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| − | The Department of Geography was placed in the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences in 1981. Previously it was within the College of Social Sciences. The Department Chairs were: Russell N. Horiuchi (1981-1989); Dale J. Stevens (1989-1995); Richard H. Jackson (1995-2001); J. Matthew Shumway (2001-present).
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| − | Brigham Young University. College of Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography
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| − | ==Description==
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| − | Established: [[established in::date::1981]]
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| − | Location: [[location of::Provo, Utah]] ([[date::1981]]-)
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| − | ==Functions==
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| − | To enable students to gain an appreciation of our world as well as prepare them for either a career or graduate school. All students are required to take a set of core courses that emphasize basic geographic concepts and ways of knowing that are common to all six emphases. These courses prepare students for specialization in upper-division courses.
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| − | Geography at Brigham Young University focuses on our interdependent world: the spatial relationships between the physical landscape, diverse societies, and current events. The geography major at Brigham Young University nourishes a sense of curiosity about the world around us, a desire to serve our local and global communities, and the skills necessary to solve significant problems that are inherently spatial.
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| − | ==Assets and Administrative Structure==
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| − | The Department of Geography was a department within the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences. The Department Chair was under the direction of the Dean of the College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences.
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| − | ==Associated Units==
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| − | Superior unit: [[superior unit::Brigham Young University. College of Social Sciences]] ([[date::1981]])
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| − | Superior unit: [[superior unit::Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences]] ([[date::1981]]-)
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| − | ==Associated Archival Materials==
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| − | Personal Papers Collection, 1934-2002. (UA 1036)
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| − | ==Sources==
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| − | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1980-1981: p. 45 (Dept. of Geography was previously in the College of Social Sciences)
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| − | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1981-1982: p. 46 (Dept. of Geography was in College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences) p. 288 (Russell N. Horiuchi, Chair)
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| − | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1989-1990: p. 110 (Dale J. Stevens, Chair)
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| − | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1995-1996: p. 207 (Richard H. Jackson, Chair)
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| − | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 2001-2002: p. 202 (J. Matthew Shumway, Chair)
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| − | ==Maintenance Information==
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| − | EAC-2009-00253
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| − | Creator: LFW
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