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such diverse competitors in terms <strong>of</strong> program type, cost and institutional culture, and coupled with<br />
RWU’s comparatively strong ARE exam results, the <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong> <strong>Program</strong> and the<br />
School are able to pursue a mission-driven long-range planning strategy. This <strong>of</strong>fers us a uniquely<br />
framed mission <strong>of</strong> local and global engagement that we believe capable <strong>of</strong> competing in this region<br />
among this group <strong>of</strong> institutions, while also being able to recruit and retain students nationally and<br />
internationally.<br />
The <strong>Architecture</strong> <strong>Program</strong> and the School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong>, Art and Historic Preservation have been central<br />
participants in the evolution <strong>of</strong> <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> University’s mission and streategi direction embodied in the<br />
statement “Learning to Bridge the World” since 2001, and the subsequent development <strong>of</strong> the 2020<br />
<strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> University Strategic Plan outlined in 2007. <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Williams</strong> University has appointed a new<br />
President, Donald J. Farish, Ph.D. in Summer 2011, who will take up the strategic direction <strong>of</strong> his<br />
administration and potentially adjust the direction <strong>of</strong> the previous 2020 Plan over this coming year,<br />
working with all university constituencies.<br />
The School and <strong>Program</strong> strategic and diversity planning and assessment have had an ongoing impact<br />
on the <strong>Architecture</strong> <strong>Program</strong> since 2006 directly in terms <strong>of</strong> curriculum development, faculty hiring<br />
particularly in the Visiting Pr<strong>of</strong>essor and Teaching Firm in Residence programs and adjunct faculty,<br />
selection <strong>of</strong> Public Events lectures and exhibitions, study abroad planning which has expanded to nonwestern<br />
sites increasingly, student engagement, as well as approaches to partnerships with communities,<br />
institutions and pr<strong>of</strong>essions, and our facilities and information resources approaches.<br />
The Five Perspectives on Architectural Education are engaged within our Strategic Priorities categories <strong>of</strong><br />
Student Development, Faculty Development, Globalization and Diversity, Research and Development,<br />
and Capital Projects in ways that related directly to the Five Perspectives’ Academic Community,<br />
Students, Regulatory Environment, Pr<strong>of</strong>ession and the Public Good. As an outcome <strong>of</strong> our 2011 Spring<br />
Planning and Assessment Conference, a SWOT Analysis was done on 24 areas <strong>of</strong> our organizational<br />
structure, as outlined in I.1.5 Self-Assessment Procedures. Results are available in the SAAHP PLANES<br />
site, as are results <strong>of</strong> our Strategic Planning Session with Architectuer and Historic Preservation Alumni at<br />
the University’s Alumni Weekend in June 2011.<br />
The 2011-17 SAAHP Strategic Priorities for the School inclusive <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Architecture</strong> <strong>Program</strong> are outlined<br />
following. Many <strong>of</strong> the priorities below are fundamentally interrelated with the 2011-17 SAAHP Diversity<br />
Plan (see I.1.2 Learning Culture and Social Equity). Additional confirmation and contextual adjustment is<br />
anticipated as the university re-confirms its upcoming strategic evolution under the new President Farish,<br />
which will be available through the SAAHP PLANES site, and for the Visiting Team in Spring 2012.<br />
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2011-2017 Strategic Priorities<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong>, Art and Historic Preservation: Achieving<br />
National and International Distinction through Local and Global Engagement<br />
Context: Vision and Recent History<br />
The School <strong>of</strong> <strong>Architecture</strong>, Art and Historic Preservation was established in the late 1990’s as an<br />
undergraduate academic community dedicated to the creation and stewardship <strong>of</strong> the built and cultural<br />
environments. At that time <strong>Roger</strong> <strong>Williams</strong>’ undergraduate pr<strong>of</strong>essional programs in <strong>Architecture</strong> and<br />
Historic Preservation, each <strong>of</strong> which boasted national “firsts”—the first undergraduate program <strong>of</strong> its kind