Royce Schwartzenberger
University of Washington
Community, Environment, and Planning
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Letter of Introduction
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Dear Reader,
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During my first 2 years at the University of Washington, I was not clear on what I wanted to pursue for a Major or what career path I wished to get into. Spring quarter of my sophomore year is where this all changed. I took a Intro to Urbanization class which really fascinated me. It was that class that pushed me to apply for a Planning Internship at the City Hall from my home town as well as apply to the Community, Environment, and Planning Major here at the UW. During my two years in CEP, I gained knowledge and skills in Urban Planning, Sustainability, Geographical Information Systems, Urban Design, Landscape Architecture, and Ethics.
Class Schedule
Fall 2017
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CEP 301 The Idea of Community
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This class was relevant to my education as it helped me further understand community through reading multiple philosopher's views on the ideal community.
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CEP 446 Internship
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This class helped me prepare myself for attaining future employment as well as important subjects pertaining to my future career.​ I learned the best way to present myself to potential employers.
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URBDP 404 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (M)
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GIS was something I really wanted to become good with. This class helped me get a basic understanding of GIS so that I can take more advanced GIS classes in the future.​
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Winter 2018
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CEP 302 Environmental Response
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This class helped me think of practical responses to building sustainable society through participation in community-based environmental effort, which is important in the line of work that I wish to pursue.
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ENVIR 439 Attaining a Sustainable Society (M)
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This class will reveal integrative approaches to protect the long-term interests of human society, which is important in the line of work that I wish to pursue.
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SCAND 315 Scandinavian Crime Fiction
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In this class, we read numerous Scandinavian crime fiction novels as well as learn all about the Scandinavian countries. This class helped fulfill my graduation requirements.
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URBDP 480 Planning as a Profession (M)
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​This class will give me an opportunity to understand the different pathways and career choices within the profession. It will introduce me to guest professionals in various planning careers and highlight key issues, skills used, and tips to entering the field. This will help me further advance my skills in the Urban Planning profession.
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Spring 2018
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CEP 303 Social Structures and Processes
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This core CEP class helped me further my educational goals by exposing me to patterns and institutions of social organization and relationships among different sectors. As a planner, this will be great knowledge to have.
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URBDP 300 Introduction to Urban Planning (M)
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This class helped me learn how to plan as a community process and will expose me to the evolution of planning ideas in response to changing social, economic, and environmental conditions. This will help me in my future career as an aspiring planner.
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Psych 210 The Diversity of Human Sexuality (D)
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This class was taken to fulfill my Diversity credit graduation requirements. It made me aware of many things of which I previously had not learned throughout my high school career.
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Fall 2018
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CEP 460 Planning In Context
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This class had me examine theory against backdrop of practice for broad historical understanding of social, political, environmental planning. This will be very important for my planning career.
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CEP 490 Senior Project Prep Seminar I: Research and Project Scope
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This class was the start of my senior project. Valuable knowledge on project management, process, and implementation were gained from this class.
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Winter 2019
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CEP 461 Ethics and Identity
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Having planning ethics is extremely important to me. This is important for me if I get a position in planning. It is extremely crucial that planners use ethical methods.
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URBDP 422 Urban and Regional Geospatial Analysis (M)
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This class solidified my skills in GIS which will be a very useful skill to have in my work in the future.
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L ARCH 361 The Human Experience of Place
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This class made me aware of how the public uses public spaces and how design of these places can affect many different things. I believe that it will be good knowledge to have while pursuing a urban planning & design career.
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Spring 2019
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CEP 462 Community and Environment
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This class helped me hone all of the professional skills I need to finally get into the work force, hopefully in a planning role.
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CEP 473
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This class was extremely useful. I learned how to use Adobe Illustrator, ArcGIS, Microsoft Excel, Sketchup, Lumion, Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign. Knowledge of these software is crucial in the planning sector and will help me find employment.
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CHID 250 Introduction to the History of Ideas
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I took this class as a graduation requirement. In it, I learned about theory and in particular, feminist theory.
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Internship Goals
Through my internship I was hoping to learn the skills that are needed in a planning career. I was able to intern with the City of Carnation as a Planning Intern as well as a Management Intern full time during summer of 2017 and 2018 and part time during the school year. I learned how governments work and all the puzzle pieces of running a successful government. As a Management Analyst, i assisted the City Manager with a variety of Budget and comparative service/cost analyses for the 2018 City of Carnation Budget. I developed: "Cost of Country Living" comparing municipal taxes and utility fees for Carnation and surrounding communities; research on Streets and Parks Impact Fees and comparative costs; assisted with the development of the City's "Road Map" outlining the Council's Vision, Values, Strategies and Goals; and was the editor of the City's 8-page Special Report. As a Planning Intern, I worked with the City Planner and City Clerk in updates to Carnation's Comprehensive Plan, Capital Facilities Plan elements and long-range Growth Forecast. I also assisted with the Tolt Avenue Downtown Revitalization street project design and economic development efforts. I was involved in Current Planning, pre-development reviews and took lead on a Short Plat development review. I was able to get Urban Planning experience as well as other experience in the Local Government environment.
Artifacts
This info-graphic was a part of my senior project that involved surveying numerous people at different locations. It shows my skills learned throughout my time in Community, Environment & Planning including Adobe Illustrator and Microsoft Excel.
This info-graphic was made for my Digital Design class. It shows my skills learned during the class including Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign and Microsoft Excel. Other skills learned from this class include ArcGIS, Sketchup, Lumion and Adobe Photoshop
Senior Project Poster
We worked with the City of Bellevue to give recommendations for Trail-Oriented Development along the Wilburton segment of the Eastside Rail Corridor Trail. We gave best practices for trail-oriented development and preparation of placemaking guidelines. Above is one of the graphic recommendations that our group gave.