Education Tidbits
Samantha Rhodes of “Online Engineering Degrees” (“an nonprofit online resource devoted to explaining to students their options as well as the pitfalls and benefits associated with pursuing an online engineering degree.”) wrote:
We just posted an article, “50 Best Blogs for Geography Geeks” ( http://www.onlineengineeringdegree.org/50-best-blogs-for-geography-geeks ). I thought I’d bring it to your attention in case you think your readers would find it interesting.
I am happy to let you know that your site has been included in this list.
I have to admit, there were some blogs on the list I’d not heard of and must say I found the descriptions of some of the blogs I do know as rather “generous.”
- 50 Best Blogs for Geography Geeks
The International Geography Olympiad sounds far more rigorous than the U.S. Geography Bee. Twenty eight students representing as many countries travelled to Taiwan and were challenged with “a written exam, field work and multimedia.” In the field work portion, students visited the Ghandu Wetlands in Taipei and were required to use satellite maps and prompts to draw a relevant map of the area, marking different vegetation and land uses.
The University of Kentucky is buying in to Facebook Places. It’s ad agency has helped erect “sculptures” on campus with FB’s red teardrop icon changed to the school’s blue (too much like another player’s for my taste) to remind students and visitors to check-in.
- RWW
- Adage (image included)
The Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center (WyGISC) and the Brinkerhoff Geology Library have partnered this semester to provide a venue to answer geospatial data-related questions for students, faculty and staff.
This GIS Consultation Desk will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2-5 p.m. during the fall semester in the Brinkerhoff Geology Library, located on the first floor of the S.H. Knight Geology Building. Appointments are appreciated, though drop-ins are also welcome.
After my PhD, I want to work for NGA. That’s the story for one of the winners of the Chasman Scholarship, one aimed at encouraging women to work in science and engineering. The scholarship is from Brookhaven Women in Science (BWIS), a not-for-profit organization at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory.
Joanna Laroussi earned two B.A. degrees in geography: one from the University of Silesia in Poland in 2003, and another from CUNY Hunter College in 2010. Her goal in 2003 was to immediately continue her education to obtain an advanced degree, but her family moved to the U.S. in 2004, and, as an immigrant, she did not have the opportunity to go directly to college. She spent her first years in the U.S. working long hours as a child-care worker, learning English and saving funds for college.
Currently, Laroussi is working toward a master’s degree in geography at CUNY Hunter College. She has also been accepted in a Ph.D. program at the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department at the CUNY Graduate Center, where she plans to continue her studies in 2011. In 2009, she started to work part time as an intern with the New York City Department of Education Office of Pupil Transportation, where she has the opportunity to build her professional geographic information system experience and apply the concepts she learned in the classroom to real-world projects.
“It is a great honor for me to receive the Chasman Scholarship,” Laroussi said. “It will help me significantly in becoming a professional in the field of geographic information systems. After finishing my education, I wish to work for a government agency performing critical geospatial analyses and using maps to present findings.”
- ECN Mag
