As we enter this time for Thanksgiving, it is well to remember that we are each members of a variety of communities: the community of the College of Architecture, the community of the University of Nebraska, the community of Lincoln, a community of learners, a community of design and planning. We are drawn to design and planning fields to identify issues and pose solutions and alternatives, and the implications of those solutions are profound. We know that through design and planning, we affect behavior, health, learning, social interactions, the environment, and quality of life. Through design and planning, we have the potential to uplift spirits, create beauty, give or take away human dignity.

We focus our attention and use our tools to examine issues from every angle. We are unselfish with the time to both understand the problems fully, and to pose creative solutions that not only solve what has been posed, but to think forward and more broadly to propose what could be alternatives to implications others may have not even considered. 

Architecture Hall provides the initial setting for this incredibly fantastic and satisfying work to occur. It is where we all spend untold hours and form relationships with each other. In many ways, it is our home, the center of our learning, activity, interaction, and output in a community of trust, collaboration and pushing each other for excellence.
 
It is so appropriate at this time to think of what we are thankful for. I am thankful for each of you and the part you play in the community we have. I am thankful for the level of trust and comfort we enjoy, the respect and the intellectual engagement we expect.

Please enjoy this Thanksgiving wherever you are, with family and/or friends and have safe travels if you are away. 

Warmest regards,
Kathy

University Offices will be closed Thursday-Sunday, November 24 – 27th for Thanksgiving Break.  Remember:  Wednesday, November 23rd is also a student holiday.  Stephanie does have some slots open in the morning for advising on Wednesday if you need to come in to see an advisor!  Have a nice break!

Wishing the Landscape Architecture program’s faculty and students the very best at Thanksgiving. Have some fun, eat lots and rest up!

Please have an enjoyable Thanksgiving and good luck with the push towards final reviews. Students can look forward to a “pencils down” picnic on December 4 and following that, from December 7 through December 9, an intensive and exciting schedule of final reviews. This year, for the first time, we will hold a Design Thesis review during the fall final review schedule. Reviews are open to everyone so please attend reviews at all levels.