Led by Professor Joachim Schmidt, third-year Georgian Environmental Technology students Jesse Bloor, Patrick Higgins, and Kayla Vandenburg applied their Geographic Information Systems (GIS) skills to support Safe Quiet Lakes’ efforts. Higgens notes that his project group used ESRI StoryMaps to “visually show motor craft operators how their boats’ wake and noise impact nearby shorelines.” Boaters operating closer to shore than appropriate for their activity can cause environmental and property damage, injuries and fear.
Just as the nature of business itself is changing due to disruptions such as COVID-19, mentorship is changing too. New programs, means of access, and new ways to think of mentorship are driving new paradigms and different expectations.
