Thursday, March 23, 2017

Waterfront Alliance

Greetings from the Waterfront Alliance, a civic organization working to protect, transform, and revitalize the New York and New Jersey harbor and waterfront. We are writing to ask your help in inviting your students—both undergraduate and graduate and from any discipline—to apply to attend our annual Waterfront Conference as part of a group of 2017 Arcadis Waterfront Scholars. This year’s Waterfront Conference will examine the various ways we measure how strong, healthy, and open our waterfronts and waterways are and address how we might prepare to tackle the challenges ahead in the next decade in beyond.  

Now in its second year, Waterfront Scholars brings together a diverse group of students for a day of learning and networking on the waterfront. New this year, scholars will be matched with mentors to provide them with additional guidance, career advice, and connections. In 2016 we selected 100 students from more than 40 institutions in and around New York City (and a handful from as far away as Oregon and Florida!) as the first cohort of Waterfront Scholars.

We are looking for students who can answer, in 250 words or less, the following prompt:

Think about a waterfront somewhere in the world that you have experienced (it could be the waterfront you grew up on or it could be a waterfront you visited only briefly on your travels) and describe what makes it a good or bad waterfront using the framework of access, resiliency, and ecology. Describe at least one challenge you think this waterfront will face during the next decade and how this challenge might be addressed. We encourage you to write from your personal experience as much as possible.

Interested applicants are asked to fill out this short survey by Friday, April 14 in order to be considered for a spot as one of our 2017 scholars. Waterfront Scholars will be invited to attend the Waterfront Conference, held May 10th aboard the Hornblower Infinity at Pier 40 in Manhattan, free of charge, and will be recognized during the day’s activities.

Thank you for sharing this information with your students and we look forward to receiving their applications. Should you have any questions or need additional information please do not hesitate to reach out to me by email or at 212.935.981 x105. 

Kind regards,

Kate

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Kate McLetchie-Sheldon
Chief Operating Officer

217 Water Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10038
T 212.935.9831 x105
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