WHO IS DOING WHAT in Geography, Planning and Recreation - AY 2005-2006

Current Committees, Service Activities (including service classes), and related Awards & Recognition

Last updated: Spring 2006

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College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

GPR Department

Regional, National & International

State

Local Communities

Non-Academic Activities

Department Professional Affiliations

Professional Advisory Committees for GPR

GPR TEACHER OF THE YEAR

COMMUNITY SERVICE-ORIENTED COURSES

PL 308: Land Use Policy - This class has been assisting rural communities throughout northern Arizona to address state-mandated comprehensive plan requirements. Among recent communities that have been assisted are Snowflake, Taylor, and Holbrook. The students prepare and conduct workshops with community members to obtain information about land use, transportation, growth, water resources, and other issues around which the community's General Plan is prepared. (Carolyn Daugherty)

PRM 275: Program Planning with Computer Applications - Students in the PRM 275 class work closely with the Coconino County Health Department's PLAY program providing recreational activities for hundreds of children in local elementary schools. The PRM students also assist the Flagstaff Parks and Recreation Department in organizing and staffing the Flagstaff Family Fun Run and the Bronze Kid Triathalon. (Chuck Hammersley)

PRM 325: Special Events Planning - In 1998 the Special Events Planning class, in cooperation with the Sedona Main Street Program, revived the Sedona St. Patrick's Day parade and also created the Shamrocks in the Red Rocks Road Race. The Parade is attended by 4,000 spectators and over 300 participants. The Sedona St. Patrick's Day parade received the Arizona Main Street Award for Best Special Event at the 2003 Governor's Economic Development Conference. (The award was shared with the Sedona Main Street Association). In 1999 the Special Event Planning class, in cooperation with the Camp Verde Parks and Recreation Department, created the Verde River Canoe Challenge. The only nationally sanctioned whitewater race in the State of Arizona. It continues to attract over 170 participants from all over the United States. (Chuck Hammersley)

PRM 346: Wildland Recreation Management - PRM 346: Wildland Recreation Management - This class has been involved in service projects with the U.S. Forest Service on a regular basis. Most recently, the class is working on mountain bike trails in the Flagstaff area. Each student in the class volunteers 6 hours of time for the class in a wildland recreation project. Shortly, this class will be working on recreation impact monitoring in the Red Cliffs Desert Tortoise Reserve, St. George, Utah. This class is offered each semester. (Pam Foti)

PRM 352: Experiential Learning - This class has been developing outdoor education curriculum for FUSD for 2 years. We provide approximately 25 lessons to a school (in hardcopy) and have an outdoor education day for our target school of the year. We have done DeMiguel and Cromer so far. The contact would be Michelle (I think that's right) Abehaus at DeMiguel. (Pam Foti)

PL 402: Environmental Impact Statements - This class acquaints students the provisions of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and the Council on Environmental Quality regulations regarding the contents of Environmental Assessments and Environmental Impact Statements. Students then work on actual Environmental Assessment projects for Federal agencies. Recent projects have been completed for the USFS, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Managment. (Carolyn Daugherty)

PL 405: Planning Studio - This class has undertaken site plans and redevelopment projects for the Community Development Departments for the City of Flagstaff and Coconino County. In recent years the class has worked with the Redevelopment Planner for the City of Flagstaff on projects including redevelopment projects for Fourth Street, Downtown Flagstaff, and the former Southwest Forest Industries lumber mill site. (Michael Kerski, City of Flagstaff)

PRM 531: Recreation Ecology - PRM 531: Recreation Ecology - This class has taken on the responsibility of recreational impact monitoring in Kanab Creek Wilderness for the U.S. Forest Service. Following a day of introduction and training, class members spend 5 days in Kanab Creek Wilderness in teams of 2 (the instructor is one of the team supervisors) monitoring the impacts and backpacking between 30-40 miles. PRM 531 is offered in the spring of even years. (Pam Foti)

Awards & Other Recognition