SUPSO Sustainable Urban Planning Student Organization

🎲✨ Game Night Alert! ✨🎲 Join us for an epic evening of fun, laughter, and friendly competition at the Board Room in Arlington! Whether you’re a game guru or just looking to unwind, we’ve got you covered. 🃏🍕 Bring your game face and let’s make some memories!

📅 Date: November 16, 2024
🕒 Time: 6-8 pm

See you there! 🎉

✨ Join us for the SUP Homecoming Dinner! 🥂🍴Whether you’re an alum, student, or community partner, come celebrate with us as we highlight our amazing partnership with Fort Washington Forward and hear from featured speaker Robin Kogelnik on building resilient, sustainable communities. 🌍💡

🎯 Games, networking, and professional development – don’t miss out!
🗓️ October 24, 2024 6-8 pm.
📍 City View Room, 7th Floor of the Elliott School of International Affairs 1957 E Street NW Washington, DC 20052

🔗 RSVP now via eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sup-homecoming-dinner-tickets-1026949783447?aff=oddtdtcreator

🚨 Update: New Date for GW SUPSO’s Day at the National Building Museum! 🚨

We’ve rescheduled to accommodate our annual Homecoming Dinner on Saturday October 26, 2024!🤍

📅 New Date: Saturday, October 19, 2024
⏰ Time: 11:30 AM
📍 Location: 401 F St NW Washington, DC 20001

It’s still going to be a fantastic day exploring exhibits, learning together, and connecting with fellow students, faculty, and alumni! ✨

We can’t wait to see you there!

An unforgettable day of food, fun, and friendship at the Potluck Picnic this past Saturday! Our students not only relaxed and connected in the sunshine but also enriched their minds together. A perfect blend of learning and laughter! ✨🫂

We would love for you to join SUPSO as we reimagine parking spaces and transform them into a place for people! This is a drop in event, so please stop by for as long as you’d like.

We’re looking for volunteers to help cover the event as well! Message us for the sign up sheet! 😎

Join us for a relaxing day at the park as we celebrate our Second Saturday SUPSO event! We will meet in the lawn area of the park.

Please congratulate these fellow graduates and join us for our Summer Capstone Presentation!

Check out our Spring graduates’ words of advice, favorite courses, and areas of interest in urban planning. Our four graduates will present their capstone projects on Friday, May 10th at 5:30PM at the Elliott School of International Affairs!

Strapped for more housing, Alexandria looks to rework zoning rules The Northern Virginia city's "Zoning for Housing/Housing for All" plan looks to create more affordable housing, and more housing overall, and address racial inequities.

In a short 4-day period, our students and and faculty raised $510 for students who will be attending the National Planning Conference in Philadelphia next month!

This has made a significant difference for our students ability to excel their professional development in our career field.

A special thank you to our friends, family, and colleagues for contributing to our efforts.

NOW LIVE! SUP GW?’s newest Podcast Producer, SUP student Reagan Smith, produces the first episode of the year!

This episode is part of our Celebrating Black History Month podcast series where students in the Sustainable Urban Planning program at the George Washington University interview Black and African American planners and urbanists. In this episode, graduate student Ugonna Njeze interviews Lakeshia Wright, AICP, on what equitable urban planning looks like and how to support people of color in the field of urban planning. They discuss skills planners can add to their equity toolkits to promote meaningful change for minority communities. Lakeshia shares her personal journey as a woman of color in the field of urban planning, providing insights on finding joy, overcoming barriers, and using your voice.

Scan our QR code to listen now or click the link in our bio!

In collaboration with the Society of Practitioners of Health Impact Assessment (SOPHIA) and GW Sustainable Urban Planning, are hosting an all-day Health Equity Tools for Planners workshop on Thursday, February 16th.

*Scholarship opportunity available for students who wish to register, from any institution
Registration link in bio.

Paris compared to Houston, Texas, USA. The two cities have the same population but Paris is 1/9th the size.

https://www.culturechange.org/issue13/autoaddict.html

SUPSO welcomes our TWO NEWEST faculty members, Morgan Wortham and SUP alum ‘21 Robin Kogelnik, this Spring 2023 semester! We wish you the best and can’t wait to see you in class this semester!

We are extremely excited to

Join us TONIGHT for SUPs Fall 2022 Studio Presentations! Our 7 presenters will be presenting on Arlington County’s planning processes! The event will also be live-streamed, in person attendance is recommended. Zoom link on our website in our bio!

GW SUP FALL GRADUATE SPOTLIGHT!

SUPSO is proud to present our five Fall 2022 graduates! We asked them a series of questions, including a word of advice, for our current and future students to learn from! Thank you to our graduates for their hard work, we can’t wait to see you present your capstones on December 9th!

KICK-OFF: GW SUPSO is proud to present our three-part Professional Certification Series this month! Learn more about what certifications Urban Planners can earn! All information sessions are open to the public. To register, click the link in our bio!

Join us in congratulating Arielle Lofton and Tambo Prince in receiving the NCAC-APA Diversity Fellowship Scholarship! Each student is awarded a $1,000 scholarship and a professional mentor.

Last Friday, we hosted our first ever SUP Homecoming at the GWU Mount Vernon Campus featuring David Owens of Fort Washington Forward and SUPs new Advisory Board. Together, we brought our community together while connecting students, alumni, faculty, and urban planning professionals!

SUPSO apparel is now available! Purchase yours today by visiting https://www.gwsupso.us/apparel/.

Thanks to everyone who was able to visit our PARK for Park(ing) Day! We had so much fun, and we hope to see you again next year!

Reminder that we will be in Foggy Bottom tomorrow from 9:00am to 4:00pm! Stop by for a break from the routine for games, music, and snacks. We're transforming parking to public space, and we hope to see you there!