GIST Programs University of Arizona

https://arizona.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/4/home/requisition/20870?c=arizona&sq=geospatial%20data%20curator

GeoSpatial Data Curator Data Curation and ManagementCurates and manages campus GeoSpatial data content including oversight and implementation of existing data maintenance and...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/current-ua-ms-gist-student-travis-zalesky-starts-new-position-research-assistant

Current UA MS-GIST Student Travis Zalesky Starts New Position as Research Assistant Current UA MS-GIST Student Travis Zalesky Starts New Position as Research Assistant Today Image Current UA MS-GIST Student Travis Zalesky Starts New Position as Research Assistant with  Arizona's Tri-University Recharge and Water Reliability Project.  Congrats Travis! For more information see: htt...

https://www.pima.gov/2004/Pima-County-24th-Annual-GIS-Fair

Pima County 24th Annual GIS Fair | Pima County, AZ Annual GIS Fair hosted by Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The GIS Fair provides attendees the opportunity to learn about GIS and related technologies by watching live demonstrations and attending presentations.

UA's MS-GIST Alumni Nick Camacho Lands New Job UA's MS-GIST Alumni Nick Camacho Lands New Job Today UA's MS-GIST Alumni Nick Camacho Lands New Job Image Nick Camacho University of Arizona's MS-GIST alumnus (2022) Nick Camacho lands new job with the City of San Diego as a Project Officer II. Way to go Nick!

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/uas-ms-gist-student-patrick-kerwin-joins-nasa-develop-team

UA's MS-GIST Student, Patrick Kerwin, joins NASA DEVELOP Team UA's MS-GIST Student, Patrick Kerwin, joins NASA DEVELOP Team Today Patrick Kerwin joins NASA DEVELOP Team Image The University of Arizona's MS-GIST Student, Patrick Kerwin, joins NASA DEVELOP Team this fall.  Way to go Patrick!

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/new-associate-professor-and-associate-director-gist

New Associate Professor and Associate Director of GIST New Associate Professor and Associate Director of GIST Today Dr. Jennifer Mason now Associate Director of UAGIST Image Dr. Jennifer Mason, Associate Director of UAGIST and Associate Professor of School of Geography Development and Environment Dr. Jennifer Mason has been promoted to Associate Profess...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/caroline-patrick-birdwell-ms-gist-2011-now-full-time-gis-faculty-tohono-oodham-community

Caroline Patrick-Birdwell (MS-GIST 2011) now full-time GIS faculty at Tohono O'odham Community College Caroline Patrick-Birdwell (MS-GIST 2011) now full-time GIS faculty at Tohono O'odham Community College Today MS-GIST Alumni now full time faculty at local Community College Image Caroline Patrick-Birdwell In August of this year Caroline Patrick-Birdwell (MS GIST 2011) took a full-time faculty positi...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/2018-alumni-visit-ua

2018 Alumni Visit UA 2018 Alumni Visit UA Today Mohamed Mohamed & Eric Harrison Visit UA Image Eric Harrison (left), Chris Lukinbeal (GIST Director), Mohamed Mohamed (right) Mohamed Mohamed, at KLJ Engineering (right), and Eric Harrison,  EY Parthenon (left) stopped by UA to visit and discuss their successful GIS care...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/chris-lukinbeal-publishes-new-book-cinematic-cartography

Chris Lukinbeal Publishes New Book on Cinematic Cartography | SBS Arizona Quickstart Chris Lukinbeal Publishes New Book on Cinematic Cartography Today Cinematic Cartography Image Cinematic Cartography Routledge Chris Lukinbeal. 2025. Cinematic Cartography: Scale, Analysis, Topography.  London: Routledge (preview first chapter free). This book uniquely bridges the conceptual gap bet...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/university-arizonas-path-enhanced-user-experience-through-custom-gis-routing-tool

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/ms-gist-student-austin-riley-lands-job-usgs

MS-GIST Student Austin Riley Lands Job with USGS | SBS Arizona Quickstart MS-GIST Student Austin Riley Lands Job with USGS Today UAGIST Student Lands Job with USGS Image Current MS-GIST Student at the University of Arizona, Austin Riley, has landed a new job with the USGS.  As Austin notes on Linkedin "I am a graduate student at the University of Arizona studying geograp...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/ua-ms-gist-alumnus-michael-ivison-now-senior-consultant-boozallenhamilton

UA MS-GIST Alumnus Michael Ivison now Senior Consultant with #BoozAllenHamilton | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Michael notes that "I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve joined hashtag as Senior Consultant - Geospatial Analyst, Mid! In addition to its culture of innovation, Booz Allen is known for supporting employees in all aspects of life. I can’t wait to start my hashtag !" C...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/patrick-kerwin-ms-gist-student-starts-new-intern-nasa

