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Dr. Linda Greenow,
Associate Professor and Chair,
Department of Geography
SUNY New Paltz
75 S. Manheim Blvd.
New Paltz, NY 12561

Contact information:

tel: 845-257-2994
fax: 845-257-2992
greenowl@newpaltz.edu

Linda Greenow, (PhD, Syracuse University, 1980), is an active member of the Latin American Studies Program at SUNY New Paltz. She teaches courses on Latin America, World Geography, and Environment and Culture. As Project Co-Director for a U.S. Department of Education Title 6 grant, she has recently worked on faculty and curriculum development to enhance the teaching of Brazil and International Business Spanish on campus. Her recent publications include journal articles, book chapters, textbook units, and book reviews.
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New Paltz Geographers' Bulletin Board

Geography Alumnus featured in Poughkeepsie Journal! P. J. Preuss, (Geography, 2007) is currently Historic Preservation Officer for Historic Huguenot Street in New Paltz. For the June 3 2008 issue of the Poughkeepsie Journal, PJ was interviewed about his work, which includes building restoration and preservation, project management, grant writing and many other responsibilities. According to the article, PJ and his two-man crew work on "38 structures, including 10 museum houses that date from the early 1700s, administrative offices, rental properties, gallery space, an archive and staff housing, along with Historic Huguenot Street's 20-plus acres, consisting of burial grounds, foot bridges, gardens and pathways." All, of course, are part of the New Paltz cultural landscape that our geography instructors and students know and love. PJ can count on geographers and their classes showing up for tours in the future!

Geographers' Summer Activities: Margaret Orlando and Mary Brodkin are both working as summer interns with the Ulster County Department of the Environment. April Rose is working with Aviette Press in New Paltz to make a map of the area focusing on local farms, food and culture. Her responsibilties include data/contact collection as well as supervision of the cartography. We wish you all a safe and productive learning experience!

The Geography Graduating Class of May 2008 was our biggest ever!
Cindy Albrechtsen, Stephanie Becak, Mary Brodkin, Dana Carpenter, Justin Daniels, Pamela Field, Meghan Massey, Colin Mills, Margaret Orlando, Carina Putnam, Julianne Quimby, Jessica Schlanger, and Jason Young (Outstanding Graduate). Congratulations to all of you, and best wishes in your future endeavors.

Spring Geography Interns worked in a variety of locations on many different projects this year, including the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Region 3 Division of Solid and Hazardous Waste and the Division of Environmental Permits, Scenic Hudson, The Nature Conservancy, Town of Poughkeepsie Planning Office, and the Dutchess County Planning Board. Congratulations to all of you on successfully integrating your academic work and practical applications.

Congratulations to our December 2007 Graduates: Dan Brandtner (Outstanding Graduate), Valerie Brauchler, Jason Hornyak and Mallory Schwartz. Let us know what your future plans hold for you!

The Geography Department hosted a guest speaker during the Fall semester, Dr. Jennifer Fluri, Assistant Professor of Geography and of Women's and Gender Studies at Dartmouth College. The event was organized by Dr. Engel-Di Mauro, who invited Dr. Fluri to speak on "Getting Bombed: Geopolitics of Gender and Violence from Below." She spoke about her recent fieldwork in Afghanistan, focusing on the gender-differentiated effects of U.S. aerial bombing in Afghanistan since 2001 and the ongoing strife in that country. The experiences and views expressed by those suffering from the violence directly challenge geopolitical ideologies and cultural assumptions about Afghanistan in the United States.

Congratulations to our August 2007 Graduate, Gerard Friedler. Congratulations on a job well-done, and stay in touch!

Professor Fall's been cruisin' in the Caribbean and the Pacific, giving lectures and participating in field excursions in Panama, Costa Rica, Aruba, and Midway Island on cruises in a variety of settings. On cruises through the Panama Canal, he is the on-board expert, having grown up in the Canal Zone. With his great technical understanding of locks, ships and canals, interested passengers can get a full education, and his personal experiences living and working in the Canal Zone are of great interest to everyone. On Midway Island, he compared his experiences on the island in the 1970s with World War II veterans as they commemorated the 65th anniversary of the Battle of Midway Island. Fortunately for us, he always returns home to New Paltz!

Congratulations to our May 2007 Graduates! Jaimi Defeo, Robert Dexter (Childhood 1-6), Jeanne Gerien (Childhood 1-6), Carol Grieco (Childhood 1-6), Stephen Kohout (Geography Minor), Orlana Miller (Childhood 1-6), Paul (P.J.) Preuss, Sean Rodriguez, Dan Rowland (Geography Minor), Amanda Sciarpelletti (Childhood 1-6), Sarah Shelzi-Kugelman (Childhood 1-6), Jennifer Skowronski (Childhood 1-6), and Michelle Wareing (Childhood 1-6). We wish you all the best in your future endeavors!

Jaimi Defeo was awarded an internship at the National Geographic Society in Washington, DC for the Spring 2007 semester. She worked in the Media Division and became familiar with other departments of the NGS as well. The NGS Internship is a highly competitive award, given to only 22 students nation-wide, so we are proud of Jaimi and wish her the best in her work.

Congratulations to our December 2006 Graduates! Michael Bryant, James Riyo Kiyan, Michael Lopez, Andrew Mead (Geography Minor), Brian O'Rourke, Colleen Pearson (Childhood 1-6), Dawn Rivette (Childhood 1-6) and Andrew Salo. Congratulations on your achievements! Let us know about your current adventures!

Geography majors participated in the Annual Meeting of the Middle States Division/Association of American Geographers at Rutgers University in October, 2006. John Sharp and James Ryo Kiyan (Class of 2006) presented the results of their summer research project, funded by the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience, in a paper "Geographic Variation of Truth Claims: Reporting on Iraq." Meghan Kirkpatrick (Class of 2006) presented her research, based on work she did in her spring internship. Her paper, "Sam's Point Management Plan: Balancing Recreational Use and Sensitive Ecosystem Management," was awarded second prize in the student paper competition. Ryo blew their socks off in the Student Geography Bowl and qualified as a alternate for the national competition in San Francisco in the following spring. PJ Preuss (Class of 2007) and Brian O'Rourke (Class of 2006) attended and lent their moral support. To all four geography majors: We appreciate your professionalism and good work!

Congratulations to our August 2006 Graduate, Matthew Clair. Best wishes for your future!

The Department was very happy to welcome Dr. Salvatore Engel-Di Mauro as our new Assistant Professor. Dr. Engel-Di Mauro received his Ph.D. from Rutgers University in 2000, and came to us from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. His interests are Environment and Political Economy, Gender and the Environment, Soils and Research Methods. We are looking forward to his new courses!

Congratulations to our May 2006 Graduates! Garrett Beers, Maureen Caulfield (Childhood 1-6), Mark Folsom, Lucienne Kennedy, Meghan Kirkpatrick, Brian Lanigan, Kelly McDougall (Childhood 1-6), Jessica Novak, William Parco, Lori Pascuzzi (Childhood 1-6), Kayte Raby (Childhood 1-6), Alissa Ruggiero (Childhood 1-6) and Ian Sibille. Best wishes to you all, and stay in touch!