PLANNING NEWS

Green Building (news story May 14, 2007)
Posted May 14, 2007. See an exciting piece that aired on public television about the idea of Green Building and the involvement of UA Planning students:
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Planning Students Honored (news story Sept 28, 2006)
The Arizona Planning Association presented their 2006 Student Planning Project Award to a group of students at The University of Arizona for their work on Tucson's Miracle Manor Neighborhood. The award was given Sept. 28 at the association's conference in Mesa. Read UA News story here.


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The Office of International Student Programs and Services
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UA Library - Look up Planning Students' Reports at this link



ALUMNI NEWS
Fisher receives Promotion (posted February 27, 2007)
Thomas Fisher, Senior Transportation Planner for Pima Association of Governments (PAG) is leaving for a promotion to Project Manager with the City of Tucson Department of Transportation Transit Division. 


AWARDS
The following entry was recorded on Jan 3, 2007.

Planning Graduate Student Receives Centennial Award

Tania M. Metz-Estrella, who will be graduating with a Master’s in Planning with a concentration in Environmental Planning from the College of Social and Behavioral Science, has received a Centennial Award from the UA Graduate College and the Division of Campus Life.

The Centennial Award recognizes outstanding achievement and contributions of minority graduate students at the University of Arizona.

Originally from Carolina, Puerto Rico, Tania completed a bachelor degree in Environmental Science at the University of Puerto Rico and graduated with honors. While pursuing her undergraduate studies, she worked at the University of Puerto Rico doing data analysis with Geographic Information System (GIS) technology focusing on the karst formations on the Island. After graduation, she moved to the United States and started working at Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park in California. During her tenure she created maps and analyzed sequoia tree data with GIS.

While at The University of Arizona, Tania has worked with Professor Laura Huntoon from the Planning Degree Program, which is a graduate program in the Department of Geography and Regional Development, researching urban changes along the US-Mexico border. Tania recently worked as an intern with the Sonoran Institute making recommendations for open space at the UA Science and Technological Park.

Tania is currently finishing a master's program report that focuses on urban encroachment next to protected public lands. Eventually her research will be used by the Sonoran Institute to create workshops to educate managers of federally protected public lands.

Upon completion of the master's program, Tania would like to continue working with organizations that look to guarantee a healthy urban growth in conformity with our natural resources.




To receive information about the Planning Degree Program, please contact:

Planning Degree Program
Harvill, Room 341D
University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ 85721-0076
Phone: 1+ 520.621.9597
FAX: 1+ 520.621.9820
Email us: planning@u.arizona.edu