Department of Urban Planning Academic Program Review Program Highlights The Department of Urban Planning at the University of Kansas offers a two-year (48 hours) Master of Urban Planning degree, which is accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board. The department offers five joint degrees at the graduate level with American Studies, Architecture, Geography, Law, and Public Administration. Beginning with the next academic year, we have also initiated a joint degree for the Bachelor of Architectural Studies and the Master of Urban Planning. Students are offered four specialties: 1) environmental planning; 2) housing and development planning; 3) land-use and urban design; and 4) transportation planning. Each specialization is organized with a sequence of courses focusing upon theory and policy, methods, and implementation. The primary aim of the curriculum is to prepare students for careers as professional planners. Academic Program Review – Urban Planning Highlights Page 1 of 1 Department of Urban Planning Academic Program Review 1. Mission, Goals and Strategic Direction Mission of the Unit. The department’s mission is to prepare students to become urban planners by offering a professionally accredited degree that will enable them to enter planning practice within the public and private sectors. They can specialize in environmental planning, housing and development planning, land use and urban design, and transportation planning. Unit Goals and Policies. The department’s goals and policies are extensive. See the attached addendum. Short Mission Statement. KU has a Department of Urban Planning because the quality of places people use should enrich and ennoble our society. Role of Unit. The Department of Urban Planning not only prepares student for planning practice but also serves other disciplines such as architecture, geography and public administration. Our primary aim is to prepare students for planning practice in the U.S. Need and Impact Statements. The Department of Urban Planning is a primary provider of urban planning education in the state of Kansas. Our graduates are largely located in Kansas and the Midwest. However, graduates live and work across the U.S. Inventory of Instructional Programs. The department offers several programs: 1) Master of Urban Planning (professional 2-year degree program); 2) Joint Master Degrees with American Studies, Architecture, Geography, Law, and Public Administration; 3) Joint Degree with the Bachelor of Architectural Studies (approved by the Kansas Board of Regents in February, 2010). 2. Faculty Productivity and Quality Who is Doing the Teaching? Full-time faculty members include: 1) Assistant Professor Bonnie Johnson; 2) Professor and Chair James M. Mayo; 3) Professor Kirk McClure; 4) Lecturer Daniel Serda; and 5) Associate Professor Stacey White. In addition, there are 6 part-time faculty members (most involved directly in the planning profession) who teach Academic Program Review – Urban Planning Narrative Page 1 of 14 one or more courses. They include: Dr. Phil Englehart, Mr. Michael Grube, Dr. Charles Miller, Dr. Dale Nimz, Ms. Marcy Smalley, and Mr. Scott Schulte. Who is Doing the Advising/Mentoring? Faculty members in their specializations are assigned to advise graduate students in regard to the specialization they are pursuing. When a student is unsure about one’s area of study, the Department Chair is typically the student’s advisor. What is their workload? The normal workload of a full-time faculty member is 4 three- credit-hour courses per academic year. The typical workload split is 40% teaching, 40% research/creative work, and 20% service. Quantitative and Qualitative Indicators of Faculty Productivity 1) Overall counts/FTE: At this time, the department has 34 students enrolled in the MUP degree. Including tenure-line positions, lecturers, and part-time instructors, the department’s FTE is 7.25. The numbers of new students enrolled in the past six years include: New Students Enrolled: 2004-2009 ________________________________________________________________ Year (Summer/Fall) 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Students Enrolled 19 21 17 23 17 17 2) Tenure-track, other, GTA: Currently, there are 4 tenure track positions. The Department has 1 full-time Lecturer, 6 part-time Instructors, and 1 Adjunct Professor from Architecture. There are no GTAs in the Department. 