The Geography department provides a rewarding real-world work experience for students. There have been over 60 projects in the last two years with one lab manager and anywhere between two to eight student workers. Projects come from members in our local community, alumni, other faculty members, and graduate and undergraduate students. Some project examples include demographic mapping for the Merriam Park Neighborhood Association, membership mapping for Conservationists with Common Sense, client location services for the Mounds Park Academy, trade area analysis and franchise support mapping for College Nannies and Tutors, ethanol and bio-diesel plant location analyses for Feed Energy Corp., mapping support for the Minnesota Campaign for Conservation program, historical maps for publication in Dr. Catherine Cory’s new book “Introduction to the New Testament”, and soil and watershed mapping for the Cannon River Watershed. Visit the links to the left for details on these and other projects undertaken by our students and faculty.