Student, Faculty, Staff & Alumni Profiles

Ramzy Bejjani

Coverdell Fellow Profile: Ramzy Bejjani '21 MLA

Ramzy Bejjani served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in northern Ethiopia before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program.

Brooke Sands

Curiosity Becomes Passion: Brooke Sands ’22 B Arch

Chicago native Brooke Sands, now halfway through the five-year CAPLA undergraduate architecture program, offers insight into the challenges and passions of studying architecture.

Rebecca Johnstone in The Gambia

Coverdell Fellow Profile: Rebecca Johnstone '20 MLA

Rebecca Johnstone served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in The Gambia before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program.

Ariel Fry

Making Public Spaces Matter: Ariel Fry ’20 MS Urban Planning

Ariel Fry ’20 MS Urban Planning recalls walking in downtown Tucson one day seven years ago, thinking about how unfriendly the landscape was. Not the Sonoran Desert landscape—being from the small town of Ajo, Arizona, she was familiar with the rugged and beautiful desert.

Community-Driven: Lena Porell '20 MS Urban Planning

Lena Porell served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia before joining CAPLA's Master of Urban Planning program.

Juliana Seymour

Opening Doors to a Bright Future: Juliana Seymour ’20 B Arch

Juliana Seymour '20 B Arch landed her internship at Swaim Associates thanks to the CAPLA Job Interview Fair.

Coverdell Fellow Profile: Hunter Lohse '22 MLA

Hunter Lohse served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program.

Diego Limon

Building Experience in the Field: Diego Limon ’23 B Arch

Bachelor of Architecture student Diego Limon's first internship was with Chasse Building Team, an internship he landed thanks to CAPLA's Job Interview Fair.

Julian Griffee in Albania

Coverdell Fellow Profile: Julian Griffee '20 MS Urban Planning

Julian Griffee served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Albania before joining CAPLA's Master of Urban Planning program.

Samuel Jensen Selected as NITC Student of the Year

This prestigious annual award goes to just one graduate student among the six National Institutes of Transportation and Communities member universities.

Coverdell Fellow Profile: Alizabeth Potucek

Alizabeth Potucek served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Cameroon before joining CAPLA's Master of Landscape Architecture program.

Student Spotlight: Rafael Taiar

A close look at CAPLA Homecoming 2019 through the student experience. Rafael Taiar, a CAPLA Student Ambassador, shares his memorable interactions with returning alumni during homecoming.