NAAB Architecture Program Report (APR) 2013 - Tulane School of ...

Tulane UniversityArchitecture Program ReportSeptember 2013Fundraising Goals1. Increase undergraduate school-based student scholarships by at least 50% by 2016.2. Increase graduate student scholarship funding by at least 50% by 2016.3. Secure fellowships for summer and advanced work with our community outreach enterpriseswith particular attention to “Public Interest Design Interns and Fellows”.4. Continue securing named lectureships for the School with 2 more by 2016.5. Secure funding for 2 additional endowed professorships by 2018.6. Secure funding for 2 additional endowed chairs by 2018.7. Endow the Dean’s Fund for Excellence by 2016.8. Increase Annual Giving dollars and percentage participation by at least 50% by 2016 (currentalumni participation is 14% as compared with 4.9% five years ago.)9. Complete fundraising for Richardson Memorial Hall by 2018.I.1.5.Program Self AssessmentThe Tulane School of Architecture has a robust series of self-assessment measures including courseevaluations, yearly Annual Reports by all faculty and staff, and involvement in key committees thatcontinually assess the progress of the students within the Curriculum. The Provost receives a yearlyreport from the Dean on standard measures of faculty performance and institutional goals and prioritiesfor the coming year. In 2012-2013 the dean underwent a yearlong review process involving faculty,students, alumni, and staff - leading to his reappointment for a second 5-year term.Every semester, the program organizes a “Studio Walk Through Day” in which all core courses andstudios are presented to the faculty as a whole followed by detailed discussions regarding strengths,weaknesses, and opportunities.Two and three years ago, the School participated in the University’s regional accreditation process aspart of the SACS review, leading to the creation of a university-wide center under the QualityImprovement Plan: The Center for Engaged Learning and Teaching (CELT) enjoys the involvement ofmany TSA faculty and students.See section I.1.4 for the School’s Strategic Plan 2.0. This is the second such plan in the last five years,with most of the goals from the first one having been achieved through the continual process of selfassessmentas a school.13