October 1997
VITA
Gary H. (Joe) Searl
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geography
University of Oregon
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
B.B.A. University of Oregon, 1959, M.S. University of Oregon 1966, Additional Graduate Work, University of Oregon, 1973-1974
Drain High School, 1960-1963
Lincoln Jr. High School, Cottage Grove, 1963-1967
Lane Community College, 1967-1989
University of Oregon, 1968 to present
PUBLICATIONS AND RECENT PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
"Whitehorse Ranch in Southeast Oregon," with Harvey Bennett, Newsletter, Association of Pacific Coast Geographers, Spring, 1966.
"Point Roberts, Washington: Problems of an Enclave," Oregon Geographer, Fall, 1967.
Beginning Cartography, Writers Project Series #1, Association of Oregon Geographers, 1967.
Places People Live, with Larry King and Ryan Anderson, 1974.
Coordinating Editor, Oregon Scratch Atlas, 1975.
"Telecourse in Consumer Education," with George Alverque and Julie Lamberts.
Personal and Family Financial Planning: Perspectives on Community College Programs, 1980.
"Oregon The Beaver State," World Book Encyclopedia, 1988 with T.C. McClintock
"Portland," World Book Encyclopedia, 1988.
The Making of a Mexican City: Guadalajara, 1988 (video)
"Crater Lake," World Book Encyclopedia, 1993.
Uniquely Oregon (with Larry King, Clark Hildon and Kate Simon), 1992.
ExplOregon--a CD-ROM, part of Oregon School Atlas Project
"After the Mills Close" (tentative title), accepted for publication in Small Town
Directed the production of over 40 student-made video tapes
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Presentations at the Daido Institute at Nagoya, Japan, Spring 1990
Cultural Landscapes of U.S.A. - The Everyday Scene
Origins of the American Cultural Landscape
Spatial Structure of American Cities
Where things are and why they are there
Consumer Landscapes
Off-Campus Field-Based Programs
1966 Faculty Member, National Defense Education Act (NDEA) Institute for Secondary Teachers at La Grande, Oregon
1972 Director, European Landscapes, University of Oregon
1974 Director, European Landscapes, University of Oregon
1975 Faculty Member, Project Quest, British Columbia, SE Alaska Coast
1978 Co-Director, Guatemalan Landscapes, University of Oregon
1979 Director, Mexican Landscapes, Lane Community College
1980 Director, Mexican Landscapes, Lane Community College
1982 Faculty Member for Teacher Inservice, Truk, Micronesia
1984 Director, Mexican Landscapes, Lane Community College
1985 Director, European Landscapes, University of Oregon and Lane Community College
1986 Director, Oregon Landscapes, University of Oregon
1988 Director, Faculty Video Production in Mexico, Lane Community College
1989 Director, Faculty Video Production in Mexico, Lane Community College
1992 Instructor, Oregon Institute for Marine Biology
PRESENTATIONS AT PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:
Association of Oregon Geographers
1967 "Field Techniques for Secondary Students" (with Gary Linton)
1969 "Using Music and Slides for Introducing Black studies" (with Bobby Edwards)
1970 "Simulated Field Work for Social Studies Teaching"
1973 "The Landscape, Music, and Literature"
1974 "Two Mountain Towns--Valsetz and Brienzwieler" (with Rick Price)
1976 "Learning Materials While Traveling: An Introduction"
1983 "The Woodburn Quadrangle"
1986 "Teacher-Made Video"
Oregon Council for the Social Sciences
1967 "A Research Oriented Geography Course"
Association of Pacific Coast Geographers
1967 "On Training Geography Teachers to be Geographers" Abstract in APCG Yearbook, vol. 29, 1967
1997 "Multimedia Development: The Oregon Experience" (with Bill Loy)
Community College Social Science Association
1975 "Simulated Field Work for Urban Studies" (with Ryan Anderson)
1976 "Image Building of the Urban Place" (with Ryan Anderson)
National Council for Geographic Education
1968 "Geography and the training of Professional People"
1970 Workshop: Local Studies (focus on Galveston, TX) (with Harvey Bennett)
1971 Workshop: Local Studies (focus on Atlanta, GA) (with Harvey Bennett)
1976 "Association of Oregon Geographers: Activism on an Economy Budget"
1976 Panel member on "Introductory Cultural Geography Courses"
1987 "Teacher-Made Video"
1993 "Survival of Small Towns in Western Oregon"
Oregon Committee for the Humanities
1979 "Evolution of a Company-Owned Town" (with Rick Price)
1984 "Oakridge Yesteryear," served as researcher for the script. Gave introduction to the play at the performances.
Oregon Academy of Science
1984 "Professional Geography and the Global Studies Requirement in Oregon Public High Schools" Abstract in Oregon Academy of Science Yearbook, 1984
1990 "It's Time To Do Our Own Video" Abstract in Oregon Academy of Science Yearbook
PRESENTATIONS AT ORGANIZATIONS
1976 "Houses and Culture" Lutheran Church, Danebo
1978 Commencement Address at Valsetz High School
1979 "Guatemalan Landscapes: Mayan and Ladino" Delta Park Mobile Homes, Eugene
1979 "Guatemalan Landscapes" Salem Women's Study Group
1982 "Mexican Cities" Extension Service, Eugene
1983 "Mexican Towns and Cities Contrasted with Those in the U.S.A. " Pacific Northwest International Intercultural Consortium, Regional Meeting
1984 "City Comparisons" Eugene Jewish Community Center
1984 "Valsetz: End of a Company-Owned Town" Rotary Club, La Grande, Oregon.
1986 "Valsetz: End of a Company-Owned Town" Pacific Coast Map Librarians Association Annual Meeting
1986 "Valsetz: End of a Company-Owned Town" University of Oregon Library Staff Association
1992 "Geography Awareness Week Panel" Pacific University
1993 "Where Did the Wagon Trainers Settle in Oregon" University of Oregon Trail Presentation
PRESENTATIONS AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS, 1967-1992
Elmira High School, Crest Drive Elementary, Sheldon High School, Kennedy Middle School, Spencer Butte Middle School (2), Myrtle Creek Elementary School, Myrtle Creek Middle School, Lincoln Middle School (Cottage Grove), South Salem High School, Springfield Middle School, Cottage Grove High School, South Eugene High School (2), Bohemia Elementary (Cottage Grove)
SERVICE TO THE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY
University Teacher Education Committee, 1970-71, 1989-92
Subject Norm Committee for Social Sciences, 1970-92
Advisor for geography majors seeking a teaching credential, 1970-present
Director, Graduate Studies Program for Teachers of Geography, 1969-present
American Studies Committee 1990
Departmental Tea/Seminar Coordinator, Winter 1997, Winter 1998
Director, Summer Session, Department of Geography, 1995-present
OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Program Committee, Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 1987.
Co-organizer, "Community College Geography," Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting, Portland, Oregon, 1987.
Institutional Research for Lane Community College. Completed Report, "Some Aspects of the Cultural and Political Landscape of the Lane Community College District.
"Teaching about the Cultural Landscape" Workshop for the National Geographic Society, La Grande and Monmouth (Oregon), 1988.
Board Member and Treasurer, Mid-Oregon Production Arts Network
Member and Past President, Eugene-Kakegawa Sister City Committee
Member of Steering Committee, International Student Friendship Foundation