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What Our Graduates Say |
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Click on the name of each of our
alumni in order to read their full
commentary:
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Dawn M. Drake
Newark, Delaware
Masters student, University of
Delaware
BS: IUP 2002 |
"Through closer interaction with the professors, I developed the skills and made the connections necessary for success in the discipline."
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Peter Hayward
Stoerrs, Connecticut
PhD student, University of
Connecticut
MA:
University of California - Santa
Barbara 2004
BA: IUP 2002 |
"The faculty and staff at the IUP Department of Geography are second to none. They are varied in their interests, have intriguing backgrounds and experiences, and are always willing to help."
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Sean Howard
Indiana County
Evergreen Conservancy
MS: IUP 1996 |
"I felt that I could take a holistic approach to my education, and the instructors fostered creative thought." |
Dominik Medved
Denver, Colorado
Senior GIS Application Developer,
Woolpert, LLP
MS: IUP 2001 |
"Even when I graduated, the faculty was there to help me in my job search with useful advice and favorable references."
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Bob Oblinsky
Suffolk, Virginia
GIS Manager, City of Suffolk
MS: IUP 1991 |
"I enrolled into the graduate
program to wait out the job market.
This turned out to be one of the
smartest decisions I’ve ever made." |
Chris Black
Phoenix, Arizona
GIS Analyst, Luke Air Force Base
BA: IUP 1998
MA: University of Arizona |
"The sequence of GIS courses
provided me with a strong foundation
in the theory and particle
application of the technology."
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Kevin Scott
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Project & GIS Manager, Gannett
Fleming, Inc.
BA: IUP 1997 |
"I now manage over 30 clients all
over Pennsylvania ... The knowledge
I gained at IUP was vital in
obtaining a starting position in the
field of GIS and
building my career to where it is now." |
Ryan Berner
Pittsburgh, Pennsylania
GIS Analyst, Local consulting firm
BA: IUP 2003 |
"I was left with a situation that
any new college grad would dream
of. I had to pick one job out of
three offered to me, all of which
allowed me to utilize my degree." |
Jason Kambitsis
San Diego, California
Graduate
Student, New School of Architecture and Design
BS: IUP 2005 |
"The department has a deep
connection to the community that
lets students put their knowledge to
work." |
Christopher Schmuck
Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
GIS Coordinator, Dauphin County
BA: IUP 2002 |
"The personal guidance and detailed
education at IUP has provided me
with the foundation, training, and
skills to excel beyond my initial
expectations." |
Joseph
Beard
Redlands, California
Technical Support Analyst, ESRI
MS: IUP 2003 |
"I am currently a technical support
analyst for Environmental Research
Systems Institute (ESRI) and I love
it. In my two years of
experience I have worked with real
estate agents, cartographers on the
city and county levels, 911
emergency centers, General Motors,
Cell phone companies, school
districts, commercial airlines, land
appraisers, college and university
faculty [as well as] a number of
federal government agencies, all of
the Armed Forces (Army, Marines,
Navy, and the Air Force) Bureau of
Land Management (BLM), National Park
Service (NPS), National Aeronautic
and Space Administration (NASA), US
Census Bureau, National Oceanic and
Atmosphere Administration (NOAA)
along with others." |
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Aaron
Mowry
Cranberry, PA
Database Applications Manger,
Cranberry Twp
BA & BS: IUP 1997 |
"I received bachelor degrees in Regional Planning and Geography in 1997. At IUP, through close interaction with professors and geography staff, I was given many opportunities to gain valuable work experience prior to ever graduating." |
Lindsey Gerner
Millersville, PA
Municipal Outreach Coordinator
BA: IUP 1999 |
"Current Position: Municipal
Outreach Coordinator. This is a
newly created position w/in the
YCPC. I have divided the County
into 7 regions. I analyze trends
in population, transportation,
income, housing, and land use
for a particular region. I then
create a slide show and present
my findings to local officials
(elected and appointed), school
boards, County Commissioners,
State Reps and State Senators.
After the meetings, I serve as
the "go to" person when a
municipality has questions on a
certain topic that was
presented." |
Deb McIntyre
Tularosa, New Mexico
New Mexico State University’s
Mathematics and Physical
Sciences Department
MA: IUP 1993 |
"After
several years with EG&G Special
Projects on White Sands Missile
Range in very
physically-demanding night-shift
work, and after a severe horse
training accident which left me
partially blind, I moved back
into education and became an
instructor on the missile range
for New Mexico State
University’s Mathematics and
Physical Sciences Department."
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