Senior Sequence

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Urban Expo XX

Every year, during mid-March, the Urban Studies and Planning program hosts a widely attended Urban Expo (Open House). The Urban Expo is a showcase of Senior Research Projects (SRPs). The event gets good news and media coverage. The projects on display examine a range of San Diego- and Tijuana-based issues including urban and regional planning, new urbanism, architecture and design, transportation, health and human services, environmental management, and community development. You can access info on these SRPs and earlier projects on our class web site (click here for the Expo archive)

Instructions to students:

On Thursday, March 11th, you must set up your poster in Ballroom B of UCSD’s Price Center between 8:30 am and 10:00 am. Doors open to the public at 10:00 am. Your posters will be placed in the ‘area of concentration’ that best matches the subject of your SRP. There will be tables and some (not enough for every board) easels set up in the Ballroom where you will display your poster boards.  Please be sure to put your poster on foam board so it can be propped up (with bracket supports attached to the back of the poster, or on an easel). We cannot attach posters to the wall.

In lieu of our regular class meeting, we will all meet at our regular time in the Price Center Ballroom B at 3:20 pm. From 3:30 pm to 4:00 pm we will have a reception with food and drinks. This gives us time to mingle with family and friends who will be there to see your work. At 4:00 pm our formal ceremony begins, starting with a welcome by Professor Steve Erie (Director, USP). We are very fortunate this year to have John Robertus (First Cornell USNC, retired; Executive Officer, San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board, 1995-2009) as our Key Note Speaker.  On behalf of the USP Program, Keith Pezzoli will announce the winners of USP’s Awards.

At the end of the event you’ll need to pack up and take your poster,  etc. home with you. Nothing will be saved and stored.

Students click here  for instructions on how to prepare your poster for the Urban Expo.