MAPP News
MRED Program Welcomes New Faculty
The School’s MRED program is proud to announce a new crop of talented professionals joining their faculty ranks this semester. Spanning a variety of professional disciplines and experiences, these men and women will share their knowledge and insight with students in classes across a wide range of areas, including a new course in retail development.View Article Details for MRED Program Welcomes New Faculty 
UMD Creates New Undergraduate Minors in Real Estate Development and Construction Management
The University of Maryland has announced the establishment of two new undergraduate minors, one in real estate development and one in construction management. Generously funded by the Colvin Family Foundation, the new minors will offer foundational knowledge in community building, entrepreneurship, business development, sustainable construction and design through experiential learning and a professionally guided curriculum, forwarding the University’s continued mission to support student innovation and entrepreneurship.View Article Details for UMD Creates New Undergraduate Minors in Real Estate Development and Construction Management 
UMD Students Present Final Sustainability Projects to The City of Frederick
Students, faculty and administrators from the University of Maryland gathered at College Park City Hall Tuesday night to present four city-focused sustainability projects to Mayor Andrew Fellows and the City Council.View Article Details for UMD Students Present Final Sustainability Projects to The City of Frederick 
David Do Named Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
Urban Studies and Planning Program Graduate Student David Do has been named the new Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (OAPIA). D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser announced David’s new role last week, saying, “I welcome David’s enthusiasm and am delighted to have him join our team. David will be instrumental in working with the AAPI community on behalf of my Administration to deliver a fresh start for the District’s residents.”View Article Details for David Do Named Director of Washington, D.C.’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs 
Bostwick Gets a Boost with Long-Awaited Restoration Projects
The powerful derecho that hit the Washington area in June of 2012 is on record as one of the most destructive, fast-moving storms in U.S. history. While the region has largely recovered, there are still traces of the storm’s destruction. For many in the MAPP community, there is no better example of the storm’s grisly aftermath than Bostwick, the historic Bladensburg site a short distance from the UMD campus.View Article Details for Bostwick Gets a Boost with Long-Awaited Restoration Projects 
Fulbright Scholar Looks to U.S. Preservation Efforts for Inspiration in Ukraine
When Kateryna Goncharova presented the University of Maryland’s Historic Preservation program’s Marvin Breckenridge Patterson Lecture at the Ukrainian embassy in 2012, she emphasized significant differences between the U.S. preservation industry and the system of preservation in her home country of Ukraine. The lecture was not Kateryna’s first trip stateside; her work for the Ukrainian State Research and Project Institute occasionally brought her to Washington, D.C.View Article Details for Fulbright Scholar Looks to U.S. Preservation Efforts for Inspiration in Ukraine