THE DEPARTMENT OF GLOBAL STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY, 2015-16
“The world is much more interesting than any one discipline.” Professor Edward Tufte, Yale University “For the typical American, the past decade has been economically brutal…While there are many culprits … globalization has had the greatest impact.” New York Times, 10/15/2011. “The expansion of globalization, has “put virtually every American job under pressure,” Friedman and Mandelbaum, “That Used to be US” 2011. We live in a globalized world. To compete, graduates need an understanding of the complexities of the inter-related economic, political and cultural processes that characterize globalization. This transcends any one academic discipline. That is why Hofstra created the inter-disciplinary program in Global Studies. Global change has a spatial component and occurs at multiple geographic scales, hence the continuing necessity of a sound geographic education. An understanding of geography, and the tools supplied by geo-spatial technology, are more crucial than ever for interpreting and studying the evolving global system.
THE ADVANTAGES OF GLOBAL STUDIES AND GEOGRAPHY AT HOFSTRA • • •
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We prepare students for a wide-variety of future careers. Global Studies was recently named among the top 10 majors for “the new economy.” Geography has become more sought after by employers particularly for those with knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Our graduates have found work diverse fields and are prepared for a wide variety of graduate programs (law, urban planning, policy, international business, geography, policy studies, medicine, journalism). We offer a Pre-Med major in both Global Studies and Geography. GIS is an increasingly important tool used in the health care profession. We now offer a major/minor geography concentration in GIS. Global Studies allows students to build a program around their own interests. We encourage all our majors to study abroad or undertake for-credit internships. Our cost-effective semester length “European Odyssey,” provides our majors/minors with the opportunity to earn a full semester of credits while travelling through Europe. We are willing to help students tailor a program of study that’s right for them and help them shape rewarding post-Hofstra careers in our increasingly global future. Our faculty are globally recognized experts in their fields, and we provide excellent advisement and work with students to get them through the program as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. A large number of our majors are also in Honors College and we routinely produces more Honors Dissertations per year than any other major in the Social Sciences and/or Humanities. We have an active student club, and our geography majors have the opportunity of joining Mu Kappa our chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon, the Geography Honors Society.
We offer the following Programs: • • • • • •
BA Geography, BA Geography (GIS), BA Global Studies, Pre-Med Geography, Pre- Med Global Studies, LEAP – Geography and GS.
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2011 Graduates
2012 Graduates
2015 Graduates
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Producing Majors for the new economy -Employers want graduates with an interdisciplinary background, who have studied abroad, completed internships and who understand global society. -Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is a “high growth industry,� with an estimated 10-year growth of over 330,000 geospatial professionals. -We offer the type of relevant and rigorous courses needed to compete within the global economy.
Geography, more relevant than ever
Jobs for a Global Economy “The job category of "geographer" is poised for …. dramatic growth, with job openings projected to increase nearly 30 percent by 2020.”Doug Richardson, Executive Director, Association of American Geographers, 2013.
http://jobs.aag.org/home/index.cfm?site_id=15004
GIS – Providing new jobs across industries and sectors
See this article in Science for a discussion of all the new jobs for geographers.
http://www.esri.com/what-is-gis
Knowledge of GIS and Geography are now more critical for Health Care professionals Disease does not respect international boundaries and it is increasingly necessary for medical professionals to have good knowledge of other societies and how disease vectors spread globally. Medical professionals also are making use of GIS skills to map and track diseases both within and between countries and even within the human body. We offer Pre-Med majors in both Global Studies and Geography and in Spring 2015 we had our first graduates with these specializations. So to quote a recent article from MIT (Sloan School), the “Prognosis for GIS in Health Care is Excellent.�
http://www.americansentinel.edu/about-american-sentinel-university/newsroom/gistechnology-helps-health-care-industry-save-lives
https://healthmap.wordpress.com
Global Geo Services are creating jobs and helping drive economic growth “…Google announced via its official blog that…mapping technology has helped create jobs and push economic growth worldwide. Mapping tools such as GPS, location data, satellite imagery, and apps like Google Maps and Google Earth have caused mapping to flourish…The report reveals that the global geo services industry grosses up to $270 billion per year and dishes out $90 billion in wages, in addition to employing more than 500,000 people. Google illustrates the economic impact of geo services via an infographic, which depicts how the industry has improved in areas such as emergency response, agriculture, air transportation, and more. For example, mapping technology has helped businesses like UPS optimize delivery routes. As a result, UPS saved 5.3 million miles and more than 650,000 gallons of gas in 2011 alone.” http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RcMEz1LaqUg/UQi0f5OjMI/AAAAAAAAKrg/o_vVq5wvt5w/s1600/Geo%2BServices%2BInfographic%2B-%2Bfinal.jpg
http://trajectorymagazine.com/got-geoint/item/1386mapping-drives-the-economy.html
We encourage our students to double major • Many of our students are double majors, particularly combining Global Studies with Geography and/or Journalism, Political Science, Public Relations, Economics, or History, • We have double majors from virtually every program in the Social Sciences and Humanities, and a growing number of PreMed Majors, • We have a growing number of double majors with the School of Communications, • We have many majors with a minor in International Business, and more International Business majors are adding a minor in Global Studies.
