One of my proudest moments was seeing a GIS map made by one of my students showcased at a conference in front of 15,000 attendees
Assistant Professor of Environmental Science & Resource Management, Kiki Patsch, Ph.D., instills in her students the importance of community engagement and the relationships between geography and the world around us. For her work in enhancing the geospatial program beyond the program and into the wider CSUCI community, she received the 2019 President's Award for Innovations in Teaching and Learning.
Patsch's classes have worked with both on-campus partners implementing new plans for campus trash collection and on off-campus projects with the Surfrider Foundation, the National Audubon Society and the Ventura Land Trust.