Student & Alumni Events

5 Years Out: Tracing Trajectories with David Bemporad ’21 and Emma Bird ’21
August 15, 2026

10 Years Out: Tracing Trajectories with Shani Carter McKinney ’16, Yvonne Mwangi ’16, and Warren Hagist ’16
July 23, 2026

15 Years Out: Tracing Trajectories with Caroline Johns ’11
June 25, 2026

UPD Summer Experience (UPDSE)
UPDSE online programming is open to everyone in the UPD Department. The goal of UPDSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format, including interactive learning events and community-building experiences. June-August 2026

APA Conference | GSD Alumni Reception
April 25, 2026, Detroit, MI

Life After the GSD with Alumni Chadwick Bowlin ’25 and Aanchal Chopra ’25
March 25, 2026

International Work in Urban Planning Panel with Alumna Nerali Patel ’18
October 31, 2025

Transitioning from Degree to Practice in Urban Planning with Alumni Regina Chen ’13, Matt Khinda ’23, and Abdul-Razak Zachariah ’23
October 17, 2025

10 Years Out: Tracing Trajectories with Alumni Allie Tuvshinbat ’15 and Ethan Lassiter ’15
July 26, 2025

20 Years Out: Career Journeys, Lessoned Learned, and Future Strategies with Alumni Tianyao Sun ’05, Frank Ruchala Jr 05, and Seema Thomas ’05
July 12, 2025

APA-MA Architectural Boston Boat Tour
June 20, 2025

UPD Summer Experience (UPDSE)
UPDSE online programming is open to everyone in the UPD Department. The goal of UPDSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format, including interactive learning events and community-building experiences. June-August 2025

Life After the GSD with Arshaya Sood ’23, Maggie Weese ’24, and Sophie Chen ’24
April 18, 2025

APA Conference | GSD Alumni Reception
March 30, 2025, Denver, CO

Careers in Transportation with Erica Blonde ’15 and Robin Chase (Loeb Fellow ’05)
February 6, 2025

Careers in Cultural Production with Minda Kim ’17
December 11, 2024

Professional Pathways Series: Careers in Housing Finance Alumni Panel
July 19, 2024

Professional Pathways Series: Careers in Housing Alumni Panel with Clara Fraden ’17 and Amna Pervaiz ’23
July 13, 2024

Professional Pathways Series: Careers in Community & Economic Development Alumni Panel
July 12, 2024

UPD Summer Experience (UPDSE)
UPDSE online programming is open to everyone in the UPD Department. The goal of UPDSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format, including interactive learning events and community-building experiences. June-August 2024

APA Conference | GSD Alumni Reception
April 13, 2024, Minneapolis, MN

Life After the GSD with Alumna Cristina Davila Gonzalez ’23
January 19, 2024

Professional Pathways Series: Careers in Community & Economic Development with Alumnus Abdul-Razak Zachariah ’23
October 20, 2023

Professional Pathways: Urban Planners in Environment & Climate with Alumna Emily Schwimmer ’18
September 23, 2023

UPD Summer Experience (UPDSE)
UPDSE online programming is open to everyone in the UPD Department. The goal of UPDSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format, including interactive learning events and community-building experiences. June-August 2023

Professional Pathways Series: Career Services x WTS: Careers in Transportation with Alumna Claire Wang ’22
April 7, 2023

Alumni Potluck with Current Students
June 26, 2022

APA Conference | GSD Alumni Reception
April 1, 2023, San Francisco, CA

Life After the GSD with Alumni Charuvi Begwani ’22 and Whytne Stevens ’22
February 17, 2023

Professional Pathways Series: Urban Planning: Going Global! with Alumni Martín Javier Quiroga Barrera Oro ’21 and Jorge Silva Herreros ’18
February 17, 2023

Professional Pathways Series: Policy and the Public Sector with Alumna Sarah Karlinsky ’01
November 4, 2022

Professional Pathways Series: Affordable Housing Development with JCHS and Alumni Matt Schreiber ’18 and Miriam Keller ’18
November 4, 2022

UPD Summer Experience (UPDSE)
UPDSE online programming is open to everyone in the UPD Department. The goal of UPDSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format, including interactive learning events and community-building experiences.
July-August 2022

APA Conference | GSD Alumni Reception
May 1, 2022, San Diego, CA

Urban Planning x GSD Alumni Council
The MUP program in partnership with the GSD’s Alumni Council and Development and Alumni Relations Office hosted a casual event for current students to meet GSD alums living, working, or visiting the area. March 24, 2022

Boston Waterfront Walking Tour with Alumna Alice Brown ’13
February 25, 2022

UPD Summer Experience (UPDSE)
UPDSE online programming is open to everyone in the UPD Department. The goal of UPDSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format, including interactive learning events and community-building experiences. July-August 2021

MUP Summer Experience (MUPSE)
MUPSE online programming is open to everyone in the MUP community. The goal of MUPSE is to connect current students and alumni from around the world in a virtual, engaging format including interactive learning events and community-building experiences. All alumni and current students are invited to participate in all events.
June-August 2020

Casual Conversations with Alumni: Daniel Berkovits ’13 and Career Liaison Emma Ogiemwanye ’20
September 25, 2019

Alumni Event with Trevor Johnson ’14 and Cory Berg ’17
July 24, 2019

Alumni Event with Shani Carter ’16 and Adam Tanaka ’18
April 25, 2019, New York, NY

APA Alumni Reception
April 15, 2019, San Francisco, CA

Alumni Event with Frank Ruchala Jr. ’05
January 11, 2019, New York, NY, NYC Department of City Planning

Portfolio Reviews with Alumni
October 30, 2018

Dinner with Current Students and Local Alumni
October 19, 2018

Alumni Event with Cory Berg ’17, Trevor Johnson ’14, and Irene Figueroa Ortiz ’15
August 8, 2018, Boston, MA

Alumni Event with Shani Carter ’16 and Stephany Lin ’16
June 8, 2018, New York, NY

Harvard Real Estate Conference
March 24-25, 2018

APA Conference | GSD Alumni Reception
April 23, 2018, New Orleans, LA

Annual Planning & Urban Design Career Expo
February 2, 2018

Community Service Fellowship Program Information Session
January 24, 2018

Housing Panel with Current Students and Alumni
November 30, 2017

ACSP Alumni Reception
October 13, 2017, Denver, CO

Alumni Council New Student Reception
August 29, 2017

Alumni Event with Trevor Johnson ’14
July 19, 2017
New York City, NY