AAG

ecologically significant habitats that can be used for student and
faculty research.
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND
FINANCIAL AID: Flexible ten-week, three term system. Admission
is competitive and selective. Admitted students excel in a challenging
college prep curriculum and rank in the top quarter of high school
class; the middle 50 per cent of students score between 24-29 on the
ACT. Ninety per cent of students received financial assistance in the
form of need-based or merit-based resources.
FACULTY:
Jennifer Burnham, Ph.D., Washington, 2007, Associate Professor and
Chair — physical, soils, cartography, climate change, Arctic
Reuben Heine, Ph.D., Southern Illinois, 2006, Associate Professor —
physical, GIS, water resources
Christopher Strunk, Minnesota, 2012, Assistant Professor — urban,
economic, conservation, Latin America
Matthew Fockler, Montana State, 2014, Visiting Assistant Professor
— cultural, historical geography of the U.S., land management
CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY, SOCIOLOGY,
HISTORY, AFRICAN-AMERICAN STUDIES, AND
ANTHROPOLOGY
DATE FOUNDED: 1958
GRADUATE PROGRAM FOUNDED: 1970
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A. and M.A. in Geography, M.A.
in Geography with GIS Concentration, Graduate
Certificate in Geographic Information Systems, Graduate
Certificate in Community Development
GRANTED 7/1/2015-5/31/2016: 1 Bachelors, 9 Masters, 2
Certificates
STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 2 Majors, 21 Masters
CHAIR: Gebeyehu Mulugeta
GEOGRAPHY COORDINATOR: Gebeyehu Mulugeta
DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE ASST: To Be Filled
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE
TO: Dr. Gebeyehu Mulugeta (undergraduate) or Dr. Daniel Block
(graduate), Chicago State University, Ninety-Fifth Street at King
Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60628-1598. Telephone (773) 995-2186.
Fax (773) 995-2030. Internet: http://www.csu.edu/gsea/geography/
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The department
offers a B.A. in Geography requiring completion of 33 hours in
geography. Students may choose to concentrate in general geography,
community development, environmental justice, GIS, or secondary
teaching.
The flexible M.A. program in geography is designed for students
interested in teaching, government, private employment, or further
research. A six hour core forms the basis of both the basic M.A.
degree and the M.A. in Geography with a Concentration in
GIS. There are no language requirements. A thesis is required. Most
graduate courses are offered at night.
The Department also offers Graduate Certificates in Geographic
Information Systems and in Community Development, as well as
undergraduate minors in Geography and Geographic Information
Systems.
The Fredrick Blum Neighborhood Assistance Center, housed in
Geography, is a multidisciplinary effort to mobilize the resources of
the University to support community development projects. In
addition to providing faculty with opportunities for involvement in
instruction, research and consulting activities, the program creates
learning experiences for both undergraduate and graduate students
from disciplines across the University. Students in a variety of fields
are able to assist in research and work with community groups. The
NAC operates the Calumet Environmental Resource Center.
CSU’s new academic library and the department’s laboratory facilities
are enhanced by the resources of the Chicago Metropolitan Area,
which also serves as a source of extensive and varied urban field work
and internship opportunities. The GIS laboratory is equipped with
eighteen networked workstations and a data server. Applications
residing on the computers include ArcGIS 10.3 and Extensions,
ERDAS IMAGINE, IRISI, SPSS, and word processing and spread
sheet programs.
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND
FINANCIAL AID:
UNDERGRADUATE: For admission requirements see catalog or contact
undergraduate advisor.
GRADUATE: Admission requirements: (1) a Bachelor’s degree with a
grade average of B or better although promising students may be
admitted conditionally with a slightly lower average and (2) fifteen
hours of undergraduate work in geography, although conditional
admission is sometimes possible with fewer hours. The University is
on the semester system. Scholarships, assistantships, and loan and
work-study programs are available. For information contact Dean of
Arts and Sciences (773) 995-2339.
Student Internships are available at public agencies, civic
organizations, and in private industry.
FACULTY:
Daniel Block, Ph.D., UCLA, 1997, Professor and Director of the
Neighborhood Assistance Center — food systems, community
development, medical, cartography, GIS
Tekleab Gala, Ph.D., Western Ontario, 2011, Assistant Professor of
Geography — remote sensing, GIS, soils, medical
Gebeyehu Mulugeta, Ph.D., Michigan State, 1991, Professor of
Geography and Chair, Department of Geography, Sociology,
History, African-Americans Studies, and Anthropology —
cartography, GIS, remote sensing, quantitative methods, Africa
ADJUNCT FACULTY:
Kari Burnett, Ph.D., Rutgers, Instructor — human, immigration
Margaret King, Ph.D., Illinois-Chicago, Instructor — human, urban
James Nazy, M.A., Chicago State, Instructor — human
EMERITI FACULTY:
William A. Peterman, Ph.D., Denver, 1972, Professor Emeritus —
urban, planning, community development, environmental
analysis
Irvin Roth, Ph.D., Syracuse, 1968, Professor Emeritus — economic,
urban, India
DEPAUL UNIVERSITY
DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY
DATE FOUNDED: 1898
DEPARTMENT FOUNDED: 1948
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A., Certificate in GIS
GRANTED 9/1/14-8/31/15: 13 B.A. and 9 GIS Certificates
STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 46 B.A. and 33 GIS
Certificates
CHAIR: Euan Hague, Ph.D.
53