The Planning Accreditation Board (PAB) is reviewing the accreditation standards for planning programs. This review is done every five years for the purpose of revising and updating the standards as needed. This year PAB has created a task force of practitioners and educators to solicit input from all stakeholders. The task force is sponsoring a series of public forums to collect ideas and recommendations from interested parties.

The forums focus on different topics, although all input is welcome at any of the meetings. The first forum focuses on how diversity, equity and inclusion are incorporated in the standards. Forums 2, 3, and 4 focus on specific standards. The final forum is open to all topics.

Registration for Forums

Public Forums

1. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
   Thursday, October 29, 10:30 a.m. – Noon Central Time Zone
2. Accreditation Standards 2 & 3: Students and Faculty
   Saturday, November 7, 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. Central Time Zone
3. Accreditation Standards 1 & 5: Strategic Planning and Progress, Governance
   Thursday, November, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Central Time Zone
4. Accreditation Standard 4: Curriculum
   Thursday, November 19, Noon – 1:30 p.m. Central Time Zone
5. Open Topics
   Tuesday, November 24, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Central Time Zone

PAB Standards Task Force Members

Edward G. Goetz, Ph.D.
PAB Board Member, Task Force Chair
Professor, University of Minnesota

Berneece Herbert, Ph.D.
Professor and Chair, Jackson State University

Rolf Pendall, Ph.D.
Professor and Department Head, Univesity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Carlos M. Rodrigues, FAICP
Principal, Design Solutions

David Salazar, FAICP
PAB Board Member
Former Chief Facilities Executive, Los Angeles Community College District

Linda F. Tatum, FAICP
Assistant City Manager, City of Long Beach

Dawn Terkla, Ph.D.
PAB Board Member
Associate Provost, Tufts University

Mitch Thrower, CPA
PAB Board Member
Senior Manager, Hillsborough County Aviation Authority

Stacey Swearingen White, Ph.D.
Professor and Director, University of Kansas