New Hampshire Land Surveyors Association Quarterly Seminar

 

To those interested in CT Surveying History: CALS is looking for people interested in researching and sharing knowledge on 19th century compass and chain surveying (1804-1870)for purposes of presenting seminar(s) on the subject. Pat Toscano, Rick Martel and Jay Doody invite you to contact us if interested. We will be using a common surveying text written by Connecticut’s Survey General in the 1830s, which is in reprint for a reasonable price. Topics include but are not limited to field operating orocedures, office computing, office drafting, 19th century boundary law, State Statutes pertaining to surveying, biographies of well known surveyors, comparisons of surveying texts of the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries, old maps, etc... For more information contact Jay Doody at jay.doody@po.state.ct.us, Rick Martel at martelnorthstar@aol.com, or Pat Toscano at ptoscano@ch.ci.new-britain.com.

 

Rensselaer Hartford Campus is offering Licensing Exam Review Programs for Professional Engineers & Land Surveyors

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CHARTER Oak State College partners with Connecticut    Association of Land Surveyors to offer a Certificate in Land Surveying Charter Oak State College, in partnership with the Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors (CALS), will be offering a Certificate in Land Surveying. In addition, members of CALS will develop a Boundary Law course that will be offered on-line through Charter Oak starting in the Spring of 2009. Charter Oak State College (www.charteroak.edu), with administrative offices in New Britain, CT, is uniquely qualified to grant credits for courses taken at other educational institutions. Students may take courses at any educational institution, or get credit for courses already taken at other schools.  All courses required for the awarding of the Certificate in Land Surveying, except one, are currently offered in Connecticut.  Individuals taking the Boundary Law course will benefit from being able to take the course from anywhere – since the computer is the student’s classroom for this online course. Charter Oak State College, which is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, has earned national recognition as the college that offers "degrees without boundaries."  A public college in the Connecticut state system of higher education, Charter Oak provides degree completion and online learning opportunities for adults who are busy fulfilling commitments to career and family.   As proposed by CALS, the Land Surveying Certificate will be offered to those who show successful completion of the following seven three-credit courses: Introduction to Surveying, Advanced Surveying, Boundary Law, Introduction to CAD, Introduction to Statistics, Introduction to GIS, and Introduction to GPS. CALS will coordinate with Charter Oak to work out credit for Introduction to Surveying with a CST Level 2 certification, and both Introduction and Advanced Surveying courses with a CST Level 3 certification, LSIT or PLS.  Applicants will work with Charter Oak to certify the courses they have taken and develop a plan to earn the Land Surveying Certificate. CALS would like to thank the following individuals who, working on the workforce development committee, developed this idea into reality, including Lawrence Geissler, Peter DeMallie, Reese Roberts, David Palmberg, John Wagenblatt, Andrew Tupper and Jay Doody.  The CALS Professional Development Committee will work closely with COSC to develop the program details, ensure that all colleges and universities allow our members to take the required courses, and develop a first-rate boundary law course on line. Any CALS member interested in participating in this project please contact Jay Doody at jjdoody@snet.net. Visit Charter Oak State College online at www.charteroak.edu.