RECENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
Marcos Quiñonez and Karelys Febles developed an online catalogue of Geographic-based Applications that are available on the web (November 2024). It has been highlighted by printed and digital news for being a contribution of the GSP to Puerto Rico.
Brittany Ubiñas received the newly launched award by the Puerto Rican Planning Society for outstanding student Lucilla Fuller de Marvel Outstanding Student Award 2023 on December 2024 during the Planning Week celebrations. The award highlights both her academic excellence and outstanding service to various communities.
During Fall 2024, Valeria Babilonia, Orlando González y Armando Pérez were Interns at the Puerto Rico Integrated Transportation Authority. Sara Garcia interned at the Puerto Rico Department of Housing, while Mirella Rosa was selected as Intern with Strategic Planning and Research Advantage, a local non-profit organization.
Mariana Soler was selected to participate as an Intern with Region 4 within the Federal Transit Administration for 2024 Summer.
Diego Castro was selected to participate as an Intern with the Texas Department of Agriculture for 2024 Summer.
During Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 a group of nearly 25 students, under the supervision of Dr. Criseida Navarro, drafted a Strategic Plan for the re-lounging of a Joint Development Plan for areas surrounding Tren Urbano stations and a Regional Land Use Plan and Regulation for guiding that transit-oriented development as their respective capstone projects for which the Puerto Rico Integrated Transportation Authority served as client. The project has been highlighted in the Agency’s media campaigns.
Juan Camareno was selected as a Research Assistant to Dr. Eduardo Zavala. They were commissioned to draft the new University of Rio Piedras Rio Piedras Campus Strategic Plan that was adopted in December 2024.
Students’ capstone projects impact
Juan Camareno, Andres Gonzalez, Yvette Nunez and Alex Villegas drafted Path Towards Food Sovereignty: Land Use and Management Plan for a Las Perdices Farm in Ciales, Puerto Rico, December 2024.
Waldemar Gonzalez, Orlando Gonzalez, Sofia Hernandez and Genesis Santos conducted applied research and various analyses on tourism impacts, environmental governance, and socio-ecological resilience, among other, on the El Yunque region for the US Forest Service to contribute towards the development of a Regional Plan encompassing nine municipalities surrounding El Yunque National Forest, December 2024.
Lyvan Buntin, Alexandra Cancel, Genesis Cordoves, Julielle Garcia, Kathleen Jimenez, Arielis Oquendo, Denisha Ramos, Jailyn Soto and Julianne Talavera prepared a Regional Land Use Plan and Regulation for guiding transit-oriented development in areas surrounding Tren Urbano stations. The agency contracted a policy making firm to draft a policy document to be discussed in public hearings with the intention of adopting the recommended actions, San Juan-Bayamon-Guaynabo, May 2024.
Gabriela Torres, Aptemis Rodríguez, and Marcos A. López-Cruz developed a Strategic Plan for the re-lounging of a Joint Development Plan for areas surrounding Tren Urbano stations, San Juan-Bayamon-Guaynabo, December 2023. Many of the recommendations have been implemented, including organizational and policy changes.
Students who worked on an action-planning-oriented capstone project titled “El Huerto/Vivero y Bosque Urbano de Capetillo: una apuesta a los espacios verdes desde un modelo de planificación (re)imaginado” also designed and actively collaborated with the homecoming of displaced residents activity, focused on fostering community history and collective memory at the Capetillo community in Rio Piedras, San Juan, December 2023.
Students’ national and international presentations
In November 2024 Marcos Quiñonez and Karelys Febles presented the online catalogue of Geographic-based Applications that are available on the web (December 2024). They were interviewed and a news report was done on the significance of this contribution to planning in Puerto Rico.
In October 2024, Adriana Ocasio presented The Density Discourse In Puerto Rico: Towards a Socio-Material Reconceptualization of the Santurce Landscape at the Architecture and Urbanism International Congress, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Learning Assessment Results for Graduating Students
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Domain |
Last Measurement |
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Information Literacy |
100% |
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Effective Communication Skills |
100% |
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Content Knowledge, Skills, or Dispositions |
100% |
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Research and Creation |
100% |
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Critical Thinking |
100% |
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Social Responsibility |
100% |
2024-2025 Tuition and Fees
|
In State Residents, per full-time academic year |
$4,710 |
|
Out of State Residents, per full-time academic year |
$4,710 |
Student Retention Rate
|
Percentage of students who began studies in fall 2023 and continued into fall 2024 |
86% |
Student Graduation Rate
|
Percentage of students graduating within 4 years, entering class of 2020 |
85% |
Number of Degrees Awarded
|
Number of degrees awarded for 2023-2024 Academic Year |
35 |
Puerto Rico Professional Planner License (PPL)
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Percentage of master’s graduates taking the Puerto Rico PPL exam within 3 years who passed, graduating class of 2020 |
50% |
AICP Pass Rate
| Percentage of master’s graduates taking the AICP exam within 3 years who pass, graduating class of 2020 NO STUDENT TOOK THE EXAM |
NA |
Employment
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Percentage of all graduates obtaining professional planning, planning-related, or other positions within 12 months of graduation, graduating class of 2023 |
100% |