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April 9, 2025

Managing the Transition From College Student to New Professional

Many emerging professionals struggle with the transition from college to the workforce, facing job market challenges, mental health stressors, and the pressure of starting over in a new environment.

Fostering the Future of Planning (blog featured image)

June 17, 2024

Fostering the Future of Planning: Outcomes from the 2024 Student Planning & Design Competition

Summary of the 2024 Student Planning & Design Competition results from NPC24.

February 7, 2024

Empowering Students: Student Representatives Council 2024 Leadership Goals

Bianca Mers, the new chair of the Student Representatives Council outlines three goals for 2024 focused on empowering leaders, amplifying voices, and fostering career development in planning.

December 4, 2023

Career Advice for Planning Students

Learn from planning directors about the skills and insights you need to be successful as a planner.

November 15, 2023

Student-Led University Course Challenges Conventional Planning Processes

Equity in Practice: Learn how students created a new course at the University of Michigan to DO WHAT.

September 20, 2023

The New Nicollet Redevelopment: Reimaging New Places and Opportunities

The 2024 Student Planning and Design Competition project site location is the New Nicollet Redevelopment, the former Kmart site in South Minneapolis, Minnesota. This project site covers 10 acres of land between the Midtown Greenway bike trail, Lake Street, First Avenue, and Blaisdell Avenue.