World Campus spring graduates include students in U.S., Afghanistan
A married couple in New Jersey, a State College resident and a civilian worker in Afghanistan will all receive degrees earned online through the World Campus during Penn State’s spring commencement May...
View ArticlePenn State professor sets off on journey to improve geospatial intelligence
Penn State professor Todd Bacastow seeks to redefine -- and educate the world about -- the discipline of geospatial intelligence. He's spearheading several projects to investigate how professionals...
View ArticlePenn State selected as Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences
Penn State was one of a select group of U.S. educational institutions to be named a Center of Academic Excellence in Geospatial Sciences (CAE GS) by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) in...
View ArticlePenn State partners with National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
In October, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency renewed two five-year partnerships with Penn State, one with the Department of Geography in the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences and another...
View ArticleHuman rights advocate is recipient of Murphy Award
Angela Chang, a human rights advocate with Amnesty International and a student in the Penn State online master’s degree program in Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Intelligence option, was...
View ArticleWorld Campus remote sensing certificate helps GIS professionals use drone data
A new online graduate certificate program in remote sensing and earth observation is being offered by the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences through Penn State World Campus. Students will learn to...
View ArticleQuink recognized with 2016 Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence
Tyson J. Quink, a Penn State student, was selected to receive the 2016 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence. He was honored on June 28 during the 2016 Esri User Conference held in San...
View ArticleFarnsworth receives 2017 Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence
Robert J. Farnsworth, a retired U.S. Army reconnaissance engineer and Penn State alumnus, was selected to receive the 2017 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence.
View ArticlePenn State alumnus to help oversee athlete, visitor safety during Olympics
A Penn State graduate, who earned his degree online, is leading an FBI team that is charged with overseeing the safety of athletes, spectators and visitors during the Winter Olympics.
View ArticleGeospatial intelligence students boost careers with online program
Dan Steiner knows a thing or two about assessing terrain, gathering knowledge sources and weighing human interactions — all things required in the field of geospatial intelligence — on the fly. The...
View ArticlePenn State graduate students win award in geospatial intelligence
A team of Penn State graduate students recently received the 2018 Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence, a Penn State endowed scholarship award, for work they did during a geospatial...
View ArticleAir Force captain sees Penn State degree as pathway to working in GIS
Katie Meckler, a captain in the U.S. Air Force, helps pilots navigate the skies. She’s completed six deployments around the world and has moved across the country for a new assignment. And she still...
View ArticleGeospatial intelligence helps emergency management teams make better maps
Penn State’s online geospatial intelligence program gives managers hands-on experience leveraging spatial tools and data to determine how to deploy first responders to hard-hit areas.
View ArticleWorld Campus graduate, reservist wins award for geospatial intelligence
Penn State World Campus graduate and Air Force reservist Lauren Maloney has received the 2020 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence.
View ArticlePenn State launches master's degree in spatial data science
A new online master’s degree in spatial data science from Penn State aims to address the need for mapmakers who have programming and analytical skills.
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