PIVOT: Turning to the new normal of education and practice

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Published July 27, 2020

The disruption, upheaval and foment across the nation and world is both the challenge and opportunity of our time. This opening for change presents new possibilities for the built environment professions to mobilize action on urgent societal needs. Join us for “PIVOT,"  a series of information sessions on how the School of Architecture and Planning is responding to the new normal and shaping dialogue and action across academia and practice.

Designed for incoming graduate students, the program features conversation with our faculty thought leaders on the coronavirus pandemic's impact on housing, migration and food access, and its disproportionate effects on minority and low-income communities. We'll also engage focused dialogue on the role of place in structural racism. We’ll also share the latest guidance on UB's fall 2020 return to campus and what to expect as you begin your graduate studies at the School of Architecture and Planning.

July 28 | 10:30 am

Faculty Conversations

The new normal: teaching, research and practice in a COVID world
Dean Robert Shibley

Korydon Smith, professor and chair, Department of Architecture

Daniel B. Hess, professor and chair, Department of Urban and Regional Planning

Preparing for Fall

Buffalo Through Film

August 4 | 10:30 am

Faculty Conversations

[COVID and] global challenges in migration and housing
Korydon Smith, professor and chair, architecture

Preparing for Fall

Tips for making the most of your the UB experience 

August 11 | 10:30 am

Faculty Conversations

[COVID and] Race and equity
Henry Louis Taylor, professor, urban planning

Charles Davis II, assistant professor, architecture

Preparing for Fall

Opportunities for student leadership
Student officers from ArchGSA, GPSA, NOMAS, AASAP, AIAS, ARX

August 18 | 10:30 am

Faculty Conversations

[COVID and] health equity and the built environment
Samina Raja, professor, urban planning, associate dean for research and inclusive excellence

Preparing for Fall

Together, we can stop the spread: Guidelines for health and safety              

August 25 | 10:30 am

Faculty Conversations

Welcome to the School of Architecture and Planning: Fall 2020 kickoff

Preparing for Fall

Curricular orientation: MArch, MS Arch, MUP, MSRED