The Department of Geography/Geology houses three state-of-the-art computer laboratories. The Cartography & GIS Laboratory consists of two separate computer labs. The Cartography Laboratory supports instruction in cartographic design with eight Macintosh computers and Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Software in the GIS laboratory includes ESRI ArcView, ArcGIS, MapObjects, MapINFO, SpaceStat, and Visual Basic. The laboratory has been recognized as an ESRI-certified training facility.

The Remote Sensing and GIS Applications Laboratory (RSAL) is a sophisticated computational facility that facilitates instruction and research. Faculty, staff, and students from physics, engineering, computer science, biology, and geography and geology are involved with multi-disciplinary basic and applied research projects involving:

Most assistants teach laboratories of discussions in physical geography. The standard nine-month assistantship carries a stipend of over $11,430 plus remission of up to 12 hours of tuition each semester including summer school. Assistants are expected to work 20 hours per week