January 2007: Two URSP students, Ph.D. student Rodney Harrell and MCP student, Willow Lung Amam, placed at this year's PROMISE Research Symposium held at College Park on January 22nd for their oral presentations in the area of the Behavioral and Social Sciences, Arts, Education, and Humanities. Rodney won second place for his presentation "Growth of the New Black Suburbs: Exploring the Residential Preferences of African Americans" and Willow won third place for her presentation on "A Multicultural Design Ethic for the Global Era: A Community-Building Approach to Addressing Diversity in Urban Design." The awards are accompanied by a plaque and a cash prize.  PROMISE is Maryland’s Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate.