January 2010: Contents
Seventeenth Annual Shadow Mentor Day + Annual Meeting & Social
Willamette Valley Section Events
Emerging Professionals Updates
Trustee Report: What's Up At National ASLA
Additional Opportunities
Event Calendar
Check out the new online Calendar of Events for the most up-to-date listing of opportunities!
More Information
Seventeenth Annual Shadow Mentor Day + Annual Meeting & Social
Friday, January 29, 2010
Shadow Mentor Day
This winter the Oregon Chapter of the ASLA and the Student ALSA Chapter at the University of Oregon are sponsoring the Seventeenth Annual Shadow Mentor Day. For the day, students will experience the working world of landscape architecture by spending a day with a professional. A learning experience for students and practicing landscape architects alike, this event has always been a great success, made possible by the support of professionals.
Coordinators for this year are: Lauren Schwartz, UO Student ASLA President, Claire Maulhardt, ASLA Associate-at-Large (Student Liaison), and Kassia Dellabough, PODS.
Annual Meeting & Social
Mix, mingle + celebrate with the Oregon Chapter of the ASLA and the UO Student ASLA Chapter. As a finale of the 17th annual Shadow Mentor Day, we cordially invite you to an evening reception with appetizers and refreshments.
The reception will be held at the:
UO in Portland |
White Stag Block
70 NW Couch Street, 97209
Schedule:
5:00 p.m. social hour, followed by
6:00 p.m. student + chapter updates
including the ASLA
scholarship recipient
7:00 p.m. closing - see you next year!
Chapter Communications Update
A couple of updates of note to the Oregon Chapter communications:
- You can follow the ASLA Chapter on twitter: @aslaoregon
- We now have a blog to provide updates and information about chapter activities beyond the NewsWire and NewsFlash.
If you have items of interest that you would like to include on either of these formats, or would like to help blog or tweet for the chapter, please email Jason King. Stay tuned for more changes to our Chapter communications to come in upcoming months.
Mt. Hood Section Events
Kaitlin Beatty
Please Note: There is not a MT. Hood Section PDH lecture scheduled for the month of January.
Mark your calendars for the Spring Series of Mt. Hood Section lectures coming soon:
February 9, 2010 – TBD
March 9, 2010 Turfgrass - Rob Golembiewski, director of the Oregon State University’s turf management program.
April 13, 2010 - TBD
May 11, 2010 – TBD
All lectures are held 6 pm at Group Mackenzie.
Emerging Professionals Updates
Bethany Rydmark/Brynn Reimann
EMERGING PROFESSIONALS
Attention LARE Candidates - CLARB recently released a revised Study Resource List (link to: https://www.clarb.org/Candidates/ExamResources/Pages/StudyReferenceList.aspx). You'll now find a simplified starting point for each of the five LARE sections. Check around - in many cases a colleague or the local library may have a copy for you to borrow.*
*Oregon ASLA hopes to begin compiling a study materials resource library. If you are interested in contributing materials otherwise left to gathering dust on your bookshelf, ASLA would be happy to give them a new home and make them available to Emerging Professionals studying for licensure. Contact Bethany Rydmark for more details (bethany@quatrefoilinc.net).
Important Dates -
Exam Dates for Multiple Choice Sections
A, B and D - March 8-21, 2010 & September 13-26, 2010
Early Registration Deadline for March Multiple Choice Exams: February 5, 2010
Exam Dates for Graphic Sections
C - June 7, 2010 & December 2010
E - June 8, 2010 & December 2010
Early Registration Deadline for June Graphic Exams: April 12, 2010. If you do plan to take the graphic exams in June 2010, it is recommended that you begin compiling your application packet for the Oregon State Landscape Architect Board soon. For more information, see their website: http://www.oregon.gov/LANDARCH/index.shtml
Oregon ASLA plans to host two LARE Review Sessions, one in early April, one in early October. Stay tuned for details. In the meantime, if you would like information on example study/exam expenses or studying tidbits, contact Bethany Rydmark (bethany@quatrefoilinc.net) for a helpful .pdf.
