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High-Impact Education Creates High-Impact Online GIST Student

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In the lobby of the College of Natural Resources, stands a painted wolf. Photo courtesy of Becky Kirkland.

Aug 3, 2021

MGIST Student Advances Engineering Career

Peter Erlenbach has worked hard to achieve his master's degree while serving as a full-time solution engineer. Learn more about his experience in the online Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MGIST) program.
Photo of Peter with quote “The North Carolina State University MGIST program has challenged me to think outside the box, learn advanced geospatial concepts, technical writing for reports and proposals, and much more.” - Peter Erlenbach on his experience in the online Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology

Jul 22, 2021

A Day in the Life of an Online MGIST Student

Online Master of Geospatial Information Science and Technology student Peter Erlenbach was featured in the Colliers Engineering and Design blog highlighting his experiences in the program.

Dec 23, 2020

GIS Service Learning for Public Health, Racial Justice and More

During their final semester, each student in the Center for Geospatial Analytics’ professional master’s program in Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MGIST) applies their knowledge and skills to a client-supplied problem in a service-learning capstone project. Read on for a glimpse into the impactful work of our nine professional master’s students graduating this Fall 2020 semester. Seaweed…
3D color model of landscape

Apr 9, 2018

High-Impact Education Creates High-Impact Online GIST Student

David Jones is a graduate of the Masters of Geospatial Information Science and Technology (MGIST) at NC State, which he completed while working full-time between 2012-2017.