Thursday March 19th Student
6.00 pm
Events
Dinner in Collegetown*
Meet in front of Sibley Hall
9.00 pm
Chapter House outing*
Meet and greet at the Chapter House for drinks and banter!
400 Stewart Avenue
Friday March 20th
Department Events
Friday March 20th
5.15 pm
Grad Night Drinks at the Big Red Barn*
7.00 pm
Dinner on the Commons*
Meet outside of the Big Red Barn and walk downtown
Learn about the Commons and local eats!
Saturday March 21st
9.00 am
Welcome and Introduction
Kent Kleinman, Gale and Ira Drukier Dean
9.10 am
Student Roundtable Introductions
Other Events
9.20 am Continental Breakfast
Faculty Introductions
9.45 am
Introduction to the MRP Program
Stephan Schmidt, Director of Graduate Studies
10.00 am
Panels
Land Use and Urban Design concentration; Communities and Economic Development
concentration; International Studies in Planning concentration; New York City program;
MRP Alumni
11.30 am
Lunch
Richard Kaufman Auditorium, Goldwin Smith Hall
12.20 pm
Colloquium Lecture
Walter Sedovic and Jill H. Gotthelf, “Modern Codes Meet Mid-Century Modern”
Sibley Hall and Milstein Dome
2.00 pm
Meetings with Faculty and Student Organizations
See map for locations
4.00 pmCampus Tour
Meet in front of Sibley (ends at the Big Red Barn)
Student Events
12.00 pm
Farmers Market Tour
Meet at the Aurora Street end of the Downtown Commons. Tour lead Milstein Dome
8.30 am
Student Events
contacts: Isaac Robb (ier7@cornell.edu), Anni Zhu (az332@cornell.edu) and
Daniel Mckenna-Foster (drm279@cornell.edu)
Thursday March 19th
12.30 - 1.15 pm, Lincoln Hall, B20
Midday Music at Lincoln
Ithaca Flute Duo, with flutists Juliana May Pepinsky and Elizabeth Shuhan.
7.15 pm, Cornell Cinema at Willard Straight Hall
A showing and discussion of the film “Dear White People”
Friday March 20th
10.00 am - 5.00 pm, Johnson Museum of Art current exhibitions
Free exhibits on Dutch paintings, staged photography, plaster casts and more
8.00 pm- 12.00 am, Johnson Museum of Art- The International Gala
Experience a night of high society and formal attire celebrating the many cultures of Cornell at this free event for
students featuring performances, music, refreshments, gallery tours, activities, and more.
Saturday March 21st
8.00 pm - Dance the Night Away, The Kitchen Theatre, 417 West State St.
Dust off your dancing shoes and join for delicious food, great cocktails, and fun dance tunes from Little Joe and the
Big Shots. Dance the night away and watch local celebrities take the floor in exhibition dances.
Tickets available by calling the Kitchen Theatre ticket office at (607) 272-0570 or buying online.
* Please note: all student events are self-funded
Open House Organizers
Isaac Robb (ier7@cornell.edu) (503) 385-6988, Jaclyn Hochreiter (jrh375@cornell.edu) (607) 368-3460
Cornell University
Department of City and Regional Planning
Photo: George Frantz
Photo: George Frantz
Open House 2015
city and regional planning • historic preservation • regional science