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Department News – 2018/2019 Reflections

The Department of Urban Design and Planning celebrated our 2019 graduates on June 14 & 15th. Additionally, we welcomed Samuel Assefa, Director of Seattle’s Office of Planning and Community Development as the keynote speaker for the College of Built Environment’s …

Let the Record Play

CEP Grad shares stories of local black musicians in new podcast

Nyles Green – 2019 Community, Environment and Planning (CEP)

This past year, Nyles Green – a 2019 graduate of the Community, Environment and Planning (CEP) program, undertook a unique …

Beyond the Classroom

Bringing academic knowledge into real-world challenges

Dolores Velasquez – 2019 Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management (MIPM)

Dolores Velasquez, a 2019 graduate of the Masters in Infrastructure Planning and Management Program (MIPM), is a first-generation college student from Ventura County, …

UDP PhD Program 50th Anniversary

Interdisciplinary PhD in Urban Design and Planning: 50 years of Excellence

ReceptionMay 30, 2019 | Gould Hall, UW Campus (Seattle)
SeminarMay 31, 2019 | Allen Library, the Petersen Room, UW Campus (Seattle)

The Department of Urban …

CLAIMING SPACE

Women of Color in Community Planning + Design

SeminarMay 16, 2019 | Architecture Hall, University of Washington Campus (Seattle)
Panel DiscussionMay 17, 2019 | Henry Art Gallery and Allen Center for The Visual Arts (HAG)


CLAIMING …

Professionals Council Lecture – John Rahaim


URBAN PLANNING & DESIGN PROFESSIONALS COUNCIL LECTURE

Can Planning Save the City’s Soul – 21st Century San Francisco

John Rahaim
Planning Director for the City and County of San Francisco

LectureMay 7, 2019 | Architecture Hall, University of …

Forging New Ground in Data Privacy

UW MIPM grad receives award for innovation in the public sector

Ginger Armbruster, Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management (MIPM)

As the chief privacy officer (CPO) for the City of Seattle, University of Washington Master of Infrastructure Planning and Management

The Art of Black Urbanism

The Art of Black Urbanism

Panel DiscussionFebruary 6, 2019 | University of Washington Campus (Seattle)
ExhibitionFebruary 5-28, 2019 | Gould Gallery, College of Built Environments

The Art of Black Urbanism was a conversation and art exhibition …

2018 Denny Awards Recipient

Improving Seattle’s parks through volunteerism

Maisha Barnett, Community, Environment and Planning Student

Recently, Interim Superintendent Christopher Williams announced the winners of Seattle Parks and Recreation’s 2018 Denny Awards for Outstanding Volunteer Stewardship. Maisha Barnett (CEP ’18), was among those …

Educating for Change

Building a relationship with the Rainier Scholars to develop future community leaders and agents of change

Seattle’s Rainier Scholars program cultivates the academic potential of low-income students of color by providing access to postsecondary institutions, opening doors to future careers, …