Special Meeting: Discussing Ganther's Place, May 24

Come to Knowlton 175 on May 24, 5-6:30 to find out how two concerned neighbors were able to organize a community-led revitalization in their south-side neighborhood!

Now highlighted by the reinvestment of Nationwide Children's Hospital, Ganther's Place hosts an Annual Garden Tour, participates in Plant Pride on Parsons, and is home to several giant flower pots as a public art/place-making project.

Listen and Read to find more about Ganther's Place: Southside Residents Look for Improvements

Bike Training from our friends at MORPC

MORPC is opening up our staff bicycle safety training session to the community. If you are interested in hearing from a League Certified Instructor on the rules of the road, please join us on Monday from Noon to 1 p.m. Feel free to bring your lunch a learn a little something new. You can sign up here: http://bit.ly/jJzudg.

For Bike Month, MORPC is pleased to announce a Bicycle Safety Training session. This is a brown-bag lunch event from Noon – 1 p.m. on Monday, May 23^rd in MORPC’s Conference Room Scioto. The training will be given by Randy Dull, an experienced local commuter and League Certified Instructor (LCI). The topics include bicycle safety (e.g. basic checks before going on a bike ride, helmet use, etc.), laws of the road, and general commuter tips.

Please feel free to forward this invitation to anyone who might be interested. For example, parks & recreation departments or Safe Routes to School coordinators may benefit from learning some bike safety information that they can pass on to other groups they work with. It might also be of personal interest to you, whether you are a novice rider, frequent rider, or a non-rider.

To ensure an adequate room setup, please RSVP here: http://bit.ly/jJzudg. If you have specific questions you would like Randy to address in his presentation, be sure to send them in advance to Juana Sandoval.

First Tuesday meeting: May 3

CRPSA Membership Meeting:

Today, May 3, 2011 (First Tuesday!)

4:45-5:15, Knowlton Room 175

On the Agenda:

• The Candidates for Council of Graduate Students (CGS) Delegate will address the attendees

• How to earn CRPSA Points to help pay your way to the 2012 APA Conference in Los Angeles

• Volunteering Opportunities

• CRPSA shirts for sale

2011 Student Showcase, this THURSDAY!

THE KSA ALUMNI SOCIETY PRESENTS...

2011 Spring Student Showcase

Thursday, April 7 from 5-7pm

Knowlton Hall Review Space

Join us for a 2-hour event featuring six projects presented by students representing the Architecture, Landscape Architecture and City & Regional Planning programs. The first hour will include six 10-minute presentations followed by one hour of discussion and networking with students, alumni, and faculty. Light refreshments will be provided.

Presenters are:

Pirates of the Suzhou

by Nick Bruckelmeyer, Greg Evans, Jonathan Leonard and Kyle Schneider - Architecture

Place Making by Beautiful Losers: Territory in the Public Realm

by Rebecca Kemper - CRP

Weinland Park Solutions: Weinland Farm and Patches

by Stephanie Hayward- Architecture and Michael Reder- Landscape Architecture

The Plan for Hip Hop

by Shaquitta Brookins- CRP

A Story of a Pool: Headquarters for the Waterkeepers

Kevin Parzych- Architecture

The WAQA Project: Water Access and Quality Assessment, Offinso North District, Ghana

by Keischa Irons, Ktephani Kim and Michael Fortune- CRP

The Spring Student Showcase is part of the Bridging the GAP Series of events focused on the transition to professional status.

For more information, visit the Bridging the GAP web page, or email lonardo.9@osu.edu.

Click here for directions to Knowlton Hall.

CRPSA Meeting, April 5 at 4:50

Membership Meeting
CRPSA will be having a membership meeting on Tuesday, April 5, at 4:50, immediately following the Graduate CRP 712 class. We'll be meeting in Room 175 to cover the following topics:

1) For anyone who is going to the APA Conference that has attended or volunteered at a CRPSA-Point generating event, you will receive a check to help fund your Boston experience.

2) We will be introducing the 2011-2012 CRPSA website (ksacrpsa.blogspot.com) and discussing some of its features, including a survey that will gather information from students to help them network according to internships, neighborhood residency, and interests.

3) We'll discuss CRPSA's opportunities for improvement and gather feedback on how this organization can be of the greatest value to its members.

Whether you are a current member or not, all are encouraged to attend!

T-Shirts for Sale!
T-Shirts will be available for purchase on Tuesday (4/5), from 12:30 to 1:30 in the 4th Floor CRP lab. The newest shirt, designed by Ratzko Ruzic, will be $15. Any previous year design will be $10. Please bring exact change or a check to purchase these shirts!

