Space Grant Consortium - University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

The design of this project and application of the funding provided by WSGC has helped us meet
and e xceed all of ou r i nitial out comes f or t he pr oject, a nd s ignificantly complete our goal of
integrating G IS across the c urriculum. It ha s pr ovided f or s tudent l earning oppor tunities
concurrently with faculty training right from the first year, and has thus provided for interest in
GIS at both faculty and student levels. We have trained seventeen faculty and staff, developed
and i mplemented a G IS s kill c ourse, i ntegrated G IS c oncepts and t echnology i nto m ultiple
discipline courses across the campus, collaborated with other institutions to support workforce
initiatives and expand educational advancement in the field. W e are encouraged by the support
of local institutions, organizations and business leaders who use geospatial technology. As we
shared our progress with other Alverno faculty members, the interest level to participate in this
project escalated more than we envisioned and the integration of this technology into additional
courses in diverse disciplines as well the eagerness to participate in the professional development
provided amazed our team. We continue to have requests to assist additional faculty members
with basic and more advanced ways to enhance their ability to integrate GIS concepts and skills
to a higher level of application. Thanks to the WSGC funding, Alverno has been able to integrate
GIS in to th e c urriculum in a s elf-sustaining way, a nd t he f aculty, s taff, a nd s tudents ha ve a ll
benefitted as a result.
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