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Pratt City and Regional Planning Program 50th Anniversary reception
Ron Shiffman (B. Arch. ’61) at the City and Regional Planning Program 50th Anniversary symposium
L-R: Hae-Hyeong Cho; Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte and his wife,Tess; Insook Kim; Pratt Vice President for Institutional Advancement Todd Galitz, and alum Kitai Park (M.S. Comm-Design ’81) at a private dinner in Korea
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Alumni mingling at the Chicago Alumni Cocktail Reception
The Korean Alumni Association reception in Seoul, Korea
L-R: Ashley Thorfinnson (M.I.D. ’11), Mark Goetz (B.I.D. ’86), Alvaro Uribe (B.I.D. ’10), Cabot Wrenn President Ryan Stites, and Tim Richartz (B.I.D. ’86) with the Pratt Institute Chair they designed and produced
Korean Alumni Association Reception
May 14–15, 2010 The Pratt School of Architecture’s City and Regional Planning Program celebrated 50 years of community-based planning with two days of events for planning-program alumni and current students. The festivities began with a cocktail reception in Higgins Hall, where keynote speaker alumnus Mitchell Silver (B. Arch. ’87), newly elected president of the national American Planning Association, addressed more than 300 guests. One of Saturday’s highlights was the presentation of a City Council proclamation by alumni and City Council members Brad Lander (M.S. City and Regional Planning ’98) and Elizabeth Crowley (M.S. City and Regional Planning ’07) commemorating the program’s 50 years. Among the symposium’s speakers was Planning and Architecture Professor Ronald Shiffman (B. Arch. ’61, M.S. ’66), who 56
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provided a historical perspective on Pratt’s involvement with the local community. Another highlight of the symposium was a series of breakout sessions where the 150 attendees discussed urban planning issues in the context of economic development, historic preservation, and sustainability. Sunday concluded with a panel discussion among former planning program chairs on the future of the field.
Chicago Alumni Cocktail Reception June 14, 2010 More than 40 Pratt Institute alumni, students, faculty members, and friends came together at the James Chicago Hotel for a cocktail reception celebrating the Pratt Institute Chair manufactured by Cabot Wrenn and presented at NeoCon 2010, North America’s largest design exposition and conference for commercial interiors. In his remarks to the audience, Cabot Wrenn president Ryan Stites shared his enthusiasm about the company’s collaboration with Pratt.
The Korean Alumni Association of Pratt held its largest-ever reception in Seoul, Korea this summer at Maak Holic, a new restaurant owned by Pratt alumnus and parent Tae Boong Jeong. Approximately 150 Korean alumni attended the event, including Pratt Trustee Young Ho Kim (B. Arch. ’71), as well as Pratt President Thomas F. Schutte, his wife, Tess, and Todd Galitz, Pratt Vice President for Institutional Advancement.
photos: yung Lee, Dong Kyu Lee (korea)
City and Regional Planning Program 50th Anniversary Celebration
photos: Sara Huneke (city and regional planning), Brian Morrison (chicago)
June 1, 2010
Creative Arts Therapy Symposium May 15, 2010 The Creative Arts Therapy department presented the symposium “The Creative Self: A Conversation Across Disciplines” on Pratt’s Brooklyn campus this spring. Approximately 100 guests attended the day-long conference, which explored ideas about creativity from many different perspectives. The symposium featured a panel discussion with practitioner-educators, as well as experiential workshops that were open to the public.
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