By analyzing the areas of expertise and interests of 851 undergraduate and graduate planning faculty members, Tom Sanchez investigates what planning is, what it is not, and what it could be. Read more…
Thursday, November 7, 2013
What is Planning?
By analyzing the areas of expertise and interests of 851 undergraduate and graduate planning faculty members, Tom Sanchez investigates what planning is, what it is not, and what it could be. Read more…
Monday, October 14, 2013
Mon Oct 21 SPIA Roundtable on Leadership & Administration: The Inclusiveness of Cities
Roundtable on Leadership and Administration: The Inclusiveness of Cities…Through the Lens of the Seasoned Public Administrator
Sponsored by the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs
Monday, October 21, 2013
5:30-6:45pm
Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs
1021 Prince Street, Alexandria
A lively discussion with two seasoned Public Administrators, Regina V. K. Williams and Calvin Jamison. Both served as Administrators for large urban cities in Virginia. They will discuss the challenges and rewards of managing a complex City government. If you work in government as a public administrator, the discussion will include the competencies needed to be successful.
RSVP at http://
Panelists:
Calvin Jamison. Ph.D.
Jamison is Vice President for Administration with the University of Texas at Dallas. He previously served as Senior Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer of Hampton University and as CEO/City Manager of Richmond, Virginia. Prior to serving as City Manager of Richmond, Jamison spent 14 years in higher education with faculty and administrative roles at Virginia Commonwealth University and Virginia Tech, including a position as Assistant to the President at Virginia Tech. He is also a former “Cadmus Leader in Residence” at the University of Richmond. He received Virginia Tech’s Alumni Distinguished Service Award in 2006 for his many years of service and leadership to Virginia Tech and to the university’s Black Alumni Organization. Jamison earned his bachelor’s degree, master’s degree, and doctorate degree from Virginia Tech.
Regina V.K. Williams, Executive Director, National Forum of Black Public AdministratorsWilliams is the former City Manager, City of Norfolk, Virginia. Previously she was City Manager and Assistant City Manager for the City of San Jose, California, and Senior Deputy City Manager and Chief of Staff, City of Richmond, Virginia. Williams also served as Director of Personnel and Training for the Commonwealth of Virginia and as Director of Personnel for the City of Richmond, Virginia. She earned her MPA from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor of science degree in English and sociology from Eastern Michigan University.
Moderated by Cheryl Orr, Adjunct Professor, Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration and Policy, and Director of Human Resources, Prince William County, VirginiaCheryl Orr, SPR, IPMA-CP, is Director of Human Resources at Prince William County Government, Virginia. She also is an adjunct professor with the Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration and Policy in Alexandria, Virginia. Previously Orr was Director of Human Resources at the City of Alexandria. She has 25 years of experience in Public Administration with local governments in Virginia, including Arlington County, the City of Norfolk, Fairfax County and the City of Alexandria. In those positions, Orr demonstrated her skill in implementing departmental reorganizations, HR strategic plans, and classification and compensation plans. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Psychology at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey-New Brunswick and her Master’s Degree in Social Work from Rutgers University.
Tuesday, October 8, 2013
Wed Oct 9 Info Session about Grad Studies in Urban Planning, Public Admin, International Affairs at VT in OT Alexandria
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Please share this
info with friends and
colleagues you know who may be interested in our
programs.
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Info Session about Graduate Studies
in Urban Planning, Public Administration, International Affairs at VT in
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Join us on Wednesday, October 9 to learn about graduate
studies that are offered by Virginia Tech's
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When: Wednesday, October 9,
2013
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The information session for the Masters programs begins
at 6 p.m. and at 7 p.m. for the Ph.D.
programs.
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Where: Virginia Tech's
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Metro: Blue/Yellow Line. Bike rack parking available
and we are a block away from Capital
Bikeshare.
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We offer five graduate degree programs at this
location:
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□ Masters of Public and International
Affairs
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□ Masters of Public
Administration
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□ Masters of Urban and Regional
Planning
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□ Ph.D. in Public Administration and
Policy
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□ Ph.D. in Planning, Governance and
Globalization
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Our programs feature outstanding faculty, small classes,
and full- and part-time evening studies.
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Thurs Oct 17 MI+SPIA Lecture, Navigating Contentious Planning and Policy Decisions: Lessons and Insights on Civic Engagement and Community Consensus Building from Public Policy Mediators and Social Justice Advocates
Hosted by the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, The Metropolitan Institute and the Urban Affairs and Planning program
Join us
as we welcome two nationally known land use and public policy mediators, Donna
Silverberg and Don Edwards, for the 2013 Fall MI+SPIA Lecture Series #2:
“Navigating Contentious Planning and Policy Decisions: Lessons and Insights on
Civic Engagement and Community Consensus Building from Public Policy Mediators
and Social Justice Advocates,” on Thursday, October 17, 2013 at 6:30
PM.
