Abigail Fiala's, MLA 4th year, proposal for the Varanasi Ghat from Assistant Professor Alpa Nawre's Laminated Landscapes Studio
 
Landscape Architecture and Regional & Community Planning
Student Connection 02.18.16

ANNOUNCEMENTS
Mark your calendars for the LA Distinguished Lecture on Monday, Feb 29 presented by Thomas Woltz. Woltz is the owner of Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects. He was named the Design Innovator of the Year by the Wall Street Journal Magazine in 2013. In 2011, he was invested into the American Society of Landscape Architects Council of Fellows, among the highest honors achieved in the profession. The presentation will take place at 4 pm in Forum Hall.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
City of Aspen, Management Analyst I-Intern, Information

City of Austin, Pedestrian Coordinator, Information

City of MadisonMultiple Planner Opportunities, Information


National Young Farmers Coalition, Southwest Policy Analyst, Information

SmithGroupJJRLandscape Internship, Information 
SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
The ASLA Council of Fellows  offers three scholarships annually to ASLA student members who are third, fourth, or fifth-year undergraduates in Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board (LAAB) accredited programs of landscape architecture. Click here  for more information.

The Holzheimer Memorial Student Scholarship for Economic Development Planning  is sponsored by the American Planning Association's Economic Development Division. Click here for application and here  for more information.

The Department for Continuing Education at the University of Oxford is accepting applications for a fully-funded scholarship to undertake the part-time Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in Sustainable Urban Development. Click here for more information.

The APA Sustainable Communities Division is welcoming submissions for its first ever student essay contest. The contest aims to recognize and foster the academic excellence of university students pursuing studies in fields related to sustainable community planning. Click here  for more information.

The Office of Undergraduate Research & Creativity Inquiry is accepting applications for its research and travel awards. Deadline for Fall 2016 is April 18. Click here for more information.

The Center for Urban Sustainability at the University of Nebraska at Omaha is hosting the 2016
Great Plains Low Impact Development (LID) Research & Innovation Symposium in the UNO
Community Engagement Center on March 7-9, 2016. Click here for more information.
CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Elizabeth Decker's, MLA '14, work completed through her master's report was featured on Fast Company & Inc's website and on  Therapeutic Landscapes Network's  Facebook page.  Decker's master's report committee included Associate Professor Kingery-Page as chair; Marilyn Kaff, associate professor of special education, counseling and student affairs; and Associate Professor Jason Brody. Click here to read the article.
APD Pro EVENTS
Join Hoefer Wysocki Architecture on a tour of the new K-State Foundation building. This is a great opportunity to see all the thought & detail that went into the space.  This tour will fulfill a Special Topic requirement for APD Pro  students.
 
Registration for the tour is REQUIRED. Click here to register by NOON on Monday, Feb 22.
OF INTEREST
The Alliance for Historic Landscape Preservation 38th Annual Meeting  will be held in Chicago, June 1-4, 2016. Abstracts are due March 3, 2016. Click here for the call for abstracts.

The  School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture (SALA) and the School of Community and Regional Planning (SCARP) at UBC are jointly organizing an international symposium titled Re-Imagining Urban Form and Policy in a Global Economy - The (Im)possibility of Design between March 9-11, 2016. Click here  for more information.

Engage with Dutch planners and engineers about bicycle-focused design philosophies through the IBPI and Portland State University two-week study abroad course. Click here for more information.

Save the Date for the KC APA Internship Fair Friday, April 8 from 1-4 pm at UMKC Campus.

Mid-Continent Regional Science Association has announced a student paper competition for its June 9-11 conference in Charlotte, North Carolina. Click here for more information.

The next Creative Placemaking Leadership Summit will be Friday, March 18 at Rutgers-Newark (NJ).  Up to 250 key influencers from the fields of physical development, economic development, urban planning and design, and arts and heritage are expected to participate. Click here for more information.

The Snyder Fellows Program is now accepting applications. The program is a leadership development opportunity for undergraduate students who will be entering their final year at K-State during the 2016-2017 academic year. Applications are due Feb 26. Click here for more information.

A four day intensive Community Engaged Research Institute will be hosted by the UC Santa Cruz's Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California, Everett Program, Center for Labor Studies and Blum Center June 26-30. Click here for more information.

Global Food Systems Research Science Communication Workshops for Graduate Students and Post-Doctoral Researchers  (joint effort of Beach Museum of Art, PSI, Office of Vice President for Research, and LARCP):

Special Presentations for Undergraduate Audiences 
March 3, 2016 4:00 p.m. Beach Museum of Art, UMB auditorium Refreshments will be served. Please contact the museum if you intend to bring a class or large group.

Open to Public 
Global Food Systems Research Science Communication Symposium April 28, 2016 2:00 p.m. Presentations by graduate students and post-doctoral research team members 4:30 p.m. Keynote talk by artist and National Geographic photo-essayist Jim Richardson on the Origins of Agriculture Beach Museum of Art, UMB auditorium.
UPCOMING PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEETINGS:

March 17-19, 2016
Seattle, WA
March 23-26, 2016
Salt Lake City and Logan, Utah

April 22-23, 2016
Public lecture Friday evening, walking tour and awards lunch on Saturday
Manhattan, KS
June 1-4, 2016
Chicago, IL
June 13-17, 2016
Rome, Italy
July 3-8, 2016
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Sept 11-14, 2016
Rapperswill, Switzerland
ASLA Oct 21-24, 2016 New Orleans, LA

EVENTS & DEADLINES
  

FEBRUARY

15-17-19  Master's Project and Report Mid Crits, open to all, schedule

29 Thomas Woltz, LA Distinguished Lecture, Forum Hall, 4 pm

March

3 Global Food Systems Research Science Communication Workshops, Special Presentations for Undergraduate Audiences, UMB auditorium, 4 pm
 
APRIL

8  KC APA Internship Fair, UMKC Campus, 1-4 pm

28 Global Food Systems Research Science Communication Workshops, Symposium, UMB auditorium, 2 pm
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