Patrick Kerwin, MS-GIST Student starts new Intern with NASA | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Patrick Kerwin, a current MS-GIST at UA just started a new Intern with NASA. As Patrick notes, "I am happy to announce I’ve started as an intern with NASA’s Disaster Response Coordination System at Langley Research Center, where I will be helping leverage NASA’s Earth observation capabilities ...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/single-dad-slays-personal-demons-earning-degree-through-arizona-online

Single dad slays 'personal demons' by earning a degree through Arizona Online | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Standing among thousands of his fellow Wildcats at this year's commencement ceremony, 39-year-old Cameron Green wasn't just celebrating the end of his academic journey. He was reflecting on the years of work and occasional hardship that led him to Arizona Stadium that evening. "I wasn't pursuing thi...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/jessica-abrahams-starts-new-position-gisprogrammer-analyst-4-jackson-county-oregon

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/connor-wilson-ms-gist-alumni-new-job

Connor Wilson, MS-GIST Alumni New Job! | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Connor Wilson, MS-GIST 2023, Alumni New Job, Senior GIS Specialist at King County Metro Transit!

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/antonia-lopez-2024-esri-user-conference-student-assistantship

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/tamara-holt-msgist-2024-internship-arizona-land-and-water-trust

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/congrats-hannajane-prichett-esri-solutions-engineer

Congrats to Hannajane Prichett ESRI Solutions Engineer | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Congrats to Hannajane Prichett, alumni MSGIST 2021, who has accepted a job with Esri Denver as a Solutions Engineer.

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/ethan-chang-ms-gist-2024-has-new-position-support-analyst-esri

Ethan Chang, MS-GIST 2024 - Has a new position as a Support Analyst for Esri! | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Congratualtions to Ethan Chang, who just completed their 909 capstone project and is graduating this spring 2024, on their new GIS position as a GIS Support Analyst for Esri!I will be joining Esri in Redlands, CA as a GIS Support Analyst in the Regulated Industries department. The role of the SA is....

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/ms-gist-graduate-student-travis-zalesky-wins-uarizona-data-visualization-challenge

MS-GIST Graduate Student Travis Zalesky Wins UArizona Data Visualization Challenge! | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Congratulations to MS-GIST student Travis Zalesky who was the first place winner for the 2024 Data Visualization Challenge sponsored by the University Libraries’ Data Cooperative and CATalyst Studios. Travis won in the Graduate/Professional student category with their map titled The Olympic States...

https://gis.arizona.edu/news/ms-gist-alum-liz-wilshin-gis-analyst-bge-inc

MS-GIST Alum Liz Wilshin is a GIS Analyst at BGE, Inc. | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs Congratulations to Liz Wilshin, an MS-GIST alum who is working for BGE, Inc. as a GIS Analyst!BGE, Inc. is a company that specializes in engineering, construction, environmental services, planning, surveying, and more. BGE is driven to ensure that our solutions endure for generations. We exist to se...

SGDE faculty, including GIST professor Dr. Jenny Mason have begun their mentoring program on campus! The program aims to help middle school students in Tucson's Sunnyside Unified School District engage in STEM on campus.

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New UArizona program looks to diversify STEM engagement among local youth Led by Adriana Zuniga-Teran, a researcher in the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy, the mentoring program focuses on a school district with 90% Hispanic enrollment.

Congrats to GIST Professor Dr. Jennifer Mason on receiving a $100k grant with colleagues from the Udall Center. They will be bringing over approximately 80 middle school students to come to UofA to work on GIS projects over the whole year.

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Udall Center Researcher Receives $100k from RII for Novel STEM Mentoring Program for Middle School Students | Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy Udall Center Researcher Receives $100k from RII for Novel STEM Mentoring Program for Middle School Students Aug. 8, 2023 UArizona researchers joined up with Lauffer Middle School STEM teacher and nonprofit CommunityShare to design and implement a multi-tiered peer mentoring program for the 2023-24 s...

Upcoming event: Mapping Racist Covenants (MRC) Project Completion Event

Friday, August 25th from 5:30-7:00PM

Mapping Racist Covenants (MRC) Project Completion Event | Geographic Information Systems Technology Programs There will be a Mapping Racist Covenants (MRC) Project Completion Event on Friday, August 25th from 5:30-7:00PM in the Sentinel Building on the campus of Tucson Housing & Community Development (HCD) (310 N. Commerce Park Loop). Funded by the 2022 Mellon Borderlands grant funding from the UA Library,...