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Long-term action steps (three to five years)<br />

●Develop an annual Design Conference to focus on issues of particular<br />

concern to the post-Katrina environment in architecture and urban design<br />

Short-term action steps<br />

●Reinforce and develop position of Director of Alumni Affairs, in particular<br />

as the position may facilitate subscription to the <strong>Tulane</strong> Renewal Plan and<br />

Service Learning Opportunities<br />

Initiative 4:<br />

Resources and Leadership<br />

a. Elevate reputation and create a distinctive profile for TSA among Schools of<br />

<strong>Architecture</strong> in the United States and the Americas and be a leader in promoting<br />

the highest quality of professional education.<br />

Reference: Priority 4a<br />

Lead individual or group: Dean of the School of <strong>Architecture</strong>; Executive<br />

Committee of the School of <strong>Architecture</strong>.<br />

Long-term action steps (three to five years)<br />

●Create a <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> Urban Design Studio, to reside at the <strong>Tulane</strong> City<br />

Center in downtown <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong>, to reflect the response to the post-<br />

Katrina issues in the City of <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong> and the region<br />

●Create a Center for the Study of Leisure and Tourism<br />

●Reinvigorate the <strong>Tulane</strong> Regional Urban Design Center (TRUDC) and<br />

move location to City Center in downtown <strong>New</strong> <strong>Orleans</strong>. Require the<br />

TRUDC to recommit to its original charge of regional urban design<br />

Short-term action steps (one year)<br />

●Develop and implement new website promoting the character and<br />

distinction of the School of <strong>Architecture</strong>, in particular the new<br />

opportunities that exist in the post-Katrina environment such as Service<br />

Learning, Urban Design studios, Urban Studies courses and other<br />

interdisciplinary areas<br />

●Develop and implement new curricular strategies for all programs,<br />

particularly as they respond to the post-Katrina opportunity of an<br />

enhanced and timely curriculum<br />

●Proceed with benchmarking and analysis of peer and aspirant programs<br />

for the School of <strong>Architecture</strong><br />

b<br />

Ensure adequate and stable funding of the school through elevating the school's<br />

reputation amongst key stakeholders and launching an aggressive fundraising

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