{"id":15716,"date":"2023-03-16T15:17:51","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:17:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/?p=15716"},"modified":"2023-03-16T15:18:01","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T19:18:01","slug":"rachel-mandell-superior-accomplishment-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/rachel-mandell-superior-accomplishment-award\/","title":{"rendered":"URP Alum and Campus Planner Rachel Mandell awarded the 2023 Superior Accomplishment Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-section uagb-section__wrap uagb-section__background-undefined uagb-block-f67d10a3\"><div class=\"uagb-section__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-section__inner-wrap\">\n<p>Rachel Mandell, Class of 2020<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-b22e79d9 uagb-columns__columns-3 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-c6e09e0b\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-de9b8f48\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-1baf23a5\"><h1 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">Rachel Mandell, URP Alumna and Campus Planner, awarded 2023 UF Superior Accomplishment Award<\/h1><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><p class=\"uagb-desc-text\">Rachel Mandell, class of 2020, received the UF Superior Accomplishment Award in March 2023.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-4adb31ae\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/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- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-91dbafc3 uagb-columns__columns-2 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-2\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-9b997770\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-be5ac08\" data-block-id=\"be5ac08\"><style>.stk-be5ac08{margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-be5ac08 .stk-img-wrapper{width:85% !important;height:500px !important}.stk-be5ac08 .stk-img-wrapper img{object-position:50% 19% !important}<\/style><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-15718\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-Rachel-Mandell-scaled.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-Rachel-Mandell-scaled.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-Rachel-Mandell-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-Rachel-Mandell-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-Rachel-Mandell-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-Rachel-Mandell-1536x2048.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-3c710402\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-image stk-block-image stk-block stk-ef1dfb0\" data-block-id=\"ef1dfb0\"><style>.stk-ef1dfb0{margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-ef1dfb0 .stk-img-wrapper{width:100% !important;height:500px !important}.stk-ef1dfb0 .stk-img-wrapper img{object-position:49% 20% !important}<\/style><figure class=\"stk-img-wrapper stk-image--shape-stretch\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"stk-img wp-image-15800\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-1536x1153.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Picture-with-Award-2-2048x1537.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-uagb-columns uagb-columns__wrap uagb-columns__background-color uagb-columns__stack-mobile uagb-columns__valign- uagb-columns__gap-10 align uagb-block-35813a2d uagb-columns__columns-3 uagb-columns__max_width-theme\"><div class=\"uagb-columns__overlay\"><\/div><div class=\"uagb-columns__inner-wrap uagb-columns__columns-3\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-e8e035e0\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-9413fb8c\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-advanced-heading uagb-block-fcd3b038\"><h6 class=\"uagb-heading-text\">March 16th, 2023<\/h6><div class=\"uagb-separator\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rachel Mandell, Senior Campus Planner and former URP alumni, has been recognized for her outstanding work on UF&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facilities.ufl.edu\/campus-planning\/conservation-area-land-management-plans\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/facilities.ufl.edu\/campus-planning\/conservation-area-land-management-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Conservation Area Land Management (CALM) plan<\/a><\/strong> update. She recently received the Superior Accomplishment Award for her contribution, which she humbly credits to the hard work of her team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The Superior Accomplishment Award recognizes employees who have made outstanding contributions in their field. Rachel&#8217;s exceptional work on the CALM project is a testament to her dedication and commitment to the university&#8217;s mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">The CALM plan update project demonstrates the university&#8217;s commitment to preserving campus conservation areas. These areas, which comprise 31 spaces, offer multiple values to the campus community:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-blockquote uagb-block-d74c54a6 uagb-blockquote__skin-border uagb-blockquote__stack-img-none\"><blockquote class=\"uagb-blockquote\"><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__content\">&#8220;[The conservation areas] are living labs for research, they provide stormwater treatment and flood control, they support biodiversity and wildlife, they provide opportunities for mindfulness and recreation, and they are an essential feature of what makes the University of Florida&#8217;s campus such a unique place to be.&#8221;<\/div><footer><div class=\"uagb-blockquote__author-wrap uagb-blockquote__author-at-left\"><\/div><\/footer><\/blockquote><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/2017-06-09_Lake_Alice_Sunrise-2503-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15756\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/2017-06-09_Lake_Alice_Sunrise-2503-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/2017-06-09_Lake_Alice_Sunrise-2503-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/2017-06-09_Lake_Alice_Sunrise-2503-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/2017-06-09_Lake_Alice_Sunrise-2503-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/2017-06-09_Lake_Alice_Sunrise-2503-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lake Alice, one of UF&#8217;s most frequented conservation areas. <br>\u00a9 University of Florida\/ Lyon Duong, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/ufphotography.photoshelter.com\/index\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ufphotography.photoshelter.com\/index\" target=\"_blank\">UF Photo Gallery<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">As a Senior Campus Planner, Rachel is responsible for overseeing the campus master plan and assisting in the long-range planning efforts that guide the land use and landscape of the university. She prioritizes public participation in the planning process and works closely with stakeholders &#8212; including students, faculty, staff, and city officials &#8212; to ensure that the process is transparent and collaborative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-medium-font-size\"><span style=\"color: var(--ast-global-color-3)\" class=\"stk-highlight\">Rachel&#8217;s engagement with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning includes hiring two interns from the program to work with her on the CALM project. She also participates in the mentorship program, guest lectures for the Colloquium course and the Cities of the World class, and encourages to get involved<\/span> with campus and city planning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Rachel&#8217;s post-grad involvement with the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) program has helped to shape her role at UF Planning, Design and Construction. The URP department has been excellent in assisting her in spreading the word about opportunities for student involvement in projects. She said, &#8220;I cannot speak highly enough about the interns I&#8217;ve worked with through the MURP program. I know that with hiring students from this program, my expectations are always exceeded in the quality of work produced.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-column uagb-column__wrap uagb-column__background-undefined uagb-block-59335bd0\"><div class=\"uagb-column__overlay\"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"wp-block-uagb-image-gallery uagb-block-7a086ec4     \"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-3 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-tab-4 spectra-image-gallery__layout--grid-col-mob-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='13706' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1024x576.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-1024x576.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/04\/MicrosoftTeams-image-2-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUF&#8217;s zip car provides micro-transit around campus\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='15802' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/group-from-phone-1024x683.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/group-from-phone-1024x683.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/group-from-phone-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tUF&#8217;s CALM team\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='15798' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Intern-1024x683.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Intern-1024x683.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2023\/03\/Intern-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRachel with planning intern and SBE student, Savanah Partridge\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' 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spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail--grid\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/urp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2022\/09\/IMG_5440-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-blurrer\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption-wrapper--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption spectra-image-gallery__media-thumbnail-caption--overlay\">\n\t\t\t\t\tRachel with fellow MURP alums at the Florida APA conference\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='spectra-image-gallery__media-wrapper' data-spectra-gallery-image-id='15804' tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"spectra-image-gallery__media spectra-image-gallery__media--grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<source 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