Program Name Change
The Pirate Planning program has renamed the BS in Urban and Regional Planning TO the BS in Community & Regional Planning. The name change is consistent with the focus areas...
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SPAN Spring Banquet
The Community and Regional Planning program hosted our 2019 SPAN Spring Banquet honoring graduating seniors, scholarship & award recipients, and Planning alumni. This year’s banquet was held on March 29,...
Marina Hobday Receives International Undergraduate Student Award
Marina Hobday, a sophomore Planning major, has received the International Undergraduate Student Award. The award recognizes her contribution to the “I Exist” movement on campus. Congratulations Marina!!
Planning Students Go To Goldsboro, NC
Planning students went to Goldsboro, NC on a field trip on November 8th, 2018. Our host in Goldsboro was Julie Metz, Executive Director, Downtown Goldsboro Development Corporation. Director Metz gave...
SPAN Table Talk Fall 2018 # 1: Patrick House
Our first Table Talk of the 2018-2019 academic year was on November 1, 2018, at 4:45 pm with Mr. Patrick House, GIS Technician at the Community Development Department, City of...
Planning program going global: Sustainable Urbanism in Seoul, South Korea
More than half of the world's population today lives in cities and major metropolitan areas. It is estimated that urban dwellers will make up roughly 70 percent of the world's...
2017-2018 SPAN REVIEW PUBLISHED
We are delighted to publish the 2017-2018 SPAN Review, Urban & Regional Planning program newsletter. The volume is a collaborative work with the SPAN and Planning faculty. Special thanks to those...
Planning Program Lives ECUs Motto – To Serve
The Urban and Regional Planning program embodies East Carolina University’s (ECU) motto – servire, ‘to serve’. Student projects in the program often work with real-world clients and address pressing community...
Planner-in-Residence 2018-2019
As a result of growing interest among students for real-world experiences, the Urban and Regional Planning program has undertaken several initiatives over the years to meet this demand including, inviting...
OCER features William Stanton’s story
William Stanton, a rising senior of Urban & Regional Planning program, is featured at ECU's Office of Community Engaged Research. Congratulations William! For the full story, check out "ECU intern...