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
Kate McLetchie-Sheldon
Chief Operating Officer
217 Water Street, Suite 300, New York, NY 10038
T 212.935.9831 x105
#OurWaterfront
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