2025 Alice Hudson Map Award Winner
Static Map Category

Hunter College - 68th Street Campus Map
Created by Erin Witt

I still remember my first few days at Hunter College—how overwhelming it felt to navigate a campus that was both exciting and unfamiliar. This map is a perspective drawing of the 68th Street campus buildings, created as a visual guide to help new students find their way more easily. To bring it together, I incorporated symbols of New York City alongside recognizable elements of the college. The final piece is more than a navigational aid—it’s a celebration of Hunter’s identity and its place within New York City, created to warmly welcome each new member of the community.

Audience: Hunter College's students and visitors

Software Used: Procreate for the iPad, Adobe Illustrator

Data Sources: Google Earth. (2022). 3D view of Hunter College [Satellite imagery]. Google. https://earth.google.com/

About the Winner. Erin Witt is a GIS analyst and illustrator from Brooklyn. She is currently completing her M.S. in Geoinformatics at Hunter College and works as a transportation researcher at the CUNY Research Foundation, where she supports environmental justice initiatives through data-driven analysis and applied research. In addition to her love of data science, she also brings a strong background in illustration and graphic design, with a passion for creating maps that are both helpful and visually compelling. You can find more of her cartography and analysis work at erinwitt.com.