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. Leslie
Kettren elected to national office
It''s official!!!! By a
margin of 732 votes (wow), Leslie Kettren has become the first Michigan
representative to be elected to the Board of Directors for the American
Planning Association. Since APA represents over 33,000 planners worldwide,
being elected is a major accomplishment for Leslie and the State. Please join me in
congratulating Leslie and wishing her the best as she assists in guiding
national planning policy for the next four years! Her E-mail address is
lkettren@hntb.com, and her phone number is (517) 333-3330. Congratulations Leslie! |
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It was a
great party! Sponsored by McKenna Associates, Inc. Students, faculty and alumni
all agree--it was a great party! And over 50 people attended, one of the best
turnouts ever. It was called a "State
of the Program" party, and the festivities were interrupted long enough
to fill everyone in on some of the exciting things that are currently
happening. Rocky updated us on the new Masters program in GIS and Planning,
and also officially announced his retirement after the 2002/2003 year. Yichun
described the current projects at CEITA and the new Institute that was just
approved. Norm gave an update on the search for a new GIS/Planning faculty
member. PLACE president Jill Murray filled us in on student events.
It took place on Friday,
March 15th, at the Sidetrack Restaurant/Bar in Depot Town. Food was
available--thanks to McKenna Associates, and the Sidetrack had reserved a
special room just for us. You
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World Town
Planning Day Redux Grad student Genevieve Smith
found the World Town Planning Day web site. Guess What?! Our World Town
Planning Day program is included. You
can find it at http://www.planning.org/worldtown/2001wtp.htm
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. CEITA becomes
Institute Yichun Xie has announced that
CEITA (Center for Environmental Information Technology and Applications) has
become the core program for a newly established Institute--the Institute for
Geospatial Research and Education. The elevated status was approved recently
by EMU Regents. More information on this new
Institute soon... |
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. Community
Project Sites Students in four of the
Planning courses were involved with local communities during the past
semester. Students in the undergrad Site
Planning Studio (GPLN 410), taught by Norm Tyler, presented proposals for a
site in Pinckney, Michigan. They worked with alumnus Brian Frantz, planner in
Livingston County. Previous classes have worked in Ypsilanti, Taylor, Ann
Arbor, and surrounding townships.
A special topics course
taught by Susan Lackey also looked at Pinckney, developing an economic
development analysis for the area. Their study was presented in two meetings
at the end of the semester.
The graduate
Planning/Preservation Studio (GEOG/GHPR 559), also taught by Norm, worked
with city officials and businessowners in Adrian on developing a
redevelopment plan for its downtown. They worked with City Administrator
George Brown and with alumnus Carol Konieczki, newly appointed Community
Development Director for the city. Last year students developed proposals for
the Lower Town district of Ann Arbor. Rocky Ward's Rural Planning
and Preservation students (GEOG/GHPR 570) completed an inventory and survey
in Bridgewater, Michigan. |
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This
note was sent along by Steve Hayward of HNTB...