3) Demographics: The median faculty age for full-time faculty members is 43. Academic Program Review – Urban Planning Narrative Page 2 of 14 Faculty in the Department __________________________________________________________________ Full-Time Part-Time Adjunct Total Male Female Male Female Male Female U.S. White 2 2 6 1 0 1 12 Black 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Native-American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Asian-American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Hispanic 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 Other 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Foreign 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 3 2 6 1 0 1 13 4) Scholarly Output: a. Published Work: Historically, urban planning has been the most productive department for scholarly output in the School of Architecture, Design and Planning. Assistant Professor Johnson (4 years at KU) has 4 journal articles and 1 book review. Professor Mayo (37 years at KU) has 3 books, 4 book chapters, 52 journal articles, and 21 book reviews. Professor McClure (23 years at KU) has 6 book chapters, 25 journal articles, and 14 book reviews. Associate Professor White (12 years at KU) has 11 journal articles and 4 book reviews. b. Editorial Board Membership & Journal Reviewing: Faculty members currently serve on the editorial boards of Housing Policy Debate, Journal of Planning Education and Research, Housing Studies, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, and Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. They have also currently served as reviewers for the Journal of the American Planning Association, Economic Development Quarterly, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, Journal of Transit and Land Use, American Review of Public Administration, Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Urban Affairs, American Review of Public Administration, Journal of Planning Literature, and City and Society. 5) Grants and Contracts (Past 3 Years): Academic Program Review – Urban Planning Narrative Page 3 of 14 a. Bonnie Johnson & Stacey White, Co-Principal Investigators, 2007–2008. KU Transportation Research Institute ($62,620). “Promoting Sustainability through Transportation Infrastructure”; Co-Author with Mid-America Regional Council. b. Bonnie Johnson, Consultant, 2007–2009. U.S. Department of Transportation ($5,000), Federal Highway Administration, “Guide the Ride: Public Participation Pilot Program”. c. Bonnie Johnson, Co-Author with Mid-America Regional Council, Consultant Sept. 2007 – Dec. 2009, Federal Highway Administration ($10,000) “Imagine KC: An Innovative Approach to Citizen Engagement”. d. James M. Mayo, Consultant, 2007. U.S. Attorney General’s Office, Washington, DC ($2,000), “Use of Crosses in American War Memorials.” e. Kirk McClure, Principal Investigator, 2008-2009. U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Officer of Policy Development and Research and QED, Inc. ($39,000). Research on deconcentration of poverty through the Housing Choice Voucher Program. f. Kirk McClure, Consultant, 2008. Housing affordability study for Harrisonville, Missouri ($5,000). g. Kirk McClure, Investigator, 2007-2008. Greater Kansas City Foundation ($30,000). Conduct research on affordable housing needs in Kansas City North. h. Stacey White, Co-Investigator, 2009–2014. KU Center for Sustainability, Institute for Policy & Social Research, grant from the NSF EPSCoR Program ($2,700,000). “Farmers’ Decisions to Grow Crops for Fuel.” The project investigates dynamics of climate change, water availability and quality, and land use to investigate Kansas farmers’ decisions to grow crops as feedstocks for renewable energy production. i. Stacey White, Co-Principal Investigator, 2009–2011. KU Transportation Research Institute ($125,000). This grant supports the development of research infrastructure for examining farmers’ decisions to grow crops as feedstocks for the production of transport fuels. 6) Awards (while at KU): a. Bonnie Johnson: Best Use of Technology for a University Urban and Regional Planning Program, Technology Division of the American Planning Association, Digital Storytelling as Learning and Communication Tool, 2009. b. Jim Mayo: Inducted into Phi Kappa Phi, 2007. Distinguished Former Odessan (Texas), 2004. Bradley Teaching Award, School of Architecture and Urban Design, KU, 1995. Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Creative Achievement Award, Outstanding Article of the Year, Journal of Architectural Education, 1990. Third Prize, International Research Paper Competition, Journal of Architectural Re- search, 1976. c. Kirk McClure: Urban Affairs Association Best Conference Paper Award 2004. Fannie Mae Foundation Award for Best Research in Housing 2002. Fannie Mae Foundation Award for Best Research in Housing 1997. Jack and Nancy Bradley Teaching Award, School of Architecture and Urban Design, KU, 1997. d. Stacey White: Jack and Nancy Bradley Award for Excellence in Teaching, School Academic Program Review – Urban Planning Narrative Page 4 of 14 of Architecture and Urban Planning, KU, 2008. Honoree, KU Center for Teaching Excellence “Celebration of Teaching” event, May 2007. Research Scholar Award, University of Kansas Policy Research Institute, 2003-2004. Outstanding Paper Award Winner, International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2010. 7)