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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Fw: A/AC celebrates AAHM at QC - Wed May1, 12:15 - 2 pm
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Dwayne M. Baker, PhD Assistant Professor Urban Studies Department Queens College ________________________________ From: Tarry Hum Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 5:22 PM To: Dwayne M Baker Cc: Madhulika S Khandelwal Subject: Fw: A/AC celebrates AAHM at QC - Wed May1, 12:15 - 2 pm ?Hello Dwayne, Can you post the A/AC event on the Urban Circular? Thanks! Best, Tarry Tarry Hum, MCP, PhD Professor and Chair Department of Urban Studies Queens College CUNY (718) 997-5124 Doctoral Faculty<http://enviropsych.org/faculty/tarry-hum/>, Graduate Center Environmental Psychology Program Making a Global Immigrant Neighborhood<http://tupress.temple.edu/book/1228> Hum Gotham Gazette<http://www.gothamgazette.com/index.php/contact/1232> ________________________________ From: Madhulika S Khandelwal Sent: Thursday, April 18, 2019 4:59 PM To: Tarry Hum Cc: Jeanne Q Chan; Arooj Malik Subject: A/AC celebrates AAHM at QC - Wed May1, 12:15 - 2 pm Dear Tarry, I am happy to invite the Urban Studies faculty and staff to attend Asian/American Center's celebration of Asian American Heritage Month on Wednesday May 1, 12:15-2 pm at Queens College. At this annual event, A/AC will announce scholarships to Asian American students, members of A/AC's Student Council will speak, and we will hear from our Guest Speaker, Carl Takei, Esq. (ACLU Senior Staff Attorney) on "Asian Americans, White Supremacy, and the Importance of Solidarity." (A flyer is attached.) Please forward the invitation to the Urban Studies email list-everyone is welcome to announce it to their classes. Anyone wanting to attend, please RSVP email or qc.aac(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:qc.aac@qc.cuny.edu> or call A/AC at 718-997-3050. Enjoy the Spring! Madhulika Prof. Madhulika Khandelwal Director Asian/American Center Queens College, CUNY (718) 997-3050

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Urban Studies Service Learning Internship event
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

The Urban Studies Department's Service Learning internship fair will be held Wednesday, May 8, from 12:15-1:40 pm in Room 403 of the Student Union. Current Service Learning students enrolled in URBST 370 and ENVST 372 will be giving brief presentations about their internship experiences, making this a great opportunity to learn about the various internships options and community partners from actual student interns. Food and drinks will be served. Scott Larson, Ph.D Co-Director and Service Learning Coordinator Office of Community Studies Department of Urban Studies Queens College http://qcurban.org/faculty/scott-larson/ https://qc-cuny.academia.edu/ScottLarson

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] FW: Hagedorn Awards -- DEADLINE EXTENDED to MAY 1!!
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 29 Apr '19

29 Apr '19

Dear Students, We have extended the deadline for submitting your application for the Hagedorn Award for First Generation Students to May 1 @ 5pm!! Please submit your application in person or by email to Jeanne Chan: Jeanne.chan(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:Jeanne.chan@qc.cuny.edu>. You can also copy mchecker(a)qc.cuny.edu<mailto:mchecker@qc.cuny.edu>. See below for further information. Application is attached. Dear Students: The Department of Urban Studies offers one-time awards of $1,500 to Urban and Environmental Studies Majors who are among the first generation in their family to attend a four-year college in the United States. Students whose parents attended college in a country other than the United States ARE eligible for this award. Students must have junior standing or higher and must have already declared an Urban or Environmental Studies major. Please fill out the attached application! DEADLINE: APPLICATIONS SHOULD BE EMAILED TO jeanne.chan(a)qc.cuny.edu no later than April 29, 2019 @ 5 pm. For more information see: http://qcurban.org/awards/ Questions? Email mchecker(a)qc.cuny.edu

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Tomorrow: 4/16 - 'You used me for land development' Opening Reception, 7-9PM at Queens College
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 16 Apr '19

