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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND THE ENVIRONMENT

A student looks at a mapping program in class.

The Department of Geography and the Environment integrates the disciplines of geography and environmental science in teaching and research to seek a better understanding of the spatial patterns in the natural and built environments, the physical and social processes that produce those patterns, and their interactions.

We are witnessing global change at a pace unique in human history, and we clearly must understand and manage our interactions with natural systems. Our department emphasizes integrated thinking and learning at the nexus of science, policy and human behavior to prepare our graduates to solve some of the most pressing issues facing society today. The Department of Geography and the Environment (GEV) is home to three undergraduate majors (BS in Environmental Science, BA in Environmental Studies, and BA in Geography), two undergraduate minors (Geography and Sustainability), and a graduate program (MS in Environmental Science). Students undertake timely and important research under the guidance of research-active faculty mentors who are leaders in their fields.

Department of Geography and the Environment
Suite G61, Mendel Science Center
Villanova University

Chair:
Dr. Nathaniel B. Weston

Undergraduate Program Directors:
Dr. Peleg Kremer (Environmental Studies)

Dr. Kabindra Shakya (Environmental Science)

Dr. Stephen Strader (Geography)

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Your donations to the Department of Geography and the Environment will be used to fund student research experiences and critical needs in the department.

NEWS & EVENTS

STUDENT AWARD

Sophia Lemmons, sophomore Environmental Science and Peace and Justice double-major, won the first-place prize for best student poster at the Pennsylvania Geographical Society conference for her research on "Assessing Community Gardens in the City of Philadelphia" conducted under the guidance of GEV faculty member Dr. Peleg Kremer.

FACULTY AWARD

Dr. Frank Galgano, Associate Professor of Geography, received the 2024 Dr. William B. Kory Distinguished Mentor Award from the Pennsylvania Geographical Society for his mentorship of students and faculty colleagues.

EDUCATION WITH IMPACT

 

AN EDUCATION IN THE LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES promotes intellectual curiosity and rigor; instills the fundamentals of critical insight, mature judgment and independent thinking; and strengthens students’ sense of their moral responsibility for others and for the betterment of society.