Purpose

This program is designed to advance research in growth management, sustainable development, and smart growth via occasional visits of prominent urban-regional scholars.  The guest professor visits the College of Architecture, Urban and Public Affairs (CAUPA) at Florida Atlantic University (FAU).  While visiting the College for 2-3 days, the guest professor interacts with faculty members and research center associates via several venues for enhancing creative activities.  The main venues are research colloquium, brown bag lunch, graduate class lecture, work shop, and office hours for one-to-one discussions about research and collaboration with faculty and graduate students.  Other venues might be considered according to faculty needs and guest interests.   

Guest Types

The program is open for three types of guests: (1) a recognized prominent scholar with broad knowledge of the field, (2) an expert with in-depth technical expertise in methods, statistics, drawing, design, maps, or GIS, and (3) a distinguished public or private practitioner with hands-on experience. 

Current

The first guest is Professor James Svara from Arizona State University.  He is hosted in February 2009 by the School of Public Administration and the Public Ethics Academy in the CAUPA.  The second and third guests are Professors Richard Rubino and Earl Starnes, the coauthors of a recently published book about Florida.  They are hosted in February 2009 by the School of Urban and Regional Planning and the Center for Urban & Environmental Solutions (CUES) in the CAUPA.  For more information go to Upcoming Events.