Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning

STUDENT CONNECTION 11.13.14

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Are you interested in urban design or working on a real-world project in downtown Kansas City? Learn more about the award-winning Kansas City Design Center at the following times on Thursday, Nov 20:

Current 4th year students- 5 pm in Pierce Commons

Current 3rd year students- 6 pm in Seaton 63

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

Landworks Studio, Internship, Information

HTK Architects, Internship, Information

Touchstone Acres, Zoning Administrator, Information

Baker-Aicklen, Landscape Designer, Information

Confluence, Internship, Information

McCamant & Durrett Architects, Internship, Information

Schmidt Associates, Internship, Information

An undergraduate research internship opportunity at Dortmund University, Germany, for Summer 2015, is an opportunity to work with Bryce Lawrence, MLA '05, on his doctoral research related to ecological footprints. This position is appropriate for planning and landscape architecture students. Information

WAMPO, Associate Transportation Planner, Information

Oregon State University, Graduate Research Assistantship, Information

OUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Judith Major, Professor Emerita of Landscape Architecture, has contributed a chapter entitled "Toward an American Landscape Theory" in Flora Illustrata: Great Works from the LuEsther T. Mertz Library of The New York Botanical Garden, published by Yale University Press and the New York Botanical Garden.

Associate Professor Lee Skabelund will be presenting Semi-arid Green Roof Research 2009-2014: Resilience of Native Species at the CitiesAlive 2014 conference in Nashville, TN November 11-15.

SPA members (Joe Foster, Everett Haynes and Jessica Weber) presented to Manhattan High School students about Planning on Tuesday, Nov 11.

OF INTEREST

Weigel Library has newly acquired resources for LARCP students. Click here to read more.

As a student in landscape architecture, you are invited to participate in a research project aimed at improving student recruitment. Your opinion is valued and I ask that you please follow the link below to the survey and Informed Consent Form for Participation in Research. Please use the following link to access the survey: LA RECRUITMENT SURVEY Or you can cut and paste this URL into your browser: http://landarchstudents.questionpro.com

The Seaton Hall Design team is implementing and managing a MindMixer site specific to our project. Follow this link to set up your account and begin to utilize the site to engage in a process of queries, responses and idea exchange serving to inform the Design Team through the schematic design (ending 1 December) and design development (ending 1 March) phases of the project.

Nominations for the AICP Student Project Awards are due December 11. Click here for more information.

MANHATTAN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

UPDATE PROJECT MEETING DATES

Thurs	Nov 20	5:30-7 pm,	City Commission Room
Thurs	Jan 15	5:30-7 pm,	City Commission Room

DEADLINES & EVENTS

If you have events or presentations you would like to advertise in the Student Connection, please email information to cdboman@ksu.edu by Wednesday of each week.

UPCOMING EVENTS

NOVEMBER

13-14 APDesign Research Forum

18 "Mapping Manhattan: Using maps to reveal secrets in our community", 7 pm, Leadership Studies Town Hall

20 KCDC college-wide presentation current 4th years, 5 pm, Pierce Commons

20 KCDC college-wide presentation current 3rd years, 6 pm, Seaton 63

21-25 ASLA meeting in Denver

24-28 Thanksgiving break

27 Thanksgiving holiday

DECEMBER

1 AAUW International Fellowship for women graduate students and postdoc deadline

4-5 Alumni Honorees