Abstract
Promoting Geospatial Technology at North Carolina Central University Track: Education Author(s): Rakesh Malhotra, Gordana Vlahovic, Mike Renslow, Albert Barnett, Jasper Harris The Environmental, Earth and Geospatial Sciences Department at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) is establishing a GIS Research, Innovative Teaching, and Service (GRITS) Center and has partnered with ASPRS to offer a "provisional" GIS certificate program to graduating seniors and graduate students. Certifications and accreditations are the norm for most disciplines and the GIS industry and academia too are slowly but surely moving to finalize accreditation and certification processes that will be applied to institutions graduating GIS professionals and people aspiring to be GIS professionals, respectively. This presentation will focus on the role that the GRITS initiative and the certificate program have played in attracting students to the department. In addition to discussing the partnership with ASPRS to develop and offer "provisional certification" to NCCU students, the authors would also like to communicate the leading role that the department is playing, in cooperation with ASPRS, to promote geospatial education among HBCUs and other educational institutions. Rakesh Malhotra North Carolina Central University Environmental Earth and Geospatial Sciences 1150 Pebble Creek Crossing Durham , NC 27713 US Phone: 919-530-6575 E-mail: rmalhotra@nccu.edu Gordana Vlahovic North Carolina Central University Environmental Earth and Geospatial Sciences 1242 M Townes Complex 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-5172 E-mail: gvlahovic@nccu.edu Mike Renslow American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ASPRS) 2880 Bailey Hill Road Eugene , NC 97405 US Phone: 541-343-1066 E-mail: renslow76@comcast.net Albert Barnett North Carolina Central University Environmental Earth and Geospatial Sciences 1242 Mary Townes Science Complex 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-7126 E-mail: abarnett@nccu.edu Jasper Harris North Carolina Central University Environmental Earth and Geospatial Sciences 1242 M Townes Science Complex 1801 Fayetteville St Durham , NC 27707 US Phone: 919-530-6494 E-mail: jharris@nccu.edu |
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