Planning, Public Policy and Management
City of Salem and University of Oregon Announce Sustainable City Year Program Partnership for 2023-24 School Year
The University of Oregon's Sustainable City Year Program has selected the City of Salem as its new partner for the 2023-2024 academic year. This year-long partnership, based out of the University of Oregon, helps communities solve the problems of today and lay the groundwork for a sustainable, livable future, with help of applied learning and passionate students.
Yizhao Yang Wins Fulbright Scholarship to Japan
School of Planning, Public Policy and Management Associate Professor, Yizhao Yang, has been awarded a Fulbright scholarship to Japan. Yang will study Japanese cities’ use of Voluntary Local Reviews, which assess United Nations Sustainable Development Goal achievements and provide sustainability education to its citizens.
RARE Program Winter Check In
The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program service year is in full swing and the RARE service members are already seeing the fruits of their labor. RARE is an AmeriCorps program administered through the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE), and has been working alongside our rural communities since 1994 to improve economic, social, and environmental conditions for these communities.
Sustainable City Year Program Proposals Due March 3
SCYP proposals are due by March 3.
Oregon Design Duck Profile: Emma Koontz
Learn more about Clark Honors College (CHC) student and Oregon Design Duck (ODD) Emma Koontz, who is majoring in Planning, Public Policy and Management, in this great student profile courtesy of CHC.
RARE AmeriCorps Member Applications for 2023-2024 Now Available!
Are you interested in community building, natural resources, food security, natural hazard planning, economic development or land use planning? If so, you should consider applying to serve as a Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps member.