16 Apr '19

Hey guys, Tomorrow, Tuesday, April16, 2019 from 7-9PM is the opening reception of *You used me for land development*, my Flushing Waterways themed MFA thesis show at Queens College. The show combines a diverse body of work, including but not limited to beach towels, temporary tattoos, and a 120sq ft floating platform, highlighting pollution, policy, and recreational activity in and around the Flushing Waterways. You can find details below and/or RSVP on Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/events/267295920840117/>. Check out the @FlushingBayandCreep <http://instagram.com/flushingbayandcreep/> Instagram feed to see some of what I've been working on. Can't make it out to Queens College Tuesday? The show will be up through April 25. *You used me for land development**land use, pollution, and people along the Flushing Waterways in Queens, NYC* MFA thesis by Cody Ann Herrmann April 16-25, 2019 Opening reception 4.16 from 7-9PM Gallery hours T + W 12-7PM, or by appt. CUNY Queens College Klapper Hall Student Gallery, 4th fl 65-30 Kissena Blvd, Flushing, NY 11367 Want to see Flushing Creek first hand? RSVP <http://eventbrite.com/e/flushing-creek-walking-tour-tickets-59459825940> for a free Flushing Creek walking tour hosted on Saturday, April 20, 4PM lead by @FlushingBayandCreep and @Queenscapes <http://www.queenscapes.nyc/new-blog/2019/4/2/x4dzwfwxr60whdbgto2491vq7zyypv>, in collaboration with NYCH2O <http://www.nych2o.org/>. The walk takes place in 'the valley of ashes,' as referenced in the novel *The Great Gatsby*, and will trace City owned property through Willets Point, and under the Van Wyck Expressway. We will discuss water quality, local history, and plans for new development in Willets Point and downtown Flushing. Space is limited. Best, Cody Ann Herrmann codyannherrmann.com (718) 309 - 6710

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] NYC Department of City Planning Internship Opportunities - Now Accepting Applications
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Good Afternoon Academic Leaders and Change Agents! I am happy to announce that NYC Department of City Planning (DCP) is now accepting applications for our 2019 Summer Internship Program. Applications are up and will be accepted through Thursday April 25, 2019. I am sending you the direct link to our Internship webpage to share with any interested students. Please keep in mind that students can apply to multiple internships ensuring that they submit 1 application per internship opportunity. DCP 2019 Summer Internship Programs <https://www1.nyc.gov/site/planning/about/summer-internship.page> All the best! Thank you all! ?

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Apr 28: Youth Calls to Action: Addressing Climate Crisis for Earth Day
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Youth Calls to Action: Addressing Climate Crisis for Earth Day Monday, April 28 | 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM Queens Museum New York City Building Flushing Meadows Corona Park Queens, NY 11368 More information & RSVP: https://queensmuseum.org/events/youth-calls-to-action *Please join us on Sunday April 28 as we celebrate Earth Day with a special program to honor the call to action by the youth-led protest movement that has been sweeping the globe and inspiring a generation of young activists. * This event, organized with UNA-USA, will be structured as a community convening inspired by and holding space for youth-led climate activism and inquiry. To kick off the convening, UN Association will present documentation of Greta Thunberg’s address to the UN and local public school Queens Collegiate will present their video project on climate effects around the world. Youth movements from across the city will be invited to bring their questions to a panel with city and state representatives and movement leaders, working on achieving the 17 Sustainability Goals of the Paris Agreement. There will be an ample facilitated Q&A session to discuss and address the demands and questions of the youth. Program: *11am – 2pm: Hands-on Up-cycling Workshop* Join this hands-on crochet workshop and learn how to up-cycle single use plastic bags and turn them into fashionable reusable objects and accessories with *Bordeando**.* *1-2pm: Meet with local youth and climate movements * Youth Movements will have info tables and share materials about their various programs *2 – 4pm: Youth Calls to Action, Panel and Public Discussion* *Panel Speakers:* *Ross MacWhinney*, Sr. Advisor for the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability, presenting the climate actions proposed in OneNYC <https://onenyc.cityofnewyork.us/>. *Naomi Hollard*, Columbia Hub for Sunrise Movement <https://www.sunrisemovement.org/>, discussing the development of the Green New Deal and growing youth-led climate action movement. *John O’Leary*, NYS Energy Research and Development Authority, presenting the proposals of the U.S. Climate Alliance <https://www.usclimatealliance.org/>, the group of states that plan to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. *NYC Councilman Costa Constantinides*, Chair of the Environmental Protection Committee

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Apr 22: The New Arab Urban
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