The Advantages of a double major • Consistent with national trends, the average cumulative GPA for declared dual majors at Hofstra is almost 10% higher than the average for students with single majors. • Around 30% of all dual majors in Hofstra College are from our Department. We even have a handful of triple majors!
https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/zig-zag/201303/double-majors-are-more-creative http://chronicle.com/article/Double-Majors-ProduceDynamic/137917/?key=SGN0JVdnaSNDNntiM2oSZGlcYXc5Y0snMiRBai4qbl1UEA%3D%3D
Kevin Tamerler ‘14, triple major in Global Studies, Geography, and Economics – received a full scholarship to study law at Cornell, 2014.
Alex Moore,’ 11
Christina Hoffman, ‘12
Michael Dickerson, Jaclyn Catania, Caron Bricks, Josh Ettinger, Amber Eve Sass, Hannah Skahill, ‘13
Conor Monaghan, Caitlin Rauchle, Victoria Rametta, Brittany Scalise, ‘14
Josh Gwin, ‘11
Rafaella Rossi, ‘11
Steve Friedricks, ‘12
Ebube Ezeh, ‘14
Steven Hartman, ‘15
Ashlyn Grisetti, Elizabeth Driscoll, Mishaina Joseph, ‘15
Since our establishment in 2008, we have become one of the most popular majors in the Social Sciences and Humanities at Hofstra. Since 2009, we have graduated 161 majors!
Year
Total
2009
2
2010
4
2011
19
2012
26
2013
37
2014
37
2015
36
Note: Table include double majors
Focused on Academic Excellence
Hofstra students and faculty who presented papers or attended the Annual Meeting of the Middle States Association of American Geographers Meeting, in York, PA, October 2014
In 2014/15, almost half of our graduating seniors earned Departmental honors, University honors, or Latin honors, • Between 2011/14, 70% of all social science students who graduated with Departmental Honors were our majors. • In 2011 and 2012 one of our majors won the Undergraduate Library Research Award. • In 2015, more of our majors graduated with Latin Honors than any other Major in the Social Sciences. • In both 2014 (the first year of the award) and 2015, one of our majors won the Firestone Award for summer research, • Every Spring, many of our majors have presented their research at the Colonial Academic Alliance Conferences and students have also presented their work at Regional and International Geography Meetings.
Recent Departmental Honors Grads Athraja de Silva, ’15: Lasting Impressions: the New Face of Tourism in Sri Lanka.
