| News Morgan State University Seeks LCD Projectors Morgan State University's Graduate Program in City and Regional Planning is seeking donations of liquid crystal display projectors for classroom use. Morgan State University is one of two accredited university planning programs in our state; the University of Maryland at College Park is our other accredited planning school. LCD projectors should be in good working condition. Cash donations may be made for the purchase of LCD projectors. For equipment donations please contact chapter member and MSU professor, Dr. Siddhartha Sen. His contact information is below. Checks may be made “MSU Foundation/IAP/City and Regional Planning” and sent to Professor Sen. (IAP stands for Institute of Architecture and Planning.) There are currently 45 students in the City and Regional Planning Program at Morgan State, including Kyle Nembhard, who is MSU's student representative on the Chapter's Executive Committee. For more information, please contact Professor Sen. Siddhartha Sen, Ph.D. Professional Development Committee There has been a reorganization of the Professional Development Committee. Jacqui Rouse, AICP of the City of Annapolis has been selected as the Chapter's new Professional Development Officer. Jacqui's role is for the most part that of a traditional PDO. Her emphasis will be on AICP and FAICP promotion as well as exam preparation. Certification Maintenance is becoming a significant task, and CM combined with AICP prep is more than one person can comfortably handle. In response to these expected challenges, Holly Storck, AICP of Parsons Brinckerhoff will serve as the Certification Maintenance lead. Shiva Shrestha, AICP is the other member of the Professional Development Committee to supplement their efforts, in addition to his current role as Member-at-Large for the Metro area. Holly's challenge is new and not well understood (even by AICP). Please work with her to help her succeed. She identified her first major challenge as communication. It is important that she be notified of news and changes. If you hear of a training opportunity or have difficulty logging credits, please forward the information to Holly so she can become and remain the Chapter's point of contact for the latest and best information. Jacqui Rouse Holly Storck With these appointments, our Professional Development Committee is a very strong combination of experienced, qualified, certified planners. Please take a moment to welcome them to the Chapter and their new roles. Chapter Newsletter The Maryland Planner — our Chapter's quarterly newsletter — has gone digital effective June 2007. Please look for a copy in your inbox (not your mailbox). If you have not registered your e-mail contact with the Chapter, please do so as soon as possible. Further, the newsletter is dependent upon input from our membership. If you would like to contribute an article for the next issue please contact Jenny Plummer-Welker at plummejl@co.cal.md.us. Reality Check Plus The Maryland APA is one of many sponsors of the Reality Check Plus: Imagine Maryland initiative to better plan for the population and job growth expected in the state over the next 30 years. Please visit the Reality Check website (http://www.realitycheckmaryland.org/) to access brochures and post-exercise reports, and learn more about upcoming events. Executive Board Meetings Maryland APA Executive Board Meetings are always open to the membership. Please feel free to attend anyone of our upcoming meetings! Check the Calendar of Events page for dates, times, and locations. Chapter Listserv Have something relevant to share with your fellow Maryland planners? Use the Chapter listserv, which is available only to Chapter members. | |
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