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the Canadian Rocky Mountains and Arctic. The Connecticut Valley is<br />

a prime location for fieldtrips which are a critical component of our<br />

program. The Williston Library stores USGS and AMS depository<br />

maps; the Library also contains more than 1,850 periodical<br />

subscriptions and its total collection is 670,000 volumes which<br />

includes books, serials and bound periodicals; and students are able to<br />

access the Five College library system from department computers.<br />

The GeoProcessing Lab hosts state of the art hardware and software<br />

necessary for modem G IS and Remote Sensing applications. All 19<br />

Dual Core workstations are networked and connected to two datamap-application<br />

servers, plotter, printers, and large format scanners.<br />

Our specialized software includes:<br />

• ArcGIS<br />

• Erdas Imagine with Photogrammetry Suite<br />

• IDRISI<br />

• Trimble Ecognition<br />

For additional information on Geoprocessing facilities contact Dr.<br />

Thomas Millette at (413) 538-2813.<br />

Geology maintains rock preparation facilities, analytical laboratories<br />

for sample analysis, and a scanning electron microscope. A<br />

microscope/computing laboratory is used by students and faculty<br />

conducting independent research.<br />

ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />

FINANCIAL AID: Semester system. Mount Holyoke has a need<br />

based financial aid program and over 70% of the student body<br />

receives some form of financial aid. Student research is often funded<br />

by Mellon, College, or department grants.<br />

FACULTY:<br />

Steven R. Dunn, Ph.D., Wisconsin-Madison, 1989, Professor —<br />

petrology/petrography, mineralogy, isotope geology, electron<br />

microscopy<br />

Houston, Serin, Ph.D., Syracuse University, 2012, Assistant Professor<br />

— economic geography; development-underdevelopment; state<br />

society, critical resource geography; social-environmental<br />

movements; discourses, institutions and power.<br />

Girma Kebbede, Ph.D., Syracuse, 1981, Professor — development<br />

geography, population and food resources, spatial analysis,<br />

Africa<br />

Eugenio Marcano Ph.D., Cornell University, 1994 Geoprocessing<br />

Lab Manager and Instructor in Geography – GIS, Soil Science<br />

Michelle J. Markley, Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1998, Associate<br />

Professor — structural geology and tectonics<br />

Mark A.S. McMenamin, Ph.D., California-Santa Barbara, 1984,<br />

Professor — paleontology, history of life, stratigraphy<br />

Thomas L. Millette, Ph.D., Clark, 1989, Associate Professor —<br />

remote sensing, geographic information systems and<br />

environmental planning<br />

Alan Werner, Ph.D., Colorado, 1988, Professor — oceanography,<br />

environmental geology, climate change geology, sedimentology<br />

Martha M. Godchaux, Ph.D., Oregon, 1969, Professor Emeritus<br />

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO: Dr. Keith Ratner,<br />

Department of Geography, Salem State University, 352 Lafayette St.,<br />

Salem, Massachusetts 01970. Telephone (978) 542-6225.<br />

Fax (978) 542-6269. E-mail: pwhynott@salemstate.edu.<br />

Internet: dgl.salemstate.edu/geography/.<br />

PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Department<br />

offers a B.S. Degree in Cartography and GIS and a B.S. or B.A.<br />

degree in Geography with four concentrations; Sustainability,<br />

GeoInformation Sciences, Cultural, and Tourism. At the graduate<br />

level the department offers a M.S. in Geo-Information Science. Each<br />

program combines a strong academic geography background with<br />

applied fields in regional studies, physical geography, travel, tourism<br />

development, remote sensing, computer mapping and geographic<br />

information systems.<br />

A senior year internship program provides for career counseling and<br />

occupational experience for academic credit. The internship program<br />

contracts with many businesses and agencies within the Salem-Boston<br />

metropolitan area, which also serves as a valuable resource for post<br />

graduate employment.<br />

The Department is located next to the College Library, with its<br />

collections of geo-science journals and texts. Departmental facilities<br />

include physical geography laboratories and the Digital Geography<br />

Laboratory, a geo-computing facility housing digitizing equipment,<br />

and an extensive collection of mapping and analytical software.<br />

ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND<br />

FINANCIAL AID: Semester System.<br />

UNDERGRADUATE: Applications may be obtained from The<br />

Admissions Office, Salem State College, Salem, MA 01970, (978)<br />

542-6200. S.A.T. Scores are required.<br />

GRADUATE: Applications may be obtained from The Division of<br />

Graduate Education, Salem State College, Salem, MA 01970, (978)<br />

542-6300 GRE Scores are required.<br />

FINANCIAL AID: Inquiries to the Financial Aid Department, Salem<br />

State College, Salem, MA 01970, (978) 542-6112. Financial aid<br />

includes .E.O.G., Pell Grant, College Work-Study, Massachusetts<br />

State Scholarships, National Direct Student Loan, Massachusetts<br />

Tuition Waiver Program, Guaranteed Student Loan Program,<br />

Presidential Scholars, Alumni Scholarship awards. Graduate<br />

Assistantships are available.<br />

FACULTY:<br />

William L. Hamilton, Ph.D., Oregon State, 1980, Professor —<br />

computer assisted cartography, quantitative methods, GIS,<br />

digital image processing, physical<br />

John T. Hayes, Ph.D., UCLA, 1986, Associate Professor —<br />

climatology, global change, GIS<br />

SALEM STATE UNIVERSITY<br />

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY<br />

DATE FOUNDED: 1932<br />

GRADUATE PROGRAM FOUNDED: 1992<br />

DEGREES OFFERED: B.A., B.S., M.A.T., M.S.<br />

GRANTED (yearly graduates): 30 Bachelors; 6 Masters<br />

STUDENTS IN RESIDENCE: 100 Majors; 24 Masters<br />

CHAIR: Stephen Matchak<br />

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT: Pat Whynott<br />

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