Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...

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representation among current faculty and staff and specify target goals over a
year time frame. Identify action for achieving these goals.
Reference: Priority 1e
Lead individual or group: Dean of the School of Architecture; Executive
Committee of the School of Architecture.
Long-term action steps (within five years)
●Implement Diversity Plan (2 years)
●Increase diversity according to 50% of diversity plan targets among
tenured and tenure-track faculty by the 2007-08 academic year
●Increase diversity according to 75% of diversity plan targets among
tenured and tenure-track faculty by the 2008-09 academic year
Short-term action steps (within one year)
●Charge the Executive Committee with the Development of a Diversity
Plan for faculty, students and staff, whereby benchmarking of social,
economic, and racial diversity amongst the profession and peer schools
of architecture is used to establish guidelines and targets
●Develop measurable outcomes for implementation of diversity plan (e.g.
increase diversity according to 25% of diversity plan targets among
tenured and tenure-track faculty by the 2006-07 academic year)
Initiative 2:
Education and Research
a. Elevate educational outcomes of all degree programs to provide the highest
quality professional education, to develop knowledge, and to promote excellence
and innovation in architecture, urban design, environmental design, and
preservation.
Reference: Priority 2a
Lead individual or group: Dean of the School of Architecture; Associate
Dean of the School of Architecture; Executive Committee of the School of
Architecture; Curriculum Committee of the School of Architecture
Time Frame: One to five years
Long-term action steps (three-five years)
●Hire several more faculty members (professors of practice, tenure-track)
in the areas of urban design and digital technology
●Continue to develop a New Orleans Urban Design Studio, to reside at
the Tulane City Center in downtown New Orleans
●Create an Urban Design Resource Network, to include aspects of
inquiry and study responsive to the post-Katrina environment
●Create a Center for the Study of Leisure and Tourism
●Reinvigorate the Tulane Regional Urban Design Center (TRUDC) and
move location to Tulane City Center in downtown New Orleans.
●Create a Design Therapeutics Lab
●Create a Curriculum Cafeteria that would promote different degree
outcomes dependent on the student's educational trajectory
●Develop an annual Design Conference to focus on issues of particular