Kansas State University

Annual evaluations are due next Monday, Jan 13. Reminder: each faculty member has a folder on KSOL with all of your flash drive contents from past years and this year's evaluation form. Let Stephanie know if you have difficulty accessing your information. Annual evaluation meetings with Stephanie will take place during the first two weeks of February. Please contact Jody to schedule your meeting.

OUR CONTRIBUTIONS AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Congratulations to our LA | RCP students on the Fall 2013 Dean's List, recognizing their excellent academic performance last semester.

Conner Bruns, NB MLA
Amanda Kline, NB MLA
Andrew Rostek, NB MLA
Jared Sickmann, NB MLA
Kelsey Steward, NB MLA
Lindsay Stucki, NB MLA
Everett Haynes, NB RCP
Jessica Weber, NB RCP

Caleb Melchior, MLA 5th year, received a $2,000 scholarship from the Garden Writers Society Foundation. Congratulations, Caleb!

Site as Experiential Playground by Assistant Professor Katie Kingery-Page and Rebecca Melvin has been published by the International Journal of Pedagogy and Curriculumonline.

OF INTEREST

Entries to the Central States ASLA Professional and Student competitions are due Jan 31, 2014 at 7 pm. Information is available here. Entry requires advance communication with the organizer. Awards will be given at the April 11, 2014 Awards Luncheon in Omaha, NE.

Michael Van Valkenburgh will be in Kansas City during Design Week and will present work done for the St. Louis Arch grounds and the urban transformation that will take place over the next several years. His presentation will be Thursday, March 6 at the AIA event space in the Crossroads from 11:30 am to 1 pm. There will be a $10 cost for lunch.

Recent gifts of books from Timber Press to the department include:
The Professional Designer's Guide to Garden Furnishingsby Vanessa Gardner Nagel
American Home Landscapes: A design Guide to Creating Period Garden Styles by Denise Wiles Adams & Laura L.S. Burchfield
The Professional Design Guide to Green Roofs by Karla Dakin, Lisa Lee Benjamin & Midy Pantiel
The books have been given to Weigel Library.

DEADLINES AND EVENTS

DEADLINES

Mon      Jan 13, Annual Evaluations due on KSOL

Fri    Jan 31  Entries to the Central State ALSA Professional and Student competition are due, Information

EVENTS

Thurs and Fri, Jan 16 and 17, LA l RCP faculty meetings,the correct agenda

Thurs   March 6   Design Week in KC, Michael Van Valkenburgh presentation, AIA event space in the Crossroads, 11:30 am- 1 pm

CONNECTIONS

LA l RCP Alumni eNewsletter

Follow us on Twitter: @KStateLARCP

The Meadow Blog

Planning in Pop Culture 91.9 Show

planpop: the City Planning & POP Culture Blog

http://apdesign.k-state.edu/larcp/