Kevin Tamerler ‘14 with committee: How Far Will We Go for (Online) Love? A Study of the Geographical Effects of Online Dating
Elizabeth Driscoll ’14 with committee: Here to Stay: Guidelines for a Legal and Balanced Compromise on the Use of Drones
Benjamin Suazo ’14: The Meaning of Race at the Intersection of Santo Domingo and New York
Anna Okoniewski ‘13: Aid and its Discontents: The Paradox of Democracy Promotion and the Media in Africa
Josh Ettinger ‘13: Child Work in an Interconnected World: Examining The Impact of Free Trade Policies on Child Labor in Bangladesh, Vietnam, and Zambia
Melanie Martha Fall ’12: Tourism and the Galápagos Islands: Examining the Relationship Between Ecotourism and the Local Population
Kayla Rivara ‘13,: An Exploration of Attitudes on 'American Exceptionalism' and 'Global Citizenship' in American Education
Zoe Hoffmann, ‘15: Immigration’s Impact on Education: How Immigration Impacted Public Policy, School Districts and High School Curriculum in Southern Arizona
Clara Schopf, ’15: What’s Brewing in Wisconsin? Why America’s Dairyland Votes for Democrats in Presidential Elections and Republicans in Gubernational Elections
Events for Graduates and Parents 2015 Year-End Party
Graduation 2015
Julie Rafatpanah and her mother
Doug Forgione Dr. Longmire and Marc Furtado Riley Metcalfe and Dr. Wiley Dylan Cahir and his father
Dr. Jensen and Steven Hartman
Mishiana Joseph and Eleanore Saintis
Sandra Morrongiello and her mother, with Dr. Saff
Deeba Caravan and David Zhukovsky
Athraja DeSilva and family, with Dr.Saff Samantha Spagnoli and family
Carrisa Brown
World Class Faculty
Focused on teaching excellence Our faculty are among the highest rated teachers at Hofstra and we do everything we can to make our classes relevant, challenging and interesting for our students. For two years in a row, a member of our faculty has been honored as “Mentor of the Year.� Dr. Jensen, 14 and Dr. Wiley, 15.
Professors Janer, Jensen, Longmire, Saff (Chair), Rodrigue and Wiley.
From: http://www.ratemyprofessors.com/SelectTeacher.jsp?sid=413
We are committed to excellent Advisement and provide innovative help and advice to students
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Our excellent Advising is appreciated by students “…In my time at Hofstra, the Department was very hands on and really took the time to know the majors and minors. I not only received a great education but also extremely valuable advisement…The faculty…have been extremely influential in my life and I really valued my time in the department.”
“…I have a relationship with the professors and they happily sit down with me for hours discussing exactly what I need to do to be able to graduate on time. They are knowledgeable and have only ever advised me to do what is best for me.” “… I joined the newly formed department as one of their first Global Studies majors. I went on to become a double
major, an aid in the department, and a peer teacher. I had the pleasure of watching the department grow, strengthen, and develop before my eyes. Most importantly though, I found a home there, a place where I was able to create meaningful relationships with professors. A place where I was constantly engaged with opportunities and meaningful discussions, and most importantly where I found a subject I was extremely passionate about. My time spent in the Global Studies and Geography department most certainly led me to where I am now. The professors motivated me to reach far and beyond a point where I thought my academic career would have ever taken me…”
We offer a SemesterLength Study Abroad Program • •
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The Program has been running successfully for over 20 years. All Hofstra Scholarships can be used to pay for classes on the program. Competitive Selection process. We build the Program into our advising.
We encourage Internships
All interns maintain a blog
We have established the Mu Kappa chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (International Geographic Honor Society)
11 new members inducted on April 29, 2015
MU KAPPA
Keynote speaker: Valerie J. Rizzuto, class of 2009 Assistant Instructor in the Department and PhD candidate in Geography at the University of South Florida.
Professor Lippencott, Acting President, presenting the awards.
Professor Saff, Vice President
We have a thriving student club, “Get Global,”
We have a student/alumni/faculty run Facebook Group that posts jobs, internships, department news and events.
We also have a Department Facebook Page
We post articles of academic interest
Our most popular Facebook post reached over 12,000 people! It is not often a post about Geography beats a post about Miss America (our second most popular post of 2014/15).
Peer Teachers
Since 2008, about 20% of Peer Teachers at Hofstra have been from our Department. “I became so inspired by my work as a Peer Teacher in the department that … I am applying for Master’s in Education programs so that I can pass on the rich global knowledge that I have gained in our department.” Rebecca, 2012 Hello Global Studies students! This is your peer teacher for GS 001. We met briefly during one of your first classes, and this is just a reminder that although your test is not for a while, I will be hosting review sessions for you at your request. Also, keep in mind that any quick questions you have you can also email me about! Don't be shy, remember - I'm a student just like you, I took this class just like you. The discussion boards are also open for questions or comments that you would like to raise or that you feel may be relevant to your classmates as well. Thank you, and I look forward to being able to help in any way I can!
