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Welcome undergraduates and prospective students!

The Department of Geography has a very strong undergraduate program currently serving about 160 majors and 35 minors. We offer six different major tracks, including environmental geography, meteorology, geographic information science, environmental prelaw, urban planning, and geography. The track system provides our students the opportunity to focus on the aspect of geography that interests them the most, while also obtaining a solid foundation in the fundamentals of the discipline as a whole.

Our department is committed to excellence in both teaching and advising. Several of our faculty members have received teaching awards, and we are known across campus for the quality of our advising. As a geography major, you will meet one-on-one with your faculty advisor every quarter during advising week, and you are always welcome to talk with your advisor at any time throughout the quarter whenever questions may arise. In addition to advising our students about their academic programs, we provide timely information about internships, nationally competitive awards, and other opportunities as they arise. Many of our students complete internships and several of our students over the last few years have received nationally competitive awards.

We are happy to answer any questions you might have about our programs of study, the department, or the field of geography. If you don't find the information regarding our undergraduate program that you are looking for on our website, please don't hesitate to contact me directly.

Dorothy Sack,Professor and Departmental Undergraduate Committee Chair
sack@ohio.edu

Internships are a great way to obtain real-world work experience and make personal contacts in your field of interest before you graduate. Internships are an encouraged, but optional, part of the undergraduate curriculum in the Department of Geography. Click here for a list of current opportunities and more information on internships.

Join the Ohio University Geography Fraternity!

Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU):  Geographic Honor Society

Anyone interested in joining GTU, learning more about it, or being included in the GTU email list may contact Buxi Iacobone (ri342109@ohio.edu)  The Geography Fraternity at Ohio University is always looking for new members.

Officers for the 2012-2013 Academic Year:
President:  Buxi Iacobone
Vice President:  Kristin Parrish
Treasurer: Zach Lee
Secretary:  Ian Kloos
Events Coordinator:  Scott Comisford
Faculty Advisor:  Dr. Tim Anderson

Meeting times:  Every Tuesday at 5 pm Clippinger 119

Officers for the 2012-2013 Academic Year:

President: Bonnie Snow
Vice President: Brayden Murdock
Treasurer: Donald Lippi
Secretary: Allison DeWitt
Public Relations Officer: Chris Haskins

Meetint times: Every Thursday at 5 pm in 119

During the 2010-2011 geography students decided that the honors fraternity, GTU, was not enough to include all the students who wanted to participate. Thus, the geography club was reborn after a hiatus of several years. Under the leadership of founding members Matthew Burger, Kyle Clem, Alex Cole, Ryan Langen, Emily Mohler, Penny Morgan and Brayden Murdock, a charter was drawn up and the club was off and running. With the support of Undergraduate Chair Dr. Dorothy Sack, the club became an official University organization in Spring quarter, 2011.

Honors program