SIUC's Department of Geography and Environmental Resources focuses on environmental management at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Faculty expertise is in water resources, land use, environmental sustainability, and geospatial techniques. Field work, use of computers, and internships are prominent components of the integrated environmental problem-solving approach in both our under-graduate and graduate programs.
Earth Team Group Volunteer Award
Geography students win award
Geography majors Cari Cannon (senior) and Andrew Johnson (masters program), as well as recent GENV alum Jon Larson were named as outstanding volunteers as a result of internship work they completed with the USDA-NRCS in 2012.
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Leslie A. Duram
Professor
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Leslie Duram is featured in the Center for Service Learning and Volunteerism Faculty Spotlight for the Spring 2013 Semester. Find out more here.
Christopher Lant
Professor
Stanley Mubako
Alum
Professor Christopher Lant and PhD alum Stanley Mubako have co-authored an article for the Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Agricultural Virtual Water Trade and Water Footprint of US States.
Ellen Esling Receives National Geographic Internship
Junior Ellen Esling is the second Geography and Environmental Resources major to receive a National Geographic internship. She will head to Washington, D.C. next fall.
Food Works & Local Sustainable Food Systems
A new tenant at Southern Illinois University Carbondale's Illinois Small Business Incubator is working to develop local sustainable food systems, which in turn will enhance the region's economy. See the Saluki Times article.
Morning Conversation with WSIU Radio's Jennifer Fuller and Dr. Matthew Therrell: Science Cafe and Tree Rings
Dr. Therrell will be giving this month's Science Cafe lecture at the Science Center of Southern Illinois. Listen to the interview at wsiu.org.