The School of Community and Regional Planning has a rich history as one of the first dedicated planning schools in Canada and the first planning school in North America to be specifically focused on sustainability through its mission statement. The following is a brief chronology of key events in the school's history.
SCARP TIMELINE
Our 65th anniversary project was a timeline mapping SCARP's history from our beginnings in 1951 up to 2016.
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H. Peter Oberlander | |
1951 | The School is opened. Dr. Peter Oberlander is appointed Director. | |
1958 | First three Master's students graduate | |
1968 | First doctoral student admitted | |
1970 | SCARP first accredited by U.S. Planning Accreditation Board | |
| 1971 | First doctoral student graduates |
Brahm Wiesman |
| 1977 | Brahm Wiesman becomes Director of the School | |
| 1988 | Alan Artibise becomes Director of the School | |
| 1994 | William Rees becomes Director of the School | |
| 1994 | SCARP adopts Sustainability Mission statement: | |
| 1995 | Student Curriculum Report: Planning for the 21st Century | |
| 1996 | Draft Proposals for Revising the Master's Degree Program | |
| 1997 | Student Report: What Do Canadian and American Planning Schools Say They Do? | |
| 1999 | Re-Accreditation Reviews by U.S. Planning Accreditation Board and Canadian Institute of Planners; reports | |
| 1999 | Tony Dorcey becomes Director of the School | |
| 1999 | School Management Committee established - faculty, staff and student representatives meet monthly | |
| 1999 | SCARP web site provides details of degree programs and courses | |
| 2000 | Canadian Association of Planning Students (CAPS) annual conference organized by SCARP students | |
| 2000 | Introduction of annual community-based planning course in interior of B.C. - Royston on Vancouver Island - wins PIBC Honourable Mention | |
| 2001 | SCARP students engage campus sustainability and development | |
| 2001 | PlanTalk introduced, a downtown series of discussions organized by PIBC Lower Mainland Chapter and SCARP students | |
| 2001 | Professional Research Project introduced as alternative to Master's Thesis | |
| 2002 | SCARP faculty first post statements of their individual Perspectives on Sustainability Planning | |
| 2002 | Planning Education for All Seasons: Integration and Diversity in Theory and Practice - a workshop with planning academics and practitioners from across Canada, convened as one of the School's 50th anniversary events | |
| 2002 | West Mall Annex renovated and the Centre for Human Settlements (CHS) relocates from the other side of the campus | |
| 2003 | Review of SCARP's Quantitative and Analytical Courses | |
| 2003 | SCARP launches the first bi-annual, week-long North American PhD Student Jamboree | |
| 2004 | Re-Accreditation reviews by U.S. Planning Accreditation Board and Canadian Institute of Planners | |
| 2005 | Master's curriculum review report; and School discussion of report | |
| 2006 | SCARP Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow: Overview Prepared for Search for a New Director | |
| 2006 | SCARP receives the 2005-2006 Peter Larkin Award, which is granted to a UBC graduate program for contributions to student development in honour of Dr. Larkin’s commitment and passion for teaching and graduate education | |
| 2006 | Planners for Tomorrow organized by SCARP students as CAPS annual conference and to coincide with the World Urban Forum in Vancouver. Report: Planners for Tomorrow (P4T): Student Perspectives on the Future of Planning in Canada | |
| 2006 | Leonie Sandercock becomes Director of the School | |
| 2007 | School faculty retreat reaffirms SCARP mission statement and goals; also decides to rejuvenate the Centre for Human Settlements with a new mission, focusing on research and engagement addressing an urban world in sustainability crisis | |
| 2007 | Penny Gurstein becomes Acting Director of the School | |
| 2008 | Penny Gurstein becomes Director of the School and announces development of strategic plan. | |
| 2010 | SCARP celebrates its 60th Anniversary | |
| 2012 | SCARP moves its administrative home to the Faculty of Applied Science | |
| 2012 | Indigenous Community Planning Specialization starts at SCARP | |
| 2015 | Master of Community and Regional Planning degree program commences | |
Newsbytes provides information on SCARP since its first publication in 2000. It is the web-based successor to The Garden City News that was published every Monday morning during term by the School's longtime Administrator, Bonnie Schoenberger.