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Welcome to the website of the Graduate Planning Student Association (GPSA) The organization for students enrolled in the Masters of Regional Planning program at the University at Albany, where...
 
...Planning = Our Future
 
"Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward;
they may be beaten but they may start a winning game."
   -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe  
Announcements


 Film Screening:
The Pruitt Igoe Myth
Friday, April 13th @ 6PM in CC375
Refreshments Will Be Served!


 The David Mark Prize
 

 The GPSA YouTube Page is up!
Check out videos of GPSA event - including guest speakers from GIS/World Town Planning Day.  See students in action at public meetings, and watch movies made for studio projects!  It all right here!
 



 Updated Student Projects Page
Check out the updated Student Projects page  which link to and describe recent student projects, including past and current Planning Studio projects since Fall 2004.



 Updated Internship Resources
The webpage with resources for internship and job information has been updated. You can now find a list of organizations where students have interned in the past and sign up for the GPSA Listserv where job announcements are made.


 New E-Board!
Congratulations to the new E-Board for 2012.
President - Colin Hodges
VP Academic - Dan Carroll
VP Student Involvement - Sam Piper
VP Communications - Chris Utzig, Will Henry
Treasurer - Michael Dalland



The GIS/World Town Planning Day event was held on November 8th with a full day's program including student, faculty and professional presentations, an address by Congressman Paul Tonko, and an evening speaker on sprawl repair by Galina Tachieva (Duany Plater-Zyberk & Company) who had this to say about MRP students, "It was a real pleasure to meet the talented and curious students at the the University of Albany who were an ideal audience for a topic such as sprawl repair."
Picture slideshow is available here.




 Make your "People" page!
We would like all MRP students to have a profile on the website so that you can get exposure on the web, be associated with an impressive accredited graduate program, and have a place to exhibit your credentials and interests to future employers. Use this form to add get your page on the web.



 APA Awards
Win a national award for your work and the UAlbany Planning program by applying for various APA student awards:
AICP Student Project Awards
AICP Outstanding Student Awards
  Click here to apply!
Outstanding Planning Student Organization Awards
  Click here for more info.

Meetings & Events

 

 

 Welcome 2012 EBoard!   

president | collin hodges

vp-academics | dan carroll

vp-communications | chris utzig, will henry

vp-student involvement | sam piper

treasurer  | michael dalland

 


 GPSA Meeting Tuesday,
March 6th, 5:45pm – 6:45pm
 Arts and Sciences Room 123 (Planning Studio)

 

Past Meetings

September 8th Notes

 

April 2011 Notes

March 2011 Notes 

February 2011 Notes

November 2010 Notes

October 2010 Notes

September 2010 Notes

April 2010 Notes

 



 CDPA Luncheons

The Capital District Planners Association holds monthly luncheons on a variety of planning topics. All luncheons begin promptly at 12pm and there is a $5 fee for students. Lunch is included. Make sure to reserve your spot in advance!
The schedule of CDPA events can be found here.
 

 National & Upstate APA Events
 
In 2010, planners traveled downriver to New Orleans where the National Conference focused on the region's recovery from the 2005 hurricanes. The 2011 National Conference coming to the Northeast in Boston.

Here are some photos from the 2010 Conference and others from the 2009 conference in Minneapolis.