As you contemplate future directions for work and study, consider
this question: Have you ever thought about a career in urban planning?
If you’ve been considering graduate study, I invite you to attend our Open
House on Friday afternoon November 4th, to find out more about urban
planning. This is your opportunity to meet with faculty and current students,
hear short presentations, and ask questions.
Urban and regional planning is the profession that strives to improve
the
environmental quality, economic potential and social equity of
places:
neighborhoods, towns, cities, metropolitan areas, and larger
regions.
Planners seek to improve alternatives to sprawling,
auto-dependent areas; to
revitalize downtowns and inner-city
neighborhoods; to develop cities and
towns in a manner that protects
the environment; to create lively,
interesting neighborhoods and
commercial areas; and to foster sustainable
development in the world’s
poorest countries.
Urban planners are found
throughout the public, private, and
non-profit sectors. You will find alumni
of Michigan’s Urban and
Regional Planning Program working in community
development
corporations, planning consulting firms, metropolitan
planning
organizations, international development organizations,
advocacy
groups, municipal government, educational institutions,
environmental
agencies, land trusts, real-estate development firms,
transit
agencies, non-profit think tanks, downtown development
organizations,
state agencies, and more. Common to work in all these settings
is a
concern for the quality of life in places, and a
professional
commitment to improving both human settlements and the public
and
private processes that shape their development.
The Taubman
College of Architecture and Urban Planning is accepting
applications for fall
2012. If you’ve been considering graduate study
in urban planning, I invite
you to contact us to discuss
possibilities. We are interested in students
from diverse majors with
creative abilities and strong analytical skills
acquired as part of
their undergraduate training here at Michigan. Please
visit our
website http://www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/planning/programs/overview/
for
further details about our professional master’s degree and
research-oriented
doctorate.
If you can attend please register online at
http://taubmancollege.umich.edu/forms/open_house_planning/
I
hope to see you at our open house on Nov
4th.
Sincerely,
Richard Norton
Chair and Associate
Professor