The UI has a New Dean!

The College of Art and Architecture selected Mark Hoversten as the new dean of the college.  Dean Hoversten is the former director of the landscape architecture program a the University of Las Vegas.  The  Department of Landscape Architecture is proud to have Mr. Hoversten as professor in the department.

Elizabeth Graff Joins the Faculty

We are excited to announce that a new faculty member has joined us this autumn.  Elizabeth Graff rose to the top of a talented pool of candidates in a competitive national search.  She comes to us with excellent skills in teaching, planning and landscape architectural construction.  This year she will develop her research agenda and teach a full compliment of courses including site planning, grading and drainage, and Junior design studio.

The College Retreat Focuses on National Recognition

All faculty in the College of Art and Architecture met for a goal setting session facilitated by Dean Mark Hoversten.  Progress toward achieving strategic planning goals set a year ago was reviewed.  Brain storming sessions addressed the development of the University of Idaho Research and Design Center in Boise and the new interdisciplinary Master's program called the Building Sustainable Communities Initiative.

Professor Graff Presents Paper at CELA

Assistant Professor, Elizabeth Graff presented a community planning paper to the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. Hosted by Pennsylvania State University, the paper entitled "Green Map Exercises as an Avenue for Project Based Learning" was presented August 14, 2007.  The paper described a project involving inter-city youth (kindergarten though twelfth grade) who learned to map their environment and inform planning efforts.

Seniors Will Design Sandpoint Campus

During the fall semester the senior design students in landscape architecture will explore site design alternatives for the existing master plan  for the proposed University of Idaho branch campus in Sandpoint, Idaho.  The students will follow the master plan alternatives with design development and construction documents for campus focus areas.  Professor Stephen Drown and Assoc. Professor Gary Austin will offer the two eight week long courses to complete the project.