UWM's School of Architecture & Urban Planning

SARUP INFO SESSION + GRAD SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE! The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning (SARUP) will host an in-person Graduate Info Session event in conjunction with the UWM Graduate School Open House on Thursday, November 7, 2024. The SARUP Graduate Info Session is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the possibilities and potential of a graduate degree with us, tour our facilities and student studio spaces firsthand, as well as meet with faculty, staff, and current students. Plus, get an exclusive tour of the newly renovated UWM Union led by James W. Shields, FAIA, a Design Principal at HGA Architects and Associate Professor of Architecture who worked on the project. The SARUP Grad Info Session is an add-on, in-person experience from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm for those who are also registered for the UWM Graduate School Open House that begins at 5:00 p.m. More info + registration at https://lnkd.in/gwn4PBab

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SARUP's Urban Planning alum Kevin Kuschel is working hard to improve the Clarke Square area! Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eVn4E_nx .

A major congratulations to SARUP Alum and UWM GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) award winner Richie Hands on this exciting news! https://lnkd.in/dSZJPXBa

SARUP Ph.D. Alumna Lynn Dearborn in the news! https://lnkd.in/eE2d4Aec

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PLANNING & A PINT! Join us for the 14th Annual Planning & A Pint: Planning for Climate Change taking place Thursday, March 14, 2024 from 5:30–8:00 p.m. in Best Place at the Historic Pabst Brewery (Blue Ribbon Hall / 907 W. Juneau). Speakers include: Timothy Baye: Business Development/State Energy Specialist, UW Extension Sam Dunaiski: Executive Director, Renew Wisconsin Erick Shambarger: Director, Environmental Collaboration Office (ECO), City of Milwaukee Registration here for free: https://lnkd.in/eTdAda_i

CPBS Associate Director Dr. Bob Schneider will be presenting Pedestrian Safety at Night: Illuminating the Problem and Strategies for Safer Streets at the Institute of Transportation Engineers Wisconsin Section meeting in Milwaukee on March 6, 2024. His research on pedestrian fatal crash hot spots (with Rebecca Sanders, Hamideh Moayyed, and Frank Proulx) was referenced in a February 20, 2024 USA Today article, “Safe Streets grants are supposed to save lives. Why are they missing so many deadly roads?” by Austin Fast. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g6mchgsQ

Dr. Kirk E. Harris: How Race and Income Shape Urban Planning. . Wisconsin Public Radio Host, Kate Archer Kent recently talked with a UW-Milwaukee Associate Professor of Urban Planning, Dr. Kirk Harris, who specializes in racial and economic equity. They discussed the expansion of HWY I-94 in Milwaukee that has triggered a civil rights review by The Federal Highway Administration. Opponents argue the surrounding Black and Brown communities are negatively affected. The question posed during the discussion/interview: Can the development of highways alter the success of a neighborhood? . Listen to the conversation here: https://lnkd.in/eyHe244d . Dr. Kirk E. Harris is a faculty member in the Department of Urban Planning, in the School of Architecture and Urban Planning. Dr. Harris' academic interests are focused on racial and economic equity and the historical, systemic, and policy-based practices that undermine racial and economic justice in African American and low-income communities of color. As an urban planning practitioner, Dr. Harris’ practice is guided by efforts to advance social justice and equity. Dr. Harris has served on the National American Planning Association’s (APA) Social Justice Taskforce and served as the initial spokesperson for APA’s launch of its national campaign that seeks to encourage planners to embrace social justice in the execution of their planning practices (the initial campaign video in which Dr. Harris is featured is at: https://lnkd.in/e7awfgjN). Dr. Harris teaches, engages in practice, and/or writes about issues that involve racial and economic equity, the pedagogy of social and economic justice, constitutional issues in planning law, mediation and negotiation in planning practice, urban planning theory and practice, and democratic and inclusive community engagement.