mentoring | APA - PA Southeast Section

Tag Archive for mentoring

Mar. 20: Join Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) Meetup

February 28, 2018 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Queer Urbanist Exchange (QUE) is invites you to join our monthly meet up at Prohibition Taproom at 501 N. 13^th Street, Philadelphia at 5:30 pm on Tuesday, March 20. We are going to run out to check out the Reading Viaduct Rail Park at some point (or maybe in shifts).

Facebook Event – https://www.facebook.com/events/191926611400267/

Meetup Event – https://www.meetup.com/Queer-Urbanist-Exchange/events/248259816/

Can’t make it? Select your availability in April at https://doodle.com/poll/94wzdrk5nbq5stmb.

Category: Division, Upcoming Events / Tags: Architecture, Emerging Professionals, engagement, events, landscape architecture, mentoring, Philadelphia, QUE, social, students, urban design

Future City Philadelphia Looking for Mentors and Others

December 8, 2017 / Christina Arlt / Comments Off

Future City Philadelphia is a competition designed to provide a fun and exciting educational program for middle school students to present their vision of a city of the future. Philadelphia’s program is one of 39 regional programs conducted throughout the country. The Philadelphia Regional Competition draws schools from Philadelphia and surrounding counties including the Lehigh Valley, Southern New Jersey, and Delaware. Students from middle schools and after school programs in the region form teams consisting of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students who work with a teacher and a mentor from September to January. The program is looking for Virtual City Judges, City Essay judges, mentors, and other volunteers. Learn more at: http://www.futurecityphilly.org/

Category: General / Tags: mentoring

APA’s Ambassadors Program Promotes Diversity, Is Fun, and Earns You AICP Credit

October 24, 2017 / Maggie Rwakazina / Comments Off

October marks the opening of APA’s application period for the 2018 Ambassadors Program. This initiative has been created to reach future planners with diverse racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. With recent national events, it is critical for the field of planning to grow more inclusive and diverse to continue to be relevant to communities of color and disadvantaged populations. It is also increasingly important for individual planners to connect to young people in these communities on a personal level to support just decisions and live up to the APA code of ethics.

Category: Engagement, General / Tags: Ambassador, APA, certification maintenance, diversity, mentoring, outreach, resources

Get Involved in AICP Early!

September 13, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Are you a planning student or recent graduate? APA has a new opportunity for you!

If you are in or have recently graduated from a program accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB), you can join the AICP Candidate Pilot Program, starting in November 2017.

The new AICP Candidate Pilot Program provides a path to start the process to earn the prestigious AICP Certification earlier. Join the program and sit for the AICP Certification Exam after you graduate, when you’re still in the test-taking mindset.

The criteria to become AICP remain the same, but the order of the steps changes.

Category: Education / Tags: about, AICP, Education, Emerging Professionals, ethics, mentoring

The Start of Future City 2017-2018 Is Around the Corner

June 28, 2017 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

It’s summer again: warm weather, poolside Sundays, seasonally-appropriate ice cream eating, and no school! School has now been out for a couple of weeks, and we’ve all forgotten what it’s like to get stuck in school traffic in the morning. However, the 2017-2018 schoolyear will be starting before you know it, and APAPASE wants to remind all of its members that there are many opportunities to volunteer for the upcoming 2018 Future City Competition for middle schoolers.

The Philadelphia Region Future City Steering Committee is hosting an Engineering Fair for future participants and collaborators in September. APAPASE encourages all interested schools, future mentors, volunteer judges, and event volunteers to attend.

Category: Education / Tags: mentoring, resources, students

June 16 Engagement Committee Meeting

June 2, 2016 / Justin Dula / Comments Off

Have ideas for how APA Pennsylvania Southeast section can reach its members? Have suggestions for how better to get value from your membership? Share them during the Engagement Committee call. The Engagement Committee’s next call is Friday, June 16, 2016 at 2pm. Any interested section members are welcome to join by calling 1-866-245-0351 passcode 605275.

Category: General, Upcoming Events / Tags: committee, Emerging Professionals, engagement, events, mentoring, transit-oriented development

Future City Philadelphia – Mentors and Volunteers Needed

September 30, 2015 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

It’s that time of year again. Hopefully everyone had a great summer. I can’t believe it’s over! The school year is off to a great start. To date 43 schools have signed up and have started designing their cities of the future.

Our greatest need at this stage of the competition is for mentors. Each school is assigned a mentor to work with the students and share their real world experiences to help them develop their future city. Just 1 or 2 hours a week can make a big difference in how students approach their project and how they start to address it. The following is a the current list of schools that need mentors:

Category: Education / Tags: mentoring, resources, students

Starting This Week: APA Mentoring Program Lunch Series!

February 22, 2015 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Join other planning graduate student at the APA Mentoring Program Lunch Series. This lunch series will feature professionals from a variety of planning fields with a discussion on their work and careers in the field.

Date & Time: Tuesdays at 12:15PM

Location: Meyerson Hall, Room B6

PennDesign, 210 S 34th Street

Pizza will be served!

For more information, please contact planningmentorpa@gmail.com

Category: Education, Upcoming Events / Tags: events, mentoring, Philadelphia, resources, students

Mentors Needed for Future City Philadelphia

October 22, 2014 / APAPA-SE / Comments Off

Happy October from Future City Philadelphia. The program is going strong with 46 schools registered. Here is the current list of schools that need mentors:

Category: Education / Tags: mentoring, resources

Sept. 23: “The Landscape” With Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger

September 4, 2014 / Kate Raman / Comments Off

“The Landscape” with Deputy Mayor Alan Greenberger

September 23^rd 6:00 PM

Meyerson Hall: 34^th and Walnut, Upper Gallery

Cost: Free—Free with eventbrite registration

Have you ever listened to a presentation and wondered how this person got their job? How did they get this far? What projects are they most proud of? What are their biggest regrets? APAPASE’s events committee has designed a new series called “The Landscape” where these types of questions will be answered! The concept is similar to “Inside the Actors Studio”. Prestigious planners nominated by APA’s members will answer a set of questions with a live audience. This event is the first APA PA SE Mentor Program event and will serve as a great opportunity for mentors to meet up with their students.

We’re honored to have Deputy Mayor Greenberger as our first speaker. Alan Greenberger is the Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Director of Commerce. He also serves as Chairman of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission. He has been with the City of Philadelphia since 2008.

Category: Upcoming Events / Tags: events, government, mentoring, Philadelphia, resources

« Older Entries