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New 1/21/98 Advising for new URBS majors and minors. Students who are entering the Urban Studies Program should meet with an academic advisor and plan to attend the new students orientation. Tuesday January 27 Urban Studies Professor Norm Schneider will be available in HSS 137 from 10:00 - 12:00 and Urban Studies Program Director Richard LeGates will be available in HSS 265 from 1:00 - 4:00. Deborah Leveen and Raquel Pinderhughes will be available for advising later in the week when classes start. Early in the semester Professors LeGates and Pinderhughes will direct an orientation session for new students. Stay tuned for details.
New 1/21/98 URBS Faculty/Students Prepare 5-Year URBS Program Plan. The core Urban Studies faculty and interested students are working on the Urban Studies Program 5 year plan. A draft should be complete February 1 and the plan will be finalized by mid February. A review copy of the plan will be available in the URBS/PLSI student resource room. If you are interested in working on the plan or have comments, send them to Program Director, Richard LeGates.
New 1/21/98Free computer support for URBS majors. Marianna Maryesheva, the Urban Studies PSIRUS lab technician is available to help student in the PSIRUS lab.Marianna will be happy to provide user-friendly introductions to Windows95, Word, Netscape, and PowerPoint. She can also help with Excel, SPSS, MapInfo, FrontPage 98, Adobe Photoshop and other computer applications which are very useful in urban planning and policy. Contact Marianna for help on papers and projects as well as general tutoring on computer use. E-mail Marianna Marysesheva to arrange and appointment. Watch this space for information on her schedule during the semester.
New 1/21/98 New "Urban Forum" course for Spring. The Urban Studies Program will be offering an exciting new course series. Beginning in Spring, 1998 we plan to periodically offer a new Urban Forum course in partnership with the SFSU Urban Institute. A series of forums will be organized around important topics. Civic leaders will meet with faculty and students to design a research agenda and then students will participate in on-going discussions with the civic leaders, take part in a seminar exploring civic issues, and do applied research for community organizations. Each form will be paired with an existing Urban Studies course. CSU distinguished professor Tom Ehrlich -- former director of the U.S. Legal Services Corporation, U.S. AID, and President of the University of Indiana -- will be designing and teaching the first forum course Urban Forum: Housing and Community Development this spring. Lori Bamberger, former deputy chief of staff for legislation at HUD Washington will be assisting him. Space in URBS 475 is still available. For further information check out the URBS 475 homepage or e-mail Tom Ehrlich or Lori Bamberger.
New 1/21/98 New blinds planned for the URBS/PLSI student room (HSS 268). Last year a bi-departmental faculty/student committee worked hard to improve the layout of this great resource. Over the summer mounted posters, a new rug, new furniture, and other improvements were completed. PLSI and URBS have just allocated funds to replace the (miserable) blinds in the room. Make use of HSS 268 to meet for class projects, chat with other majors, and take advantage of various room resources.