About the Summit

A collective of Ohio Landscape Architecture practitioners, educators and partners are planning a summit centered around Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (JEDI). 

Centering Diversity: Landscape Architecture in Ohio will take place in-person at two separate locations on Friday, October 7, 2022. The goal of this summit is to explore, discover, and synthesize best practices relating to JEDI in landscape architecture throughout Ohio. Proceedings, goals and outcomes formed during the summit will be published into a report that will be made available for public use.

In preparation of the summit, the organizers are collecting data from JEDI initiatives in landscape architecture across the State of Ohio. This information will be used to analyze how the profession is performing with regard to Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion within our state. Information obtained from this survey will be disseminated to all registered participants in advance of the summit and published in the report. Please complete this survey by Friday, September 23rd: 

Survey link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1qi8IigPnEEdYMkpnKMFjPSqh6gAdzYQfAaAXbHGN_Q8/viewform?edit_requested=true

2.0 CEUs are available for both in-person participation and via recording. Please forward this event info and survey along to your respective firms, institutions, or any other affiliates. Direct any questions to [email protected]. 

• This is a free event but donations can be applied to help cover the cost for this event and further ongoing JEDI efforts throughout the state.
• The two in-person locations that will host this hybrid event are: 
  • Knowlton School, The Ohio State University, 275 W Woodruff Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210
  • Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), 1309 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115
• Asynchronous Participation is available. There will not be virtual streamed sessions during the day of the Summit. Instead, virtual participation will occur before and day-of through Miro, where participants can contribute insights and feedback on provided prompts. Recording of roundtable discussions will be made available following the in-person event, pending CEU approval.

• Arrival & Networking (1:00-1:15)
• Welcome & Introduction (1:15-1:30)
• Panel/Roundtable 1: Establishing a Baseline (1:30-2:30) (1.0 CEU)
• Break (2:30 - 2:45)
• Session 1: Learning Landscape (2:45-3:30)
• Break - (3:30 - 3:45)
• Session 2: Diversity in Practice (3:45-4:15)
• Panel 2: Next Steps (4:15 - 5:00) (1.0 CEU)

The deadline to register for the summit is Friday, September 30th. In-person seating is limited. 

There will be an informal/optional happy hour social following the summit.

Social Media Pages

• Centering Diversity: Landscape Architecture in Ohio | Facebook
• Ohio Landscape JEDI (@centering_diversity) • Instagram photos and videos

Tickets

$0.00 OCASLA Member Ticket (Columbus In-Person)

$0.00 OCASLA Member (Cleveland In-Person)

$0.00 Allied (Columbus In-Person)

$0.00 Allied (Cleveland In-Person)

$0.00 Student (Columbus In-Person)

$0.00 Student (Cleveland In-Person)

$20.00 Suggested Donation ($20)

$50.00 Suggested Donation ($50)

$100.00 Suggested Donation ($100)

$400.00 Snack Bar Sponsor (Anova)

$800.00 Lunch Sponsor (Landscape Forms)

$1,200.00 Happy Hour Sponsor (Site Pieces)