Newsletter: February 2024 | |
Letter from the President | |
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Happy February! As we usher in a new month, it's a pleasure to share some exciting updates and upcoming events with you. Spring is just around the corner, and the Prairie Gateway Chapter has a vibrant and busy season ahead.
Strategic Planning Session: We are thrilled to announce that we are in the process of scheduling a strategic planning session led by staff from National ASLA. This session will play a pivotal role in guiding the Prairie Gateway Chapter's path for the next decade. Stay tuned for a survey that will be sent to all PGASLA members ahead of this session, as we value and seek your input in shaping our future.
Upcoming Events:
These events promise to be engaging and enriching, providing valuable opportunities for networking, learning, and professional development. Save the dates and make the most of these experiences.
Get Involved: We encourage your active participation and welcome your suggestions for PGASLA activities or initiatives. Your feedback is crucial in making our chapter even more dynamic and responsive to your needs. Please feel free to reach out to me directly at nick.staib@pec1.com with your thoughts and ideas.
As we embark on this exciting journey together, let's make 2024 a year of growth, collaboration, and success for PGASLA. Thank you for being a vital part of our community.
Wishing you a fantastic February and looking forward to seeing you at our upcoming events!
Warm regards,
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Nick Staib, RLA
PGASLA President
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PGASLA: Kansas Advocacy Day for Landscape Architecture | |
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We are looking for 5-6 more professionals who live in Kansas to join us to advocate for Landscape Architecture and the licensure for our profession. There are no pending threats in Kansas currently to licensure in Kansas. Please respond by noon on February 8th.
SIGN-UP
When: February 15th 2024
Where: Meet in the Visitor’s Center at the Kansas State Capitol, 8th Avenue, Topeka, KS
Time: Meet at 9:15 for orientation with our lobbyist Sandy Braden, BHL
Purpose: Meet with your individual legislators and Majority and Minority Leaders.
Schedule: Start meetings at 9:30 and wrap up with lunch at noon with one or two legislators. Return to KC about 1:30PM.
If you are interested and able to attend, please sign up with your name and home mailing address. If you are not a Kansas resident, please indicate below. You may attend but will need to participate in legislator meetings with other Kansas LA’s who are attending.
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PGASLA Hosting L.A.R.E. Study Sessions 2024 | |
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To provide more benefits to our members, PGASLA is hosting a series of LARE Preparatory Webinars for 2024 for those planning on sitting for the Licensure Exam.
There will be four (4) sessions in total throughout the year. Each session will last approximately 2-hours and include general strategies for taking the exam plus an overview of topics and questions for one of the four sections.
Those who sign up will be able to attend at their choice of hosting locations in Wichita or Kansas City. This is a free benefit of Chapter Members and employees of Member Firms. Non-members may also join for a cost of $35 per person.
The first session is planned for later in February so be on the lookout for more information to come out soon in a future email.
WHEN
February, May, June, and September (dates to be confirmed)
Evening from 5:30 (sign-in) 6:00pm – 8:00pm (webinar)
WHERE
Kansas City: Center for Architecture & Design
Wichita: Offices of PEC
If you are interested in participating please email scott@sks-studio.com.
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PGASLA Annual Awards Gala | |
Make sure to follow the NEW PGASLA LinkedIn Page and stay up-to-date with everything our Chapter is planning. | |
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Evolve: A Leadership Development Experience | |
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Join CfAD alongside leadership expert Steven Patterson for a three-part leadership development series. This experience will be highly interactive, encouraging aspiring leaders to expand skillset and form new connections. Interested in learning the secret to high-performing teams? Or how to use conflict as a tool moving forward? Steven will cover these along with other crucial topics.
Three-part Series:
February 29, 4-5:30pm: The Anatomy of Engagement
March 28, 4-5:30pm: Psychological Safety
May 9, 4-5:30pm: Rethinking Conflict Resolution
CfAD Member Registration: $95
Session size is limited so register today.
