UPP Open Houses
UPP will host Open Houses for prospective students for more information about the event click here.
Neoliberal Urbanism Symposium
Join us on April 27th & 28th, where visiting lecturers Neil Brenner and Jamie Peck will join Chicago scholars to discuss their own work and to reflect on a decade of research. For more info click here.
UPP Friday Forum
Dr. Robert Olshansky
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
February 17th, 2012
Recovery of New Orleans
New Orleans had to rebuild its structures and institutions, but it
also had to create an equitable and effective community planning
structure while addressing the concerns of state, federal, nonprofit,
and private-sector stakeholders. In documenting this unprecedented
process, the authors spent years in New Orleans, interviewing leaders
and citizens and abetting the design and execution of the Unified New
Orleans Plan. Their insights will help cities worldwide face the
challenges of rebuilding and recovering after disaster strikes.
All lectures take place in 110 CUPPA, unless otherwise noted.
For the Spring 2012 Friday Forum Calender click here.
UPP Next: A Professional Development Series
Visit the Career Development page to learn more about professional development events planned for Spring 2012.
Directions to UPP
The Department of Urban Planning & Policy is located on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus at 412 S. Peoria in CUPPA Hall. Peoria is two blocks west of Halsted, and our office building is on the southwest corner of Peoria and Van Buren Streets. Van Buren is just north of the Eisenhower expressway (I-290). You can view general travel directions to campus, and directions via public transportation on the Blue Line of the CTA Rapid Transit. Walk south across Harrison St. after exiting the UIC/Halsted stop to the center of campus, and north to CUPPA Hall. You can download more detailed directions (pdf) about getting to UPP and view the Eastside Visitor's Map on UIC's map page.