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2004 Club of the Year - Florida Atlantic Planning Society

Broward Student Government has voted Florida Atlantic Planning Society “Club of the Year” for 2003/4. This is the second time in 3 years FAPS has garnered top honors in the university.

Congratulations to all of you who helped FAPS win this prestigious award! The outgoing PAPS Board of: President Dawn Teetsel, Vice President Joe Heilman, Secretary Tresa Fitzner and Treasurer Julene Wade will be sorely missed! Their hard work and dedication made this possible.

This year’s level of activity was unprecedented. FAPS members were able to participate in many professional and academic events and make lots of new friends in the process. FAPS is becoming widely recognized at a local, regional and state level. Active membership offers students a hard-to-find opportunity to integrate in the planning community both inside and outside the university.

The goal of increasing student contact with the practicing planning profession will remain a top priority of FAPS, according to Chief of Staff Bill Nemser who will remain at this post for 2004/5 semesters. A student who has been active in FAPS should have plenty of contacts when beginning a career search after graduation. “It’s certainly better than walking in cold when applying for a job!” Nemser points out.

Incoming President Lisa Lorbeck, Treasurer Lisa Wulf, Secretaries Yani Doyle and Brooke Waszak are already planning next year’s events – from the sound of it so far, FAPS will be right in contention for next years award!

Here is a looks at last years events:

Florida Atlantic Planning Society
2003/2004 South Florida Tour

• 7/11 Broward County Neighborhood Tree Planting
• 8/18 River Clean-up - North Fork of the New River
• 8/28 FAPS Summer Social
• 9/3 – 9/6 Annual FAPA Conference – The Breakers Hotel Palm Beach
• 9/17 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “Project Baitfish” - Dr. Tom Kazo
• 10/8 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “Broward County Administrator” - Roger Desjarlais
• 10/11 Broward County Neighborhood Tree Planting
• 10/18 - River Clean-up - North Fork of the New River
• 11/08 FAPS Career Day Luncheon
• 11/12 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “Downtown Lauderdale Lakes”- Gary Rogers
• 11/22 Beach Clean-up - John Lloyd State Park
• 12/10 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “Meet the Neighbors” - Las Olas Riverhouse Panel
• 1/30 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  "Master Plan for the Safe Parks and Open Space Bond” - Lorna Jordan
• 1/30 FAPS Welcome Back Social - Tarpon Bend
• 2/3 Planning Accreditation Board Reception
• 2/8 - River Clean-up - North Fork of the New River
• 2/15 First Annual SURP Chair’s Swamp Stroll – Big Cypress Preserve
• 2/18 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “New Urbanism” – Jaime Correa
• 3/17 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “Cricket in Lauderhill” – Earl Hahn
• 4/14 Second Wednesday Lecture Series – Excellence in Planning:
  “Urban Design” - Michael Singer