DATE FOUNDED: 1965
 
DEGREES OFFERED: B.A.
 
MAJORS: 45
 
CHAIR: Ren Vasiliev
DEPARTMENT SECRETARY: Fran Blackman
 
 
FOR CATALOG AND FURTHER INFORMATION WRITE TO: 
Chair, Department of Geography, State University College, Geneseo, New York 14454.
Telephone (585)245-5238; Fax (585)245-5180.
 
or 
 
Admissions Office, State University
College, Geneseo, New York 14454. Telephone: (585)245-5571.
 
 
 
PROGRAMS AND RESEARCH FACILITIES: The Geography degree program has
been divided into five specialty areas: Systematic Human Geography,
Physical Geography, Area Studies, and Graphics and Spatial Analysis. The 
Environmental Studies and Urban Studies programs are administered from 
within the Geography department. Study abroad, internships, and active research
participation with faculty members are encouraged.
  Facilities include apparatus for field surveys and climatic
study, a complete cartography laboratory with modern equipment,
optical equipment for the enlargement and reduction of maps and
remotely sensed images, microcomputer software for digital mapping
and image analysis, a large format digitizer, and photographic
support services. The Department also has specialized
microcomputing equipment to support the activities of the remote
sensing, GIS, and cartography courses. The College maintains
several computing facilities in the building
housing Geography. A large collection of topographic maps, aerial
photos, satellite imagery, and digital data are housed within the
Geography department.
 Geneseo's Geography Department has maintained a high standard
of quality. Approximately 50 percent of the graduates go on to
prestigious graduate programs in geography, and are usually awarded
research or teaching assistantships. The majority of graduates
find employment with local, state, and federal governmental
agencies, or with private mapping and environmental analysis firms.
 
 
ACADEMIC PLAN, ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, AND FINANCIAL AID: 
Semester system. Freshman applicants must have a high school diploma and
should submit SAT or ACT scores. All applicants, including
transfer students, are encouraged to contact the Department of
Geography, and should apply directly to the Admissions Office,
State University College, Geneseo, New York 14454.
 Federal and State financial assistance programs, and
scholarships, are available for qualified undergraduate students.
 
 
FACULTY:
 
David Aagesen, Ph.D., Minnesota, 1999, Assistant Professor--
 environmental studies, physical, Latin America, geographic information systems,
 field methods.
 

Colleen Garrity, ABD, Arizona State University, Instructor--

Physical Geography, Climatology, Climate Change, Geographic

Information Systems, Geographic Visualization

 
Darrell A. Norris, Ph.D., McMaster, 1976, Professor--
 historical, developing world, Pacific Rim, cultural landscape, political,
 trade area analysis
 
David Robertson, Ph.D. 2001, University of Oklahoma, Assistant Professor -- 
 cultural geography, industrial culture and landscape, 
 environmental history, environmental issues, Great Plains and Canadian Prairies. 
 
Jenifer Rogalsly, M.S., 1997, University of Tennessee, Assistant Professor--
 Urban Geography and Planning, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), 
 Developing World, Welfare Reform and Transportation, Gender in Geography

Irina Vasiliev, Ph.D., Syracuse, 1996, Assistant Professor--

cartography, cultural, North America