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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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