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Started this discussion. Last reply by Stephen B. Lafferty Nov 30.

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Stephen B. Lafferty replied to Samantha Given-Dennis's discussion 'The Youth Question'

I always find it interesting that when a person starts talking about a city or country they recently visited, they first talk about a place they visited; the second topic is usually focuses on something they did, third is about someone they met, a...

November 29

Sanalin replied to Samantha Given-Dennis's discussion 'The Youth Question'

I studied Nonprofit Leadership and Management at Arizona State University. My degree was in the School of Community Resources and Development along with Tourism/Rec and Parks/Rec, and so we shared a lot of prereq classes dealing less with the fund...

October 8

Samantha Given-Dennis replied to Samantha Given-Dennis's discussion 'The Youth Question'

Thanks so much for your insight, Rebecca! I grew up surrounded by planners and architects; your comments brought light to my biased intuition, yet, in effect prove that education of that sort is an imperative.

August 28

Rebecca Sanborn Stone replied to Samantha Given-Dennis's discussion 'The Youth Question'

As a former teacher of average college-aged students, I can attest that this is a tough one. I tried very hard to instill a sense of place in students who took my intro environmental studies classes to fill a requirement, but I doubt that I succee...

August 7

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The Youth Question

I have spent a good amount of time this summer with three boys, ages 5, 8, and 9 and have realized that a root to my issues with relating to children is that I lament their inability to recognize space, that spacial importance during childhood onl...

July 21

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July 21

Samantha Given-Dennis replied to Rex Perry's discussion 'America's Best Neighborhoods'

Furthermore, do great neighborhoods go bad? If the best, "it" places continue to evolve and develop, it makes sense to say that we will have an aggregate increase in "better" places.

July 21

Samantha Given-Dennis replied to Ken Farmer's discussion 'Public Art on Campus' in the group Campus Placemaking

To exemplify the negative in hopes to emphasize that art and creative design can be used to strengthen campus community as well as outlying communities, I give you my alma matre, Colby College. Colby's picture perfect campus is set on a hill looki...

July 8

Samantha Given-Dennis is now a member of The Placemaking Movement

Welcome Them!

July 8

Samantha Given-Dennis joined Ken Farmer's group

Campus Placemaking

This forum is intended to applaud and advise placemaking on college and university campuses in an effort to enhance the role of these institutions as community anchors.

July 8