Dr. Masaharu G. Inaba Memorial Endowed Scholarship Awarded annually to an undergraduate student who is a declared Global Studies and/or Geography major, and selected on the basis of demonstrated academic achievement or potential and economic need. The following criteria will be applied to this scholarship: a) A recipient must have successfully completed a minimum of 12 semester hours of Global Studies and/or Geography courses. b) A recipient must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 within the major. Awarded by the Office of Financial Aid and upon the recommendation of the Chairperson of the Global Studies and Geography Department, in consultation with members of the department. The scholarship award is in ADDITION to any financial aid and/or other awards that the recipient receives. In 2014/15, the award amount will be $5-6,000 for the academic year.
This scholarship was kindly donated by the Inaba family, in memory of the late Dr. George Inaba who taught geography in the Department from 19591993.
Lasting impacts on lives and careers “…As a result of my experience in the Geography Department and the support of the staff, I was able to travel to Senegal for two months and Amsterdam for five months while I was enrolled at Hofstra… Today, I am a Vice President at a multi-national tech company with employees in seven countries, as well as a proud Hofstra alumni, both thanks to the amazing people at Hofstra's Geography Department.” Michelle, 07
Graduates have furthered their education at some of these institutions • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Brown University, Columbia University, Masters of Public Health Cornell University Law School CUNY, Graduate Program, Sustainability in the Urban Environment CUNY Hunter, Urban Planning Master program Duke University East Carolina, GIS Hofstra University School of Education 2012 Graduates, Etana Jacobi, Wachtel Leadership Scholar, Rebecca Galin, Masters in Education, UConn, Hofstra University Graduate School of Business, MBA Sarah Labia, Touro Law School. Hofstra University School of Law Hunter College, CUNY, Masters in Geography (multiple alumni), Newcastle University (UK), Cross Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics Alyssa Coco, Peace Corps (multiple graduates) ‘11, MS in GIS, Penn State University Salem State Rutgers University , Masters of City and Regional Planning (multiple alumni), Salem State University, (MS), Geographic Information Science and Cartography School for Oriental and African Studies, University of London (UK) St. George's University (Medical School) State University of New York at Albany, M.A., Geography/Resource Management Stony Brook University Syracuse University Teach for America (multiple graduates) Touro Law School University of Connecticut University of Illinois at Chicago Kevin Tamerler, ‘14, Matt Craig, ‘07, MCRP Rutgers, Uniwersytet Jagielloński (Poland) Cornell University Law Katie Ardrey, 14, MA Brown Claire Stanek, ‘99, MA Hunter School University of Pennsylvania, Law School
Varied Career Paths • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Senior Vice President at Citibank, New York President, Polo Ralph Lauren, New York Medical Doctor, Western Michigan University School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI Head Coach of Marquette men's lacrosse team, Milwaukee, WI Senior Environmental Consultant, First Energy, Ohio Founder and CEO, KJR Home LLC, New York Transportation Planner at MTA Bus, New York Mike Carrigy, ‘10 Corporate Manager, Toyota Financial Services, California Adrienne Gillespie, ‘10 Human Resources Manager, Paris, France Project Director, Charter School Program Grant at New Jersey Dept. of Education, NJ Adjunct Professor, Nassau Community College Client Development, Canandaigua National Bank, Rochester, New York Licensed Personal Banker, Astoria Federal Savings Planning Commissioner, Mercersburg, PA CEO, Web writing firm, New York Joe Amplo, ‘01 Handwriting Therapist at Little Friends' Academy, New York Ken Rood, ‘77 Educational Liaison at Right Reason Technologies, New York Chris Karampahtsis, 01 Sales Representative at Weichert Realtors, New York Social Studies Teacher, Valley Stream Social Studies Teacher, Macau
Anthony Sacco, ‘09 Paul Wolfie, ‘84
Valerie Rizzuto, ‘09
Simon Burke, ‘06
Alex Ng, ‘02
Kathleen Marcel, ‘05
The varied careers of our recent graduates • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Political Programs Coordinator, National Federation of Independent Business, DC Producer, Real News Network Assistant Producer at La Comunidad y Trabajadores Unidos, Radio Station, NY Freelance Graphic and Web Designer, New York Coordinator, New Hope Food Pantry, Salem, Oregon. The Harry H. Wachtel Leadership Scholar at Hofstra University CEO & Founder at GarageFuse.com, New York Project Manager, Terrapinn Inc, New York Intern at U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC Substitute Teacher at Kelly Educational Staffing, East Hartford, Connecticut Multimedia Journalist at Long Island Report Journalist, WABC-TV Eyewitness News Campus Staff Member, INTERVARSITY USA, Columbia University Director of Events, New Dodges Market, Elmer, New Jersey Operations, Bath & Body Works, Long Island Etana Jacobi, ‘12 Clinic Coordinator, IdealNOW, NJ Christiaan Perez, ‘12 Client Service Representative, Regus, New York Farming Volunteer, Hawaii English Teacher, South Korea (multiple) Employee, Nassau County Board of Elections Miss America 2014, Kira Kazantsev, ‘13 Manager, Camelback Mountain Resort, PA Music Production & Marketing, SkyLab Music Group Export Agent, J&J international Transport Awarded Organization of American States Scholarship Named by the Hispanic Coalition of New York as one of the 40 Under 40 Rising Latino Stars of 2014.
