Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Carlisle/Wortman's Consultant, John Enos Basic Training Course
Attend the "Basic Training Course" for planners, Thursday January 31st @ 7:20PM Room 241... presented by John Enos of Carlisle/Wortman Associates. Bring planning or GIS friends and classmates, YOU CAN'T MISS THIS! Learn the real practical nuts and bolts to planning from a highly respected local planner and alum.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Great Events this week!!! Everyone's invited!!!
YPSI- The PLACE Club is meeting at the Corner Brewery @ 8pm every third Monday of the month...
that would be TONIGHT... January 21st!!!
ROYAL OAK- Friday, January 25th from 4-6pm the PLACE Club is meeting for a Transportation Planning presentation with Brad Strader AICP, of LSL PLanning and then from 6pm-9pm a tour of downtown Royal Oak (dinner stop included) with DDA Director Tim Thwing.
LSL is located @ 306 S. Washington Suite 301 Royal Oak, MI 48067 phone: 248-586-0505
Royal Oak DDA is located @ 211 Williams Street, P.O. Box 64 Royal Oak, MI 48068-0064
Phone: 248-246-3280
Please contact Jenny Bruen jbruenplanning@hotmail.com or Aaron Flohr, aflohr@emich.edu for more information
or if you need a ride!
that would be TONIGHT... January 21st!!!
ROYAL OAK- Friday, January 25th from 4-6pm the PLACE Club is meeting for a Transportation Planning presentation with Brad Strader AICP, of LSL PLanning and then from 6pm-9pm a tour of downtown Royal Oak (dinner stop included) with DDA Director Tim Thwing.
LSL is located @ 306 S. Washington Suite 301 Royal Oak, MI 48067 phone: 248-586-0505
Royal Oak DDA is located @ 211 Williams Street, P.O. Box 64 Royal Oak, MI 48068-0064
Phone: 248-246-3280
Please contact Jenny Bruen jbruenplanning@hotmail.com or Aaron Flohr, aflohr@emich.edu for more information
or if you need a ride!
Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday Afternoon Blog Roll
(Rendering of the proposed Cadillac Center courtesy of Model D)
From the Brazen Careerist, "Three Specific Ways to Improve Your Social Skills" or " Twentysomething: 5 Ways People Get Screwed Early in a Career"
From Model D, "A New Design for Detroit"
Finally, in case you haven't had enough of school yet, check out MIT's free online course materials.
There are many undergrad and grad-level planning courses on there.
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
PLACE Election
Hey! URP and GIS Students,
At tomorrow's PLACE meeting Thursday Jan 17th, we will be electing our new PLACE officers.
Please come and nominate yourself, or others that you feel are qualified.
Will you be enrolled at EMU for both semesters next year?
Are you looking for a way to break into the professional world of planning?
Do you like to meet new students? Do you enjoy working with faculty?
We need dynamic leaders.... get involved and have fun!
The below job descriptions, upcoming events and other useful information are all posted on the
EMU PLACE board in Strong Hall.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
President-
• Lead, organize and facilitate various club meetings with related duties. Empower individuals interested in being involved.
• Network and build relationships with various organizations and individuals inside and outside of the university.
• Represent, inform, advocate for the club to department faculty.
• Initiate tours and field trips (network with professional firms/organizations).
• Assist field trip coordinator in organizing and promoting events.
• Collaborate with club officers and student body for all decisions.
• Promote the club to all students in the URP and GIS program.
• Be available as the main contact person.
• Attend annual MAP Student Conference Meetings (should be on committee(s)).
• Attend as many field trips as possible.
Vice President-
• Attend monthly PLACE meetings.
• Assist President in organizing and facilitating meetings.
• Promote PLACE club to URP and GIS students.
• Attend annual MAP Student Conference Meetings (should be on committee)
• Attend as many field trips as possible and assist in transporting students.
• Attend any off campus meetings regarding the club when necessary.
• Responsible for annual fundraiser.
Web/Blog Communications Coordinator-
• Send weekly e-mails to students/PLACE members regarding upcoming events.
• Manage Blog: posting interesting planning related articles, on-off campus planning events, weekly meeting details.
• Attend as many field trips as possible.
Field Trip/Special Events Coordinator-
• Attend all field trips.
• Serve as the liaison between presenters, club, faculty and president.
• Provide transportation options for field trip attendees.
• Provide maps and directions to field trips.
• Provide days schedule for field trips.
• Promote, market all events through flyers, website and blog.
• Make necessary final arrangements and confirmations for field trips, report changes to those involved.
