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  • MGIS student Richard Hinton presents at AAG!
    Mon, 05/05/2014 - 15:17

    During The Association of American Geographers (AAG) 2014 annual meeting, Richard Hinton, a graduate student studying geographic information systems (GIS) through the World Campus, presented his paper “Open Source Geospatial Technologies for Vulnerability Assessment and Disaster Risk Reduction.” Learn more in Penn State News!

  • Two members of the Dutton community win prestigious teaching awards!
    Thu, 05/01/2014 - 09:13

    At this year's annual Wilson Awards Banquet, two members of the Dutton community were honored for their outstanding teaching: Jeffrey Brownson and Anthony Robinson. To all who are familiar with these gentlemen, the awards probably come as no surprise! Read more about the banquet and the honors bestowed to Jeffrey and Anthony on the College's website.

    Congratulations, Jeffrey and Anthony!!

  • ESP student wins "Award for Undergraduate Research in Sustainability and the Environment" Award!
    Wed, 04/30/2014 - 08:44
    Mark Staub, a student in the energy and sustainability policy program in the College of EMS, received top honors in the Award for Undergraduate Research in Sustainability and the Environment! See the full story on the Penn State News site...
  • "Maps" MOOC finishes strong!
    Tue, 08/27/2013 - 13:11

    Anthony Robinson's Coursera-delivered MOOC, "Maps and the Geospatial Revolution," ended on August 26, 2013 and was, by all accounts, a huge success! Specific data on participation, completion rates, "click throughs" to our World Campus program websites, etc. will be forthcoming. For now, I am thrilled to share the feedback that has been voluntarily entered by participants on "CourseTalk," an independent website where individuals can share their personal reviews of MOOCs they've taken. You will see that Anthony successfully reached Rock Star status!

  • EMS OER Initiative listed on top5onlinecolleges.org/mooc!
    Thu, 06/27/2013 - 14:43

    Our Open Educational Resources have been featured on the list of the 99 Best Resources on Open Courseware and MOOCs. You can check it out here: http://top5onlinecolleges.org/mooc/!

  • New iMPS-RESS Courses Now On The Books
    Fri, 02/15/2013 - 16:39

    All 22 new courses for the RESS program have been approved by the graduate school and are now listed on the University's Graduate Bulletin.  This includes graduate courses in bioenergy, solar energy, sustainability management and policy, and wind energy.  Five of the courses are planned to be offered for the first time this fall, with additional courses rolling out in future semesters.

  • RESS Program approved by Graduate Council
    Fri, 02/15/2013 - 16:38

    On May 8, 2013 the Penn State Graduate Council approved the proposal for the Intercollege Master's of Professional Studies in Renewable Energy and Sustainability Systems (iMPS-RESS).  Only one more approval remains before the program can officially launch--that of Penn State's Board of Trustees.

  • Join our Yammer conversation!
    Fri, 02/15/2013 - 16:37

    We have created an online discussion group for our community and we would love to have you join us! "Yammer" is an enterprise social networking tool that is in use at Penn State. It functions like a cross between a discussion forum, Facebook, and Google Docs. The web-based discussion tool allows you to post, reply, attach files, collaborate on documents, etc. It is restricted to just the Penn State community and one can create a group for a specific topic - like ours!

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