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Meet the New PSO Officers (2009-10)

February 23, 2009 Volume 1 Issue 1Quote of the week: "A man who views the world the same at 50

as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life.

-Muhammad Ali

Matthew Agustn Sean HabibiPSO President Treasurer

Daniel Chuong Lucy OlmosVice President Vice Presidentof Internal Affairs of External Affairs

Shannon Vitale Bonnie ONeilPhilanthropy Co-Chair Philanthropy Co-Chair

Sara Kirker Cheryl HoganPhilanthropy Co-Chair Secretary

PSO NewsletterUniversity of California, Irvine

A Word from Our Officers

Greetings! We want to thank you all for your continued support in UCIs MURP program. We

understand that hard times are ahead and to prepare for it, one of our main objectives for this

upcoming year is to cultivate and nourish our relationship with alumni. We have some ideas of

how we want to pursue the relationship, but we would love to sit down with everyone and

work together on finding ideas of how to improve our program. Friendly reminder, our next

meeting is on March 5, 2009 at 6:30 pm, SEI.

-PSO Officers

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Events Coming Up

Meet the New PSO Officers (2009-10) Cont

Maha Darwish Ata KhanCommunications Co-Chair Communications Co-Chair

Rosalinda Meza Jessica DebatsSocial Chair Events Coordinator

February 25 Wednesday

PPD Seminar 11:00 am - 12:20 pm"Planning and Governance: An Integrated Approach

The Great Park: IRVINE | DESIGN 1:00 pm - 5:00 pmUCI Student Center, Pacific Ballroom D

Registration is required.

Register athttp://www.extension.uci.edu/events .

March 2 Monday

FAFSA Deadline

March 5 Thursday

Bowling (Location TBD)March 17 Tuesday

St. Patrick's Day Social EventMarch 30 Monday

PPD Open House for Fall 2009 AdmitsApril 3 Friday

Strategic Planning Session at RBF Consulting (Details TBA)

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Announcements

Events Coming Up Cont

April 4 Saturday

Los Angeles Field Trip (More details TBA)First week of Spring quarter field trip to Los Angeles currently being planned. Possibly to

have a guided tour of Los Angeles via the Los Angeles Conservancy. Ideas to possiblypartner up with a faculty member for the tour, use funds to have a docent guide the

tour, or use published self-guided tour with maps included for PSO to lead the tour.

Details of trip to be announced at next meeting.

April 9 Thursday

Career Fair (Tentative)

MURP Open House

The department is hosting an Open House for perspective students who have been accepted into

the MURP program. Just like last year, we need current students like you to host the perspectives

overnight.

If you commit, you will be well compensated by the department and your

duties will include:

1. Contact your perspective student beforehand2. Pick your student up from either the Orange County airport or local bus/train station (they

should arrive somewhere in Irvine)

3. Give your student somewhere to sleep4. Take your student to the Open House Monday morning, March 30th

Thats it! Easy enough for a cool $50-$100.

We are going to need nearly every MURP to participate so get back to Matt and I ASAP.

Thanks!

Jahmese and Matt

FundraisersPSO will now be selling discount movie tickets. AMC movie tickets for will be selling for $8. For

more information please contact Daniel Chuong.

PSO Vice President of Internal Affairs

Email: dchuong@uci.edu

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Announcements Cont

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There will be a citizenship fair this Saturday the 28th in Garden Grove sponsored by some labor

unions (local) and OCCORD (Orange County Communities Organized for Responsible Development)

from 10-4 pm. There will be a two hour training prior to the event, either from 10-12 noon or 4-6

pm on Thursday the 26th or from 8 am-10 am before the event begins. The event will be set-up to

help people who are residents apply for their citizenship. Lots of volunteers are needed (Spanish

speaking and non). The address of the office where the trainings will be held is 13252 Garden

Grove Blvd Suite 200 Garden Grove, CA 92843. Also if you cannot make it to one of these sessions

on Tuesday you can still volunteer and do the training that is happening at 8 am on the morning of

the event.

If anyone is interested please contact me atoneillb@uci.eduor 949-395-3387 in order to get

details about the location, times, etc.

I'd love to see a few MURPS come out for this.

Thanks,

Bonny O'Neill

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Spring 2009 Classes (Update)

A new course will be offered for Spring Quarter. U275 Critical Urbanism will focus on the lack of

critical analysis in planning. It is geared towards the inequality within communities and amongst

social groups in the context; tying together critical theory to local planning and urban dynamics in

the US. Please note that the course is *student-initiated* and will be significantly more interactive

than other courses.

For more info, you may contact:

Rosalinda Meza

PSO Social Chair

E-mail: mezar@uci.edu

To submit an announcement, please contact Daniel.

Email: dchuong@uci.edu

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