• Take photos at Events.
• Research and network for future educational opportunities.
Mentoring program coordinator-
• Network with professionals in order to create database of mentors.
• Network with students in order to create database of mentees.
• Promote program to URP and GIS students.
• Organizing “mixer” reception to honor mentors.
• Report interesting educational opportunities to events coordinator.
PLACE Journal Editor-
• Participate in field trips and events, take photos, collect responses and remarks from students, hosts and presenters.
• Encourage students to submit papers and articles
• Proof read, edit final versions
• Collect information regarding planning in the surrounding communities, and report in the journal.
• Post upcoming local, regional or national events.
• Attend meetings (report what was discussed )
At tomorrow's PLACE meeting Thursday Jan 17th, we will be electing our new PLACE officers.
Please come and nominate yourself, or others that you feel are qualified.
Will you be enrolled at EMU for both semesters next year?
Are you looking for a way to break into the professional world of planning?
Do you like to meet new students? Do you enjoy working with faculty?
We need dynamic leaders.... get involved and have fun!
The below job descriptions, upcoming events and other useful information are all posted on the
EMU PLACE board in Strong Hall.
Hope to see you at the meeting!
President-
• Lead, organize and facilitate various club meetings with related duties. Empower individuals interested in being involved.
• Network and build relationships with various organizations and individuals inside and outside of the university.
• Represent, inform, advocate for the club to department faculty.
• Initiate tours and field trips (network with professional firms/organizations).
• Assist field trip coordinator in organizing and promoting events.
• Collaborate with club officers and student body for all decisions.
• Promote the club to all students in the URP and GIS program.
• Be available as the main contact person.
• Attend annual MAP Student Conference Meetings (should be on committee(s)).
• Attend as many field trips as possible.
Vice President-
• Attend monthly PLACE meetings.
• Assist President in organizing and facilitating meetings.
• Promote PLACE club to URP and GIS students.
• Attend annual MAP Student Conference Meetings (should be on committee)
• Attend as many field trips as possible and assist in transporting students.
• Attend any off campus meetings regarding the club when necessary.
• Responsible for annual fundraiser.
Web/Blog Communications Coordinator-
• Send weekly e-mails to students/PLACE members regarding upcoming events.
• Manage Blog: posting interesting planning related articles, on-off campus planning events, weekly meeting details.
• Attend as many field trips as possible.
Field Trip/Special Events Coordinator-
• Attend all field trips.
• Serve as the liaison between presenters, club, faculty and president.
• Provide transportation options for field trip attendees.
• Provide maps and directions to field trips.
• Provide days schedule for field trips.
• Promote, market all events through flyers, website and blog.
• Make necessary final arrangements and confirmations for field trips, report changes to those involved.
• Take photos at Events.
• Research and network for future educational opportunities.
Mentoring program coordinator-
• Network with professionals in order to create database of mentors.
• Network with students in order to create database of mentees.
• Promote program to URP and GIS students.
• Organizing “mixer” reception to honor mentors.
• Report interesting educational opportunities to events coordinator.
PLACE Journal Editor-
• Participate in field trips and events, take photos, collect responses and remarks from students, hosts and presenters.
• Encourage students to submit papers and articles
• Proof read, edit final versions
• Collect information regarding planning in the surrounding communities, and report in the journal.
• Post upcoming local, regional or national events.
• Attend meetings (report what was discussed )
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
Don't Miss This
On Thursday, January 31st, John Enos of Carlisle Wortman will be coming
to EMU to teach a basic training course that he also conducts for MAP.
The class is scheduled to start at 7:20 in Room 241 of Strong Hall, but
this location may change depending on the number of students who
are interested in coming. More information will be posted on this event
as soon as it becomes available.
to EMU to teach a basic training course that he also conducts for MAP.
The class is scheduled to start at 7:20 in Room 241 of Strong Hall, but
this location may change depending on the number of students who
are interested in coming. More information will be posted on this event
as soon as it becomes available.
PLACE EVENT Jan.14th- Visit Artist Living in an Old Jackson Prison?
On Monday, January 14, Consumers Energy is hosting a presentation on a unique entrepreneurial approach for economic development from a unique venue. Following are details on the Venue, the Entrepreneurial Approach and the specifics of the Event.
The Venue: Imagine an 1880’s era state prison with cell blocks converted to apartments and galleries and individual cells used as studios for artists and musicians. The Armory Arts Village (the original Jackson State Prison converted to an armory in the 1930’s) features 250,000 sqft. of historic prison buildings and a stunning 25 ft. high turreted stone wall forming the perimeter of its 19 acre site.
