{"id":9276,"date":"2021-05-21T16:41:46","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T20:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?page_id=9276"},"modified":"2025-10-11T17:04:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T21:04:52","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/about-2\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-634cdcb5\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\"><style>.kb-row-layout-id9276_8a808d-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id9276_8a808d-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id9276_8a808d-8f > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-none, 0rem );padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:25px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading9276_feb016-83\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-spacer stk-block-spacer stk--no-padding stk-block stk-8b8d932\" data-block-id=\"8b8d932\"><style>.stk-8b8d932 {height:20px !important;}<\/style><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">The Department of Urban and Regional Planning advances public interest and empowers inclusive, resilient communities through planning education, research, and service. We strive to fulfill this mission with four goals: sustaining student success, fostering communities, increasing impacts, and enhancing resilience to meet the challenges of rapidly changing societal and education needs.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-da31bdc009d11826bdc68ea33b4db15f\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Our department offers one of the nation\u2019s strongest graduate planning programs\u2014our Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program is <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/murp-top-25\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/murp-top-25\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ranked in the top 25<\/a>. The MURP program is offered in two modes \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/campus_programs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">on-campus<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/academics\/murp_online_program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fully online<\/a>, providing great flexibility for students with different preferences or needs. The MURP online program is the first and the only fully accredited Master\u2019s planning program in the U.S. Recently, the department recently launched a graduate-level <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/urban-analytics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Urban Analytics Certificate program and a Master of Urban Analytics degree program<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ugb-spacer ugb-spacer ugb-a8569f4 ugb-spacer--v2 ugb-main-block\"><style>@media screen and (min-width:768px){.ugb-a8569f4.ugb-spacer{height:35px !important}}<\/style><div class=\"ugb-inner-block\"><div class=\"ugb-block-content\"><div class=\"ugb-spacer--inner\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-image alignfull uagb-block-a6ebaa07\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-center uagb-columns__gap-10 alignfull uagb-block-a4e530cb uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom\" id=\"accreditation\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-color uagb-block-dd04a53d\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-de1eaade\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Who We Are<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9e9fb2662a4146be53ba77c31a35b484\" style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/spa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Students are the foundation<\/a> of our department. Current students and alumni are <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/about-2\/engagement\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">fully engaged<\/a> in a broad range of department activities that prepare them for professional success immediately after graduation as well as lifelong learning and career development. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">faculty members<\/a> are internationally recognized in planning education, research, and professional practice. They have been active in <a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/research\/research_centers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">public and community service activities<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-none uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign-center uagb-columns__gap-10 alignfull uagb-block-6ac22177 uagb-columns__columns-1 uagb-columns__max_width-custom\" id=\"accreditation\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-color uagb-block-e75a306b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-f2823111\"><h2 class=\"uagb-heading-text\"><strong>Where We&#8217;re Heading<\/strong><\/h2><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Our department will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2025. 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