Dr. Linda Greenow, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Geography-HAM SUNY New Paltz 1 Hawk Drive New Paltz, NY 12561 |
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Linda Greenow, (PhD, Syracuse University, 1980), is an active
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American Studies Program at SUNY New
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New Paltz Geographers' Bulletin Board
Dr. Sharp is "TEACHER OF THE YEAR!" Dr. John Sharp,
Assistant Professor in Geography, was awarded the Spring 2009 Dean of Liberal
Arts and Sciences' "Excellence in Teaching" award for his
dedication to students and the learning experience. To be awarded this
honor, Dr. Sharp submitted samples of his course syllabi and assignments,
student evaluations, and analyses of assessment of student learning. In the
past, Dr. Sharp worked with a geography major (Ryo Kiyan) in the Summer
Undergraduate Research Experience and has served in various capacities with
student athletes. Anyone who has taken a class with him knows how
carefully he prepares for class, and how he encourages student success with
geographic challenges! Congratulations to Dr. Sharp! Long live
Geography!
Dr.
Larry McGlinn is participating in a research project funded by the National
Science Foundation. The $300,000 award was made to Dr. Chowdhury in
Geology with Dr. McGlinn and other colleagues from the Environmental
Geochemical Science program. The award will fund a three-year summer
research experience program in which students will conduct research for a
project titled "Comprehensive Approach to Watershed Characterization
Focusing on the Source of
Congratulations
to Dana Burke! Dana, who will be graduating this coming August, has been
awarded a valuable and very competitive summer student internship from Mohonk
Preserve, The Thom Scheuer Land Management Internship, for the coming summer.
She'll be working with Mohonk staff on easements, fires and other
exciting land issues. Dana is currently completing a geography internship
at the Nature Conservancy.
Two
New Paltz Geography Faculty and Majors have been awarded funding from the 2009
Summer Undergraduate Research Experience initiative to carry out collaborative research projects
during the summer. Mike Pianka will be working with Dr. Mano over the
summer on a project called "Mapping with GIS at the Micro-scale: Historic
Rispoli and Rodriguez get published! Mike Rispoli
(Geography '08) and Sean Rodriguez (Geography '07) co-authored an article in
the International Journal of Soil, Sediment and Water (Vol. 2, 2008). The
article is titled "Ambient and Landfill-Impacted Groundwater Quality in
the
Congratulations to our December 2008 graduates, Mike Rispoli and Colin Mills!
Mike was also named Outstanding Graduate from the Geography
Department. We will miss Mike's hard work in the lab and his can-do
style. Good luck in the future, Mike and Colin!
Geography
Alumnus featured in local magazine! Ben Simpson (Geography, 1990) was
featured in the Fall 2008 issue of the
Linda Greenow (Associate Professor and Department Chair) received a Founder's
Award at the 2nd Annual Diaspora Conference on campus on Oct. 18, 2008.
The award was given for her work in developing the Latin American Studies
Program at SUNY New Paltz.
Congratulations to our August 2008 Geography Graduate, Marcie Foster!
We wish you luck in your future endeavors and hope you will stay in touch
with us!
Geography Alumnus featured in
Geographers'
Summer Activities: Margaret Orlando and Mary Brodkin are both
working as summer interns with the Ulster County Department of the Environment.
April Rose is working with Aviette Press in New Paltz to make a map of
the area focusing on local farms, food and culture. Her responsibilties
include data/contact collection as well as supervision of the cartography.
We wish you all a safe and productive learning experience!
The Geography Graduating Class of May 2008 was our biggest ever!
Cindy Albrechtsen, Stephanie Becak, Mary Brodkin, Dana Carpenter, Justin
Daniels, Pamela Field, Meghan Massey, Colin Mills, Margaret Orlando, Carina
Putnam, Julianne Quimby, Jessica Schlanger, and Jason Young (Outstanding Graduate).
Congratulations to all of you, and best wishes in your future endeavors.
Spring
Geography Interns worked in a variety of locations on many different projects this
year, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation
Region 3 Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste and the Division of
Environmental Permits, Scenic Hudson, The Nature Conservancy, Town of
Poughkeepsie Planning Office, and the Dutchess County Planning Board.
Congratulations to all of you on successfully integrating your academic
work and practical applications.
Congratulations to our December 2007 Graduates: Dan Brandtner
(Outstanding Graduate), Valerie Brauchler, Jason Hornyak and Mallory Schwartz.
Let us know what your future plans hold for you!
The Geography Department hosted a guest speaker during the Fall
semester, Dr. Jennifer Fluri, Assistant Professor of Geography and of Women's
and Gender Studies at Dartmouth College. The event was organized by Dr.
