Geography

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Why a CWU Geography major was drawn to the program

When Environmental Geography major Dylan Zintz first arrived at CWU, he was pretty sure he was going to study Spanish.

After discovering the field of geography through one of his breadth requirement classes, he knew his career was heading in a completely different direction.

 Photo of Dylan Zintz in front of Barge Hall, the original Normal School building.

Article: Graduating senior finds inspiration in community, making the world a better place

The complicated business of changing digital map names and boundaries

An interview with Dr. Sterling Quinn on Marketplace. 

Sterling Quinn, Professor of Geography at Central Washington University, explains how digital map companies have historically navigated complicated name or border changes.

A mobile device with a mapping app displayed

Article: The complicated business of changing digital map names and boundaries

 

 

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YVC President Teresa Rich and CWU President Jim Wohlpart celebrate their MOU signing on May 26

New partnership between CWU and YVC to enhance four-year degree pathways

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CWU alum Nolan Teasley

CWU alum named GM of Minnesota Vikings

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