Academic - Design Graduate and Professional

Description

This club is an organization established by the graduate students in the Department of Community and Regional Planning. Our meetings are geared toward professional advancement, as we typically incorporate associated lectures and discussions. We also organize social events with faculty and students, and promote attendance and participation at professional meetings and conferences in the planning field.

Affiliations

Constitution / Tier

File 1402269723.pdf
Tier Student Organization - Registered

Membership Information

Student Members 17
ISU Members 1
Non-ISU Members 0
Allowed Members Graduate students in the College of Design.
Allowed Officers President, Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, APA Representative, GPSS Representative, and Student-Faculty Representative.
Membership Qualifications Graduate enrolled in the College of Design with an interest in Community and Regional Planning.
Membership Restrictions None.
Elections/Selection Elections are held at the last meeting of the fall semester, with officer roles becoming available as needed.
Meetings Bi-weekly in the College of Design Room 562 and online as needed.

Description of Regular Meetings/Activities

social events with faculty and students, attending professional meetings and conferences in the planning field, bi-weekly club meetings, guest speakers, etc.

Description of Special Events

Guest Speaker: Hsi-Chuan (Andrew) Wang, 2021-2022 IMFG Post-Doctoral Fellow, Date: Thursday, April 13, 2023 Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m. Location: College of Design Rm 130
Guest Speaker: Brian H. Hurd, Adjunct Instructor at Washington University in St. Louis, Author of "DREAM IT! PLAN IT! BE IT! A Playbook for Today's Youth!", Founder and Managing Principal of CDTA Partners LLC, Iowa State University Alumni, Date: Wednesday, March 1, 2023 Time: 5:00-6:00 p.m. Location: College of Design Rm 101
Guest Speaker: Wyatt Archer, Community Planner at Bolton & Menk, Date: Thursday, March 2, 2023 Time: 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. Location: College of Design Rm 130
Club Meetings: Bi-weekly starting Tuesday, August 29, 2023 Time: 4:00 - 5:00 p.m. Location: College of Design Rm 562 Microsoft Teams virtual join option
Guest Speaker: David Wilwerding, APA-Iowa’s Professional Development Officer Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023 Time: 4:00-5:00 p.m. Location: College of Design Rm 130
Guest Speaker: Dr. Torgrim Sneve Guttormsen, Deep Cities online lecture Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023 Time: 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Location: Memorial Union Rm 2630
St. Louis, MO, Professional Development Opportunity, Learning about Sustainable, Racially Equitable Neighborhood Planning Date: Friday, November 3 - Saturday, November 4, 2023 Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Des Moines (DSM) Firm Crawl Date: Friday, January 19, 2024 Location: Des Moines, Iowa