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OHIO WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY<br />

DEPARTMENT OF GEOLOGY AND GEOGRAPHY<br />

DATE FOUNDED: 1951<br />

DEGREES OFFERED: B.A., Geography; Geology;<br />

Environmental Studies; Urban Studies<br />

GRANTED 9/1/10-8/30/16: 32 Geography; 22 Geology; 41<br />

Environmental Studies<br />

MAJORS: 10 Geography: 10 Geology; 35 Environmental<br />

Studies; 1 Urban Studies<br />

CHAIR: Barton Martin<br />

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: Barbara<br />

Williams<br />

FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION<br />

CONTACT: Dr. John Krygier, Professor of Geography, Ohio<br />

Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio 43015.<br />

E-mail: jbkrygier@owu.edu. Internet: geo.owu.edu<br />

PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES:<br />

Ohio Wesleyan University was founded in 1842 and geology courses<br />

were taught beginning in 1851. The geography program was created in<br />

1951. Ohio Wesleyan University is a selective, coeducational liberal<br />

arts college of about 1700 students equally divided between men and<br />

women from the United States and 50 foreign countries. The<br />

geography program focuses on the inter-relationships between human<br />

societies and the natural environment and on the development and<br />

alteration of cultural landscapes. Specific research themes of the<br />

geographers include: human and cultural geography with an emphasis<br />

on globalism and the global south; mapping, GIS and remote sensing;<br />

climate, weather, and climate change; urban geography and urban<br />

studies; environmental geography; and environmental studies. The<br />

interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Urban Studies programs<br />

are directed through the Geography program.<br />

We have access to excellent paper and online resources through our<br />

Beeghly Library, The Ohio Five Consortium (OWU, Oberlin,<br />

Kenyon, Wooster and Denison) and OhioLink. The department has its<br />

own small research library, and a GIS computer lab for the exclusive<br />

use of majors. Many geography students study off-campus for a<br />

semester and engage in theory-into-practice and summer science<br />

research projects. The department stresses field work and independent<br />

research projects. A hallmark of Ohio Wesleyan's educational mission<br />

is its emphasis on involving students directly with ongoing faculty<br />

research.<br />

ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />

FINANCIAL AID: Semester System. The college provides generous<br />

amounts of financial aid to academically qualified students;<br />

approximately 85 percent of the student body receives financial aid.<br />

Information regarding admissions requirements and financial aid may<br />

be obtained by contacting the Admissions Office, Ohio Wesleyan<br />

University, Delaware, Ohio 43015 (toll free 1-800-922-8953; E-mail:<br />

www.owu.edu/).<br />

FACULTY:<br />

Nathan Amador, Ph.D., Penn. State, 2014, Assistant Professor of<br />

Geography—climate, weather, glaciers, remote sensing<br />

Karen H. Fryer., Ph.D., Illinois, 1986, Professor of Geology—<br />

physical geology, structural geology, petrography, tectonics, field<br />

techniques<br />

Richard Fusch, Ph.D., Oregon, 1972, Professor of Geography<br />

(emeritus)—cultural, urban geography/urban design, economic,<br />

changing Third World and contemporary American cultural<br />

landscapes<br />

David H. Hickcox, Ph.D., Oregon, 1978, Professor of Geography<br />

(emeritus)—physical geography, weather/climate, human<br />

impacts on natural environments, resource management<br />

John Krygier, Ph.D., Penn. State, 1995, Professor of Geography,<br />

Director of Environmental Studies—<br />

GIS/cartography/visualization, public participation GIS, map<br />

design & GIS, environmental geography, sustainability<br />

Keith Mann, Ph.D., Iowa, 1987, Professor of Geology—historical<br />

geology, paleontology, hydrology, sedimentology/stratigraphy<br />

Barton S. Martin, Ph.D. Massachusetts, 1991, Professor of Geology—<br />

physical geology, vulcanology, mineralogy, petrology, economic<br />

geology<br />

SINCLAIR COMMUNITY<br />

COLLEGE<br />

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY, GEOGRAPHY, AND<br />

SOCIAL WORK<br />

DATE FOUNDED: circa 1971<br />

DEGREES AND CERTIFICATES OFFERED: GIS<br />

certificate, Associate Degree in Geography, Applied<br />

Associate Degree in Geospatial technology, Liberal Arts<br />

Degree with concentration in Geography<br />

CHAIR: Dona Fletcher<br />

DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Lynn<br />

Amann<br />

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Department of<br />

Sociology, Geography, and Social Work, 444 West Third Street,<br />

Dayton, OH 45402-1460.<br />

Telephone (937) 937 512-2944 lynn.amann@sinclair.edu<br />

PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: Sinclair offers<br />

introductory human, regional, physical geography courses as well as<br />

geography of the Middle East. Our offerings in GIS include<br />

introduction to GIS, cartography, and advanced spatial analysis. The<br />

Geospatial and Social Research Center includes a classroom with 20<br />

computers and a separate lab with 10 computers. Students and faculty<br />

in GIS have opportunities to connect with local industry and<br />

government through service learning projects, internships, field trips,<br />

and one-on-one mentoring.<br />

ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />

FINANCIAL AID: Sinclair's strong belief in access and affordability<br />

is reflected in the fact that its Montgomery County students pay the<br />

lowest tuition rates in the state of Ohio. Sinclair uses a semester<br />

system. Students may enroll full or part time and courses are<br />

available on the main Dayton campus, Courseview Campus Center<br />

(Mason, OH), Englewood Learning Center, Huber Heights Learning<br />

Center, Preble county Learning Center, and Wright-Patterson Air<br />

Force Base Center as well as SinclairOnline. Any person 18 years or<br />

older can apply to Sinclair Community College for admission. Post<br />

Secondary Enrollment Options are also available. Further information<br />

is available at http://www.sinclair.edu/admissions/.<br />

GEOGRAPHY FACULTY:<br />

Jacqueline Housel, Ph.D. State University of New York at Buffalo,<br />

2007, Associate Professor of Geography and GIS — GIS, urban<br />

geography, race and ethnicity<br />

Mohsen Khani, MA, University of Western Michigan, 1992, Professor<br />

of Geography — political and physical geography<br />

ADJUNCT FACULTY:<br />

Ginger Einhorn, GISP<br />

Tom Harner, GIS Coordinator at Miami Valley Regional Planning<br />

Commission<br />

Lance Lemonges, PhD, University of Florida<br />

Nicollette Staton, MA<br />

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