Architecture Program Report Tulane University New Orleans ...

oth the Uptown and Tulane City Center sections of the School of
Architecture
●Create an Archicorps similar to the models of Teach for America and the
Design Corps as a particular focus of the Service Learning components of
the curriculum
Short-term action steps (one year)
●Study the opportunity of developing a new model for architectural
education and service, under the rubric of 'Archicorps'
●Develop a strategic plan for a Service Learning Center, to be housed
and administered in both the Uptown and Tulane City Center sections of
the School of Architecture
●Develop a strategic plan for Archicorps as a vision of the Service
Learning requirement for all students, and further focus this requirement
according to the Tulane Renewal Plan
●Consult with university and government officials and community
advocates on the need and application of Archicorps as a response to the
Service Learning requirement of the university
c. Create relationships between the School of Architecture and other disciplines in
order to further students understanding of cultural change, development and
growth; and to enable them to work in a globalized economy.
Reference: Priority 2c
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; Dean
of the School of Business; Dean of the School of Law; Dean of the School
of Liberal Arts
Time Frame: One to five years
Long-term action steps (five years)
●Inaugurate and further develop new degree programs that include
interdisciplinary study such as programs with the School of Business, the
School of Law, and the School of Liberal Arts
●Inaugurate and further develop new courses that include
interdisciplinary work
●Further develop Urban Studies components of the curriculum, to include
the renaming of the professional degree as a Masters of Architecture and
Urban Studies
●Change the name of the School of Architecture to "The School of
Architecture and Urban Studies/Design(?)," particularly as this change
reflects the developments of the city and region's post-Katrina
environment and the School of Architecture's response to internal
engagement and external developments in the civic arena
Short-term action steps (one year)
●Develop a strategic plan for the Urban Studies components of the
curriculum, to include the renaming of the professional degree as a
Masters of Architecture and Urban Design
●Change the name of the School of Architecture to "The School of