The School of Planning congratulates Tapan Dhar for being recognized for
his outstanding achievement in Graduate Studies! Only five such honours were awarded to Waterloo doctoral students this year! Tapan will receive a certificate at fall convocation.
The School of Planning is very pleased to announce that Leia Minaker is joining our team as of Oct. 1, 2016, as a tenure track Assistant Professor. Leia is a dynamic scholar who is leading very timely and
important research focused on food access, public health and communities. Her academic background is in Health Studies (B.Sc. (Hon), Waterloo), Health Promotion (M.Sc.
The School of Planning is pleased to announce that a yearly subscription has been renewed with NRU Publishing for the GTA and Toronto editions.
Registered undergraduate and graduate students have access to weekly releases of each edition available on LEARN "School of Planning Resources".
Funding for this opportunity is made possible by University of Waterloo Planning Alumni UWPAT.
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.
This year’s OPPI Symposium will be hosted at the Hamilton Convention Centre on October 5 & 6, 2016!
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.
Pragma Council was pleased to recognize the contributions of Ashley Rudkevitch, graduate planning student, and Erin Smith, undergraduate planning student, for being outstanding student citizens and contributing to the well-being of their fellow students and to the School of Planning!
In addition to the many hours both students devoted to the never ending mound of assignments and group projects, they dedicated the remainder of their time to various student committees and events.
The School of Planning congratulates the graduating Class of 2016! Prior to the official ceremony held at the PAC, School of Planning graduands participated in the annual graduation luncheon and presentation of rings. The ring is a symbol oftheir membership in an exclusive group: Alumni of The School of Planning at Waterloo. The ceremony was a huge success and featured speeches from Kevin Yeung, a graduate student in the School of Planning, Justine Giancola, an alumnus of the school and Laura Hagerman, a graduate of the Class of 2016.
Planning professor Markus Moos popularizes the term youthification to describe our changing cities and neigbourhoods.
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