SPDC announces virtual Lecture Series for 2020-2021

Heidi Macwan - September 04, 2020

We are pleased to announce our 2nd annual SPDC Lecture Series for 2020-2021. These events will take place virtually due to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

The School of Planning, Design and Construction is pleased to announce our 2nd annual SPDC Lecture Series. The series represents all our programs with an aim of bringing eminent speakers and alumni from the built environment industry to share their insights and inspire our students.

Registration is required for each event and is completely free. The schedule is as follows:

CM Alumni Lecture

10 September, 2020. CM Alumni Lecture. JACK B. Brierton, Engineer, Clark Construction - Chicago, LLC. “Building a COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility.” 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. | Zoom.

LA Distinguished Speaker Series

22 October, 2020. LA Distinguished Speaker Series. Alma Du Solier, Hood Design Studio. Billy Fleming, The McHarg Center, Weitzman School of Design, University of Pennsylvania. Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA, EDSA. “Social Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World: A Designer’s Perspective.” 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM. | Zoom.

ID Guest Lecture

5 November, 2020. ID Guest Lecture. Linda Nussbaumer, Professor Emerita, South Dakota State University and Adjunct Professor, Radford University. “Inclusive Design and Diversity.” 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM. | Zoom.

URP Guest Lecture

27 January, 2021. URP Guest Lecture. EDNA LEDESMA, Assistant Professor, Department of Planning and Landscape Architecture, University of Wisconsin Madison. “Why Latino Vendor Markets Matter: Selected Case Studies of California and Texas.” 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. | Zoom.

LA Distinguished Alumni Lecture

04 February, 2021. LA Distinguished Alumni Lecture. ROBERT “BOB” FORD, FASLA, Founding Chair, MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni & Advisory Board, and Founder and Partner, Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc. “Embracing Spaces / Changing Places.” 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM. | Zoom.

LA Alumni Lecture

04 March, 2021. LA Alumni Lecture. Ernest C. Wong, PLA, FASLA, APA, Founding Principal and President, Site Design Group, LTD. “Challenges and Opportunities in Post-Pandemic Public Space Design and Planning.” Time TBD. | Zoom.

Learn more. Registration is coming soon.

URP Guest Lecture

08 April, 2021. URP Guest Lecture. Prentiss Dantzler. Assistant Professor, Urban Studies Institute, Georgia State University. “Racial Disparities, Urban Form and Transportation Expenditures.” 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM. | Zoom.