March 2015
Deconstructing the High Line: A Public Symposium at The New School
DECONSTRUCTING THE HIGH LINE: A Public Symposium Thursday, March 5th, 5:00-8:00pm The New School, Wollman Hall, 66 W. 11th St., 5th Fl. The High Line, an innovative promenade created on a disused elevated railway in Manhattan, is widely recognized as among the most iconic urban landmarks of the 21st century. It has stimulated public interest in landscape design while simultaneously re-integrating an industrial relic into the everyday life of New York City. Since its opening in 2009, this unique greenway…
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Hagedorn Scholarship for First Generation Students in Urban and Environmental Studies
Congratulations to our 2015 winners!! http://qcurban.org/urban-studies/departmental-awards-scholarships/
Find out more »“How I Got a Job with an Urban/Environmental Studies Major”: Recent Alumni Offer Job Search Tips and Tricks
"How I Got a Job with an Urban/Environmental Studies Major": Recent Alumni Offer Job Search Tips and Tricks Find out how recent alums of our program found gainful employment with a BA in Urban and/or Environmental Studies!! Speakers: Laura Harrison (North Shore-LIJ Health System; URBST, 2013) Jose Mejia (MA in Social Work @ Fordham U.; URBST, 2012) Regina Fojas (Times Square Alliance, URBST, 2013) Kirk Grisham (Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University; URBST, 2009) Arielle Miller (Sustainable Long Island; ENSTD,…
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Experiential Learning Course Enhancement Grants
Experiential Learning Course Enhancement Grants
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2016 Hagedorn Scholarships!!!
Hagedorn Scholarship for First Generation College Students in Urban and Environmental Studies Due on March 28, 2016 by 5 pm!!! Thanks to a generous grant from the Hagedorn Fund, the Department of Urban Studies awards scholarships of $1,500/year to Urban and Environmental Studies Undergraduate Majors who are among the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college in the United States. Please download the Scholarship Application for further instructions.
Find out more »July 2016
Visiting Practitioner Lynn Lewis Teaching MA Course on Housing, Fall 2016
For Fall 2016, Lynn Lewis, Executive Director for Picture the Homeless: Organizing for Dignity and Respect, will teach an MA course on housing in the Urban Affairs Program at Queens College. Course Information: URBST723 Introduction to Urban Housing M, 6:30PM-8:30PM KY-313 6 open seats as of July 18, 2016 LYNN LEWIS has worked with Picture the Homeless since its founding, and has been the Executive Director since 2003. Lynn is the past Civil Rights organizer at Picture the Homeless and…
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Experiential Learning Course Grants
Department of Urban Studies, Hagedorn Fund Experiential Learning Course Enhancement Grants DUE SEPT. 21, 2016 Thanks to generous support from the Hagedorn Fund, the Urban Studies Department offers Experiential Learning Activities Course Enhancement Grants. These grants support course-specific activities that foster an experiential learning environment. Experiential Learning = pedagogical activity where students “learn by doing” – that is, activities that feature active and embodied engagement with course related issues and themes (i.e. field trips, tours, service learning projects, taking students to…
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Hagedorn Awards for First Generation College Students
********Deadline: May 10th, 2017, 5 p.m.******** The Department of Urban Studies awards one-time awards of $1,500 to Urban and Environmental Studies Majors who are among the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college in the United States. Students whose parents attended college in a country other than the United States ARE eligible for this award. …
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Service Learning Internship Poster Session
Students, faculty, staff, and community partners are all invited to view students' service learning projects and to learn about the wide variety of internships held by Urban and Environmental Studies graduating seniors (A list of internship partners can be found below) When: Wednesday, May 17th, 12:15 – 1:30 P.M. Where: Science Building Atrium (lower level), Queens College Refreshments will be served! Sponsored by the Horace and Amy Hagedorn Foundation, Urban/Environmental Studies service learning internships are designed to combine career development…
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Hagedorn Awards for First Generation College Students
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