Engel-Di Mauro, who invited Dr. Fluri to speak on "Getting Bombed:
Geopolitics of Gender and Violence from Below." She spoke about her
recent fieldwork in
Congratulations to our August 2007 Graduate, Gerard Friedler.
Congratulations on a job well-done, and stay in touch!
Professor
Fall's been cruisin' in the Caribbean and the Pacific, giving lectures and
participating in field excursions in Panama, Costa Rica, Aruba, and Midway
Island on cruises in a variety of settings. On cruises through the Panama
Canal, he is the on-board expert, having grown up in the
Congratulations to our May 2007
Graduates! Jaimi Defeo, Robert Dexter (Childhood 1-6), Jeanne Gerien
(Childhood 1-6), Carol Grieco (Childhood 1-6), Stephen Kohout (Geography
Minor), Orlana Miller (Childhood 1-6), Paul (P.J.) Preuss, Sean Rodriguez, Dan
Rowland (Geography Minor), Amanda Sciarpelletti (Childhood 1-6), Sarah
Shelzi-Kugelman (Childhood 1-6), Jennifer Skowronski (Childhood 1-6), and
Michelle Wareing (Childhood 1-6). We wish you all the best in your future
endeavors!
Jaimi
Defeo was awarded an internship at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC for
the Spring 2007 semester. She worked in the Media Division and became
familiar with other departments of the NGS as well. The NGS Internship is
a highly competitive award, given to only 22 students nation-wide, so we are
proud of Jaimi and wish her the best in her work.
Congratulations to our December 2006
Graduates! Michael Bryant, James Riyo Kiyan, Michael Lopez, Andrew Mead
(Geography Minor), Brian O'Rourke, Colleen Pearson (Childhood 1-6), Dawn
Rivette (Childhood 1-6) and Andrew Salo. Congratulations on your
achievements! Let us know about your current adventures!
Geography
majors participated in the Annual Meeting of the Middle States
Division/Association of American Geographers at
Congratulations to our August 2006
Graduate, Matthew Clair. Best wishes for your future!
The Department was very happy to welcome Dr. Salvatore
Engel-Di Mauro as our new Assistant Professor. Dr. Engel-Di Mauro
received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 2000, and came to us from the
Congratulations
to
our May 2006 Graduates! Garrett Beers, Maureen Caulfield (Childhood 1-6),
Mark Folsom, Lucienne Kennedy, Meghan Kirkpatrick, Brian Lanigan, Kelly
McDougall (Childhood 1-6), Jessica Novak, William Parco, Lori Pascuzzi
(Childhood 1-6), Kayte Raby (Childhood 1-6), Alissa Ruggiero (Childhood 1-6)
and Ian Sibille. Best wishes to you all, and stay in touch!
Association of American
Geographers
Middle States Division
Annual Conference
November
6-7, 2009
SUNY
New Paltz
New
Middle
States Division Annual Conference
November 6-7, 2009
SUNY New Paltz
New
Organization
and Arrangements
Program Co-ordinator:
Lawrence
McGlinn, SUNY, New Paltz
Geography Bowl:
Amy
Krakowka, USMA,
Student Paper
Competition:
John
Dobosiewicz,
Local Arrangements
Co-ordinator: Jo Margaret Mano, SUNY – New Paltz
Website:
Patricia
Beyer,
Conference Assistant:
Myriam
Long, SUNY – New Paltz
Middle
States DIVISION AAG Executive Board
President:
Vice President: Amy
Krakowka, USMA ,
Secretary: John
Dobosiewicz,
Regional Councilor: Laurel
Hummel, USMA,
Executive Director: Jo
Margaret Mano, SUNY, New Paltz
SAGE Coordinator: David
Fyfe,
Past Presidents: Kathleen
Schreiber,
Steven Schnell,
Sean
DiGiovanna, formerly at
Ann
Deakin, SUNY – Fredonia
Keith
Henderson,
Middle States Kelly
Frothingham, SUNY,
Geographer Editors: Stephen
Vermette, SUNY,
Acknowledgements
Partial financial support was
provided by CAS, the Dean of Liberal Art and Sciences and Department of
Geography, SUNY New Paltz. Special
thanks are extended to Myriam Long for secretarial support.
Friday,
November 6
12:15-2 PM - Middle States AAG – Executive Board Meeting –
College Hall
Regional Physical Geography – Room 104
Chair : Gregory
A. Pope, Department of Earth and Environmental Studies,
2:30 - Catherine M.
Foley and Mary Ann Cunningham, Department of Earth Science and Geography,
2:50 - Francis A.
