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Applied Anthropology, Anthropology, BA
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Earth and Space Science Education
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Cultural Competencies Certificate
Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Science and Applications Certificate
Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Certificate
GIS and Geospatial Techniques Certificate
Geospatial Intelligence Analysis Certificate
Uncrewed Aerial Systems (UAS) Science and Applications Certificate
The Cejka Planetarium in Kopchick Hall is a digital planetarium 35 feet in diameter. It is used extensively for educational outreach as well as in undergraduate instruction, both for introductory astronomy courses and in classes for Earth and Space Science teaching majors.
The Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences Department is committed to combating racism through fostering inclusive and welcoming spaces for diverse students, and fostering student learning outcomes that expand the understanding of race: particularly, that race is not a biological reality, but that race and racism are cultural and social constructs that intersect with social class and other forms of social positionality to produce harm for people of color in our society and globally.
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Dr. Amanda Poole, Professor of Anthropology, co-authored a peer-reviewed article titled “Smugglers vs. Students: Migration Deterrence and Understandings of Risk Among Eritrean Refugees in Ethiopia.”
Ken Coles will present “A New Eye: The Rubin Telescope!”, a planetarium show about the newly opened Vera C. Rubin Observatory.
Amanda Poole, Professor of Anthropology, published a feature article in The Migration Information Source titled “Severe Repression in Eritrea Has Prompted Decades of Exodus.”
Ben Ford, faculty in the Department of Anthropology, Geospatial and Earth Sciences, was recently sworn in as a member of the Maryland Historical Trust Board of Trustees. He is filling the submerged archaeology position on the board.
IUP’s Cejka Planetarium has announced the fall 2025 schedule.