The Quad State Planning Conference organizers are looking for students to make presentations (15 minutes or so) at the upcoming conference in Kansas City in October. There will be special sessions for student presentations. Recent graduates can submit their student work, allowing those who completed a master's report this spring to make a presentation. You'll find more information here. There is a link to a pdf form that lets you know what the online submission system will require. Under "Proposal Type", select "Other" and type in "student".  Proposals are due June 25. This a great opportunity to show planners in Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Arkansas how great our department is.

Central Mail Services will be picking up mail in Seaton Hall at 9 am beginning July 1.

Professor Stephanie Rolley presented "What is landscape?" to 51 participants in the UMKC Design Discovery program about landscape architecture on June 10. UMKC Professor John Eck is already planning next year's event. If you know of a high school or college student who might be interested in the four-day program, please pass along the information available here.

Assistant Professor Hyung Jin Kim presented "How Power Influences Space? A Case of Seoul Plaza, South Korea" at the Asian Conference on the Social Science in Kobe, Japan on June 13. Kim also had research meetings and presentations at Osaka University (Environmental Behavior Lab, Dept. of Architecture) on June 11 and at Kobe University (Spatial Design Lab, Dept. of Architecture) on June 12.

Assistant Professor Hyung Jin Kim was invited as a jury of the Kyung Hee University Public Design Idea Competition on June 5, and a critic in the final review of the Landscape Planning and Design studio (2nd year graduate course) at Seoul National University on June 15.

City of Manhattan staff are preparing an application to form a Bicycle and Pedestrian Coalition through the APA's Planning and Community Health Center grant. the coalition would function in a similar fashion to AHA! Manhattan, where AHA! serves as the community group alongside the more formal Arts and Humanities Advisory Board. The Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee does not have this counterpart organization. Our department will sign on as a coalition member in support of the application. Please contact Wyatt Thompson, thompson@cityofmhk.com, if you are an APA member and have an interest in providing leadership for the coalition.

Dr. Clyde Mitchell-Weaver, Mount Lebanon, PA, , MRCP '72, passed away on June 17, 2015. Professor Emeritus Al Keithley shared the following additional information:  In addition to his MRCP degree, Dr. Weaver held a doctorate from UCLA and faculty positions at the University of British Columbia and the University of Pittsburgh. He was the recipient of two Fulbright Fellowships and other awards. In addition, he was an economic development consultant for several international governments and traveled extensively. Per Clyde's wishes there will be no visitation, and burial will take place in Southern France.

The Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Book of abstracts is now posted here.

The annual call for ASLA committee service is open. Help shape the Society's programs and services by volunteering to serve on an ASLA committee. Click here to view a list of the committee's and their charges. ASLA committees vary on focus and time commitment; meetings are hosted via conference call. Professional commitment and the desire to contribute through ASLA committee service are all that is required. Please fill out the online committee appointment form to apply. Deadline is midnight, July 10, 2015.

Help celebrate great planning in Kansas by nominating an outstanding planning effort. More information about awards and how to participate in the awards committee can be found here. The deadline for submissions is 5 pm on July 22.