Multi-modal Prospective Students Open House
There are several ways to get to know us at the School of City and Regional Planning. Explore the options below to design your very own Open House experience by selecting the online and on-campus events that align best with your interests, questions, and availability. We have drafted a menu that allows you to:
- engage with faculty, current students, and alumni
- learn interactively about our programs
- get insights into the application process and funding opportunities
- get a taste of our lecture series, signature events, and courses
All of our events allow for your unique individual questions to be answered. Be sure to check this page regularly, as we are continually adding events, Q&A sessions, and engagement opportunities.
Information Session and Q&A
Program director Dr. Paige Clayton, program alums, and academic program manager Ms. Anna Traykova discuss the program and answer your questions.
September 4, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST) featuring alum Trevor Butler
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November 6, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST) featuring alum Regan Buchanan AICP
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December 4, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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January 8, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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Information Session and Q&A
Program Director Prof. Ramachandra Sivakumar, program alumni, and academic program manager Ms. Anna Traykova discuss the program and answer your questions.
September 16, Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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October 14,Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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December 9, Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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January 15, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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Info Session and Q&A
Program Director Dr. Subhro Guhathakurta, program alumni, and academic program manager Ms. Anna Traykova discuss the program and answer your questions.
September 30, Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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November 4, Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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December 2, Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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January 20, Wednesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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Information Session and Q&A
Program director Dr. Alberto Fuentes, program faculty, alumni, and SCaRP academic program manager Ms. Anna Traykova discuss the program and answer your questions.
September 25, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST) featuring alum Tara Berry
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November 11, Wednesday (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EST)
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December 11, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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January 22, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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Info Session and Q&A
Program director Dr. Yiyi He, program alumni, and academic advisor/program manager Ms. Anna Traykova discuss the program and answer your questions.
September 18, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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November 13, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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Info Session and Q&A
Ms. Anna Traykova, academic program manager / graduate program coordinator at the Georgia Tech School of City and Regional Planning provides a detailed insight into costs and funding opportunities and welcomes your questions.
October 23, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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December 18, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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January 29, Friday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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Q&A with current students
Hear from current students of the School of City and Regional Planning about their experiences in the program so far, receive their advice, and take the opportunity to ask any questions you may have.
December 1, Tuesday (11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. EST)
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October 14 & November 11 (9:00 am - 10:30 am) - on-campus class visits
CP 6053 Capstone Studio with Prof. Aaron Fortner - this is one of the MCRP urban design studio project courses we are offering this semester.
During these course sessions, the students will do mid-semester internal presentations.
If you want to review reports for previous MCRP capstone studio projects, click here.
October (date TBD) (11:00 am - 11:50 am) - virtual class visit
CP 6591 GIS Professional Seminar with Prof. Ramachandra Sivakumar - this is a required class for SCaRP MS-GIST students and elective for other students
RSVP to receive Zoom access link
December 4, Friday (8:00 am - 12:30pm) - virtual and on-campus class visit
CP 8873 Urban Design Smart City Workshop
The 2026 Symposium: Future Airport and Aerotropolis Urban Design by Digital Twins is the culmination of the CP 8873/AE 8803 workshop class led by Profs. Perry Yang, Michael Balchanos, and Dmitri Mavris, where students across various disciplines explore urban planning, urban design and systems engineering methods toward digital twins, based on use cases around the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and Aerotropolis Atlanta as a living laboratory for research. You can join online or on-campus at the CoVE, 3d floor of Weber SSTIII Building. No RSVP necessary.
School of City and Regional Planning and Georgia Planning Association Social
August 28
5:30 - 7:30 pm
Clough Roof Garden (Clough 251)
Join us for a sunset social hour and enjoy getting to know current students, professors, alumni and members of the Georgia Planning Association.
RSVP Here by August 24
GT Student Planning Association Park(ing) Day Action
September 18
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Tech Square (5th street)
Join current SPA members/SCaRP students and partners as they take over and transform parking spaces in Tech Square into a vibrant, people-centered, community gathering space as part of the global Park(ing) Day initiative.
SCaRP celebrates World Town Planning Day
November 10
11:00 am - 12:30 pm
Georgia Tech campus (RSVP for location)
Join our community for a celebration of the international World Town Planning Day. Come see who the GT Student Planning Association members nominated and invited as a guest speaker.
RSVP Here by November 8
SCaRP celebrates World GIS Day
November 18
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Georgia Tech campus location TBD
Join our community for a celebration of the 2026 World GIS Day, sponsored by the MS in Geographic Information Science and Technology program.
More events to be posted when details are finalized. Guest lectures open to all are posted on the Georgia Tech calendar and School of City and Regional Planning (SCaRP) and Center for Urban Resilience and Analytics (CURA) LinkedIn.
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