B.S. Urban and Regional Studies 2009
The urban and regional studies program at Cornell has confirmed Oren Hirsch’s desire to work in the planning profession and has given him opportunities that he never thought he would have. During the summer following Oren’s freshman year, he interned with TCAT, Ithaca’s not-for-profit transit system. He also had the opportunity to travel to New Orleans during his sophomore year and visit Italy while enrolled in the Cornell in Rome program during his junior year. These trips allowed him to see planning applications in ways that cannot be demonstrated through a classroom lecture. During his senior year, Oren was able to bring much of his coursework “full circle” while writing a senior honors thesis on road pricing in the U.S. In his opinion, the most rewarding experience as a CRP student is the knowledge that he has already applied some of what he learned in planning classes to real life situations in his role as a student leader for a group within Cornell Hillel. He is currently taking time off to study and intern in Israel and expects that he will continue to benefit from his experiences at Cornell in many ways once he enters the job market and for the rest of his life.
Oren in Israel Blog
