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Open roads: one co-op student’s experience working abroad

by Andreea Perescu

Did you know that the School of Planning has a dedicated LEARN site for our Undergraduate and Graduate students?  We use this site to post important information about upcoming events, announcements, job opportunities and other valuable information! 

The School of Planning is very pleased to announce that Kevin Curtis joined our team as of September 1, 2016, taking on the Faculty position of "Planning Lecturer". Kevin is an accomplished Planning professional with a tremendous range of practical and academic experience.

The International Council on Monuments and Sites Canada has selected School of Planning master's student Ashley Rudkevitch as one of two winners of their 2016 juried award.

The School of Planning welcomes Olivier Roy-Baillargeon to the School of Planning and extends congratulations for receiving the Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship!

Olivier will be working closely with Dr. Pierre Filion to develop his research on transportation and land use Planning.

World Town Planning Day celebrates the role of the planning profession in creating livable communities. It is celebrated annually in more than 30 countries on four continents and has been celebrated for over 55 years.

The AGP Brown Bag lunches have long been an excellent venue for facilitating student-faculty interaction, and contribute positively to the intellectual environment in the School. In conjunction with the AGP, the School is pleased to present the lunch speaker series for the fall term!

A list of winter speakers will be available in the near future.

This series is jointly funded by the School, AGP and UWPAT.

Congratulations

to School of Planning professor, Luna Khirfan and undergraduate student Mandy Zhang for their award winning submission of “Community Based Climate Change Adaptation in Tobago”!

This winning entry was in the second category of the ARCH+ International Design Competition “Planetary Urbanism – Critique in the Medium of Information Design”

For more information about the competition please visit ARCH+

Metrolinx is seeking candidates with a fresh perspective and creative transportation ideas from all fields of study!

The 2016 Rob MacIsaac Fellowship Program is looking for students with a keen interest in transportation innovation to participate in a unique study/work opportunity at Metrolinx from January to September 2016.

Congratulations to Logan Romphf for receiving the 2015 Esri Canada GIS Scholarship! Logan will receive $1,000 cash, a license for ArcGIS desktop, 3 Esri Press books, registration at one of Esri Canada's user conferences in 2015 as well as registration in two instructor led training courses offered by Esri Canada. Esri Canada is the world’s leading GIS software provider.