Emerging Professionals 101 Series -
Based on our own experiences and talking with some of you, we’d like to shed some light on a few construction-related and technical topics, as well as some practical project and professional development skills. If the happy hour workshops prove to be a success, we’ll continue to add topics and invite local landscape architecture firms to host the events.
EP 101 - The Basics of Concrete
Tuesday, January 26 from 5:30-6:30pm
Host Firm: Quatrefoil, Inc. (404 SE 80th Avenue, Portland OR 97215)
Join fellow emerging professionals for a happy hour session focused on concrete technical design considerations and construction process, presented by a local concrete contractor. The workshop will be structured informally, with most of the time geared toward discussion/questions and answers.
ASLA will provide snacks and beverages. Please consider RSVPing: bethany@quatrefoilinc.net
Possible future topics:
- Introduction to specification writing and construction administration
- Wood construction
- Legal issues and professional responsibility
- Starting and running your own design shop
- Building a professional identity: networking and bringing in work
- Navigating the project permitting process
- Cost estimating
- Irrigation design
- The basics of surveying
Tentative session dates will follow the last Tuesday of alternating months:1/26, 3/30, 5/25, 7/27, 9/28
If there is enough positive feedback, we may expand to monthly offerings. Please let us know if these workshops sound like something you’d be interested in attending!
Brynn Reimann - bar@deainc.com
Bethany Rydmark - bethany@quatrefoilinc.net
Willamette Valley Section Events
January 21st (Thursday): “Cool Futures: Charting a New Course for Eugene” by Robin Hostick, ASLA, Senior Urban Design Planner, City of Eugene Planning Division
Join us for a presentation and discussion of upcoming efforts to create a new comprehensive plan for Eugene. Learn about the legal and political context for the project, potential outcomes, and options for achieving them. How can we create the most beautiful, sustainable, and livable city possible? What roles can landscape architects play in realizing this vision?
When: Thursday January 21, 2010, 12:00pm-1:30pm
Where: Davis’ Restaurant - 94 W. Broadway (Corner of Olive and Broadway) Eugene, OR
PDH credits should be available.
Trustee Report - What's Up At National ASLA?
Dave Walters
Some of the highlights from our National Office the past month are as follows:
Governance and Administration
- Applications for SITES pilot projects are due February 15, 2010.
- In a conference call on December 10, the Board of Trustees approved editorial policies and a mission statement for Landscape Architecture magazine.The next day, the Selection Advisory Group met by conference call to begin the process of selecting a permanent editor for Landscape Architecture Magazine. The advisory group reviewed the 2008 reader survey, reviewed and discussed a draft position description/advertisement for the position, and discussed the selection process.
- ASLA participated in a roundtable discussion hosted by the National Endowment of the Arts (NEA) upon the release of its survey regarding participation in the arts. Among the survey questions, the NEA queried visits to a “historic park or monument, or tour buildings or neighborhoods for their historic or design value.” Although very highly rated, it still reflected a major reduction in such visits from past surveys. The survey also revealed a strong participation rate for arts festivals or craft fairs.
Finance
- CFO Mike O’Brien and EVP Somerville met with representatives of PNC Bank, which holds the mortgage on the ASLA headquarters building, to provide a status report on ASLA’s finances. The bank representatives were pleased to learn that ASLA is on track to end the year in the black and that ASLA will be in compliance with the required mortgage debt covenant ratio.
Government Affairs
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The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards has reported to the LARE Prep Subcommittee that its list of reference materials for the Landscape Architect Registration Examination has been revised. These references had previously included a long list of texts, many of which were out-of-print. The revised list has been streamlined so that there are no more than five texts for each of the five sections of the LARE and several cover more than one section.
Public Relations and Communications
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Reminder: the Call for Nominations for ASLA Honors is now open. The deadline is February 12, 2010. Nominations may be made by an individual ASLA professional member or a chapter and are very simple to assemble.
