Welcome to Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment

Learn about your world from a whole new perspective!

Our Mission

Geology and Geography are recognized for their contributions to the better understanding of the earth, nature-society relations, and global and regional situations as well as local issues. Our department's educational mission is to advance the perspectives and insights of geology, geography, and environmental science and studies via high quality curricular programs for our majors and high quality liberal studies courses for non-majors. Complementary missions are to extend knowledge in our disciplines through research and to provide service to the university and our region.

The department was created in July, 2001, from the merger of Geography and Environmental Studies with Environmental Geosciences. The department is located in the College of Health, Environment and Science.