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EXPERIENCE YOUR EDUCATION

Community, Environment and Planning is a self-directed, diverse undergraduate major comprised of
students, faculty and staff engaged in holistic growth and a collaborative process of experiential and
interdisciplinary learning. In our major, we develop skills, techniques and knowledge necessary to be
active leaders and conscientious planners in our communities and environments.

GET IN THE KNOW

I have always had a passion for helping others

who are under privileged and dont have the
resources to fulfill their hopes and goals.

NAME:
STATUS:
FOCUS:
2ND MAJOR:
FUN FACTS:

Billy Nong
Junior
Community Development and Social Justice
Political Science
Enjoys sports, does stand-up comedy

I hope to bring more nature into cities and

revitalize communities through maximizing
ecosystem services and utilizing green
infrastructure.
NAME:
STATUS:
FOCUS:
MINOR:
FUN FACTS:

cep.be.washington.edu
cepinfo@uw.edu

Carolyn Foster
Junior
Urban Planning and Ecological Restoration
Envir. Science and Resource Management
UC Berkeley, Husky Masters swim team

STUDENT PROFILES
CEP IS...
A FAMILY OF RARE INDIVIDUALS
BENT ON SAVING THE WORLD.
TYLER LICATA

I hope to not only work on the built

environment, but also plan for and
facilitate the development of vibrant
communities.

NAME:
STATUS:
FOCUS:
MINOR:
FUN FACTS:

I am fascinated by how scientific contributions

might alter human lifestyles and how the built
environment might change as a result.

NAME:
STATUS:
FOCUS:
2ND MAJOR:
FUN FACTS:

Nathan Howard
Senior
Urban Planning
Urban Design and Planning
US Air Force, has a wife and three kids

CEP IS...
AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE
CONSCIOUS DECISIONS ABOUT
YOUR EDUCATION.
COLLIN BAMPTON

Vera Hoang
Senior
Envir. Planning and Community Outreach
Biology
Enjoys hiking, studied abroad in Costa Rica

BUILT FOR AND BY ITS STUDENTS

STRUCTURE
OPEN CURRICULUM
GOVERNANCE
LEADERSHIP RETREATS
REQUIRED INTERNSHIP
SR. CAPSTONE PROJECT

ADMISSIONS
CORE COURSES
JUNIOR YEAR
CEP 301: The Idea of Community
CEP 302: Environmental Response
CEP 303: Social Structures & Processes
SENIOR YEAR
CEP 460: Planning in Context
CEP 461: Ethics & Identity
CEP 462: Community & Environment

GOVERNANCE

INDIVIDUAL STUDY PLAN

Operations and policy decision-making

Students are split into five committees:
- Community Engagement
- Communications
- Headlights
- Hearthstone
- Outreach & Admissions

- A self-written planning document

- Chart your own educational path
- Ensure that your education is intentional
- Lays out courses that you plan to take
- Includes activities you plan to partake in
- Regularly revisited to address changes
- Used to document:
Educational aspirations
Personal goals
Accomplishments

There are three parts to governance:

1. Committees work independently
2. Major-wide, students gather at Forum
3. An executive meeting, steering, is held

E X PLORE

PREPA RE

A PPLY

- Website
- Plumb Manual
- Take CEP 200
- Take URBDP 200
- Open house
- Info. session
- Friday forum

- Build a strong app.

- Get focused
- Get rigorous
- Get involved
- Get in contact

- Min. 2.5 GPA

- 90 credits
- UW Gen Eds
- Online app.
- App. file
- Interview

~30

STUDENTS
PER COHORT

F.A.Q.
WHAT MAKES CEP DIFFERENT?

OUR VALUES ARE ROOTED IN...

- CEP is active, meaningful, and full of intention

- The Plumb Manual states CEP is an experiment in direct democracy... Each members
opinions, knowledge and perspectives are crucial to the education of the group
- Students craft their own academic plan, the Individual Study Plan (ISP)
- Students have a responsibility to themselves, as well as their peers
- Core courses are small
- Core courses value peer-learning, hands-on experiences and active dialogue
- A CEP education is academically challenging while building leadership, community and
group management skills relevant to future employment opportunities

WHAT CAN I DO WITH MY CEP DEGREE?

PRACTICE
PERSONAL
FORMATION

COMMUNAL
STEWARDSHIP
INTENTIONALITY LEARNING

- Students enter with diverse interests and leave with diverse areas of expertise
- All students seek to influence their community and built environment in a positive way
- One in three of our alumni work as urban planners
- Others work in related fields such as public service, landscape design, environmental and
sustainable consulting, and education, etc.
- CEP alumni may continue their education in Masters programs such as planning, public
administration, law, social work, education and architecture, etc.