SPDC Lecture Series
The School of Planning, Design and Construction is hosting it's 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.
Schedule
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Sep 10
CM Guest Alumni Lecture: Jack Brierton
September 10, 2020 12:00PM – 1:30PM EST Online
The Construction Management Program is hosting alumnus Jack Brierton, Engineer, Clark Construction Group - Chicago, LLC., for a lecture on "Building a COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility."
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Oct 22
LA Distinguished Speaker Series: Social Equity Panel
October 22, 2020 6:00PM – 7:30PM EST Online
The Landscape Architecture Program is hosting their LA Distinguished Speaker Series with a panel of guest speakers on the topic of "Social Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World: A Designer's Perspective."
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Nov 5
ID Guest Lecture: Linda Nussbaumer
November 5, 2020 4:00PM – 5:30PM Online
The Interior Design Program is hosting Linda Nussbaumer, professor emerita at South Dakota State University and adjunct professor at Radford University, for a lecture on "Inclusive Design and Diversity."
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Feb 4
LA Distinguished Alumni Lecture: Robert "Bob" Ford
February 4, 2021 12:00PM – 1:30PM EST Online
The Landscape Architecture Program is hosting alumnus Robert ‘Bob’ Ford, FASLA, founding chair of the MSU LAAAB and founder and partner at Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc., for a lecture on "Embracing Spaces / Changing Places."
2020
CM Alumni Lecture
Topic: Building a COVID-19 Alternate Care Facility
Speaker: Jack Brierton, Engineer, Clark Construction Group - Chicago, LLC.
Date: September 10, 2020
LA Distinguished Speaker Series
Topic: Social Equity in a Post-COVID-19 World: A Designer's Perspective
Date: October 22, 2020
Speaker: Alma Du Solier, Landscape Architect, and Studio Director, Hood Design Studio
Speaker: Billy Fleming, Wilks Family Director, The McHarg Center, UPenn Weitzman School of DesignID Guest Lecture
Speaker: Kona Gray, FASLA, PLA, Principal at EDSA.
ID Guest Lecture
Topic: Inclusive Design and Diversity
Speaker: Linda Nussbaumer, PhD, NCIDQ, IDEC, Professor Emerita, South Dakota State University; Adjunct Professor, Radford University
Date: November 5, 2020
LA Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Topic: Embracing Spaces / Changing Places
Speaker: Robert ‘Bob’ Ford, FASLA, Founding Chair, MSU Landscape Architecture Alumni & Advisory Board; Founder and Partner, Landscape Architects & Planners, Inc.
Date: February 4, 2021
2019
LA Distinguished Speaker Series
Topic: Plant Passion, Roberto Burle Marx and Raymond Jungles
Speaker: Raymond Jungles, FASLA, Founder, Raymond Jungles, Inc. (RJI)
Date: September 19, 2019
SPDC Industry Seminar Series
Topic: Accelerating Company Strategy with a Dynamic Built Environment
Speaker: John Beeder, retired President and CEO, American Greetings
Date: October 16, 2019
SPDC Industry Seminar Series
Topic: Building Consensus through Collaboration in Difficult Settings and Diverse Communities
Speaker: Stacie Smith, associate managing director and a senior mediator at the Consensus Building Institute
Date: October 24, 2019
ID Guest Lecture
Topic: Multiple Facets of a Life in Design
Speaker: Valerie Wright, principle and senior interior designer at Diekema Hamann Architecture & Engineering
Date: November 7, 2019
LA Distinguished Alumni Lecture
Topic: Collaborations: You're Not All That!
Speaker: Debra Guenther, partner of Mithun
Date: February 6, 2020