One Ohio State Framework Plan
Graduate Students:
Dinner, Dessert and Discussion over the One Ohio State Framework Plan. April 5, 5:30 at 1100 Kinnear Road on West Campus.

Join several other student organizations in a group discussion over the One Ohio State Framework on April 5th and why sustainability is so vital to the University's future. We really need to be well represented here, and dinner (and dessert) is provided! Who's interested?

More info on the plan is here: http://fod.osu.edu/afp/

Come as early as 5 PM to network with Graduate Students from complimentary programs!

Happy Boston Week!

Come and meet the candidates for the Trott Visiting Professor Position

C&RP Students:
This coming week we're interviewing three candidates for the Trott Visiting Professor position.
Each candidate will be giving a presentation, which you're invited to attend.
Students will also have a scheduled time to meet each candidate, and we urge you try to attend. Your opinion on who we should hire is important to the faculty. You can submit your thoughts to Ryan Friedberg (undergrad rep), Jonathan Nutt (master's rep) or Becca Kemper (PhD rep). We will be voting on the candidate to select at the end of the day Friday. Attached are the resumes of the candidates for your review.

Michael Powe, PhD Planning, Policy & Design, University of California, Irvine, 2010
John E. Sawyer Post Doctoral Fellow, Landscape Architecture and Planning, University of Washington.
Lecture Title: Loft living in skid row: Planning, politics, and everyday practices in a distressed neighborhood
Monday, April 4, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. 259 KH
Group meeting with students, Tuesday, April 5, 10:00-10:30 a.m. 259 KH

Teresa Vazquez, PhD C&R Planning, Cornell University, 2002,
Visiting Scholar Institute of Research for Labor and Employment UCLA
Lecture Title: Immigrant Businesses in Suburban Arlington
Wednesday, April 6, 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., 259 KH
Group meeting with students, Thursday, April 7, 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Bernadette Hanlon, PhD, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Public Policy, 2007
Research Analyst Center for Urban and Environmental Research and Education, U. Maryland
Lecture Title: Suburbs In-Crisis: A New Metropolitan Reality in the U.S
Friday, April 8, 10:30-11:30 a.m.259 KH
Meet with students, Friday, April 8, 9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. 269 KH

Availability Survey

CRPSA is trying to decide on a time for spring quarter meetings that best suits everyone and we are asking everyone to please fill out this survey for potential meeting times.

Survey link: http://www.doodle.com/tc77yas29vpdiex7

From our friends at the Glenn School

PASA will help host a volunteer recognition reception for The Franklin County Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) Coalition on April 26, 2011 in the Page Hall LAN Room. Students are invited to network and enjoy a meal from 5-6:30pm with volunteer tax preparers, many of whom work in the public sector.

The Franklin County EITC Coalition, which is supported by the City of Columbus, Franklin County and United Way of Central Ohio, works with volunteer to help hardworking low-and moderate- income families prepare their taxes and receive the refunds they need and deserve. The Coalition provides the necessary training to help volunteers become IRS certified volunteer tax preparers, and coordinates 17 free tax preparation sites across Franklin County.

Each year the EITC raises more working people above the poverty line than any other government program. Yet many people do not know they can claim the EITC when they file their taxes, and, in some cases, the refund they receive could be almost 25 percent of their annual income.

The service these volunteers provide will be celebrated at Page Hall and you are invited to join them.
If you would like to help set up for the party (3:45-5pm on 4/26), help serve as an honorary host/hostess (5-6pm on 4/26), or simply attend to thank the volunteers and network with them about their nonprofit service or government careers, please contact Kelli Arthur Hykes at kahykes@columbus.gov , hykes.8@osu.edu.

One Ohio Framework Plan

Graduate Students:
Join several other student organizations in a group discussion over the One Ohio State Framework on April 5th and why sustainability is so vital to the University's future. We really need to be well represented here, and dinner (and dessert) is provided! Who's interested?

More info on the plan is here: http://fod.osu.edu/afp/

Come as early as 5 PM to network with Graduate Students from complimentary programs!

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Have you ever wanted to give a TED talk? Here's your chance!

KSA Alumni Association is hosting a TED-style talk with six KSA students to discuss ongoing projects.  They are hoping to have two planning students, either undergraduate or graduate to participate in this presentation. 

DATES:

March18^th - Due Date for 1-page abstract of the idea/project to be submitted to KSA.Alumni@gmail.com

April 7 - Presentation of chosen students at KSA – all are encouraged to attend!

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