The Entrepreneurial Approach: Ernesto Sirolli pioneered Enterprise Facilitation®, a unique economic development approach based on helping local citizens realize their passion and skills for an entrepreneurial venture. After developing the concept in Western Australia, Sirolli brought this person-centered approach to the United States. The first U.S.-based program, started in a rural Minnesota community in the early 1990’s, has accounted for the creation or expansion of 250 small enterprises and nearly 750 jobs… all in a county with a population of 6,500. Results have been similar in many other communities where entrepreneurs are not only being created, but their survival rates have far exceeded what would otherwise be expected.
The Event:
- When: Monday, January 14, two presentations, 2:00PM or 6:00PM (presentation is about one hour)
- Where: Armory Arts Village, 100 Armory Ct., Jackson, Michigan (can be located via MapQuest)
- Cost: There is no cost for this event
- RSVP: If possible, please let me know which you will be attending. (2:00 or 6:00) This will help them to plan for the seating. RSVP to Jenny Bruen, jbruenplanning@hotmail.com
BELOW are important details, you might want to bring along... Hope to see you there!
1. Program Length - The session will include brief introductory remarks, Ernesto Sirolli's speech on Enterprise Facilitation and perhaps some brief Q&A. The session starts at 6:00 and will last up to perhaps 7:30. Ernesto Sirolli and other representatives from the Sirolli Institute will remain and be available for further questions and discussions.
2. Parking - Now, hopefully you can work with us on this. Due to the recent snow melt and rain and forecasts for more precipitation over the next few days, the unpaved auxiliary parking at the Armory Arts Village we had planned to use will be too muddy. We will be using a "park and shuttle" system from a parking lot about two blocks away.
Please go to the Nixon Park parking lot at 400 E. North St. (NE corner of Cooper and North St.) (address is recognized by MapQuest and GPS systems). Also, here are some easy directions from I-94. Take Exit 139 (Cooper St.) off I-94, go just less than a mile South to the 1st light (North St.) turn left and then left again immediately into the parking lot of Nixon Park. Look for Shuttle Bus sign.
A bus will make a continuous loop the two blocks to the Armory Arts Village (about every five minutes) beginning at about 5:15 and again after the program until all people have been shuttled back to the Lot. The drop off will be right at the entry to the Armory Arts Village. Using this park and shuttle arrangement is much more convenient both to and from the event.
3. Copies of Ernesto Sirolli's book - Nomad Bookstore, a local bookstore has agreed to handle copies of Ernesto Sirolli's book, Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of Local Economies, and Ernesto will be available to sign copies. They will be available for sale at $15.00 with tax included. Because credit cards purchases will be more complex (due to no internet connection in the presentation room), cash purchases are preferred. Nomad will also accept personal checks. This local entrepreneur is taking on the risk of having books available, so consider purchasing a copy.
4. Tours of the Armory Arts Village - Much of the Armory Arts Village can be seen on a "self-guided" tour. Seeing apartments and getting information on the village will involve staff who will be available. Some tours may precede the presentation. Other options for tours will be announced from the podium.
5. Other Attractions - If you arrive early or linger afterwords, visit the adjoining ART 634 Building which was the genesis of the Armory Arts Village. There you will find Real Goods, an organic foods store (check their offerings and menus at http://www.realgoodsorganics.com).
The Venue: Imagine an 1880’s era state prison with cell blocks converted to apartments and galleries and individual cells used as studios for artists and musicians. The Armory Arts Village (the original Jackson State Prison converted to an armory in the 1930’s) features 250,000 sqft. of historic prison buildings and a stunning 25 ft. high turreted stone wall forming the perimeter of its 19 acre site.
The Entrepreneurial Approach: Ernesto Sirolli pioneered Enterprise Facilitation®, a unique economic development approach based on helping local citizens realize their passion and skills for an entrepreneurial venture. After developing the concept in Western Australia, Sirolli brought this person-centered approach to the United States. The first U.S.-based program, started in a rural Minnesota community in the early 1990’s, has accounted for the creation or expansion of 250 small enterprises and nearly 750 jobs… all in a county with a population of 6,500. Results have been similar in many other communities where entrepreneurs are not only being created, but their survival rates have far exceeded what would otherwise be expected.