Increasingly, local residents,
community leaders and public officials must seek consensus-based solutions to
often contentious land use and environmental issues. What were once standard
actions, such as infrastructure improvements and zoning changes, often get
delayed by community opposition. Some residents may resist change while other
voices and perspectives may be left out. Larger and more controversial issues,
such as how to develop in light of increasing changes to our climate present
even more difficulties in building mutual understanding and crafting
collaborative solutions that benefit all members of our communities. How can
policy makers and planners better deal with confusing, often contradictory civic
input within a restrictive regulatory framework and sometimes hostile political
climate? What techniques and tools can be harnessed that could lead to
sustainable and widely supported public policy
decisions?
Donna Silverberg, Portland,
Oregon, and DC-based civic engagement and social justice adviser Don
Edwards—will
offer their thoughts on how the field and practice of dispute resolution and
conflict management can help answer these and other important policy challenges.
These two practitioners will share some of their dispute resolution tools and
techniques when guiding public policy and civic engagement processes related to
land use, sustainability, social equity, and smart growth recommendations and
decisions. The session will be moderated by Kathryn McCarty, the
Administrative Services Chief with Arlington County Environmental Services and
Professor of Practice for VT’s Urban Affairs and Planning
Program.
Thursday, October
17th
6:30 to 7:30 pm (presentation);
7:30-8:00 (discussion)
Virginia Tech Research
Center
900 N. Glebe
Road
East/West Falls Church
Room
Arlington,
VA
RSVP by
10/15/13 at
Monday, September 23, 2013
October 1 Info Session for Washington Semester 2014
Washington Semester
2014
We are very pleased
to announce the upcoming session of the Washington Semester, Extended Summer Session
2014
Our first Information
Session will be held in Room 200 of the Architecture Annex as
follows:
Tuesday, October 1,
12:30p-1:30p
Washington Semester
is open to all Virginia Tech students, regardless of major, who have earned a
minimum of 60 credits and are in good academic standing. Enrollment is limited
to 18 participants.
Application deadline
(early decision) is December 2, 2013.
Final application
deadline is February 3, 2014.
Please visit our
website and Facebook pages for more information:
Updates to the
website will be made as the information becomes available.
Located
in Old Town Alexandria, the Washington Semester is an eleven-week summer program
that provides students the opportunity to acquire professional experience in a
governmental agency or other relevant enterprise in the private or nonprofit
sector. Washington Semester Fellows will attend seminars that enable them to
understand their internship from a range of analytical perspectives. While the
program is open to all majors, it is of special relevance for students with
career interests in politics, public management, public policy, law, or the
nonprofit or for-profit sectors. Students receive twelve hours of academic
credit for the program.
Internships:
All
students are placed in an internship with a public or nonprofit organization
that requires 30 hours of work per week. Placements are based on each student’s
interests and professional goals. The internship experience provides a platform
for linking seminar discussions and readings to broader issues of management and
policy. The emphasis placed on incorporating both theory and practice sets the
Virginia Tech Washington Semester program apart from other Washington internship
programs.
Examples of
previous internship placements include:
U.S.
House of Representatives
Alexandria
Economic Development Partnership
U.S.
Information Agency
City
of Alexandria, Department of Planning
National
Institutes of Health
Catholic
Charities, U.S.A.
U.S.
Marshal’s Office
U.S.
Agency for International Development
Arlington
County Planning Office
HUD
American
Red Cross
Human
Rights Watch
Campagna
Center
EPA
Street
Law
Government
Accountability Office
World
Resources Institute
Curriculum:
Students
enroll for all courses for the 1st summer session. This 12-hour program is an
overload for 1st summer session. Each student must get permission from his/her
Dean’s office in order to add the overload hours (we will help you with
that).
PSCI
4314 - Senior Seminar in Political Institutions
UAP/PSCI
4624 - The Washington Semester: Seminar in Politics and Public
Policy
UAP/PSCI
4644 - The Washington Semester: Politics, Policy and Administration in a
Democracy
UAP 4964 -
Field Study - OR - PSCI 4754 – Internship
Tuition,
housing and other costs will be forthcoming (since this program is held in
Alexandria, you will not pay on-campus comprehensive
fees).
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Thurs Sept 19 Pgm, Power Lines and Parking Spaces: Impacts on Housing Affordability
Cosponsored by the Alliance for Housing Solutions, Arlington County Housing Division (CPHD) and the Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs.
Power Lines and Parking Spaces: Impacts on Housing Affordability
Thurs Sept 19, 6:45–9 pm
GMU Founder’s Hall, 3351 Fairfax Drive
6:45–7:30 pm Check in and refreshments
7:30–9 pm Program
Speakers:
Michael Manville, Assistant Professor, Department of City and Regional Planning, Cornell University
Michael Manville has two primary areas of interest: the relationship between transportation and land use, and local public finance. He studies the willingness of people and communities to finance different government services, and also studies the tendency of local governments to hide the costs of transportation in the property market. He is particularly interested in how land use restrictions intended to fight traffic congestion can influence the supply and price of housing. His research has been published in a variety of transportation and planning journals, including the Journal of the American Planning Association, the Journal of Planning Education and Research, Urban Studies, and Transport Policy. In addition, Manville has advised local, state, and federal officials about transportation policy, and has consulted with both developers and environmental organizations about land use regulation. He holds a Ph.D. in urban planning from the University of California–Los Angeles.
