ADVANCING PLANNING EDUCATION IN ARIZONA: INNOVATIONS, OPPORTUNITES AND CHALLENGES

APA Arizona Chapter

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023
1:45 p.m. - 3 p.m. MST

CM | 1.25
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Overview

Take-Away: How are Arizona’s universities innovating to prepare the next generation of planners?

Description: In this session, leading planning educators from Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, and The University of Arizona will take a deep dive into the ways that Arizona’s public universities are innovating to prepare a new generation of planners for the unprecedented changes and challenges confronting the planning profession. Topics will include curricular innovation, partnerships with the profession, and growing demand for alternatives to traditional two-year, in-person master’s degrees. The format will include ample time for dialogue with the audience of planning professionals, so please join us for this important discussion

Speakers

Deirdre Pfeiffer, AICP

Invited Speaker

Deirdre Pfeiffer's scholarship, teaching, and community engagement focus on housing strategies to advance social equity, the relationship between housing and health, and the socioeconomic impacts of housing market disruptions. She is Principal Investigator of the Arizona Research Center for Housing Equity and Sustainability (ARCHES), a U.S. Department of Housing and … Read More

Meagan Ehlenz, AICP

Invited Speaker

Meagan Ehlenz is an associate professor and Associate Director of Planning at Arizona State University's School of Geographical Sciences and Urban Planning. Her major fields of study include urban revitalization and community development, with specializations in the role of anchor institutions in urban places and mechanisms for building community wealth. … Read More

Arlie Adkins

Invited Speaker

Arlie Adkins is an associate professor and chair of the urban planning program at the University of Arizona. His research focuses on understanding relationships between transportation, housing, public health, and social equity. He has a Ph.D. from Portland State University and a master’s degree in city planning from UC Berkeley. His …

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Steven Gehrke

Invited Speaker

Steven Gerhke is an assistant professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Recreation at Northern Arizona University. Read More

Atticus Jamarillo

Invited Speaker

Atticus Jamarillo is an assistant professor at the University of Arizona's Department of Architecture, Planning, and Landscape Architecture. Read More

Contact Info

Noah Schumerth, schumerth8@gmail.com