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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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