Planning
City and Regional Planning
SINCE 1974
We spent the 2024-2025 academic year celebrating the BIG impact that our little program has had on community development in Memphis and beyond – through the research and policy work of faculty members, the community-engaged work of our courses, the inspiration and innovation of our diverse students, and the leadership of our alumni. Click to read the feature in the UofM Magazine.
This page provides information on our program's history and impact through an interactive timeline and story maps.
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Explore our Program's History and Impact
Explore our impact through the story map below, or click here to open the map in another tab.
Click below to view an interactive timeline.
Past Events:
Visualizing Memphis' Future: Urban3's Blueprint for Sustainable Growth
MY 21, 2025, 3:00pm
Joe Minicozzi, Principal, Urban3
University Center Shelby Room
AI as Tool to Advance the Work of City Planners and Urban Designers
March 21, 2025, 3:30pm (hybrid) [View the discussion]
Sridhar Sunkara, CEO/Digital Transformation Leader, eBiz Solution
FedEx Institute of Technology, The Zone (virtual option is also available)
Lessons in Public Sector Leadership
December 6, 2024 at noon, Virtual Panel Discussion [View the discussion] Moderated by Angela Brooks, FAICP, President of the American Planning Association A panel of MCRP alumni discuss challenges, changes, and triumphs in public sector leadership, and offer insights for planning students and early career planners.- John Zeanah, Director of Planning and Development, Memphis-Shelby County
- Jordan Hillman, COO of JXN Water, Jackson, MS
- Ben Requet, Director of Planning, Oxford, MS
- Lauren Kirk, Chief Innovation Officer, Jackson, TN
- Judy Daniel, Former Planning Director for Williamson County, TN; Asheville, NC; and Oxford, MS
Non-traditional Career Paths for Planning and Design Graduates
January 31, 2025 at noon, Virtual Panel Discussion [View the discussion] A panel of UofM MCRP alumni discuss finding their ways to meaningful careers outside of the typical planning office.- Kyle Wagenschutz, founder of City Thread, Denver, CO
- Dr. Nadia Shah, Director of Upbuild Foundation, Chicago, IL
- Shannon Dixon, CEO (sole proprietor) at Shannon MB Dixon Consulting, Memphis, TN
- Katie Flynn Koleini, Deputy Director of Development at Cities for Financial Empowerment, New York, NY
Look inside the program from the perspective of some current students
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