The New Arab Urban Monday, April 22 | 6:00 - 8:00 PM Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, Fifth Floor New York, NY 10003 More information & RSVP: https://ipk.nyu.edu/events/book-launch-the-new-arab-urban/ NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to join for the launch of *Harvey Molotch* and *Davide Ponzini’s* new book *The New Arab Urban: Gulf Cities of Wealth, Ambition, and Distress* <https://nyupress.org/books/9781479897254/>, forthcoming from NYU Press, featuring the editors in conversation with *Arang Keshavarzian, Robert Beauregard, *and* Anne Rademacher*. Shining special light on Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Doha—where the dynamics of extreme urbanization are so strongly evident—the authors of *The New Arab Urban* trace what happens when money is plentiful, regulation weak, and labor conditions severe. Just how do authorities in such settings reconcile goals of oft-claimed civic betterment with hyper-segregation and radical inequality? How do they align cosmopolitan sensibilities with authoritarian rule? How do these elite custodians arrange tactical alliances to protect particular forms of social stratification and political control? What sense can be made of their massive investment for environmental breakthrough in the midst of world-class ecological mayhem? To address such questions, this book’s contributors place the new Arab urban in wider contexts of trade, technology, and design. Drawn from across disciplines and diverse home countries, they investigate how these cities import projects, plans and structures from the outside, but also how, increasingly, Gulf-originated initiatives disseminate to cities far afield. Brought together by noted scholars, sociologist Harvey Molotch and urban analyst Davide Ponzini, this timely volume adds to our understanding of the modern Arab metropolis—as well as of cities more generally. Gulf cities display development patterns that, however unanticipated in the standard paradigms of urban scholarship, now impact the world.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Apr 18: NYC is Dead?
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

NYC is Dead? Thursday, April 18 | 6:30 PM New Museum 235 Bowery New York, NY 10002 More information & RSVP: https://www.arch.columbia.edu/events/1197-nyc-is-dead New books, articles and social media posts abound proclaiming the death of New York, portraying the metropolis as a cultural wasteland laid barren by chain stores, luxury condos and neoliberalism; while ample evidence exists to support these claims, evidence also exists to refute them with the emergence of new cultural institutions, grassroots arts organizations, and population growth surpassing projections, all of which begs us to ask in this panel, is New York dead? *Risa Shoup*, *Kevin Baker*, *José Esparza Chong Cuy*, and *Galia Solomonoff* in conversation with *Vishaan Chakrabarti*. *Kevin Baker* (CC ‘80), is a writer and editor based in New York City. *Vishaan Chakrabarti* is Associate Professor of Practice at Columbia GSAPP, where he teaches architectural design studios and seminars on urbanism. Current projects include Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Refinery, Queens’ Sunnyside Yards, Philadelphia’s Schuylkill Yards and a contemporary urban bazaar in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. *José Esparza Chong Cuy* (CCCP '12) is the Executive Director and Chief Curator at Storefront for Art and Architecture. *Risa Shoup* is the Executive Director of Spaceworks, a New York City-based nonprofit cultural community development organization dedicated to expanding the supply of subsidized rehearsal, studio and community space for New Yorkers. *Galia Solomonoff* (M.Arch '94) is an Associate Professor of Practice at Columbia GSAPP. As Principal of SAS/Solomonoff Architecture Studio in Chelsea and a registered architect, she has worked with over 40 international artists, creating installations in homes, museums, airports and the public way. Organized by Columbia GSAPP. Free and open to the public, advanced registration is required to attend, RSVP here <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-is-dead-tickets-55775698616>.

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] Apr 17: Mayor de Blasio’s Flood Protection: What Is It and How Will It Affect Our Communities
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 15 Apr '19

15 Apr '19

Mayor de Blasio's Flood Protection: What is It and How Will It Affect Our Communities April 17 | 6:00 - 8:30 PM Institute for Public Knowledge 20 Cooper Square, 2nd Floor New York, NY 10003 More information & RSVP: https://ipk.nyu.edu/events/mayor-de-blasios-flood-protection-what-is-it-and… Rebuild by Design <http://www.rebuildbydesign.org/> and NYU’s Institute for Public Knowledge invite you to join for a discussion about New York City’s flood protection plan. Mayor Bill de Blasio proposes extending the waterfront from the Seaport to Battery Park up to 500 feet into the East River at a cost of up to $10 billion: if done right, this proposal can integrate benefits such as open space, affordable housing, and job creation into a plan for flood protection. If done wrong, however, the ramifications of our choices will last hundreds of years. Join us in a public discussion of what should be considered as a co-benefit of flood protection. A representative from NYC will present the Mayor’s proposal. There will be a moderated discussion following the presentation, with the following speakers: Moderator: *Christopher Robbins*, Editor, Gothamist Speakers*: *Alice Blank*, CB1 Environmental Protection Committee *Trever Holland*, TUFF-LES *Josh Nachowitz*, The Downtown Alliance *Victor Papa*, Two Bridges Neighborhood Council *Angela Pinsky*, Association for a Better New York (ABNY) * List in formation

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[UrbanStudiesCircular] New Course Descriptions Fall 2019
by urbanstudiescircular＠lists.qc.cuny.edu 10 Apr '19

10 Apr '19

?Hi All, Please see the course descriptions for some exciting new courses this Fall 2019 Semester. ? Dwayne M. Baker, PhD Assistant Professor Urban Studies Department Queens College

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