Academic Advising
The Undergraduate Academic Advisor for the Geography Department is Andy Ruff. His office is located in Student Building Room #055. Andy is a multi-departmental advisor and he is generally available in the Student Building on Mondays and Thursdays. He is also sometimes available to meet with Geography students on other days during the week at his office in the Geology Building. To schedule an appointment, please e-mail Andy at ajruff@indiana.edu.
Andy provides prospective and current undergraduate students with information about majors and the minor in Geography, as well as departmental course offerings. He is responsible for submitting major and minor declarations and helps students build class schedules and track their academic progress throughout the course of their undergraduate career. He assists students with internship opportunities, and he alerts students to upcoming events and other opportunities. He can speak to students about job possibilities, and directs students to useful on-campus resources (academic, professional, and personal).
Students interested in a geography internship for credit should first schedule an appointment with Andy to discuss the internship. He can also provide the form that must be filled out and submitted to Susan White in the main office (Student Building Room 120) to be approved to register for course credit for internship via GEOG G460 (Internship in Geographical Analysis). The form can also be accessed through the following link: G460 Form 
Andy can also assist students interested in taking GEOG G450 (Undergraduate Readings and Research in Geography) for credit. The form for G450 can be accessed at the following link: G450 Form
