J. Christopher Fuller Lends Expertise to UrbanPlan Program
May 2, 2007
HOUSTON (May 2, 2007) — Bracewell & Giuliani LLP attorney J. Christopher Fuller is lending his real estate expertise to Dallas-area students in conjunction with the UrbanPlan program, aimed at educating high school and college students on effective land use.The program offers an opportunity to apply classroom learning to real-world problem solving, and functions as a cooperative addition to standard Economics class curriculum.
Mr. Fuller completed volunteer certification training through the Urban Land Institute (ULI) in order to mentor students during a six-week period, as they work to create a detailed and comprehensive redevelopment plan for a hypothetical blighted neighborhood.
“The hope is that one or more of these young adults might be inspired to pursue urban planning as a career,” said Mr. Fuller.
The Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California, Berkeley developed UrbanPlan in collaboration with The Urban Land Institute (ULI), a national non-profit organization of public and private sector land use professionals, and high school economics and government teachers.