UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS
Eta Iota Chapter of
Gamma Theta Upsilon
| Welcome to the homepage of the UAF chapter of Gamma Theta Upsilon (GTU). GTU is an international honor society in geography that is represented on the UAF campus by the Eta Iota chapter. This website's purpose is to represent UAF GTU on the internet and serve as a site where information on upcoming and past club-related events can be made readily available. |
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Our membership roster for Spring Semester 2000 lists twelve active members including our faculty advisor. We meet in the Duckering Building on the University of Alaska Fairbanks campus, room 366 (see left, Cartography Lab), across from the Geography Department. UAF GTU works with the Geography Department and its faculty, professors Ken Barrick and Cary de Wit, to further the department's mission of higher education in Geography, and to promote student interest in geographical knowledge and awareness. |
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| 2000 University of Alaska Fairbanks GTU Member List | |||
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| Andrew D. Orthmann, President fsado@uaf.edu | Kathy Tschida, Vice President unity_7@hotmail.com | Brian J. Harshburger, Secretary-Treasurer fsbjh@uaf.edu | Cary De Wit, Faculty Advisor ffcwd@uaf.edu/font> |
| Matt T. Barlow fsmtb@uaf.edu | Sam J. Shea fssjs1@uaf.edu | Thomas E. Dilts fsted1@uaf.edu | Cathy Webb cathywebb@gci.net |
| M. Shane Walker fsmsw1@uaf.edu | Jennifer Eason fsjce2@uaf.edu | Holly Cianciotto fshlc@uaf.edu | Lynn Bundy fsrmb2@uaf.edu |
| UAF GTU Graduates | ||
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| Ryan Stamatis, President Spring 1998 to Fall 1998, Graduated December 1998 |
John R. Bennetto, Graduated Spring 1999 |
Matt Ewing, Graduated Spring 1999 |
GTU-sponsored Slide Presentations
Gibraltar & Iberia, Donald Lynch (Emeritus Professor of Geography, UAF)
The Andes, Edward Bueler (Professor of Mathematics, UAF)
Nyruba: A Town Not On the Map (Central Siberia), Donald Lynch (Emeritus Professor of Geography, UAF)
Images of the American Landscape, Peirce Lewis (Emeritus Professor of Geography, Pennsylvania State University
Prudhoe Bay & the Haul Road, John Bennetto (UAF Graduate in Geography)
Trekking Nepal, Ken Barrick (Professor of Geography, UAF)
Geothermal Development of New Zealand, Ken Barrick (Professor of Geography, UAF)
Creation of a Thematic Atlas, Roger Pearson (Emeritus Professor of Geography, UAF)
Other GTU Events
1999 Geography Awareness Week: Visits to area schools to speak about some aspect of Geography and a display in the UAF Wood Center
UAF Musk Oxen Farm field trip: Trip to UAF's Agricultural Farm to tour the Musk Oxen facility
GTU Haunted House: Cemetary set up for the Boys and Girls Club of Fairbanks at their haunted house in the old courthouse downtown
Forest Sports Festival: GTU participated in the 1998 Forest Sports Festival put together by the UAF School of Agriculture & Land Resources Development
Permafrost Tunnel: GTU periodically visits the permafrost tunnel northeast of Fairbanks
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About GTU and membership requirements: Information Page Our Geographic Resources: Geography Resource Links Page |
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