Galgano, Department of Geography and the Environment,
3:10 - Gregory A. Pope with Andrew J. Temples,
Thomas J. Glynn, Joanne C. Kornoelje, Sean I. McLearie, and Jahalla R. Simmons,
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies,
Montclair State University, “The Nature of Certain Boulder-Rich Deposits
in the Upper Big Flat Brook drainage, Sussex County, New Jersey”
International and Global Issues – Room 107
Chair : Denyse Lemaire,
Department of Geography and Anthropology,
2:30 - Jason Kreyling, Department of Geography and Anthropology,
2:50 – Tatiana Hoffecker, Department of Earth Science and Geography,
3:10 - Samuel Schrager, Department of Geography,
3:30 - Denyse Lemaire,
Department of Geography and Anthropology, Rowan University, “Wine production in
France in light of the restructuring imposed by the European Union”
Reimagining the Symbolic Landscape – Room 108
Chair : John Pipkin, Department of Geography and Planning, University at
2:30 - Christopher
Bartell, Department of Geography, SUNY Geneseo, “Reading the Writing on the
Wall: Territoriality in
2:50 - Alex Peimer, Department of Geography, SUNY-New Paltz, “Official
maps and environmental politics: A critical appraisal of USGS topographic
quadrangles for
3:10 - John Pipkin, Department of Geography and Planning, University at
3:30 - Katrinka Somdahl-Sands, Department of Geography and Anthropology,
3:50
PM-4:20 Break – Refreshments – South Lobby,
“Transforming
the Physical Landscape: One Community’s Attempt to Adapt to a Knowledge- based
Economy”
4:40 - Michael F. Ziolkowski, The College at
Brockport, Business and Economics Department, “Telecommunications Master Plans
and Global Competitiveness”
5:00 - John I. Sharp and Kenneth Deegan,
Department of Geography, SUNY-New Paltz, “Urban Economic Discourse:
Professional Sports Subsidies”
5:20 - Jeffrey Silfies,
Climate I: Climate, Vegetation, and More – Room 104
Chair : John Dobosiewicz, Department of Geology and Meteorology,
4:20 - Colin Bittner and Stephen Vermette, Department of Geography and
Planning,
4:40 - Timothy W. Hawkins and Katherine Shuren, Department of Geography
and Planning,
5:00 - Peter Siska, Department of
Geography and Environmental Engineering,
5:20 - Dana Litwornia, Department of
Geography and Anthropology,
Chair : Linda Greenow, Department of Geography, SUNY-New Paltz
4:20 - Charles McGlynn, Geography and
Anthropology Department,
4:40 - Cait VanDamm, Department of Geography, SUNY-New Paltz, “The
Nutritional Values of Urban Agriculture in
5:00 - Sean Tanner, Department of Geography,
5:20 - Rolf Sternberg, Department of Earth and
Environmental Studies,
Chair : Laurel J. Hummel, Department of Geography and Environmental
Engineering,
4:20 - Laurel J. Hummel, Department of Geography and Environmental
Engineering,
4:40 - Paul Marr, Department of Geography-Earth Science,
5:00 - Wendy A. Mitteager, Erik M Scrivener, and Ralph S. Stupple, Geography
Department, SUNY Oneonta, “Exploring the idea of
5:20 - Jon Malinowski, Department of Geography and Environmental
Engineering,
6:00
PM – Dinner Buffet at Terrace Restaurant, Southwest of
8:00
PM – 10:00 PM – GeoBowl –
8:30 AM
– Registration – South Lobby –
9:00 AM
- Paper Session 3 –
Regional
Resource Issues – Room 103
Chair : Mark A.
Blumler, Dept. of Geography, SUNY-Binghamton
9:00 - John Hasse and
Vanessa Dornisch, Department
of Geography & Anthropology,
9:20 - Candace Quinn,
Department of Earth and Environmental Studies,
9:40 - Mark A.
