Urban and Regional Studies

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Urban and Regional Studies

• Fall Meeting, 2007

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Agenda

• Introductions
• Alberta Municipal Affairs and Housing Municipal
  Internship Program
• Applied Studies opportunities Vulcan
• AACIP, Banff Conference, October 22-24
• AACIP Winter Meeting
• Coop Opportunities
• Course Offerings and Requirements for URS majors
• Questions and Other items for discussion

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AACIP, Banff Conference, October 26-28
http//www.aacip.com/public/conferences.html
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CIP / AACIP / U of L

• AACIP Student Member Services
• As an Associate Member
• Receive all services provided to Full and
  Provisional members (but no Plan Canada journal
  or voting privileges)
• Participate in all affiliate activities,
  volunteer opportunities, conferences, etc.
• Networking opportunities with practicing planners
• Awards by AACIP (Faculty Nominated)
• Book Award (First Year)
• Graduate Award
• Check us out www.aacip.com

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CIP / AACIP / U of L

• CIP accredits certain university planning
  programs as meeting a standard set by National
• U of L currently is not a university offering an
  accredited Planning degree
• What does that mean?
• Planning program accreditation higher
  credentials to becoming Full Member of CIP
• A Related degree provides credentials towards
  member status but requires additional years of
  work experience

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AACIP

• AACIP Book Prize
• Highest level of achievement in Geography 2535
• Urban and Regional Studies Prize
• Highest graduating GPA

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Co-opWhats it all About!?

• University grads with Co-operative Education
  degrees have a resume packed with paid, career
  related experience and
• are hired faster
• are retained at higher starting salaries
• have lower student debt
• require less initial training
• may accept a position with an employer with whom
  they completed a co-op work term
• Students in your major have access to exciting
  co-op opportunities at companies such as

• Imperial Oil Limited
• Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
• Geological Survey
• Ministry of Forests
• Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.

• Parks Canada
• Nature Conservancy
• Syncrude
• Transport Canada
• City of Calgary Planning

Find out more at www.uleth.ca/coop/fas or visit
us at B610 Ask for Co-op!
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Where Will Co-op Take You?

• As a Co-operative Education student, you will
• Experience real-world application of your
  discipline
• Discover employment possibilities in the
  workplace
• Develop job search skills
• Find challenging and relevant PAID work
  experience
• Make informed career choices
• Build valuable contacts with employers
• Have a head start when it comes to grad, medical
  or law school

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Where Will Co-op Take You?
Students in your major have access to exciting
co-op opportunities at companies like

• Imperial Oil Limited
• Agriculture Agri-Food Canada
• Geological Survey
• Ministry of Forests
• Canadian Natural Resources Ltd.
• Environment Canada
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada
• Alberta Energy Utilities Board (EUB)
• Albian Sands
• Shell Canada

• Parks Canada
• Nature Conservancy
• Syncrude
• Transport Canada
• City of Calgary
• BC Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
• University of Calgary
• Suncor
• Exxon Mobil

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Urban and Regional StudiesAdvisory Committee

• URS  Ian MacLachlan (Coordinator) to June 30/09
•  Sociology Muriel Mellow to Sept/09
• Geography Tom Johnston to Sept/09
• Economics Rick Mueller to Sept/09
• Political Science Geoffrey Hale to Sept/09
• External  Planner, City of Lethbridge and AACIP,
  George Kuhl to Sept/09
• Urban and Regional Studies Student (Major) R.
  Dyck to Sept/09

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Courses

• What will be offered in geography?
• Geog 2240, 2700, 3740, 4500 Land development
• Anthro 3280 Urban Anthropology
• Poli Sci 3210 in 2010
• Critical question
• What do students in third and fourth year need to
  graduate?

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Financial Support

• AACIP Prizes
• Lawrence O. Smith Memorial Bursary (1,000)
  (achievement and need)
• Oldman River Regional Services Commission

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Introductions

• Ian MacLachlan, Coordinator

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Questions?