Last week students in the Master of Historic Preservation program visited Charleston, SC for their field perspectives course. As part of their trip to Charleston, the nearly 40 students accompanied by Dr. Reinberger, Dr. Nesbit, and Professor Reap visited a variety of historic sites in the area. On the first day, students visited the Aiken Rhett House and the Nathaniel [...]
Melanie Bowerman, a third year MLA student from California, recently presented to Atlanta residents and stakeholders on urban edible forests. Speaking at the Urban Food Forest at Browns Mill community design meeting in the Lakewood neighborhood, Melanie's talk focused on the meeting theme, "What Could Be On Our Food Forest," and provided case studies that she has researched for her [...]
Dr. Jon Calabria, CED Assistant Professor, has been named as one of three recipients of the inaugural Student Affairs Faculty Research Grant. His project, Concept Plans to Improve Water Quality, was submitted in partnership with the Office of Sustainability. The grants encourage the use of Student Affairs programs and facilities as a principal laboratory for research, enhancing the role of the [...]
Earlier this month the second year MLA's made a site visit to East Georgia State College (EGSC) in Swainsboro, Georgia, where they will be developing a campus master plan. This project will continue to hone the class's design skills, and will also give the students a chance to have a deep and lasting impact on their community. As an access institution, EGSC [...]
On Wednesday January 25, students in Professor Cari Goetcheus's Cultural Resource Assessment class accompanied by Tom Jones took a trip to rural Putnam County to experience the landscapes and places associated with Alice Walker, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Color Purple. The class's main project for the semester will be working towards a potential National Register nomination for this district [...]
MHP Alumnus Ethiel Garlington's efforts as executive director of the Historic Macon Foundation were recently recognized by the National Trust's for Historic Preservation's newsletter. The National Trust recognized that dramatic, organizational changes brought on by Garlington have helped to breathe new life into the mission of the Historic Macon Foundation. His efforts have helped to focus efforts on creating diverse and affordable [...]
On the weekend of January 13th Professor Jon Calabria's Eco-Restoration class traveled down to the Georgia Barrier Islands to stay at UGA's campus at Wormsloe, near Savannah, Georgia. The purpose of the trip was to check on several restoration projects that had been set up the previous year: an experiment in the establishment of long leaf pine, a project to create [...]
Professor David Spooner led a landscape photography class in fall. Graduate and undergraduate students produced some impressive final projects, which have been on display in the glass case of the Owens Library. This posting includes images students noted as their favorite pieces from the class.
Mary C. Scales English, a 2nd Year MHP student, received a graduate research grant from the Willson Center for Humanities and Arts during the Fall 2016 semester. The award was used to directly fund thesis research associated with traveling to and accessing archival data in Morrow, Georgia at the National and State archival facilities, and to alleviate expenses associated with [...]