Publishing and Resource Development
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Staff launched “Sustainable ASLA,” a new area on the ASLA web site that documents the full extent of activities, both through initiatives and in day-to-day operations, that walks the talk of sustainability. The page features ongoing proof points of our tagline, “Green Since 1899.”
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Staff have launched two of a planned series of sustainable residential design guides online: improving water efficiency and energy efficiency. Next up: plants. Once completed, these definitive guides will be used to create a central, client-targeted residential resource.
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ASLA hosted the quarterly Smart Growth Network (SGN) meeting in Washington, DC, on December 9. The SGN is comprised of over 40 partner organizations, including ASLA. The meeting was preceded by an optional ASLA green roof presentation and tour and then EVP Somerville welcomed the group.
University of Oregon - News from the Department
Some recent news from the University of Oregon School of Architecture and Allied Arts feature landscape architecture faculty and students (links go to the ASLA Oregon blog for additional information):
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Landscape architecture student focuses on restoring, preserving her hometown through Sustainable Cities Initiative program
Rena Schlachter hopes to create a greener Gresham, Oregon as part of her UO studies
[read more on the blog]
- Landscape architecture student inspired by UO’s Kyoto summer program
The Kyoto Study Abroad Program is led by Professor Ron Lovinger
[read more on the blog]
- Landscape architect and educator Stan Jones says farewell to Oregon:
Nine projects of design and construction in Eugene and Springfield are evidence of his unique teaching style
[read more on the blog]
If you have any questions about the University of Oregon Department, please contact Karen Johnson via email.
Oregon State Landscape Architect Board
The most recent copy of the OSLAB Review is available from the Oregon State Landscape Architect Board.
The next meeting, and other key dates from OSLAB:
- Feb. 5, 2010 Quarterly Meeting, Salem
- Feb. 26-27, 2010 CLARB Spring Meeting, Dallas, TX
- March 11, 2010 Application Deadline for LARE C & E
If you have any questions please contact OSLAB via email or at 503.589.0093
Additional Opportunities
Please see the Calendar of Events for the most up-to-date listing of opportunities.
Oregon Tilth Organic Land Care Accreditation Training
Monday, January 25 – Friday, January 29, 2010
8:30am – 5:00pm
More information can be found at: http://www.tilth.org/education-research/organic-land-care-accreditation. Contact David Alba (or 541-908-1194) for more information.
Gardens in Senior Living Seminar
Friday, April 23, 2010
Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital
- Learn about the benefits of how gardens and gardening programs serve seniors
- Hear current research that supports gardens in senior care services
Registration info contact: Patty Cassidy (or 503-239-9174).
Job Listings
Landscape architecture firms can reach landscape architects across Oregon with an advertisement in NewsWire or on our web site.
Job ads must be 200 words or less, and may include a firm logo and/or link to company web site. Please send ads, along with a contact name, telephone number and mailing address for billing purposes, to jason@aslaoregon.org.
Ads are invoiced after publication and are payable by check. 2009 job advertisement rates are as follows: one month NewsWire ad-$30, one month Web site ad-$100, both NewsWire and Web site (save 10%)-$115.
Complete submittal and rate information is available in the Publications section of the OR-ASLA web site.
NewsWire Submittal Requirements
NewsWire is a publication of the Oregon Chapter ASLA.
NewsWire is published on the Friday of the first full week of each month. All ads and information must be received by noon of the previous Monday. Submissions for the January 2010 NewsWire are due January 4 for publication January 8.
Please send all submissions questions and comments to Jason King.
Keeping Yourself Current
Please help us keep our mailing list current. Send updates or corrections of your contact information to Brynn Reimann.
Contact Us
Executive Committee and other contact information is available at the Chapter website.
Oregon ASLA
PO Box 40709
Portland. OR 97240-0709
T: (503) 227-6156
www.aslaoregon.org
