MLA, Morgan State University, Landscape Architecture
MBA, Loyola College, Business & Marketing
BE, Stevens Institute of Technology, Civil Engineering.

Years at Morgan: 16 years

Biography:

Jack Leonard is an Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and director of the online graduate certificate program in Sustainable Urban Communities. A registered landscape architect and LEED accredited professional, Professor Leonard is founder and principal of JGL Design Associates, Monkton, Maryland. He holds a Bachelor in Civil Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology, a Master in Business Administration from Loyola College of Maryland, and a Master of Landscape Architecture from Morgan State University. Professor Leonard's practice, research, and teaching focus on the interdisciplinary collaboration in the design of the built environment. Professor Leonard is particularly interested in the integration of science and engineering principles with site design and community planning. As the developer and the director of the graduate certificate program in Sustainable Urban Communities, Professor Leonard works to provide interdisciplinary opportunities for students, professionals, and community leaders; encouraging them to share perspectives, knowledge, and methods relative to issues of sustainability. His design interests focus on green infrastructure and its potential to catalyze the revitalization of underserved urban communities.

List of Professional Affiliation(s):

• Registered Landscape Architect (Maryland)
• American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)
• Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA)

List of Research Interest(s):

• Green Infrastructure as a Catalyst for Revitalization in Under-served Communities
• Urban Sustainability with focus on Urban Storm Water and Urban Heat Island Affect
• Pedagogy of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Education

List of Classes Taught:

• Fall 2022
  • LAAR 550 – Landscape Architecture Design Studio V:Comprehensive Studio
  • LAAR 522/ARCH 321 – Technology I: Grading & Drainage
  • CSUC 501 - Sustainable Urban Communities
  • CSUC 502 - Capstone Project
  • CSUC 504 - Sustainable Urban Site Design
  • CSUC 505 - The Built & Natural Environment
  • CSUC 521 – Sustainable Construction - Practice & Management
• Spring 2023
  • LAAR 522/ARCH 321 – Technology I: Grading & Drainage
  • CSUC 501 - Sustainable Urban Communities
  • CSUC 502 - Capstone Project Spring 2022:
  • CSUC 504 - Sustainable Urban Site Design
  • CSUC 505 - The Built & Natural Environment
  • CSUC 521 – Sustainable Construction - Practice & Management
  • CSUC 602 - Green Roofs & Green Walls

List of Selected Publication(s):

• Conference presentations & Invited Lectures: "Challenging Current Interdisciplinary Education Approaches in Landscape Architecture" (presented CELA 2021);
• "Green Infrastructure's Role in the Creation of Livable Urban Communities" (presented at the Center for Watershed Protection Annual Conference & the Common Lecture Series, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, 2019).

Lists of Grants and/or Award(s):

• Clear Creeks Project (Grant Code PRV307), 2016-2021, $115,945.
• Design Charette and Preliminary Concept Design for Security Square Mall Redevelopment, 2022, $20,000.