College of Design Student News

Professor Amy Howard
Thursday, Feb. 11, 4:00-5:30pm
Nolte 125

http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/NCCE/NCCE-map.html

Prof. Howard explores the history of the Ping Yuen public housing
project in San Francisco's Chinatown. Ping Yuen's location, faux Chinese
architectural design, and tenant population of Chinese Americans defy
the stereotypical image of public housing and demonstrate the importance
of community ties between project residents and the surrounding
district. This talk is co-sponsored by Quadrant and the Asian American
Studies program.

Professor Howard is a professor of American Studies at the University of
Richmond where she also directs the Bonner Center for Civic Engagement.

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UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities) offers a stipend (up to $1,400) and/or expense allowance (up to $300) to undergraduates for research, scholarly, or creative projects undertaken in partnership with a faculty member.

For detailed information and how to apply:
http://design.umn.edu/current_students/leo/urop.html

For a list of possible CDes faculty mentors, please go to the CDes Opportunity Gallery: http://design.umn.edu/current_students/leo/CDesOpportunityGallery.htm

UROP awards are not limited to the listed projects or the listed faculty listed in the CDes Opportunity Gallery. All proposals will be carefully considered.

Information Sessions:

Wednesday, February 10th from 3:15-4:00pm, 22 McNeal Hall (St. Paul)
Thursday, February 11th from 2:15-3:00pm, 433 Johnston Hall (East Bank)
Friday, February 12th from 11:15am-12:00pm, 186 HHH Hall (West Bank)

Proposal Submission Deadline: Monday, March 8, 2010 (for research/creative activity beginning after May Term 2010).

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Application Deadline: 12 Noon on March 1, 2010
Retreat Dates: Friday, March 26th, 5 pm - 9 pm
Saturday, March 27th, 9 am - 5 pm
Place: 101 University International Center, East Bank

This retreat is for both international and U.S. graduate students who want to become more effective in international environments. (The retreat will be offered to undergraduate students during the Fall 2010 semester). This interactive, high-energy event becomes a living laboratory of what it takes to work with people from different cultures. A cutting edge cross-cultural leadership model, Personal Leadership, will be used to develop participants' cross cultural skill-set that is needed for professional and personal lives in the 21st century. Space is limited, so apply online by noon on Monday, March 1st at: http://www.isss1.umn.edu/leadership/BRQ.lasso

Contact Thorunn Bjarnadottir at or 612-626-4799 for any questions.

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The Preservation Alliance of Minnesota is a statewide, nonprofit historic preservation organization that is working to reestablish the statewide Minnesota Main Street coordinating program. As a next step, they are holding a logo competition.

The competition will run from February 1, 2010 - February 28, 2010. Public judging will take place online from March 1, 2010 - March 14, 2010.

For details, see: http://www.mnpreservation.org/2010/01/27/minnesota-main-street-logo-competition/

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Wednesday, February 3rd
10:00 am to 2:30 pm
Coffman Memorial Union, Great Hall

You can make a difference in the Twin Cities community! This event provides students a chance to learn about local volunteer and internship opportunities. Talk to representatives from more than 90 organizations to find a position that matches your major and/or interests. Please visit http://www.cclc.umn.edu/CIF for more information.

This fair is coordinated by the Community Service-Learning Center (formerly part of the Career and Community Learning Center) and sponsored by the Minnesota Student Association.

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Professor Kelly Quinn
Tuesday, Feb. 2, 4:00-5:30pm
Nolte 125

http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/maps/NCCE/NCCE-map.html

Professor Quinn looks at three examples of the work of Hilyard R.
Robinson: the Langston Terrace Dwellings, his unbuilt program for the
Liberian Centennial and Victory Exposition, and Lincoln Park in
Washington, D.C. Robinson was an African-American architect whose most
prominent work includes Langston Terrace, a modern housing program built
by and for African Americans in the District of Columbia during the
early part of the 20th century.

Prof. Quinn is in the American studies department at Miami University in
Oxford, Ohio.

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Attend an exciting and cutting-edge conference hosted by the GLBTA Programs Office, Queer Student Cultural Center and the MN LGBT Therapists Network:

Beyond the Boxes: Emerging Trends in LGBTQ Mental Health
Thursday, March 25 - Opening Reception
6:30 pm, Mississippi Room, Coffman Union

Day-long Conference
Friday, March 26
3rd Floor, Coffman Union

Beyond the Boxes will offer over 50 workshops in three different tracks: research, clinical and community. One of the only conferences of its kind in the country, we expect to sell out our 300-person capacity. Register as soon as possible. The program is offering a reduced cost for students and seniors. Registration is available on the Programs Office website:

http://www.glbta.umn.edu/beyondtheboxes

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Sponsored by AIA Minnesota's Housing Advocacy Committee

February 12-14, 2010 Rapson Hall

PARTICIPANTS AND PROJECTS ARE NEEDED!
Professionals, interns, and students from all design disciplines are welcome to participate. The Charrette begins Friday evening with an opening program and ends Sunday afternoon with project presentations. Volunteers can earn several Community Service IDP hours, and CE Hours are available for professionals. Please join us!

