Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP)
MURP Accreditation Celebration
YOU'RE INVITED!
You are cordially invited to join USF's School of Public Affairs to celebrate the recently earned accreditation of our Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) program by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). This landmark achievement recognizes the MURP program's quality and furthers our mission of preparing future planners to meet the needs of a diverse society and providing community-engaged scholarship that makes a positive difference in Tampa Bay communities.
Please join us for Cocktails and Canapes to celebrate the accreditation and the recent retirement of former MURP Program Director and Master Instructor Mark Hafen!
Join us in supporting our MURP students by making a gift of any size to the privately funded Mark R. Hafen MURP Diversity scholarship, for an enduring legacy of his dedication to student success!
Event Details
Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021
Time: 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Location: USF Gibbons Alumni Center
11810 USF Sago Dr.
Tampa, FL 33620
Attire: Business or Cocktail Attire
The reception will start at 5:00pm and the program will run from approximately 5:30pm to 7:00pm. We welcome you to stay and mingle after the program! Limited cash bar.
Program for the Evening
- Welcome and Introductions
- MURP Program Accreditation and Recent News
- Advisory Committee Remarks
- MURP Scholarships - Donor Acknowledgements and Recipients
- Increasing Diversity in the Profession
- Mark R. Hafen MURP Diversity Scholarship
- Mark Hafen Retirement Recognition
Mark Hafen recently retired from his roles as Assistant Director and Master Instructor in the School of Public Affairs at the University of South Florida in Tampa, where he directed the Master of Urban & Regional Planning (MURP) program. His teaching and research focus was on climate change adaptation and urban environmental policy and planning. He holds a B.S. in Business Logistics from Penn State University, as well as an M.A. in Geography and a Ph.D. in Marine Science (Geology), both from USF.
Hafen has professional experience in land use planning and has lived in the Tampa Bay region since 1986. He has co-authored a book (with A.C. Hine, D.P. Chambers, T.D. Clayton, and G.T. Mitchum), Sea Level Rise in Florida: Science, Impacts and Options (2016, University Press of Florida), and actively serves as a member of the Tampa Bay Climate Science Advisory Panel, the Florida Water and Climate Alliance, and the USF Center for Brownfields Research and Redevelopment.
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Parking Information
Guest parking is available in Lot 23A and 23T.
Covid-19 Protocol
Throughout the pandemic, USF's primary concern has always been the health and safety of our students, staff, and stakeholders. USF is complying with CDC guidelines for meetings and events. Although these precautions will be in place, those at high medical risk and the unvaccinated should consider forgoing attendance and can reach out to MURP faculty for a virtual information update about accreditation. Read more information about USF's Return to Campus.
For reasonable requests and questions about this event, please email cas-rsvp@usf.edu.