Our APAPASE’s Annual Student-Mentor Mixer Event took place on Thursday, February 20^th at Penn’s Weitzman School of Design, in a lively room filled with about 60 participants – a mix of undergraduate and graduate level planning students from University of Pennsylvania, Temple University, and West Chester University and seasoned planning professionals from both the public and private sectors.

We’d like to thank all three universities for their contributions and assistance with organizing the event. UPenn graciously hosted the event, and students from our volunteer committee created the announcement flyer, helped to formulate questions for the mentors, and encouraged a large group of participants to come out for the evening. The conversations were flowing as students and planning professionals engaged with each other and discussed potential career paths, challenges, and opportunities. The APAPASE Section Council members introduced the organization and invited participants to get involved in planning and attending future events. We are currently working on identifying potential opportunities for continued mentoring. To get involved with APAPASE please sign up for our newsletter at apapase.org or follow us on social media at:

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