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This spring of 2025, the American Planning Association (APA) is organizing a national conference in Denver, Colorado. Every year, about 15-25 Western students attend these types of planning conferences, providing them with valuable exposure to the mainstream planning profession, insights into solutions for challenges that fellow planners have faced, and opportunities to network with planning organizations and employers.
Your donations assist the Western Urban Planners students in attending APA National's conference this spring!
Since 2017, Dr. Laninga has taken over 70 students to both the National Planning Conference and APA WA Conference because of the impact they can have on a student's future career opportunities. One student attendee of the 2024 National Planning Conference in Minneapolis said that it was inspiring, “[My first planning conference] inspired me to seek involvement in my own community and heavily invest myself not only in my curriculum but in the world we live in."
Our goal is to provide this crucial professional development opportunity to any senior club member who wishes to attend. Any assistance will bring us closer than ever to reaching this goal and allowing urban planning students the opportunity to participate without the fear of additional costs.
With your gift, we can reduce conference costs for students. Every dollar will make a difference so make your gift today!
Thank you for your support!
- WWU Students at the 2024 APA National Conference, Minneapolis
Every gift is tax deductible; an email with appropriate forms will be sent after gifting. Thank you for any gifts!
Enough to contribute towards one student's APA National registration!
Enough to completely cover the costs for one student attendee!
