The City of Newport News Department of Information Technology is hiring a GIS Technician/Specialist. We are looking for an individual with a passion for geospatial science and a strong skill set in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online. The successful candidate will be responsible for implementation, development, and maintenance of GIS data, maps, and applications. There […]
The Nature Conservancy has a paid GIS Technician Internship this summer: Working w/ Conservation Scientist (Jean Lorber) Candidate ideally has varied forest ecology, remote sensing, coding background to couple with GIS experience (Jean will gladly answer any questions you may have: ask JG for email address) Position pays $26 hour, is 10 weeks long, and […]
The Department of Geography will be holding a Spring Awards Banquet on Wednesday April 12, 2023, at Brock’s Riverside Grill, Fredericksburg! YOU are invited!You can read a bit about the banquet and see some photographs here – be sure to check out the slides at the bottom of the page. This will be our first […]
I recommend that Geography and GIS students attend this Great Lives panel presentation, about Dr. Gladys West, who worked on early GPS and geodesy at the Dahlgren Naval Weapons Center!Information here: https://www.umw.edu/greatlives/lecture/gladys-west-technology-pioneer/ This is Feb 2, 7:30 pm in Dodd Auditorium, GW Hall, no charge for entry!This is the story of Dr. Gladys West (b. […]
Please join me for an information session about the Master of Science in Geospatial Analysis, specifically with regard to admission in Fall 2023, including info about the 4+1 program and regular graduate entry! Wednesday Jan 25 4:30 pm Monroe Hall, room 319 Deadline for 4+1 applications is the week of Feb 13 (week 6). For […]