Author: Brooke J Gessner
Call for Submissions
The NC State College of Design, in collaboration with the City of Raleigh Department of City Planning, is calling for case study submissions for the 11th Annual Urban Design Conference, “Density in Place: Design Works,” to be held on Friday, March 7, at the Raleigh Marriott City Center.
Summary submissions for 20-minute case studies on the theme of density are due by Friday, January 24.
Details and submission form here:
http://design.ncsu.edu/urban/
http://design.ncsu.edu/urban/
How to Add the SAPA Calendar to Your Google Calendar
Keep up to date with everything that’s happening with SAPA by adding the SAPA Google Calendar to your own! It’s easy to do– just follow these instructions.
SAPA Events – 10/29
This Tuesday, 10/29, SAPA has two events for you! Our annual Fall Bake Sale will be from 9 am until 3 pm. Check out the flyer above for more details!
Additionally, we will be having our second general meeting of the semester- 4:45 pm in Graham 185!
Hope to see you at both events!
First SAPA General Meeting
The first General Meeting will be held on September 9th, 2013 at 5 p.m. in 185 Graham. Everyone is welcome and encouraged to attend.
Fall Picnic
Check out the Facebook event and add what you’re bringing to the Google Doc. Hope to see you there! Directions and more details can be found in the weekly mailer.
Seoul Study Abroad Trip Deadline Extended
Fall 2013 Study-Abroad Course:
Policy Management in Seoul/Seoul Field Trip (1 Cr.)
APPLICATION DEADLINE EXTENDED
IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO JOIN THIS PROGRAM
Course Overview
• Seoul, Republic of Korea, as a case study in urban governance and management
• Field trip to Seoul, October 18–27, 2012, hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the University of Seoul (UoS)
• Daily briefing sessions with SMG officials, UoS faculty, and other experts – topics include transportation, environmental management, municipal finance, HR management, etc.
• Daily site visits to municipal facilities and projects – Dasan 120 (311) call center, Mapo resource recovery facility, Han River revitalization, etc.
• SMG provides seven days’ hotel accommodations (double occupancy) and meals during the site visit to Seoul. Participating students will be responsible for the costs of U.D. course tuition, transportation to and from Seoul, accommodations for the eighth night in Seoul, and incidental expenses. Program participation costs excluding tuition are
estimated to total about $2000 per student. SPPA study-abroad scholarships may be available to cover a portion (in the past this has been about half) of those costs for eligible SPPA graduate students.
Application and Registration Guidelines and Deadlines
• Graduate students only are eligible for this course and field trip, pursuant to SPPA’s memorandum of understanding with SMG and UoS.
• Applications will be accepted until August 19, 2013, at 4 p.m.
Deliver your two completed applications (one for the program itself, another for scholarship assistance) to Professor Jonathan Justice, School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716
• In order to participate in the program, all accepted applicants MUST sign participation agreements, register for the designated one-credit course (UAPP 667-012), and meet all conditions specified in the Participation Agreement Form by Wednesday, September 4, 2012. Your forms must be accompanied by a program fee check for $250 payable to
University of Delaware and delivered to program administrative coordinator Ellen Fanjoy by 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 4, 2012.
Forms and Further Information
See http://www.sppa.udel.edu/content/international-graduate-study-abroad
Questions?
Contact Prof. Justice, 298N Graham Hall, justice@udel.edu, 302-831-1682