{"id":14161,"date":"2015-12-04T15:29:13","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T20:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.cos.ucf.edu\/?p=14161"},"modified":"2024-08-16T09:43:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T13:43:16","slug":"gis-academy-hosts-national-geospatial-intelligence-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/gis-academy-hosts-national-geospatial-intelligence-agency\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS Academy Hosts National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_14453\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14453\" class=\"wp-image-14453\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"133\" width=\"387\" height=\"290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133-299x224.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/133.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14453\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 1: Academy youth pose with Deputy Director Sue Gordon of NGA, along with Dr. Hawthorne at the Atlanta Event.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>On Oct. 28, <a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/thawthorne\/geospatial-academy\/\">Timothy Hawthorne, Ph.D.<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.gsu.edu\/stemacademy\/\">The Geospatial STEM Academy<\/a>\u00a0hosted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.mil\/About\/Leadership\/Pages\/default.aspx\">Sue Gordon<\/a>, deputy director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nga.mil\/Pages\/Default.aspx\">National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency<\/a> (NGA), for a student and STEM meet and greet event. Currently an assistant professor of geographic information systems (GIS) in the department of sociology, Dr. Hawthorne is also the Founding Director and Principal Investigator of\u00a0 The Geospatial\u00a0STEM Academy.<\/p>\n<p>Held at the Atlanta Regional Commission center, 70-75 people were in attendance. Deputy Director Gordon and her team were in Atlanta on a previously scheduled trip to research GIS related projects.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon and her team took 2 hours out of their busy schedule to visit the event and talk to the students to give\u00a0advice and tips\u00a0for their future.<\/p>\n<p>About 20\u00a0STEM Academy students and their parents had\u00a0the opportunity to meet and talk\u00a0with\u00a0the\u00a0deputy director. The students\u00a0also had the chance to present their summer projects to her, showcasing their hard work and accomplishments. All the presentations will be published on a NGA special event website.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The event\u00a0began\u00a0at 6:30p.m with refreshments and\u00a0a short video\u00a0about the academy and its purpose. Dr. Hawthorne and <a href=\"http:\/\/sites.gsu.edu\/stemacademy\/staff\/\">Tara Mitchell, Lead Education Coordinator<\/a>, did academy introductory remarks before introducing deputy director Gordon.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14461\" style=\"width: 285px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14461\" class=\"wp-image-14461\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128.jpg\" alt=\"128\" width=\"275\" height=\"206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/128-299x224.jpg 299w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 275px) 100vw, 275px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14461\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 2: Academy high school youth present their emotion mapping project to the deputy director.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Deputy director\u00a0Gordon spoke to the audience briefly\u00a0about the importance of a STEM education.<\/p>\n<p>18 students presented their\u00a0projects to\u00a0the deputy director.\u00a0The presentations were set up in a science fair style, letting the students have a more one-on-one conversation with deputy director Gordon.<\/p>\n<p>There were 3\u00a0main presentations: determining sidewalk integrity for social service locations and walkability, greenspace and inventorying trees species,\u00a0and emotions and perceptions of youth in urban environments.<\/p>\n<p>These projects gave the youth the opportunity to learn new technology and apply their new\u00a0skills in real world settings as they worked with community partner organizations, including the Atlanta Community Food Bank, The Westside Atlanta Land Trust and The Atlanta Beltline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After the presentations, Dr. Hawthorne discussed what was next for the academy, such as mini-grants for academy alum, NGA\/GIS day visits, competitions and the expansion of the program to Orlando in summer 2016. He hopes to develop a new STEM Academy in partnership with UCF and other community youth organizations.<\/p>\n<p>Along with Dr. Hawthorne, Interim Associate Dean,<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cos.ucf.edu\/people\/jentsch-florian\/\"> Florian Jentsch, Ph.D.<\/a>, also represented UCF at the event.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14467\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14467\" class=\"wp-image-14467 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1-300x214.jpg\" alt=\"GIS-NGA GROUP 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1-768x549.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1-1024x731.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1-299x214.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/GIS-NGA-GROUP-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Figure 3: Academy youth and Dr. Hawthorne met with NGA senior leadership in Alexandria, VA. They presented to Director Cardillo and Deputy Director Gordon.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The NGA and Deputy Director Gordon were\u00a0extremely impressed with\u00a0the event, the students, and\u00a0the caliber of their\u00a0work. She invited Dr. Hawthorne and a handful of the academy\u00a0students to participate in the 11th annual Tech Showcase Event at the NGA headquarters in Springfield, Virginia on Nov. 16.<\/p>\n<p>They were the only high school aged STEM group in the country at the event.\u00a0&#8220;This was a\u00a0wonderful opportunity for the students,&#8221; Dr. Hawthorne stated, &#8220;&#8230;great for the students to have a national stage.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hawthorne is a broadly trained human geographer with deep interests in community geography, qualitative GIS, and critical GIS. His research and teaching utilizes innovative methods to integrate qualitative data and mixed methods into GIS analysis.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Hawthorne serves as Chair of the <a href=\"http:\/\/agsg.binghamton.edu\/\">Applied Geography Specialty Group<\/a> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aag.org\/\">Association of American Geographers<\/a> and also serves on the editorial board of <em>The International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research<\/em>. He is currently submitting a grant proposal, to\u00a0the NGA,\u00a0to\u00a0help fund the creation of The Geospatial STEM Academy in different cities\u00a0across the U.S.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our goal is to expand this model of community-based learning of geospatial technologies with partnering universities across the U.S. to develop a geospatial consortium for these in-demand STEM careers.&#8221; said Dr. Hawthorne.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If there are any community youth\u00a0organizations interested in being a partner with Dr. Hawthorne and the Geospatial STEM Academy, please contact Dr. Hawthorne at <span style=\"color: #3366ff\">timothy.hawthorne@ucf.edu. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14510 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit-1024x208.jpg\" alt=\"Academy_Logo+NGAVisit\" width=\"526\" height=\"107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit-1024x208.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit-768x156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit-299x61.jpg 299w, https:\/\/sciences.ucf.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/29\/2015\/12\/Academy_Logo-NGAVisit.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To learn more about the Academy, please visit: <a href=\"http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/thawthorne\/geospatial-academy\/\">http:\/\/sociology.cos.ucf.edu\/thawthorne\/geospatial-academy\/<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 76%;height: 0;overflow: hidden\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Oct. 28, Timothy Hawthorne, Ph.D., and The Geospatial STEM Academy\u00a0hosted Sue Gordon, deputy director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), for a student and STEM meet and greet event. 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