About Us

WHAT ARE WE UP TO?

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Online GIS Certificate!

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Offered by the University of Florida Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DCP) + GeoPlan Center, this 12-Credit program is perfect for current and potential GIS professionals. Boost your proficiency in a number of programs, including ArcGIS, through a variety of real-world applications!

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Online Studio!

Student Projects

Check out two fantastic examples of practice-based student work from our online Studio course. Students worked in teams to co-create Finding of Necessity (FON) plans, which assess the conditions of blighted areas based on a number of indicators, for community redevelopment purposes.

Studio Example

Rooted in international education, research, and service.

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UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA

THE COLLEGE OF DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING

Committed to students since 1925.

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DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION AND PLANNING

OUR FACULTY + STAFF

Experts in their fields and fully dedicated to your education

Our renowned interdisciplinary faculty have 40+ years of academic and professional experience in a diverse array of specialties

Thomas Hawkins

Program Director, Lecturer

Kyle Dost

Assistant Program Director

Abhinav
Alakshendra

Assistant Professor

Illir Bejleri

Associate Professor

Joel Black

Lecturer

Laura
Dedenbach

Lecturer, Graduate Coordinator

Danny
Downing

Assistant Scholar

Kathryn
Frank

Assistant Professor

Crystal
Goodison

Associate Director, Assistant Scholar

Laurel
Harbin

Adjunct Lecturer

Seungbeom Kang

Assistant Professor

Kristin
Larsen

Director, School of Landscape Architecture + Planning
Associate Professor

Meredith
Leigh

Adjunct Lecturer

Kate
Norris

Assistant Scholar

Zhong-Ren
Peng

Professor

Christopher
Silver

Professor

Ruth L.
Steiner

Professor

Emre
Tepe

Assistant Professor

Alexis
Thomas

Director, GeoPlan Center

Sofia
Thordin

Adjunct Lecturer

Yan
Wang

Assistant Professorr

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