GIS laboratory with the latest GIS and mapping software and a meteorology laboratory with a weather station, computer systems that produce maps and analyses of National Weather Service data through a shared weather radar. Paid internships at the GIS Center create opportunities for top students to work on real-world GIS projects. Faculty members hold doctoral degrees from distinguished universities across the United States<br>Small class sizes mean that students receive one-on-one attention from faculty members. Grant funding gives students the chance to conduct hands-on scientific research under the guidance of department members. Geography is concerned with interpreting and explaining the occurrence, distribution, and interrelationships of the physical and human patterns that may be discerned on the earth's surface. These constantly changing physical and human landscapes challenge our students to provide continuing interpretation of the world from the spatial point of view. With the addition of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), our students are able to understand spatial data structures and computational applications used to capture, analyze, and display geographic information. Our students may pursue an option in either Geoenvironment and Planning (physical, human, urban, and regional planning) or Geospatial Science (Geographic Information Systems, Remote Sensing, and GPS). Career opportunities are found in both public and private sectors. Most notables include disaster response companies, transportation firms, land use planning agencies, GIS-related professions, historic preservations firms, construction companies, real estate firms, international business, location analysis firms, architectural firms, and wind energy/sustainable energy companies.