{"id":13726,"date":"2022-05-01T11:52:34","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T15:52:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=13726"},"modified":"2022-05-05T11:25:09","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T15:25:09","slug":"dr-christopher-silver-faicp-urp-faculty-emeritus-retires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/dr-christopher-silver-faicp-urp-faculty-emeritus-retires\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Christopher Silver, FAICP, URP Faculty Emeritus, Retires"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Christopher Silver, FAICP and Professor Emeritus, Retires<\/em><\/h1>
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Dr. Silver is retiring after serving the University of Florida College of Design, Construction, and Planning (DCP) and Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) for 16 years.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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May 1, 2022<\/h6>
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Dr. Chris Silver, FAICP, retires after serving 16 years at the University of Florida, as both Dean of the College of Design, Construction and Planning (DCP) and as Professor in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP). His service to the University of Florida (UF) and the field of urban planning are innumerable. He will be celebrated as faculty emeritus of the URP department and UF. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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UF DCP Dean Anumba and Dr. Silver, Dr. Silver’s retirement party<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Silver holds a distinguished career in academia with a focus on planning history, social justice, sustainability, and international planning. Prior to his service at UF, Silver served as Head of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign (1998-2006) and as Professor of Planning and Associate Dean at Virginia Commonwealth University. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Dr. Silver, Earl Starnes, and Richard Schneider<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

He began as Dean of DCP in 2006, focusing on three main initiatives: broaden international opportunities for students and faculty; strengthen the historic preservation program; and incorporate sustainability into the department\u2019s curriculum. A previous article, A Decade of Accomplishments<\/a>,<\/em> highlights some of the major achievements made under Dean Silver, including the creation of multiple new degree programs: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

– Bachelor of Science in Sustainability and the Built Environment (BSSBE); 
– Master of Historic Preservation; 
– Online Master of Urban and Regional Planning; 
– Master of Sustainable Design; 
– CityLab-Orlando and CityLab-Sarasota <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, Silver merged the Urban and Regional Planning Department and Landscape Architecture into the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning, started the DCP research showcase, brought the NEURUS program<\/a> to UF, and continued to teach multiple courses each year \u2013 which is uncommon for a dean. He helped to shape future planners through courses he created: URP 3001, Cities of the World; URP 6610, International Development Planning; URP 6645, Sustainable Urbanism in Europe; as well as previously existing courses like URP 6409, Sustainable Community Development, and The Good Life course(s). <\/p>\n\n\n