Mark Silverwood, President & CEO, the Silverwood Companies, Reston
Mark Silverwood is President and CEO of Silverwood Associates, Inc., Silverwood Homes, Inc., and Silverwood Management, Inc., affiliated real estate development and management companies based in Reston , Virginia
Hon. J. Walter Tejada, Chair, Arlington County Board
J. Walter Tejada, Chairman, was first elected to the Board on March 11, 2003 through a Special Election, and reelected for full terms beginning in January 2004, 2008 and 2012. He was elected as Vice Chairman in 2007 and 2012, and was elected as Chairman in 2008. Mr. Tejada has served on many Arlington County citizen advisory groups, including the Fiscal Affairs Advisory Commission, the Affordable Housing Task Force, the Sports Commission, the Neighborhood Day Organizing Committee, and the Bicentennial Celebration Task Force. He is the founding chairman of the Shirlington Employment and Education Center; the founding chairman and a current member of the Virginia Coalition of Latino Organizations; past Virginia state director and current member of the League of United Latin American Citizens; the founding president of the American Salvadoran Association of Virginia, as well as the founding president of the Latino Democrats of Virginia. Prior to his election to the Arlington County Board, Mr. Tejada worked professionally as an investigator, a business consultant and as an aide to U.S. Representative Jim Moran. He studied Government and Communications at George Mason University.
John Lutostanski, Project Liaison, Bowman Consulting
John Lutostanski has 30 years of experience in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with all aspects of land development. His experience includes municipal, public and private sector projects. He facilitates the approval of the entitlement process by coordinating the efforts of the design team and building consensus between the various disciplines and agencies. Mr. Lutostanski is responsible for the initial phases of public approval that projects must obtain from local government planning and zoning agencies. He is a, Registered Landscape Architect in Virginia and he earned his bachelor’s degree in Landscape Architecture from the State University of New York, College of Environmental Science and Forestry at Syracuse University.
Joel Lawson, Associate Director for Development Review, DC Office of Planning
Joel Lawson is the Associate Director for Development Review with the DC Office of Planning. He holds an undergraduate degree in architecture and a master’s degree in Community and Regional Planning. He has worked in both the private and public sectors, at both the local and federal levels. He has been with the DC Office of Planning since 2002 and the Associate Director for Development Review since 2006.
Moderated by Beth Offenbacker, Ph.D., Associate Director for Social Media and Engagement, Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs, Alexandria, Va.
Special thanks to the Geary-O’Hara Family Foundation
for its generous support of this event
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
2013 Fall MI+SPIA Lecture: 9/12, "Making the National Capitol Region the Next Cycling Capital of the USA: Opportunities and Lessons from Home and Abroad"
Please
join us for the kick-off of the 2013 Fall MI+SPIA Lecture Series, hosted by the
Virginia Tech Urban Affairs and Planning
Program.
“Making the National Capitol
Region the Next Cycling Capital of the USA: Opportunities and Lessons from Home
and Abroad”
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Lecture by Professor Ralph Buehler, Thursday, September 12, 2013 (6:30 PM –
8:00PM)
Dr.
Ralph Buehler, co-editor of the popular book, City Cycling (2012,
The MIT Press), will share his observations about the region’s current cycling
boom along with a discussion about the potential for Washington, DC, to become
the Bicycling Capital of the USA. He will discuss trends and determinants of
cycling in the Washington, DC, region in relation to other successful cycling
cities in North America and Europe, and offer an assessment of how Washington,
DC, compares in terms of cycling levels, cycling safety, cycling infrastructure,
bike parking, the integration of cycling with public transportation, and the
promotion of cycling for all groups. Cities seeking to make city cycling
feasible, convenient, and safe for commutes to work and school, shopping trips,
visits, and other daily transportation will demand the coordination of
infrastructure and the promotion of programs, and government
policies.
Thursday, September
12th
6:30 to 7:30 pm (presentation);
7:30-8:00 (discussion)
Virginia Tech Research
Center
900 N. Glebe
Road
East/West Falls Church
Room
Arlington,
VA
RSVP by 9/11/13 at https://buehlercyclinglecture.eventbrite.com/
6:00 –
6:30 PM Arrive early to meet Faculty if you have any questions about becoming a
graduate student in Urban Affairs and Planning (UAP)
Light
refreshments will be served
Limited
Bicycle Parking available – please contact Tina Whaley at twhaley@vt.edu for
reservation.
Hope to
see you there!
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