New Troy department prepares students for wide range of technical careers

Rakshak Adhikari Staff Writer Geospatial informatics launched this May under the College of Arts & Sciences, merging the preexisting surveying and geomatics science program in the math department with the faculty of geography from the department of social sciences. The department offers a surveying and geomatics sciences program along with minors in unmanned aerial systems (UAS), geographic information systems (GIS), surveying and geomatics sciences and geography. The UAS, GIS, geography and surveying and geomatics sciences minors can all be completed online. The department currently consists of five full-time faculty members,…

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Veterans Memorial Stadium gets audio-visual upgrades

Megan Phillips Staff Writer  This year, fans watching Trojan football will enjoy an entirely new and improved audio-visual experience, as Troy University unveiled its brand new Daktronics projects for the 2014 season. Daktronics was founded in 1968 and manufactures large-format LED video displays for locations around the globe. Among these projects is a new video board located in the southeast corner of Veterans Memorial Stadium that will measure 23 feet high by 54 feet wide. This board will feature a 15HD pixel layout that provides viewers with a clearer image…

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