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<span style="color: black;">The spring 2026 session of Pace University‘s free 12-week Desktop GIS course begins January 26th and ends about April 20th.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">The syllabus and FAQ for the course are at: </span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a style="color: blue; margin: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3" originalsrc="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwebpage.pace.edu-252Fmminnis-252FGISSyllabus-252F-26data-3D05-257C02-257Cctgis-2Dl-2540listserv.uconn.edu-257C44df4bc7a9d540638fe208ddc8643553-257C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080-257C0-257C0-257C638887054907103171-257CUnknown-257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ-253D-253D-257C0-257C-257C-257C-26sdata-3DBgrmyRz2cSoNzg5FRCM9myWH9rewDtKoBjC03uU98Pk-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=6Vy3D0Zn3-USZE1Of8EhE_FV56SIhOyHXmy9bfWNFDY&m=vHSDLsy27Iq9j7j3U3Q5W2Z38dpswfBHWIp1X5sLAOVWv8U9uHq-IHavRybaPrYf&s=mSoe-tksOwrcMtEiFXvO_3rBbcCyCu_fxTmOlJkpx68&e=" title="Original URL: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwebpage.pace.edu-252Fmminnis-252FGISSyllabus-252F-26data-3D05-257C02-257Cctgis-2Dl-2540listserv.uconn.edu-257C44df4bc7a9d540638fe208ddc8643553-257C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080-257C0-257C0-257C638887054907103171-257CUnknown-257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ-253D-253D-257C0-257C-257C-257C-26sdata-3DBgrmyRz2cSoNzg5FRCM9myWH9rewDtKoBjC03uU98Pk-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=6Vy3D0Zn3-USZE1Of8EhE_FV56SIhOyHXmy9bfWNFDY&m=vHSDLsy27Iq9j7j3U3Q5W2Z38dpswfBHWIp1X5sLAOVWv8U9uHq-IHavRybaPrYf&s=mSoe-tksOwrcMtEiFXvO_3rBbcCyCu_fxTmOlJkpx68&e=. Click or tap if you trust this link." class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWAe272a452-a505-3c40-2249-44171bfa7b6a" href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com_-3Furl-3Dhttps-253A-252F-252Fwebpage.pace.edu-252Fmminnis-252FGISSyllabus-252F-26data-3D05-257C02-257Cctgis-2Dl-2540listserv.uconn.edu-257C44df4bc7a9d540638fe208ddc8643553-257C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080-257C0-257C0-257C638887054907103171-257CUnknown-257CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ-253D-253D-257C0-257C-257C-257C-26sdata-3DBgrmyRz2cSoNzg5FRCM9myWH9rewDtKoBjC03uU98Pk-253D-26reserved-3D0&d=DwMF-g&c=euGZstcaTDllvimEN8b7jXrwqOf-v5A_CdpgnVfiiMM&r=6Vy3D0Zn3-USZE1Of8EhE_FV56SIhOyHXmy9bfWNFDY&m=vHSDLsy27Iq9j7j3U3Q5W2Z38dpswfBHWIp1X5sLAOVWv8U9uHq-IHavRybaPrYf&s=mSoe-tksOwrcMtEiFXvO_3rBbcCyCu_fxTmOlJkpx68&e=">https://webpage.pace.edu/mminnis/GISSyllabus/</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"> Participants can <i>choose </i>to follow the lessons on one of three tracks: ArcGIS Pro, QGIS or Global Mapper.</span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Google Classroom hosts the course. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">To enroll, use your Gmail address and the Chrome browser. The link to
<u>enroll </u>is:</span></p>
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<span style="color: blue;"><u><a style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" data-auth="NotApplicable" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA27366b54-8685-4566-e245-855eb7dfbd3b" href="https://classroom.google.com/c/ODI4NzA1MjAwNDM4?cjc=e5og4xrp">https://classroom.google.com/c/ODI4NzA1MjAwNDM4?cjc=e5og4xrp</a></u></span></p>
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<span style="color: black;"> If you have trouble enrolling or have a question that the FAQ does not address, email me at
</span><span style="color: blue;"><u><a style="color: blue; margin: 0px;" data-linkindex="5" title="mailto:MMinnis@Pace.edu" class="OWAAutoLink" id="OWA7438fa38-aab2-c7d0-84bf-adc655abf04d" href="mailto:MMinnis@Pace.edu">MMinnis@Pace.edu</a></u></span><span style="color: black;">.<br>
If you enroll by mistake, email me to get unenrolled. </span></p>
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<span style="color: black;">Peggy Minnis</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(36, 36, 36);">Mary Margaret Minnis, Ph.D.</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(23, 78, 134);">Chemistry & Physical Sciences Department</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(23, 78, 134);"><b>Pace University</b></span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(23, 78, 134);">861 Bedford Road</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(23, 78, 134);">Pleasantville, NY 10570 USA</span></p>
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<span style="font-family: Corbel, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(23, 78, 134);">914-773-3857 (during regular semester)</span></p>
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