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Associate Professor of Geography |
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Contact
Information
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2216 Nevins Hall
Physics,
Astronomy, &
Geosciences
Valdosta State
University
Valdosta, GA 31698
Phone: (229) 333-7143
Fax: (229) 219-1201
E-Mail: mgnoll@valdosta.edu
Office Hours: Tuesdays (9:30-11:00 am) & Wednesdays (1:00-2:00 pm),
and ***by appointment***.
Education:
Ph.D. (2000)
University
of Kansas
M.A. (1993) University of Kansas
B.A. (1987) University
of Trier
(Germany)
Courses I Teach in Spring 2012:
GEOG 1102 (World Regional Geography / Section A) Final Exam: May 2, Wednesday, 10:15 am - 12:15 pm, 2075 Nevins Hall
GEOG 1102 (World Regional Geography / Section B) Final Exam: May 2, Wednesday, 2:45 pm - 4:45 pm, 3041 Nevins Hall
GEOG 3410 (Cultural Geography / Section A) Final Exam: May 2, Wednesday, 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm, 2075 Nevins Hall
PERS 2605 (Geopolitics & Ethnic Conflicts / Section A) Final Exam: May 2, Wednesday, 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, 1111 Jenett Hall
Courses I Also Teach:
GEOG 1101 (Introduction to Human Geography)
GEOG 3910 (European Geography)
GEOG 3920 (Geography of the Middle East) (again in Spring 2013)
PERS 2699 (Culture, Language & Identity)
By the way, you can search the following websites for inexpensive textbooks!
http://www.campusbooks4less.com/
Just make sure you are looking at the ***correct editions***!
Research
Interests:
My research focuses on the narrated landscapes of Prince Maximilian of Wied (1782-1867), a German explorer and naturalist who traveled through the United States in 1832-34, accompanied by the Swiss painter Karl Bodmer (1809-1893). Other research interests include: community development along Highway 41; the Hispanization of the South; geography of Europe and the Middle East; and the diffusion of Turkish culture and businesses throughout Germany.
Please contact me if you have any questions!
Some Useful Links:
- Association of
American Geographers
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National Geographic
Society
- Topographic
Maps on the Web
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Newsmagazine of the Earth
Sciences
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U.S. Historical
Census
Data
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University of Texas Map Collection
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Educational Material from
the Weather Channel
- Interactive
World Time Atlas
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Vegetation
Maps at Stanford University
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Satellite Imagery
from Terra Server
- National Council
for Geographic
Education
- Quiz
Site for U.S. Geography
- National
Atmospheric and Oceanic
Administration
(NOAA)
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Additional Geosources
on the Web
- The
Chronicle of Higher Education
- The Christian
Science Monitor
- The New York
Times
- The Right-To-Know
Network
- Aljazeera on You Tube (English version)
- 2005 photo project on parking and garbage at VSU
-
A Guide to
Environmental Stewardship
- Population Growth and Dwindling Resources
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness - all foes to real understanding. Likewise, tolerance or broad, wholesome charitable views
of men and things cannot be acquired by vegetating in our little corner of the earth all one's lifetime." Mark Twain
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge." Stephen Hawking
"He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would fully suffice. This disgrace to civilization should be done away with at once. Heroism at command, senseless brutality, deplorable love-of-country stance, how violently I hate all this, how despicable an ignoble war is; I would rather be torn to shreds than be a part of so base an action! It is my conviction that killing under the cloak of war is nothing but an act of murder." Albert Einstein
"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." George Santayana
"The hottest place in Hell is reserved for those who in time of crisis remain neutral." Dante Alighieri
"Where they burn books, so too will they in the end burn human beings." Heinrich Heine