1991_10 The Daily Collegian October 1991

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Obscure offerings in surveying
By Michelle Martin
DC Staff writer
A little-known program on
campus guarantees summer em¬
ployment for its students, collects
tens of thousands of dollars annu¬
ally for departmental scholarships
and records starting salaries at and
above the mid-$30,000 range for
its graduates.
-    Summer work for students in
this program ranges from employ-
"My feeling"
is, if stu¬
dents can
see how
greatlflsT
they will,
figure out a
way to get
Through
physics'and
calculus.
Everyone
I've seen
here has the
potential to
1 .succeed."
James
Crossfleld
CalTrans to
mapping
ancient
towefe. in
|) Sardinia
and survey¬
ing pyra-N
mids     in
Egyp*-
.It's
tough,
though.The
dropout
rate is esti¬
mated to be
25 percent,
and the
number of
graduates
each semes¬
ter averages
17.
The
CSUF sur¬
veying engineering and photo-
gram metry 'department, with
approximately 120 students en¬
rolled, is the largest program of its
land in the country. Under state
guidelines, which require six years
of professional experience before
a surveyor can become licensed, a
•Program guarantees summer employment, promises jobs
after graduation and even offers an education
to students who don't fall into the 25 percent drop rate
degree fromCSUF in this program,
counts as four years of experience.
"A lot of people don't even try
it," said James Crossfield, program
coordinator. They'rebjownaway
by the prospect of physics and
calculus.
"My feeling is, if (students) can
see how great it is—see the chal¬
lenges associated i* they will fig¬
ure out a way to get through phys¬
ics and calculus. ,
"Everyone I've seen here has
the potential (to succeed)."
Photogrammetry, measure-
—nt from photography, uses
flapping photos and coraput-
for three-dimensional mapping
and creating models of objects.
Surveying is a broader term
which encompasses land survey¬
ing, computer surveying with the
Geographic Information Service,
Global Positioning System satel¬
lite surveying, and 1 oca 1, state and
national government technician-
oriented surveying work With
agencies such as theJJureau of
Land Management and the Na¬
tional Park Service. Jy [
The surveying engineering
program was founded in 1971 by
U.S. Geological Survey retireeand
professor Ed Kulhan. Accredited
in 1979 by the Accrediting Board
for Engineering and Technology,
the program was the first in/the
country to achieve that status.
In addition tp being the largest
ofitskin'd,theCSUFprogram may
also be the best-funded.
The CSOF Surveying and Pho¬
togrammetry Student Association,
which conductsanannualsurvey-
ing conference for students/and
professionals, thisyear raised more
than $35,000 in private, profes¬
sional and corporate scholrship
donations. Several $1,000 merit-
based scholarships are also avail¬
able to freshmen in the program.
Scholarships are not the only
source pf wealth, however.
A company donated equip-
mentforthe ""Nationally,
current year
that would
have cost
$150,000 to
rent, said
Crossfield.
Also,thede-
there's'oo
limit to jobs.
Statewide,
there's no
limit. Locally,
partment; Lqu either
wasthefirst   t*   J     .  .
get a job
with a private
firm of you
go with Cal-
Trans.
Crossfleld
in the coun¬
try to obtain
GPS equip¬
ment for
satellite sur¬
veying. GPS
is a global,
navigation
system created byU.S.Department
of Defensein theearly 1980s which,
according to Crossfield, has "re- ■
written the book" on surveying.
The student organization,
which has 60-70 members, is affili¬
ated with state and national chap¬
ters. Its members recruit exhibi¬
tions from industry giants such as
the U.S. Geological Survey, equip¬
ment manufacturers and software
producers for their annual confer¬
ence.
Students in thedepartment also
produce a semi-annual newsletter
which has a circulation of more
than 5,000 nationwide.
One of the reasons for the
program's wealth is that demand
for surveyors apparently far ex¬
ceeds supply. 1990 US. Bureau of
Labor statistics show that in 1988,
there were approximately 12 jobs
for every one degreed surveyor.
"Nationally, there's no limit (to
jobs)," said Crossfield. "Statewide^
there's no liijiit. Locally,.you ei¬
ther get a job with a private firm or
you go with CalTrans."
Crossfield said that in the last
few years CalTrans has tripled its
surveying staff, and a lot of their
new employees came from CSUF.
"Everyone who signed up for a
CalTrans position was offered
one," he said, referring to tl\eir
summer employment opportuni¬
ties.
Other summer or part-time job
opportunities include cooperative
education, in which students take
a semester off to work for a com¬
pany or agency, usually to finance
their education. Crossfield said
that two CSUF students are cur¬
rently working in Alaska under
that program.
They ride around in helicop¬
ters and float on rafts and do origi¬
nal boundary surveying," he said.
One of the essential ingredi¬
ents in a successful program is a
steady influx of capable students.
The department actively recruits
through workshops and through
use of videotapes and newsletters
at high schools, and is involved
with Minority Engineering Science
Achievement and Minority Engi¬
neering Program.
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