The Event:
- When: Monday, January 14, two presentations, 2:00PM or 6:00PM (presentation is about one hour)
- Where: Armory Arts Village, 100 Armory Ct., Jackson, Michigan (can be located via MapQuest)
- Cost: There is no cost for this event
- RSVP: If possible, please let me know which you will be attending. (2:00 or 6:00) This will help them to plan for the seating. RSVP to Jenny Bruen, jbruenplanning@hotmail.com
BELOW are important details, you might want to bring along... Hope to see you there!
1. Program Length - The session will include brief introductory remarks, Ernesto Sirolli's speech on Enterprise Facilitation and perhaps some brief Q&A. The session starts at 6:00 and will last up to perhaps 7:30. Ernesto Sirolli and other representatives from the Sirolli Institute will remain and be available for further questions and discussions.
2. Parking - Now, hopefully you can work with us on this. Due to the recent snow melt and rain and forecasts for more precipitation over the next few days, the unpaved auxiliary parking at the Armory Arts Village we had planned to use will be too muddy. We will be using a "park and shuttle" system from a parking lot about two blocks away.
Please go to the Nixon Park parking lot at 400 E. North St. (NE corner of Cooper and North St.) (address is recognized by MapQuest and GPS systems). Also, here are some easy directions from I-94. Take Exit 139 (Cooper St.) off I-94, go just less than a mile South to the 1st light (North St.) turn left and then left again immediately into the parking lot of Nixon Park. Look for Shuttle Bus sign.
A bus will make a continuous loop the two blocks to the Armory Arts Village (about every five minutes) beginning at about 5:15 and again after the program until all people have been shuttled back to the Lot. The drop off will be right at the entry to the Armory Arts Village. Using this park and shuttle arrangement is much more convenient both to and from the event.
3. Copies of Ernesto Sirolli's book - Nomad Bookstore, a local bookstore has agreed to handle copies of Ernesto Sirolli's book, Ripples from the Zambezi: Passion, Entrepreneurship and the Rebirth of Local Economies, and Ernesto will be available to sign copies. They will be available for sale at $15.00 with tax included. Because credit cards purchases will be more complex (due to no internet connection in the presentation room), cash purchases are preferred. Nomad will also accept personal checks. This local entrepreneur is taking on the risk of having books available, so consider purchasing a copy.
4. Tours of the Armory Arts Village - Much of the Armory Arts Village can be seen on a "self-guided" tour. Seeing apartments and getting information on the village will involve staff who will be available. Some tours may precede the presentation. Other options for tours will be announced from the podium.
5. Other Attractions - If you arrive early or linger afterwords, visit the adjoining ART 634 Building which was the genesis of the Armory Arts Village. There you will find Real Goods, an organic foods store (check their offerings and menus at http://www.realgoodsorganics.com).
1st PLACE meeting in 2008
What: 1st PLACE Meeting of 2008
Where: Studio Room in Strong Hall
When: Thursday January 17th @4:45pm
Agenda:
1. Welcome Back!
2. Events coming up
3. Election
You Don't Want to Miss It!
Where: Studio Room in Strong Hall
When: Thursday January 17th @4:45pm
Agenda:
1. Welcome Back!
2. Events coming up
3. Election
You Don't Want to Miss It!
Thursday, January 10, 2008
Thursday Afternoon Blog Roll
How Should We Be Thinking About Urbanization? A Freakonomics Quorum featuring James Howard Kunstler, Edward Glaeser, Robert Bruegmann, Dolores Hayden, and Alan Berube.
Project Outrage: an online protest against suburban sprawl, poor construction and bad design. Be sure to check out the project on Flickr.
Some beautiful photographs of places in Detroit you've probably never seen.
Project Outrage: an online protest against suburban sprawl, poor construction and bad design. Be sure to check out the project on Flickr.
Some beautiful photographs of places in Detroit you've probably never seen.
Best Careers
As one of my former professors said: Still can't pay the bills ... but it's good to know you're in (or
contributing to) one of the "Best Careers"!
contributing to) one of the "Best Careers"!
Friday, January 4, 2008
Upcoming Workshop
MAP and the Michigan Suburbs Alliance present:
Navigating Your Community to Redevelopment
January 16, 2008
9:00 a.m - 11:30 a.am (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Michigan First Credit Union
27000 Evergreen
Lathrup Village, MI 48076
Workshop fee is $10.00. Registration (PDF document) includes instruction, handout materials and breakfast.
Navigating Your Community to Redevelopment
January 16, 2008
9:00 a.m - 11:30 a.am (Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Michigan First Credit Union
27000 Evergreen
Lathrup Village, MI 48076
Workshop fee is $10.00. Registration (PDF document) includes instruction, handout materials and breakfast.
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