, Grand<br />
Rapids, Minnesota, 55744. Timothy.Fox@itascacc.edu. 218-322-2364<br />
http://www.itascacc.edu/academics/area-of-study/gis/<br />
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />
FINANCIAL AID:<br />
Academic Plans: http://www.itascacc.edu/ | Academics | Programs &<br />
Majors | Geography & GIS.<br />
Application for Admission: http://www.itascacc.edu/academics/icconline/welcome-online-learners!/<br />
Financial Aid: http://www.itascacc.edu/finaid<br />
FACULTY:<br />
Timothy Fox, Geography/GIS/Sciences Faculty<br />
Michael LeClaire, GIS Faculty<br />
Kim Nelson, GIS Faculty<br />
MACALESTER COLLEGE<br />
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY<br />
DATE FOUNDED: 1947<br />
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A.<br />
GRANTED 9/1/14-8/31/15: 25 Bachelors<br />
MAJORS: 102<br />
CHAIR: Holly R. Barcus<br />
DEPARTMENT COORDINATOR: Laura J. Kigin<br />
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE<br />
TO: Department of Geography, Macalester College, 1600 Grand<br />
Avenue, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55105-1899 USA.<br />
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