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PHOTO: Bob Kolvoord in Ghana

Mapping is Making a Difference in Ghana

In 2012, Bob Kolvoord was named Esri's first education ambassador. Michael Gould, global education manager at Esri, had approached him earlier in the year about a pilot program the company was creating to introduce GIS to secondary students living in developing countries.

Dr. David Slykhuis

Slykhuis elected as President of SITE, wins NTLI award

Dr. David Slykhuis, co-Director of the JMU Center of STEM Education and Outreach has recently been elected as President of the Society for Information Technology in Teacher Education (SITE).

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JMU Professors and Students Reach Out at the Fifth Annual Lego League

On Saturday December 8th and 9th, Memorial Hall filled over 800 kids, parents, and volunteers eager to take part in the fifth annual regional championship of the FIRST LEGO League.

Bob Kolvoord Teaching

Mapping an Innovative Course

Bob Kolvoord, interim dean of CISE, co-created the Geospatial Semester, a class that combines the best of Madison's hands-on approach to learning with cutting-edge technology to teach Virginia's high-school seniors about the innovative field of geospatial analysis.