Monday, September 19, 2011

LARE Updates for 2012! Alumni Connection Wants You to Know...

WTS Orange County Scholarship Opportunity

2011-12 Scholarship Applications Now Available 


Women's Transportation Seminar (WTS) is an international organization with more than 4,000 members. WTS is committed to excellence in the transportation industry and provides opportunities for member career advancement through the exchange of information, ideas, and experiences.

To encourage women pursuing careers in transportation, the Orange County Chapter of WTS will be offering multiple graduate and undergraduate scholarships this year to women in Southern California. In 2010, WTS Orange County awarded six $5,000 scholarships; three to undergraduate and three to graduate students. The number of scholarships and the amounts for the 2011-2012 academic year will be determined following a review of the applications received, but it is anticipated that a similar level of funding will be available to be distributed to exceptional applicants.

Scholarship applications are available for download at www.wtsinternational.org, under ‘Chapters’, ‘Orange County’, and ‘Scholarships’ or via the links above. Please complete the application, scan the entire application packet (including attachments) and send as a PDF document to: wtsocscholarship@gmail.com

Please send any questions to the email address above, or call Lydia La Point, WTS OC Scholarship Chair at (310) 561-0065.

Applications must be scanned and e-mailed to the Scholarship Committee no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 14, 2011

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Tour


Sunday, July 24, please join the UCLA Ext. Student Chapter of the ASLA for an afternoon tour of the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden and lectures by two experts in landscape sustainability. Students, alumni and instructors welcome!

Tickets $5 - please make a donation via the PayPal "Donate" button to the right. Forty (40) spots reserved, available on a first come-first served basis. All proceeds benefit the Student Chapter of ASLA.

Event details as follows:

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden - 1212 Mission Canyon Road, Santa Barbara, 93105 (meet in the library)

10 AM talk by Steve Windhager, Executive Director, Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens.
11 AM docent-led tour of the beautiful CA native garden.
12 PM lunch break (lunch not provided).

Historic Hill-Carrillo Adobe - 15 East Carrillo Street, Downtown Santa Barbara (meet in the board room)

1 PM talk by Owen Dell, landscape architect, author, and television co-host of “Garden Wise Guys.”

Steve Windhager is the Executive Director of the Santa Barbara Botanic Gardens (sbbg.org) and prior Director of Sustainable Sites Initiative and Landscape Restoration at the University of Texas and Director of Landscape Restoration at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Texas.

Owen Dell is a landscape architect, lecturer and co-host of the Santa Barbara based television show “Garden Wise Guys” (owendell.com). He is the author of "How to Start a Home Based Landscaping Business" and Sustainable Landscaping for Dummies."

The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is an educational and scientific institution fostering stewardship of the natural world through inspired learning, rigorous scholarship, and premier displays. With an emphasis on plants native to California, the Garden advances the knowledge and understanding of plant life and provides a rewarding experience for visitors.

Books available for sale at the event.


Friday, June 17, 2011

THESIS PANEL Q & A


$5 ADVANCED TICKETS ONLY VIA THE PAYPAL "DONATE" BUTTON TO THE RIGHT

The Student Chapter of ASLA at UCLA Extension presents...

A moderated panel discussion with thesis instructors, current thesis students, and an alumna, now
working in the field, providing multiple perspectives on the thesis process. The format will be an open
conversation, allowing 1-3 year students to ask any and all questions that they may have regarding
future senior thesis projects.


Monday, June 6, 2011

Congrats to the new 2011/2012 Student Chapter Officers!



PRESIDENT:            Jeff Palmer
                            

VICE PRESIDENT:   Emily Hope
                            

SECRETARY:            Kirsten Hollander

TREASUER:             Dan Stockenberg
                

SECOND YEAR REP:       Anne Leis
       Shawn Maestretti
                           

THIRD YEAR REP:          Libby Simon
                                       Aiko Strausser

FOURTH YEAR REP:       Grace Gardner 
                                       Megan Schwartz