To Whom It May Concern:

I’m currently working on my dissertation, which examines the challenges GIS instructors face when collaborating across organizations. I’m reaching out to see if you might be able to help distribute my survey to your members.

The survey takes 10-15 minutes to complete and is designed to gather insights from GIS educators on this important topic. Your participation, or the participation of your members, would be invaluable to my research.

I understand that time is limited, but I would be incredibly grateful for your support in sharing this survey. The insights gathered will directly shape the findings and recommendations of my study.

Thank you so much for considering my request.

More information and the survey in the link below:

https://forms.office.com/r/3CNgM8JuB9

2024 CGIA Professional Development Series #3: How to Get Your Foot in Our Door

Get ready for Session #3 of our Professional Development Speaker Series – “How to Get Your Foot in Our Door”, happening on May 15th. We’re bringing together an exceptional lineup of speakers who are at the forefront of GIS innovation. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or just starting your GIS journey, discover firsthand what qualities they seek in candidates, gain tips on navigating their hiring processes, and gain a deeper understanding of the current landscape of the GIS job market. Don’t miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights that can help propel your career forward!

Visit the following link for more info and to register:
https://cgia.org/2024/04/2024-cgia-professional-development-series-3-how-to-get-your-foot-in-our-door-may-15/

Join us for a new Fall semester of 2023.  Located at the 605 & 60 freeway, Rio Hondo’s 24th year of GIS offerings are scheduled to start August 19th for both online & hybrid (one evening a week). Several optional field sessions are scheduled on Fridays or Saturdays. 

• Introduction to GIS (GIS 120) two offerings, online or Hybrid (once a week on campus)
• GIS 150 – Small Unmanned Aircraft System (& Photogrammetry)
• GIS 220 – GIS Applications
• GIS 221 – Cartography Design and GIS
• GIS 280 – Geospatial Prog & Web Services
• GIS 281 – Crime Mapping and Analysis

For more information, visit http://www.riohondo.edu/gis . Also a short video about the Rio Hondo GIS Program https://bit.ly/3DLLuVL 

Looking to take an interesting Geography course? Try out GEOG 441/541, Geography of Mars, at CSULB.

The class requires only that a student has taken introductory physical geography or general geology or a comparable course, so that they have a basic understanding of how our home planet “works.”  From that, they will acquire deep familiarity with Mars as an actual place to them, learning about Mars’ tectonic, geomorphic, and meteorological processes and the regional landscapes they produce.  They will be able to understand a lot of the martian research frontier by the end of the class and a few may be inspired to intern at JPL!

This is a “once in an academic lifetime” opportunity for students!

Here is a link to the flyer for the course —  https://home.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/mars/MarsFlyerF23.pdf

Looking for a class on field applications for GIS? Sign up for GIS 130 at Rio Hondo College!

The course provides students and working professionals an expanded hands-on study on field data collection and methods using various geospatial technology including Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and sUAV (small unmanned aerial vehicles) for applications in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RMS). Experience in using field data collection enhances GIS technician and analyst employability. Students will research real world applications for public safety, public works, digital humanities and various sciences. This course will include off-campus field trips.