Wednesday, September 2, 2009
H. George Frederickson is looking forward to his free chocolate chip cookie. As the honored guest speaker of the new Brown Bag Lecture Series, he’ll earn it.
The new lecture series was created to bring in a real-world perspective of urban planning and is produced by the Kansas Association of Planning Students. It will kick off its first event today at noon in Melvin Hall.
John Elias, Atchison graduate student and KAPS student president, said the program had potential to stir important discussions among students.
“The series is still in its infant stage,” he said. “But we hope it will bring diverse people together from across the University to talk about serious issues of the day.”
KAPS is an organization for students interested in urban planning, an occupation that assists civic leaders, residents and businesses plan for community growth.
The lecture series will cover a broad range of topics and themes. Elias said KAPS purposely chose speakers from different fields, including architecture, design and law, to draw in a diverse audience. Another unique characteristic of the series is it’s informal setting; attendees are encouraged to bring their own bag lunches and enjoy free drinks and dessert.
Caryn Woods, Lawrence graduate student and KAPS treasurer, said that while the informal format might make the lecture series more approachable, the real strength was in its speakers. She said she was the one who invited Frederickson to speak at the first lecture.
“He’s a wonderful professor and very distinguished in his field,” she said.
Woods said several students in public administration and political science would be particularly drawn to the series, but the topics could relate to anyone.
“Planners must, oftentimes, wear a lot of hats in their jobs and successful planners have varied interests in many areas,” she said.
Frederickson, an Edwin O. Stene Distinguished Professor, said his lecture, “Accountability, Planning, and Institutional Resilience,” was a critical look at the meaning of accountability and how it connected to the measurement of government performance.
“Accountability is said to be the ‘word that is eating government,’” he said.
Frederickson has authored and co-authored 12 books and 45 articles. Elias said Frederickson’s topic was exceedingly important to public politics.
Professor Steve Padget from the School of Architecture will head the next Brown Bag Lecture on Sept. 15. Future speakers include John Gaunt, dean of the school of architecture, design and planning, and Stephen Hardy, from BNIM architects.
— — Edited by Betsy Cutcliff
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