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