Pirates in Minneapolis
The Student Planners Action Network (SPAN) raised over $6,000 to sponsor nine students to attend the National American Planning Association Conference (NPC24) in Minneapolis between April 13-16, 2024. This marks...
Student Archives
Planning Classes took a Field Trip to Goldsboro, NC.
The Community and Regional Planning program took students for a field trip to Goldsboro, NC—a town with one of the most successful Main Street programs in North Carolina. The NC Main...
Internship experience gives a taste of a career in land and housing development
Christopher James (Senior) completed his summer internship with Lennar Homes, a home building and land development company. Lennar Homes is a national home builder known as one of the top...
SPAN Table Talk Series Fall 2023
The Student Planners’ Action Network (SPAN) has been kicking off this most recent fall semester strong by continuing its Table Talk Series. SPAN Table Talk Series is an informal discussion...
My Story: Presenting at a Professional Conference
As a senior in the Community and Regional Planning Program and a 4+1 master's student in Planning and Development at East Carolina University, my journey to becoming a student presenter...
A Step Closer to the Profession
A special call for support was sent out to Pirate Planning alums. In less than a month, we could secure support for eight undergraduate Planning students to participate in the...
Dream Big: Cameron Brown won the national election
Cameron Brown, a Senior Planning student, won the national election for the Student Representative Council, Representative for Region 2 of the American Planning Association. He will represent Planning students of...
Immerse into the field through an internship!
Andrew Adams, a graduate student in the Master of Science in Planning and Development (MSPD, online degree), had an immense internship opportunity with the City of Chesapeake, VA. The internship built...
2023 Planning Scholarship Recipients
S.M. Hankins Scholarship William D Lowery, III William D. Lowery, III, received the S.M. Hankins Scholarship, a competitive award for a student with a good scholarship and an exhibited dedication...
Urban Design and Social Interaction in Seoul, South Korea
"Amidst the city of Seoul, South Korea, one day stood out as a pinnacle of inspiration during my time studying abroad through the Community & Regional Planning program. My topic...