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Welcome back, Folks!! Join us on February 5th at 6pm for our First Friday, Meet and Greet!! we are looking forward to meeting new students and returning students. Bring your own drink, relax, and let’s connect.
Link:https://zoom.us/j/92733655578?pwd=dkEwTkV1Y0Yxdy9JRmpsbEhtN2lzUT09
UPA First Friday on March 3rd at Tavern in the Square, Allston
Come in and join us on Friday, March 3rd, @ Tavern in the Square.
Spring 2017 UPA First Friday
Thank God for UPA's First Friday! On February 3rd 2017, #BUCPUA students gathered near BU Charles River Campus at the White Horse Tavern in Allston and mingled for the first time after a long academic winter break. As always, great conversation, drinks and food made the event a total success. We look forward to seeing you at the next UPA social on Friday, March 3rd 2017!
UPA to be memorialized in BU 2017 Yearbook
Members of the Urban Planning Association's Student Executive Board signed up to get their group picture at Boston University's 2017 Yearbook! We look forward to seeing future UPA members memorialized and keeping this as a UPA tradition.
#BUCPUA Students and UPA Members participate in Toyota Next Generation Mobility Challenge
On Saturday, February 4th 2017, students from the City Planning and Urban Affairs Program and UPA Officers participated in the Next Generation Mobility Challenge at Boston University organized by Net Impact in partnership with Toyota and the Toyota Mobility Foundation. With the advice from Toyota's experts and #BUCPUA faculty Yesim Sungu-Eryilmaz, PhD and Terrance J. Regan, MPA, participants gathered in multi-disciplinary teams to design mobility solutions to promote equity and opportunity for vulnerable social groups.
UPA Officers Alejandro Delgado and Luis Quintanilla were part of the winning team, proposing a smart device to help elder population to navigate easier when using public transportation and to connect them to people with similar interests and destinations. Congratulations to all participants! We hope to see you in upcoming planning-related workshops and events.
UPA Movie Night!!
Dear #BUCPUA Community,
Come and enjoy an urban planning film with the UPA. This time we will be projecting The Human Scale, Bringing Cities to Life.
With the majority of the world population in urban areas, architect Jan Gehl is reimagining how to make cities more sustainable and livable by meticulously analyzing spaces where people interact.
WHEN: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 / 5 PM
WHERE: 7 Euston Street, Apt 4, Brookline MA 02446 (Just 5 minutes walking from BU Marsh Plaza)
WHO: All the #BUCPUA Community, family and friends
WHY: Meet and greet, enjoy the movie and learn, plus we will have POPCORN, PIZZA, and SHRIMP CEVICHE!
See you there!
Check out MET International’s video clip of our Walking Tour in Boston
Here is the clip of the UPA and MET International Walking Tour of Boston, guided by our UPA Secretary Michael Schulte on September 10, 2016!
We hope you can join us in upcoming events!
Potluck Picnic, Larz Anderson Park
Saturday, October 8 at 3:30 - 7:30 pm at Larz Anderson Park, 360 Goddard Ave., Brookline, MA 02445.
Bring a little bit of food to share, what you want to drink, your stories, and your questions.
- Want to talk about school projects?
- Want to share experiences in your home country?
- Want to know more about the City Planning and Urban Affairs program?
- Want to simply get to know each other better (our favorite restaurants, what sports we play, or our tips to maximizing our access to BU facilities)?
We have a reserved, partially covered space in the Larz Anderson Park Shelter (near the 360 Goddard Park Ave. entrance) hosted by the UPA and sponsored by the CPUA Program. More details if available will follow, so watch this space.
See you there!
October First Friday
Friday, Oct. 7, 8pm, Cornwall's at Kenmore Square.
Start the Columbus Day long weekend with your BUCPUA friends this Friday! Please note the later start time to include those taking the Digital Design Skills Workshop from 6-8pm.
Where: Cornwall‘s at Kenmore Square (654 Beacon Street, Boston, MA 02215)
When: October 7 @ 8pm
Who: You, your family, and friends!
Hosted by the UPA. See you there!
UPA Walking Tour to Freedom Trail
On the morning of Saturday, September 10, 2016, 30 students from the BU City Planning and Urban Affairs program and MET International gathered for a fun, educational walking tour of Boston. Michael Schulte (MET’17), an Urban Planning Association Officer and Master of City Planning candidate, led the pack through Boston’s historical downtown. The Freedom Trail is almost three miles long, but tour guide Schulte walked through the “heart” of the route. He illustrated a wealth of historical and architectural stories, tying many of the landmarks back notable events and figures from the Revolutionary War to Urban Renewal.
The tour presented Boston’s history in an engaging way, and it fostered further curiosity among the students. Additionally, the event cultivated a sense of connectedness as students discovered the implications of contemporary placemaking in light of Boston’s historical character.
- Ines Boussebaa (CAS’17)
Join us for a Freedom Trail Walking Tour!
Come and join us in a Boston Freedom Trail Walking Tour guided by our UPA Secretary and long time resident of the city Michael Schulte, MCP '17.
What: Boston Freedom Trail Walking Tour
When: Saturday September 10th, at 10 AM
Where: Faneuil Hall (by the Samuel Adams Statue)
Who: All new and current CPUA students. Bring all your friends too, everybody is invited!
Why: Learn, mingle, and have fun!
For all BUCPUA Fall 2016 Orientation Events please RSVP HERE
