Mark your calendars—November 8 is the 2018 National Day of Design, an innovative design challenge that encourages real-world critical thinking, communication, teamwork, and overall Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) skills.

CareerGirls.org invited ASLA member and Diversity Summit leader Ujijji Davis, ASLA, to speak about landscape architecture, working in a design office, academic requirements, and possible career tracks. Davis’ work supports a growing movement within the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) community to inspire girls’ futures and help them envision their place in the world.

ASLA proudly supports the “What Home Means to Me” poster contest, which recognizes 24 works of art by children ages 5 to 18 who live in HUD-assisted housing across the country. The contest is sponsored by the National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials (NAHRO).

The goals of the 2018 Diversity Summit were to review benchmarks prioritized at the 2017 Diversity SuperSummit and to create opportunities for participants to research and workshop resources for ASLA’s career discovery and diversity program going forward.

ASLA hosted the 2018 Diversity Summit from June 22-24 at the ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture in Washington, D.C. The goals of the 2018 Diversity Summit were to review benchmarks prioritized from the 2017 Diversity Super Summit and create opportunities for participants to research and workshop resources for ASLA’s career discovery and diversity program.

During the Advocacy Day wrap-up reception, ASLA President Greg Miller, FASLA, announced the 2017 Advocacy Awards winners and recognized their outstanding achievements in furthering the advocacy priorities of the Society.

National Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on September 15 and will end on October 15, is a fitting time to reflect on ASLA’s efforts to raise awareness of landscape architecture careers to the widest audiences

This year, ASLA hosted the Diversity SuperSummit at the ASLA Center for Landscape Architecture in Washington, D.C. All past summit participants were invited back along with six new emerging professionals.