Victoria Rametta, ‘14
Steve Fredricks, ‘12
Ross Nikides, ‘14, Commissioned, US Army
Alumni, Making a Difference Jennifer Perniciaro, 2014, Teach for America, New York City Amanda Martin, 2013, Peace Corps, Philippines Sol Auerbach, 2008, Peace Corps, Malawi
Monica Strzelecki, 2011, MA, Cross Cultural Communication and Applied Linguistics, University of Newcastle, UK Kagen Yelmene, 2012 Congressional Intern, Washington, DC
Janey Robeson, 2012, teaching English in South Korea and Colombia.
Alex Moore, 2011, Ecovillage Design Certification, Columbia and Teach for America, 2013/14, Detroit.
What our alumni say about the Department: “…I have just completed a Master’s Degree in Geography, and have recently been recruited to instruct Geography this semester at Nassau Community College. Next will be the PhD.” “I had found that the department I had previously been with was impersonal, and I never felt part of a community… being part of the Geography and Global Studies Department has been the main highlight of my time at Hofstra.”
“Freshman year…I found my niche. I discovered what I was passionate about, and I owe that to those in the Global Department.”
“The Global Studies department influenced my studies in many beneficial ways. I especially enjoyed the flexibility of degree requirements and diverse student body that tends to participate in Global Studies classes…This degree is a wonderful resume builder …”
Happy students become successful graduates “The Global Studies and Geography department is, quite frankly, the best department at Hofstra. They provide countless opportunities to their students, genuinely care about what they are teaching, and produce brilliant and accomplished graduates. They give Hofstra students a reason to want to come back to Hofstra …”
Socially relevant degrees “I am a first year at Hofstra and so far I have felt extremely happy to be here! It has been an amazing first semester and that has a lot to do with my courses and professors. In particular, I wanted to take the time to share with you how benefited I feel after taking the seminar, Child Geography…the courage has been instilled in me to go after my passions in culture and global studies, and also to make the changes I care so much to see! Such courses of geographical studies must be valued because they can be applied to every scenario. We, as a society, must understand each other and other societies in order to peacefully develop as a world both on small and large scales.”(student, Fall 2012) Students and faculty at the People’s Climate March, New York City, 2014
Strategies for success at College • Choose a major as soon as possible (being undecided costs you time and money), • Double (or triple) major, • Do well in your classes (they all count toward your GPA), • Graduate with Departmental Honors, • Do internships, • If possible, study abroad, • Learn foreign languages, • Meet with your advisor as often as you can, • Maximize all your opportunities – volunteer, look for work in Departments, apply to peer teach, • Join student clubs and network, • Find a faculty mentor, • Ask questions, • Make yourself standout!
Scheduling Courses in Global Studies and Geography We endeavor to offer as wide a range of course offerings as possible. We are, however, dependent on how many classes are allocated to us every semester by the College and what teaching resources we have available (due to sabbaticals, retirements etc.). Noting the above, we provide the following guide to enable you to plan your schedule as best as possible:
To learn more about our Department and Programs To find out about our programs, how to major, how to do an internship and other information about us,
see our Department Homepage: http://www.hofstra.edu/geography
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