Planning for Our Future @ The Department of Urban and Regional Planning
College of Science, Engineering, and Technology
The mission of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DURP) at Jackson State University, “Mississippi’s Urban University” and only planning degree-granting program in the State, is to specialize and train students to pursue exciting careers in community development and housing, environment and land use, and urban design; to create a diverse learning community in the field of planning; to provide students with the skills and knowledge to lead and contribute to the improvement of urban and regional environments; to prepare students to understand and serve a diverse and multicultural society, and to increase the number of members from under-represented groups in the professional ranks.
MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR
Welcome to the Department of Urban & Regional Planning (DURP) at Jackson State University. First created in the 1998 – 1999 academic year, DURP remains the only Planning degree-granting program in the State of Mississippi. The Department of Urban & Regional has a long and proud history of teaching, research, and community engagement.
Our mission is focused on providing a quality education that emphasizes the diversity and complexity of today’s world. Our mission is built upon themes of education, discovery, and scholarship with student-centeredness, teamwork, and the pursuit of excellence at its core. Captured in the themes is a strong commitment to effectively serve students from diverse academic, social, economic, ethnic, and geographic backgrounds; and to develop responsible leaders who are capable and willing to seek solutions to human, social, and technological problems, with special emphasis on those relevant to the metropolitan and urban areas of the state and the nation.
The mission is supported by exceptional faculty in the Department. DURP’s faculty very much represent the forefront of the Urban & Regional Planning field and are extraordinary people doing things resulting in a Department that reaches far beyond the walls of Jackson State University to improve people, places, and spaces throughout our community and the region, providing high-quality training of the next generation of Planners, leaders, and decision-makers.
We invite you to learn more about our outstanding programs in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning.
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For more information, please contact us at (601) 979-6863. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
DEPARTMENT OF URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING
