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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) | 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) | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1989-1990: p. 110 (Dale J. Stevens, Chair) | ||
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Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 2001-2002: p. 202 (J. Matthew Shumway, Chair) | Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 2001-2002: p. 202 (J. Matthew Shumway, Chair) | ||
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==Maintenance Information== | ==Maintenance Information== |
Revision as of 15:56, 30 September 2009
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).
Contents
Variant names
Brigham Young University. College of Social Sciences. Dept. of Geography
Description
Established: 1981
Abolished:
Location: Provo, Utah (1981-)
Functions
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.
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.
Assets and Administrative Structure
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.
Associated Units
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Social Sciences (1981)
Superior unit: Brigham Young University. College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences (1981-)
Associated Archival Materials
Personal Papers Collection, 1934-2002. (UA 1036)
Sources
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1980-1981: p. 45 (Dept. of Geography was previously in the College of Social Sciences)
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)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1989-1990: p. 110 (Dale J. Stevens, Chair)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 1995-1996: p. 207 (Richard H. Jackson, Chair)
Brigham Young University Annual Catalog, 2001-2002: p. 202 (J. Matthew Shumway, Chair)
Maintenance Information
Record ID:
EAC-2009-00253
Creator: UPB