Holliday Hilling: Newton, Iowa

Dr. Crawford stopped in Newton, IA to interview a man who had played football with the Newton Nite Hawks during a tour of Europe.  Crawford is researching a possible book on the history of American football in France, so he should be able to write off this trip from his taxes!

Holliday Hilling: Ainsworth, Nebraska - Go Huskers!

Dr. Crawford also made a quick trip home to Ainsworth, Nebraska to visit family and friends.

The field, bathed in sunshine, is where Dr. Crawford played his high school football.  Go Bulldongs!

Holliday Hilling: Atlanta Georgia

All flights go through Atlanta!

Holliday Hilling: Queretaro, Mexico

On the way home to snowy Ohio

Holliday Hilling: San Miguel Allende, Mexico

Dr. Crawford and famiily visited nearby San Miguel, a haven for artists and American expatriots.  Should have gotten a picture along side the Sam's Club!

Holliday Hilling: San Jose Iturbide, Mexico

Dr. Crawford visited grandchildren over the hollidays in Mexico, which was much warmer than Ada!

GIS Students Learning and Doing

Dr. Jimmy Wilson and his GIS students have been working diligently to improve our university and the village of Ada by using Geographich Information Systems to make helpful data available.  In the past, they have mapped the location of emergency sites around campus, and created 3D images of the buildings on campus.  A recent story featured on ONU's homepage tells of yet another effort - mapping trees in the Ada community.

Dr. Wilson makes it a requirement that his student's projects not only give them experience using GIS applications, but also aid someone.  The combination of academic content and useful application is what makes GIS courses so valuable to students.  Wilson and students Blakely and Nebgen who are featured prominantly in the ONU article, presented their research to the 2012 Northwest Ohio Urban Forestry Semionar at Blufffton University last November.  These sorts of knowledge and skills can raise applicants with this background above their competitors in the job market and separates an ONU education from many of its competitors!