Friday, October 31. 2008

UConn to Close Center for Geographic Information and Analysis

"Centers" at the university are reviewed regularly to insure they align with the criteria defined in the university's updated academic plan. The Center for Geographic Information and Analysis and the Center for Health Promotion the only two of 13 to selected to close. Many factors (duplication of effort, small size, failure to contribute) are among those that can prompt closure. It's not clear what exactly tipped the balance for CGIA.

CGIA was a partnership between the staff of the Homer Babbidge Library and the Department of Geography geared to streamline geographic data and spatial analytic techniques for research at the university. Robert Cromley, UCCGIA director and professor of geography noted that the center was "no cost" and can't understand the logic of the closure.

- The Daily Campus (UConn's Paper)

Posted by Adena Schutzberg in Education at 06:49 | Comments (0) | Trackbacks (0) |

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