TO REGISTER, download a registration form at:
http://www.aia-mn.org/int_committees/housing.cfm

Contact Alysia Ulfers at ulfers@aia-mn.org for more information

AIA 2010 SFS Volunteer Reg.pdf

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The Student Ad Summit is an annual event presented by the Advertising Federation. The event features career discussions, networking events, portfolio reviews and agency tours. The event is for marketing, advertising, design and communications students as well as recent grads.

For information regarding last year's event, please visit http://www.ad2sas.org/ and stay tuned for information on this year's event.

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The Learning Abroad Center, in partnership with the Career & Community Learning Center, sponsors several students annually to participate in community service projects abroad. Grants of up to $2,000 are available to selected University of Minnesota-Twin Cities undergraduate students.

The grant program is named after Paulo Freire, an educator and leader who sought to empower the oppressed through literacy programs that encouraged social and political awareness. In this spirit, the grant emphasizes how human oppression and liberation overlap with community service and international work.

An information session will be held on Friday, December 18th at 11 AM in 345 Fraser Hall.

The application deadline for this grant is *4 p.m. on Friday, January 29, 2010*.

http://www.umabroad.umn.edu/financial/scholarships/pauloFreire.html

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The Office of International Programs and the University Honors Program
(Twin Cites campus) are pleased to announce the opening of applications
for the 2010-11 Katherine E. Sullivan Scholarship for Study Abroad.
This scholarship provides the opportunity for one senior at any campus
of the University of Minnesota to enrich her or his academic experience
with a fifth year of undergraduate study in another country. The
scholarship is intended to support credit-bearing and usually
classroom-based study abroad that immerses the student in the host
university, research institute, or other institution, as well as in the
host culture. Proposals should be for full-time study for a full
academic year or equivalent. Applicants must be currently enrolled
undergraduates at any University of Minnesota campus; must have senior
status (at least 90 credits completed) by the end of Fall semester 2009
with at least 30 credits in residence at a University of Minnesota
campus; must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents; and should have a
cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Applicants must be available for an
in-person interview on the University's Twin Cities campus on March 1,
2010. Application materials and instructions are available here:
http://www.honors.umn.edu/scholarships_u/ or from the University Honors
Program in 20 Nicholson Hall. APPLICATION DEADLINE: FEBRUARY 1, 2010

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The CDes computer lab in Rapson Hall will be open additional hours through Dec. 8-18:

http://blog.lib.umn.edu/cdescc/news/2009/12/finals_computer_lab_schedule_-.html

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Thursday, December 3, 2009, 6:30 p.m., Goldstein Museum of Design

Join College of Design Dean Tom Fisher and three top design theorists/practitioners as they discuss questions related to design process and the ability of design to address the social problems of today's consumers. Panelists: John Berry (author and exhibition curator), Jeff Sherer (principal of Myer, Scherer, and Rockcastle Ltd., designer of the Herman Miller Design Yard and Front Door), Jeff Weber (principal of Studio Weber + Associates, designer of the Embody Chair).

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School of Architecture Study Abroad Information Session
Monday, November 23rd, 12:15 p.m.
Rapson 100

Listed below are the proposed study abroad trips for 2010 for the School of Architecture. Faculty will be there to talk about their trips and to hand out material and gauge student interest.

J-term 2010 Study Abroad Trips

Zanzibar Urban Heritage Conservation Workshop, Arthur Chen - $3,600 (includes airfare and lodging) grad/undergrad

½ Spring Semester Graduate Student Trip

Port Cities Trip, Arthur Chen - $8,600 (does not include airfare) grad only

*M-term 2010 Study Abroad Trips*

Istanbul, Turkey - Ozayr Saloojee - $4,300-$5,500 (includes airfare + estimated moderate student per-diem) grad/undergrad

Greece/Cyprus: Architecture & Heritage -Rachel Iannacone and Nikos Bakirtzis - $3,500 (does not include airfare) grad/undergrad

Emerging Territories China - Blaine Brownell - $5,000 (does include airfare) grad/undergrad

Eco-urbanism and Sustainable Building Practices in Northern Europe -Rich Strong - $5,000 (does not include airfare) grad/undergrad

Malawi 2010: Sustainability and Preservation in a Developing Country, Bob Mack/James Lutz - $4,500-$5,000 (includes transportation) grad/undergrad

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2010 Metropolitan Design Center Undergraduate Travel Scholarships
Deadline: Wednesday, February 24, 2010, 4:30 p.m.

OVERVIEW
The 2010 Metropolitan Design Center Undergraduate Travel Scholarships will provide up to two undergraduate students in the College of Design the opportunity for self-directed travel abroad. The scholarships are sponsored by the College of Design Metropolitan Design Center with the conviction that exposure to other cultures is essential for reflecting on our own. Applicants will identify an urban design issue of concern to the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Possible issues for the Scholarship include, but are not limited to, waterfront development, homelessness, open space, public transportation, suburbanization, green infrastructure and affordable housing.

ELIGIBILITY
Open to all undergraduate students in CDes. CLA students majoring in architecture may also apply. Applicants must have a minimum of two semesters remaining after their proposed summer travel and before their graduation.
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND FOR MORE INFORMATION (link to attached pdf)

QUESTIONS?
Contact David Lowe at lowex005@umn.edu

For More Information

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