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| Welcome Welcome to another edition of the Geography Department newsletter. As I write this, it has been almost eight weeks since the tragic events of September 11. All of us continue to feel pain, sadness and concern, among a plethora of other emotions. I am gratified to see the wonderful response of all in the department to the recent events. Individuals have reached out to comfort and console, have donated their time and resources to relief efforts, and as scholars, have attempted to understand these new times in which we live, and to educate the community. My heart goes out to all who suffered personal losses. Otherwise, we are in the midst of a busy semester. Our Fall undergraduate course enrollment totals almost 2000, and with 72 majors currently in the program by Spring we are sure to exceed last year’s record 80 majors. We also have a number of excellent new graduate students joining an exceptional cadre of students already on board. Our faculty are more active than ever. Their leadership and activities within the University and the discipline are impressive, and the level of scholarship inspiring. Welcome back to Ken Mitchell after his spring sabbatical, and a warm welcome to Kevin St. Martin, as he joins our department for his first full year as an assistant professor on a shared line with the Center for Urban Policy Research. All the best to Rick Schroeder and family as they spend the year at Stanford. Good luck to Joanna Regulska as she assumes the Chair of the Department of Women’s Studies. And congratulations to Peter Wacker who this December will receive the Richard J. Hughes Award, the NJ Historical Commission’s highest honor. There is much to look forward to as this academic year progresses. Several graduate students have organized an exciting speakers series. They have also taken the reigns of a Wednesday brown bag lunch gathering. There is also the Los Angeles AAG meeting coming up in March. At some point we will also have a ribbon cutting for our newly renovated teaching computer lab and soon to be renovated seminar/meeting room. Read on, and learn more about the diverse activities of our faculty, students and staff. And please don’t be shy about letting us know of your recent interests and accomplishments. Dave Robinson, Chair
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