The College of Environmental Design (ENV) connects people, places and the environments in which we live, work and play. Its nationally ranked programs in architecture, landscape architecture, urban and regional planning, and visual communication design and art history, positions ENV to educate and train design professionals to shape the future of built and natural environments with resiliency and justice.
ENV is a leader in design and innovative problem-solving for communities in Southern California and around the globe. Learn more at http://env.cpp.edu/env/env-national-rankings.
Make a difference.
Your investments play a critical role in the lives of our students, the strength of our college, and our ability to make advances in the planning and design fields that impact society. The College of Environmental Design and its departments rely on the generosity of alumni and friends to help us sustain our standards of excellence as a learn-by-doing institution.
During this unprecedented time, we are committed more than ever to the success of our students. We invite and appreciate your support. Gifts of any size will have an immediate impact.
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About ENV Emergency Assistance Program
The College of Environmental Design established this program to provide one-time $500 stipends to ENV students suddenly experiencing unforeseen hardship due to COVID-19. Learn more at http://env.cpp.edu/env/eap.
- Urban and regional planning faculty Richard Willson and Steve Preston donated $2,000 in matching funds for this program campaign.
- Alumni Stan Braden ('77, architecture), Danielle Takata Herring ('04, graphic design), Marco Martinez ('87, urban and regional planning), Randy Shulman ('94, urban and regional planning), and Kevin Wilkeson ('86, architecture) together gifted $3,500 in challenge funds for this program campaign.
How your donation helps
Your generosity will help us help more. Stipend recipients are students hit hardest by the novel coronavirus pandemic – those suddenly facing challenges in their academic, professional and personal lives from the economic disruption of reduced and lost incomes. The most vulnerable of our young people are dealing with housing and food insecurity in the midst of a shrinking job market.
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About URP 50th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship
In partnership with the Department of Urban and Regional Planning, the URP Alumni Chapter is working raise more than $50,000 for the URP 50th Anniversary Endowed Scholarship Program. Learn more at https://env.cpp.edu/urp/alumni-urp.
- Alumnus Manuel Munoz ('09) donated $1,500 in matching funds for this program campaign.
How your donation helps
This annual scholarship awards $2,000 to a high-achieving undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in a program nationally recognized for its quality, diversity and affordability.
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About Art Department Excellence Fund
Named among the state's Top 10 graphic design programs by Animation Career Review, the Department of Art houses the visual communication design and art history programs. Both are supported by the Excellence Fund, which is used to provide a variety of supplies and materials for students.
- Alumnus Ming Tai ('00, graphic design) donated $2,500 in matching funds for this program campaign.
How your donation helps
Art supplies and design software are critical to students' learning experience as they train to be effective visual communicators and historians. Your help will go a long way in ensuring that students have what they need to complete their programs successfully.
