Passing the torch from one cohort to the next becomes literal with a real torch that has continued to be passed down from cohort to cohort.
Category: All Stories
All timeline stories.
Islandwood Retreat
Housing Affordability Project
Students present research findings regarding housing affordability in Ballard to the Neighborhood District Council, calling for increased dialogue with and participation from residents.
2005
CEP students establish a two-year partnership with the Seattle Office of Sustainability and Environment to conduct an Environmental Equity Survey on Seattle neighborhoods. Results are presented to Seattle City managers.
CEP Name Change
CEP changes its name to Community, Environment, and Planning to distinguish itself from the specific field of environmental planning.
The CEP program forms a relationship with students in Port Elizabeth South Africa. In 2002 a group of students, called the Planning Corps, travel to Port Elizabeth to discuss urban planning topics related to both regions.
CEP begins a three-year experiment with Junior projects in an attempt to integrate student experiences in the classroom with a collective experience in the community.
Recognition from the University
“I wish every element of our great university was as swiftly responsive to new learning opportunities as the students and faculty of this program”
— Richard McCormick, President of the UW.
CEP receives UW’s first Brotman Award for Instructional Excellence in Undergraduate Education for outstanding collaborative achievement in teaching and fostering excellence.
First Graduating Class of CEPsters
The unofficial name of the founding class of 16 was “The Pioneers.” The major was initially called Community and Environmental Planning.
First Colloquium
12 students, called “The Founders” were involved in designing the colloquium that was then developed into the CEP major.