Who is a member of the Center? Good news, if you are a member of AIA Kansas City, AIGA KC, KC APA, IDSA, IIDA Mid America, PGASLA, or SEGD Kansas City you are already a member of the Center for Architecture & Design. Make sure to take advantage of all the programming and benefits.
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Volunteer Needed: Center for Architecture & Design Board | |
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Are you interested in getting involved? PGASLA is looking for a current member to help fill a 2-year board position with the Center for Architecture & Design Board.
Questions? Contact Jackie Dietz for more details.
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2024 Central States Conference | |
The Iowa Chapter of the American Association of Landscape Architecture (ASLA) is excited and proud to announce our hosting of the 2024 Central States Conference! The conference will be held from April 17th to 19th at the Hilton Hotel Downtown Des Moines. This year the chapter’s focused topic is placemaking, belonging, and community. The Chapter believes that this topic will draw Landscape Architects and related professionals. | |
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This first-of-its-kind summit, hosted by the Center for Architecture & Design and KC Global Design, is bringing together the CEOs, including Torey Carter-Conneen from ASLA, of the top 7 design organizations to focus on collaborative solutions to design industry challenges. This two-day retreat will fuel these conversations and encourage these organizations to unite with one voice to address these issues.
This retreat will take place April 24-26, 2024, with a CEO panel event on April 25. Find out details on the attendees and the event at www.d7kc.org.
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Brian D Roth, Chapter Trustee
February 2024
We are well into 2024 and PGASLA is busy! Along with preparations for the 2024 Awards Banquet, we are readying ourselves for advocacy days in both Topeka and Jefferson City. Licensure threats have steadily been increasing over the past several years and there does not seem to be a slowdown on the horizon. It is more important now than ever to advocate for Landscape Architecture and its professional status. We would love for you to join us in Topeka (February 15) or in Jefferson City (March 5th). If you are interested, please contact our PGASLA VP of Advocacy David Contag, at dcontag@dlrgroup.com. If you cannot make it, you can still advocate! Reach out to your local and state political leaders and them about Landscape Architecture. If you want to know more about advocacy, visit Licensure | asla.org to learn about ways you can advocate, advocacy issues and status of your state licensure.
If you are interested in what ASLA national has been up too this past month and what opportunities ASLA is offering, please visit FULL TRUSTEE REPORT
Highlights:
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President SuLin Kotowicz, FASLA, and ASLA national staff kicked off planning for the ASLA 2024 Conference on Landscape Architecture education programming during a virtual work session December 6-7. The ASLA 2024 Call for Presentations will open in early January 2024 and close February 22, 2024, noon PST.
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The January Landscape Architecture Magazine will introduce a celebratory 125th Year Anniversary section for members and companies to celebrate ASLA on its major milestone. Plans are in the works for a second opportunity later in the year.
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Over 50 education session recordings from the ASLA 2023 Conference on Landscape Architecture in Minneapolis are available through ASLA Online Learning, offering Landscape Architecture Continuing Education System™ (LA CES™)-approved professional development hours (PDH). Full conference registrants have received a discount code for free access to the recordings through December 31. ASLA members receive a 25 percent discount when purchasing four or more conference recordings. The education session recordings are free to access for Student ASLA members.
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Resources from the FrameWorks Initiative Project have been compiled on the “Communicating with the Public About Landscape Architecture” page on asla.org. The members-only resources include research findings, recommendations for communicating to the public, and recorded sessions from the Minneapolis conference.
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Water Experts Needed! As ASLA works to ensure that water-related policies continue to benefit landscape architects, Federal Government Affairs is collecting example projects to share with Congress and the Executive Branch. Please complete this short survey to tell us about your water projects and how federal water policies impact your work HERE
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LA’s In The News – PGASLA is looking for information regarding your activity in the community, especially if it is newsworthy. Or perhaps you or your firm have been in the news! Either way, please forward any information to the PGASLA president at president@pgasla.org. We will be happy to send news of your accomplishments to our media contacts.
Job Opportunities - Click here for current job postings.
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