Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...
Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...
Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...
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Strengths<br />
The School of <strong>Architecture</strong> has many exceptional qualities and strengths that must be<br />
maintained as the program seeks to increase enrollment and achieve national<br />
distinction:<br />
● Location of school within post-Katrina environment<br />
● Correspondence between the School of <strong>Architecture</strong>'s curriculum and the<br />
education modifications sought by the <strong>Tulane</strong> Renewal Plan, in particular as it<br />
responds to Service Leaning opportunities, a liberal arts foundation and the<br />
initiation of a capstone experience across the <strong>University</strong><br />
● High student academic quality<br />
● High faculty teaching quality<br />
● Positive and productive faculty-student relationships<br />
● High degree of student involvement in the life of the school<br />
● Location within a highly-respected research university<br />
● Location within a highly diverse urban area<br />
● Regional relationships with Latin American and Caribbean regions<br />
● Ongoing series of special events that attract students and local<br />
professionals, and act as added educational forums, a high degree of which will now<br />
involve historic opportunities for the discipline and professional in the post- Katrina<br />
environment<br />
Weaknesses<br />
The School of <strong>Architecture</strong> must aggressively attack several weaknesses in order to<br />
increase enrollment and achieve national distinction. They are:<br />
● Insufficient financial resources related to difficult fundraising environment<br />
(see "Architectural Education," above)<br />
● High tuition as compared to other institutions that house Schools of<br />
<strong>Architecture</strong><br />
● Lack of entrepreneurial 'spirit' on the part of the faculty<br />
● Small staff size relative to aspirations for development<br />
● Small student body<br />
● Poor physical facilities<br />
● Inadequate information, digital, material and media technologies<br />
● Weak graduate programs<br />
● Underperformance in the area of national distinction and reputation<br />
● Low faculty and staff salaries<br />
● Location within a city that has an overwhelmingly poor and<br />
undereducated population<br />
● Modest faculty research and practice productivity<br />
● Relative lack of funding for graduate programs<br />
● Lack of diversity among members of the faculty and student body, in<br />
particular given the population of the city and region<br />
Opportunities<br />
The School of <strong>Architecture</strong> has a variety of opportunities to increase enrollment and<br />
achieve national distinction. They are:
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