University of Georgia College of Environment & Design

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name = University of Georgia College of Environment & Design

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established = 2001cite web |first= Lee|last=Shearer |url= http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101801/uga_1018010032.shtml |title=Independent school of ecology waiting for final approval |work=Athens Banner-Herald |date=February 2007, 2007 |publisher=Morris Communications |accessdate=2008-03-25]
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head = Scott Weinberg (Interim)
Daniel J. Nadenicek (As of Aug. 15, 2008)cite web |url= http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/022108/uganews_20080221051.shtml |title=New dean named for design school |work=Athens Banner-Herald |date=February 21, 2008 |publisher=Morris Communications |accessdate=2008-03-27]
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city = Athens
state = Georgia
country = USA
website = [http://www.ced.uga.edu www.ced.uga.edu]

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The University of Georgia College of Environment & Design (CED) is a college within the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens, Georgia, United States.

History

In 2001, the CED was formed by combining the Institute of Ecology with the School of Environmental Design (SED) and has been consistently rated as one of the top landscape architecture schools in the United States.cite web |first= Lee|last=Shearer |url= http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/101801/uga_1018010032.shtml |title=Independent school of ecology waiting for final approval |work=Athens Banner-Herald |date=February 2007, 2007 |publisher=Morris Communications |accessdate=2008-03-25] cite journal |url=http://www.asla.org/land/121004/la_schools.html |title=Survey of Best LA Schools Released |work=LAND online: landscape architecture news digest |publisher=American Society of Landscape Architects |date=December 13, 2004 |accessdate=2008-02-07] cite journal |url=http://www.asla.org/land/121905/designintelligence.html |title=DesignIntelligence Releases List of Top Landscape Architecture Schools |work=LAND online: landscape architecture news digest |publisher=American Society of Landscape Architects |date=December 19, 2005 |accessdate=2008-02-07] The school was named the #1 Landscape Architecture program for undergraduates in the nation, as well as #3 for post-grad studies in the list of top 15 Landscape Architecture Schools for 2006.cite journal |url=http://www.landscapeonline.com/research/article/6408 |title=Landscape Architecture Schools: The Top 15 |work= LandscapeOnline |publisher=Landscape Communications |date=February 10, 2006 |accessdate=2008-02-07] On July 1, 2007, the Institute of Ecology separated from the College, becoming the Odum School of Ecology, the first stand-alone academic school of Ecology in the United States. [cite web |first=Larry B. |last= Dendy |date=June 22, 2007 |work= News Release |publisher=University of Georgia Office of Public Affairs News Service |location = Athens, Georgia |url=http://www.uga.edu/news/artman/publish/070622School_of_Ecology.shtml |title=UGA to open nation’s first School of Ecology July 1; John Gittleman named dean |accessdate=2008-02-07]

CED contains the Owens Library. The library's Hubert Bond Owens and John Linley Image Collections contain photographic records of numerous Georgia architectural sites and landscapes ranging in date from the 1940s to the 1980s. City planning guidelines from 1989 or later for various Georgia municipalities are also part of the library's collections.cite web |url=http://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/Institutions/owens.html?Welcome |title=Owens Library |work=Digital Library of Georgia |publisher=GALILEO |accessdate=2008-03-26] cite web |url=http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/070799/new_0707990010.shtml |last=Newton |first=Tracie |title=Display pieces together part of Jackson County's history |work=Athens Banner-Herald |date=July 7, 1999 |publisher=Morris Communications |accessdate=2008-03-26]

Departments

The following units are part of the CED:
*School of Environmental Design
*Environmental Ethics Certificate Program

Centers

*Center for Community Design, Planning and Preservation (CCDP)
*Academy of the Environment

Degrees offered

The College of Environment and design offers numerous degree tracks.cite web |url=http://bulletin.uga.edu/bulletin/ind/acadhonors.html |title=UNDERGRADUATE AND PROFESSIONAL DEGREES OFFERED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, UGA Bulletin |publisher=University of Georgia |accessdate=2008-03-26]

Undergraduate

The following undergraduate degree is offered by the CED:
*Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A.)

Graduate degrees

*Master of Landscape Architecture
*Master of Historic Preservation

Notable alumni

Harvard Graduate School of Design faculty member and landscape architect George Hargreaves received a B.L.A. degree from CED in 1977.cite web |last=Gewertz |first=Ken |title=Landscape Alchemist |work= Harvard Gazette |date= February 6, 1997 |accessdate=2008-03-26 |url=http://www.hno.harvard.edu/gazette/1997/02.06/LandscapeAlchem.html ] Leerie Jenkins, Jr., Chairman/CEO of Reynolds, Smith & Hills, also obtained a B.L.A. in 1970.cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2004/05/10/focus2.html |last=Marden |first=William |title=Jenkins makes a name for himself at the top of his industry |work=Jacksonville Business Journal |date=May 7, 2004 |publisher=American City Business Journals |accessdate=2008-03-26]

References

External links

* [http://www.ced.uga.edu/ UGA College of Environment & Design official website]