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Winter 2010 course offering:
GC 470 Environmental Ethics - This course will provide students with the opportunity to read and discuss some of the classic environmental literature written by famous environmental and conservation authors such as Leopold, Olson, Muir and Thoreau. Articles written by many of today’s contemporary authors will also be read and discussed. In addition, this course will examine ethical issues surrounding some of the most hotly debated issues of today including climate change, biodiversity, habitat fragmentation and species extinction.
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Winter 2010 course registration begins on Friday, Oct. 30. Please see the Advising page for more information. 
Colleen Mikelson was selected as the Geography Department’s Outstanding Graduating Senior. She was recognized at the NMU Honors Banquet. Mikelson, an environmental science major, has served as the vice president of the Environmental Science Organization and a member of the GTU geography honors society, and was active in campus organizations and club sports. 
What can you do with a major in geography? All kinds of things. Some career fields that recruit geography graduates include business, international organizations, environmental organizations and the tourism industry.
Frederick "Fritz" Nelson '73, professor of geography at the University of Delaware and 2007 NMU Alumni Association Distinguished Alumnus, is a member of a group working within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize jointly with former U.S. Vice President Al Gore. IPCC is a science body advising the United Nations on the dangers of global warming.