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The Jennings & Rebecca Jones Chair of Excellence in Urban and Regional Planning

COE-URP Scholars Upcoming Events

Module 1: August 23, 2024

Program Introduction

12:00 pm-1:00 pm | BAS S326 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors.

Module 2: September 27, 2024

Lecture: Introduction to Research, fine-tuning hypotheses/research questions

11:00 am-1:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors.

Session Topic: Affordable Housing

12:00 pm-1:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Open to the community 

Module 3: October 25, 2024

Lecture: How to conduct a literature review and build a conceptual framework

11:00 am-12:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors 

Session Topic: Sustainability, Mobility, and Livability

12:00 pm-1:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Open to the community 

Module 4: November 22, 2024

Lecture: Research methods and gathering data

11:00 am – 11:30 am | SCCM 104 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors

Session Topic: Power, Utilities, and Infrastructure, Economic Development

11:30 am-1:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Open to the community 

Module 5: January 24, 2025

Lecture: Analyzing your data with software and other tools

11:00 am – 12:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors

Session Topic: Rural Economic Development

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | BAS S326 *Open to the community

Module 6: February 21, 2025

Lecture: Testing Hypotheses, interpreting findings, and drafting papers

11:00 am – 12:00 pm | SCCM 104 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors

Session Topic: Livability and Affordability

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm | BAS S326 *Open to the community

Forum on Growth and Challenges in Middle Tennessee

11:00 am – 1:00 pm | JUB Tennessee Ballroom | Speakers TBA | *Open to the community

Module 7: March 28, 2025

Lecture and Coaching: Finalizing papers, creating posters, and preparing presentations

11:00 am – 1:00 pm | BAS S326 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors

Module 8: April 18, 2025

Lecture: Finalizing presentations, submitting to conferences and journals

11:00 am – 1:00 pm | BAS S326 *Scholars and participating faculty mentors

Module 9: May 9, 2025

Scholars Presentations and Program Completion

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm | Location TBA *Open to the community

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