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Our
site and project, designed for Near Eastside Columbus residents and community
organizations that need maps and information about basic resources in the
neighborhood, have been well received by university and community media
outlets. Please
check out the following links to learn more about the project. Links: Columbus Dispatch article
by Mark Ferenchik featured Sunday, May 24 on the Metro & State section front
page: “Mapping
the past: OSU geography class project reminds King-Lincoln residents of
neighborhood’s heyday” WCMH
NBC4 Columbus Community Matters with Ben Gelber:
“Community
Mapping in the Near East Side”
from May 6, 2009 (video clip) Columbus
City Council presentation “Geography 580S: Serving the Near East Side with
Maps (invited by Councilwoman Tavares) from May 4, 2009 (video clip to be
posted soon) WOSU NPR/PBS Radio Interview with Kim Fox from May 2, 2009 (audio clip): “OSU Students Make Maps for an East Side Neighborhood” Ohio
State University onCampus article
from April 23, 2009: “Mapping
the Lifeline of a Neighborhood” April
2009: Ohio State University Outreach and Engagement Impact Publication (pdf
for download): scroll to page 18 in the PDF for story: “Elements of
Cartography: Serving the Community with Cartography” Ohio
State University student-run newspaper The
Lantern article from April 30, 2009: “City
Council to Recognize Mapmaking Class” Geography
580S class featured in The Lantern on
October 29, 2008: New
Class to Bring Maps, Service to Near East Side. This
project is a partnership between the OSU Department of Geography
and the OSU
African American and African Studies Community Extension Center (AAASCEC).
Financial support was provided by the OSU Service Learning Initiative
and the OSU Center
for Urban and Regional Analysis. |