Blumler, Dept. of Geography, SUNY-Binghamton, “The Marcellus Shale in
global context”
10:00 - Guillaume
Turcotte, Department of Geography and the Environment,
Climate II: Winds, Clouds, and Particulates – Room 104
9:20 - Lindsey Higgins1,
Dave Zelinsky2, and Neil Laird3, 1Department
of Geography and Planning, Buffalo State College; 2Department of
Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Purdue University; 3Department of
Geoscience, Hobart and William Smith Colleges, “Climatology of Lake-Effect Clouds over the Great Lakes“
9:40 - Joseph Petre
and Stephen Vermette, Department of Geography and Planning, Buffalo State
College, “
10:00 -
Lisa Rundall and Timothy W. Hawkins, Department of Geography and Earth
Science, Shippensburg University, “A synoptic meteorological analysis of PM2.5
concentrations for Carlisle, Pennsylvania”
Political Geography
and Culture – From Local to Global – Room 107
Chair :
David Fyfe, Department of History and Political Science,
9:00 - Richard L. Wolfel,
Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and the Center for
Languages, Cultures and Regional Studies (CLCRS),
9:20 - Jaime L. McKay,
Department of Geography, SUNY Geneseo, “Erosion of Bush Bedrock, or A
Mere Weathering? The 1-390 Effect on Voting Trends in
9:40 - Alicia Dezik, Department of Geography, SUNY Geneseo, “Micropolitan
Backlash: Foreclosures and the Republican Vote in 2008”
Urban GIS: Past and Present – Room 108
Chair : Paul Marr, Department of Geography and Earth Science,
9:00 - Aaron
Clark and Joy Fritschle, Department of Geography and Planning,
10:00 – Gary
Coutu and Abraham John, Department of Geography and Planning, West Chester University,
“Using Citygreen/GIS to Analyze the Ecological and Economic Benefits of Tree
Canopy in the Central City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania”
Chair : Darrell A. Norris, Department of Geography, SUNY Geneseo
10:50 - Darrell A. Norris, Department of Geography, SUNY Geneseo, “The
World is not Flat on the
11:10 - Adam J. Mathews, Department of Geography,
11:30 - Jeffrey J. Vincent, Department of Geography and Environmental
Engineering,
11:50
- Thomas Owusu, Department of
Geography & Urban Studies,
Chair : Salvatore Engel-DiMauro, Department of Geography, SUNY-New Paltz
10:50 - Ingrid M.
Butler, Department of Geography,
11:10 - Kristen B. Crossney, Department of Geography and Planning,
11:50 - Hamil Pearsall, Geography and Urban Studies Department,
Chair : Chris
Fuhriman, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering,
10:50 - Chris
Fuhriman, Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering, United
States Military Academy, “Cinematic representations of landscape: the (reel) Korean Demilitarized Zone”
11:10 - Skye Naslund,
Department of Geography, State University of New York College at Geneseo,
“Geographic Literacy and the African Continent.”
11:30 - Rui Li,
Department of Geography, The
Hazards Near and Far – Room 108
10:50 - Albert J. Beck and Dr. Timothy W. Hawkins,
Department
of Geography and Earth Science, Shippensburg University, “A Comparison of Selected Wisconsin Counties
Using an Atmospheric Hazard Vulnerability Index”
11:10 - Richard J Bartholomew, Department of
Geography and Anthropology,
11:30 - Lei Caia, Tao Tangb,
Wenhui Zhaoc , aDepartment of Economics, Buffalo
State College; bDepartment of Geography and Planning, Buffalo State
College; cCollege of Environment and Natural Resources, Capital
Normal University of China, “Spatial Relations of Air Particle Pollution
Distribution to Residential Incomes and Perceptions”
10:15
AM – 12:00 PM - Poster Session – South Lobby,
Rena Cybulski, Department of Geography and
Anthropology,
Benjamin L. Franek, Department of Geography and
Geosciences,
Megan Gallagher, Department of Geography and
Anthropology, Rowan University, “Looking for New Jersey farms, Where did they
go?”
Lindsey Higgins1, Stephen
Vermette1, and Tom Niziol2 , 1Department of Geography and
Planning, Buffalo State College, 2Buffalo Office of the National
Weather Service, “Upstate New York’s Cool Pool Project: Phase I”
Jessica J. Kelly, Department of Geography,
Alexandrea Smith, Department of Geography and
Anthropology,
Siobhan
O’Connor, Department of Geography, The
Wenhui
Zhao, Wenji Zhao, Capital Normal University of China; Tao Tang, Lei Cai, State University of
New York, College at Buffalo, “Temporal and Spatial Variation of IPM
Concentration in Beijing and Its Influence Factor Analysis”
Daniel
F. Silver, Department of Geography and Anthropology,
Arielle
Hesse, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State
University, “
Carrie
L. Burkholder, Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State
University, ”Developing a Web Mapping Application using Open Source Software
for the
12:15
PM –Lunch Buffet at the Terrace
Featured Speaker, Carol Harden, President
AAG, "Geography and Ecosystem Services: Land, water, and
people in the Andes and
Awards
- Student Paper
Competitions
- GeoBowl Winners
Directions
to Meeting
Make your way to Exit 18 of the New York State Thruway
(I-87). It is roughly ½ of the way from
NYC to
After the toll booth at exit 18, you will come to a light at
the intersection with 299. Turn left at
this light, west on 299 (
From the parking lot, walk away from the Athletic and
An interactive map of campus is available at http://www.newpaltz.edu/map/