The Professional Development Institute of Rutgers University's Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy offers a wide variety of training opportunities for planners and other land use professionals. Whether it is learning urban design, planning law, leadership skills, or about key issues in our field, you can find something to suit your interests from the Professional Development Institute. Here is a list of our fall programming. If you'd like to learn more, get updates or discounts, please visit our website at http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/pdi. Questions? Comments? Please contact Professional Development Institute Director Leonardo Vazquez, AICP/PP at vazquezl@rci.rutgers.edu or 732-932-3822, x711
Date/Time: September 4, 3-4 pm, eastern
Event: PDI Learning Lab: Thrills, Chills and Spills of Recovery Planning in New Orleans' Ninth Ward
Speaker: Kenneth Reardon, Associate Professor, Cornell University Department of City and Regional Planning
Location: Online (to get a link to this program, please join the Professional Development Institute email list. You will get the link by email the morning of the program)
<https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/pdi_network>
Price: Free
About: Back by popular demand! Cornell University planning professor Kenneth Reardon, a living legend in collaborative community planning, will discuss the issues, opportunities, challenges and successes of his work to revitalize New Orleans Ninth Ward. The Ninth Ward is a low-income community that was among the hardest hit by Hurricane Katrina.
Date/Time: September 12 to October 21, anytime
Program: Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program September courses
<http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep/courses.html>
Speaker/Instructor: Various
Location: Online
Price: $170 to $270. (Members of APA New Jersey and New York Metro chapters get $25 discount. New York Metro Chapter members: please use discount code 1234a. New Jersey chapter members: please use discount code 9544b. You may be eligible for additional discounts or scholarships. Please check the website for details.)
About: BOCEP begins is 2007-2008 year with the return of our most popular courses and some new ones as well. BOCEP courses offer high quality, convenient, interactive and affordable training and development for planning professionals. Beginning September 12, we're offering:
*Brownfields Redevelopment -
<http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep/courses.html> - Explores effective strategies for rebuilding in polluted properties
*Introduction to Urban Planning
<http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep/courses.html> -- An excellent overview of the key skills and concepts needed for planning
*Introduction to New Urbanism
<http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep/courses.html> -- Go beyond the pretty pictures and learn the benefits and challenges of this growing model of planning
*New Jersey Planning Law
<http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep/courses.html> -- A great course for anyone studying for the Professional Planner examination, or who wants to build their practice in New Jersey
*Professional's Writing Studio I: Short Forms
<http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep/courses.html> -- You want to be a better writer. Your supervisor would like that too. This course will help.
Please visit the Bloustein Online Continuing Education Program <http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/bocep> website to learn more.
Date/Time: September 25, 3-4 pm, eastern
Event: PDI Learning Lab: "Being the Black Guy": Reflections on Being a Planner of Color in the Consulting Field
Speaker: Mitchell Silver, PP,AICP, Director, Department of City Planning and Raleigh Urban Design Center, Raleigh, NC
Location: Online (to get a link to this program, please join the Professional Development Institute email list. you will get the link by email the morning of the program)
<https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/pdi_network>
Price: Free
About: Before he was Raleigh's Director of City Planning, Mitchell Silver was a planning consultant in the New York City area. He will reflect on his experiences as one of the few senior-level planners of color in the private sector and on cultural practices within the industry.
Date/Time: October 9, 3-4 pm, eastern
Event: PDI Learning Lab: Leadership myths that disempower planning and policy professionals.
Speaker: Leonardo Vazquez, AICP, PP, Director, Professional Development Institute
Location: Online (to get a link to this program, please join the Professional Development Institute email list. you will get the link by email the morning of the program)
<https://email.rutgers.edu/mailman/listinfo/pdi_network>
Price: Free
About: President John F. Kennedy said "The great enemy of the truth is very often not the lie.. but the myth -- persistent, persuasive and unrealistic." Leo Vazquez will talk about commong leadership myths that cause planning, community and economic development and policy professionals to act in ways that reduce their own power and influence.
Date/Time: October 30, 2007 to June 23, 2008
Event/Program: Leading from the Middle New Jersey
<http://www.theleadinginstitute.org/lm>
Location: Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Price: $250 to $1,250. Scholarships available
About: Leading from the Middle helps mid-level and mid-career professionals in community development, public policy and urban planning become more effective and influential. Participants learn to become transformational leaders who can shape the way others think about and act on challenging issues.
Date/Time: October 31 and November 1, 2007, 8:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Event/Program: Form-based Codes 201: The How-to Course for Designing Form-based Zoning <http://www.policy.rutgers.edu/cgs/fbc>
Location: Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ
Price: $725 for American Planning Association members. Save $50 by registering by October 1. Please use discount code: MAC75
About: Want an effective way to protect a community's architectural character while offering the flexibility demanded by businesses and developers? Try form-based codes. Top practitioners and thinkers in this subject from around the nation will teach you how to develop and create effective form-based zoning regulations. Free breakfast and lunch.