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

Tulane UniversityArchitecture Program ReportSeptember 2013Faculty Resumes(See IV.2: Faculty Resumes:http://architecture.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/pdf/2013/naab_cvs.final_.pdf and website bios -http://architecture.tulane.edu/people)Institutional Policies and Procedures Relative to EEO/AA for faculty, staff, and studentsTulane University’s policies and procedures are administered by the Office of Institutional Equity.http://tulane.edu/studentaffairs/upload/07EqualOpportunity.pdfTulane University is committed to providing equal employment opportunity to qualified persons withoutregard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, age,disability, military, veteran status or any other protected status or classification under federal, state orlocal law. This commitment to equality extends to all personnel actions, including recruitment,advertising for employment, selection for employment, compensation, performance evaluation, andselection for training or education, treatment during employment, promotion, transfer, demotion,discipline, layoff and termination. Discrimination on the basis of any protected classification is nottolerated. Tulane maintains a written affirmative action policy. Tulane invites qualified individuals withdisabilities, special disabled veterans and Vietnam-era veterans to identify themselves if they wish to doso. Discrimination against any individual in any and all areas of the University’s environment, includingany aspect of his or her study or his or her employment, such as hiring, discharge, compensation, orany other terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of an individual’s race, sex, color,religion, national origin, citizenship, marital status, sexual orientation, age, disability, military, veteranstatus or any other protected status or classification under federal, state or local law is illegal and is nottolerated at the University.Diversity Initiatives within the School of ArchitectureDuring AY 2012-2013, the School of Architecture was selected as one of two units within the Universityto engage a Diversity and Inclusive Excellence Feasibility Pilot Report (D&IE). The Architecture Schoolis recognized across the University for its commitment to maintaining and increasing intellectual, racial,and gender diversity among our faculty, staff, students, and as it relates to the teaching mission. Thefollowing brief report presents the findings of one of these pilot feasibility studies, which focused on theD&IE goals, strategic imperatives, and initiatives of the Tulane School of Architecture.Significance / BackgroundThe Tulane School of Architecture (TSA) has focused on the value of diversity recruitment and retentionfor some time. Since 2008, the school’s leadership has actively promoted the notion of a correlationbetween increased diversity in an institution’s faculty, staff, and student community and increasedacademic excellence of TSA. Through collaborative efforts with the Office of Academic Affairs andProvost, the school has made key strategic hires to anchor its diversity efforts and has been successfulin effecting a significantly positive shift in TSA faculty’s demographic profile. The following table reflectsthe composition of the current faculty (not including adjunct faculty) according to key demographics:20