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SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 1 SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Program Self-Evaluation Report Minimum Requirements Introduction 1. Program Mission and Objectives 2. Program Autonomy, Governance & Administration 3. Professional Curriculum 4. Student and Program Outcomes 5. Faculty 6. Outreach to the Institution, Communities, Alumni & Practitioners 7. Facilities, Equipment & Technology Addenda A. Program Details B. Curriculum/Syllabi C. Student Information D. Alumni Information E. Faculty Information F. Facilities Information Appendices Volume 1 1. Appendix 1: Advising & Mentor Program 2. Appendix 2: Alumni Survey 3. Appendix 3: Annual Performance Review Content 4. Appendix 4: BLA Courses Description AY 2018 - 2019 5. Appendix 5: Bylaws of the Faculties 6. Appendix 6: Chairpersons Manual 7. Appendix 7: Faculty Development Grants 8. Appendix 8: Faculty Manual 9. Appendix 9: Faculty Workload Policy 10. Appendix 10: Copies of informational material 11. Appendix 11: Organizational Chart Volume 2 12. Appendix 12: FAFS Strategic Plan 2012-2017 13. Appendix 13: FAFS Strategic Plan 2019-2025 14. Appendix 14: FAFS AY 2018-2019 Students Handbooks & Typical Program of Study 15. Appendix 15: FAFS List of Elective Courses 16. Appendix 16: ECO-UNIT, Phase 1, Execution Drawings 17. Appendix 17: ECO-UNIT, Fundraising Brochure Volume 3 18. Appendix 18: Internship Evaluation Forms 19. Appendix 19: LDEM Promotion Tenure and Reappointment 20. Appendix 20: List of Internship Firms 21. Appendix 21: PLO/CLO Assessment Plan SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 3 22. Appendix 22: PLO/CLO Report Fall 2018 & Spring 2019 23. Appendix 23: Seniors’ Surveys (2016-2019) 24. Appendix 24: Students’ Survey 2019 Volume 4 25. Appendix 25: Course Syllabi Volume 5 26. Appendix 26: Samples of Student Work (Design Studios) 27. Appendix 27: Samples of Student Work (Lecture Courses) SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 4 LIST OF ACRONYMS ALBA Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (Lebanese Academy for Fine Arts) AREC Advancing Research Enabling Communities Center AUB American University of Beirut AUBMC American University of Beirut Medical Center CCECS Center of Civic engagement and Community Service CLO Course Learning Outcomes FAFS Faculty of Agricultural and food Sciences FPDU Facilities Planning and Design Unit LDEM Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management NCC Nature Conservation Center OEA Order of Engineers and Architects PLO Program Learning Outcomes US/ICOMOS USA chapter of The International Council on Monuments and Sites SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 5 SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 6 SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 7 PROGRAM SELF-EVALUATION REPORT For the Academic Year 2018/2019 Institution American University of Beirut Program Landscape Architecture Degree Title/Degree Length Bachelor of Landscape Architecture, 4 years Including 3 summer semesters Chief Administrative Official Fadlo Khuri, President of the University of the Institution College Hall, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon [email protected] +961135000 Ext.2500 Chief Academic Official Muhamad Harajli, Provost of the College (University) College Hall, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon [email protected] +961135000 Ext.3527 Chief Administrative Official Rabi H. Mohtar, Dean of Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences of the Division (Faculty) Agriculture Building, Wing A, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon [email protected] +961135000 Ext.4400 Chief Administrative Official Rami Zurayk, Chairperson of Department of Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management of the Department Reynolds Hall, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon [email protected] +961135000 Ext.4571 Chief Administrative Official Yaser Abunnasr, Associate Professor, Program Coordinator of the Program Reynolds Hall, Bliss Street, P.O. Box 11-0236, Beirut, Lebanon [email protected] +961135000 Ext.4578 Report Submitted by Yaser Abunnasr, December 15, 2019 SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 8 MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS For Achieving and Maintaining Accredited Status 1. The program title and degree description incorporate the term "Landscape Architecture". 2. An undergraduate first-professional program is a baccalaureate of at least four academic years' duration. 3. A graduate first-professional program is a master's equivalent to three academic years' duration. 4. Faculty instructional full-time equivalence (FTE) shall be as follows: a. An academic unit that offers a single first-professional program has at least three FTE instructional faculty who hold professional degrees in landscape architecture, at least one of whom is full-time. b. An academic unit that offers first-professional programs at both bachelor's and master's levels, has at least six instructional FTE, at least five of whom hold professional degrees in landscape architecture, and at least two of whom are full-time. 5. The parent institution is accredited by a recognized institutional accrediting agency. 6. There is a designated program administrator responsible for the leadership and management functions for the program under review. 7. The program provides a comprehensive public information disclosure about the program’s status and performance within a single click link from the program’s internet website homepage. 8. A program accredited by LAAB shall: a. Continuously comply with accreditation standards; b. Pay the annual sustaining and other fees as required; and c. Regularly file complete annual and other requested reports. The program administrator shall inform LAAB if any of these factors fails to apply during an accreditation period. The Bachelors of Landscape Architecture program meets the minimum conditions to apply for LAAB accreditation. Dr. Yaser Abunnasr BLA Program Coordinator Program Administrator Name Title 12/15/2019 Program Administrator Signature Date SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 9 SER | LDEM | AUB | December 15, 2019 page 10 INTRODUCTION 1. History of the program In chronological form provide a brief history of the program being reviewed, concentrating on events since the last review. University History: The American University of Beirut (AUB) – a private, non-profit University located in Beirut, Lebanon – is one of the oldest modern institutions of higher education in the Middle East. The University welcomed its first class of students in 1866 as the Syrian Protestant College. Governed by an autonomous Board of Trustees, AUB operates under a charter granted by the New York State Education Department (NYSED) which registers the University’s degree programs. Over the last century and a half, AUB has broadened its activities while remaining faithful to the vision of its founders as described in its mission statement: “The American University of Beirut (AUB) is an institution of higher learning founded to provide excellence in education, to participate in the advancement of knowledge through research, and to serve the peoples of the Middle East and beyond. Chartered in New York State in 1863, the university bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. The university believes deeply in and encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to foster tolerance and respect for diversity and dialogue. Graduates will be individuals committed to creative and critical thinking, life-long learning, personal integrity, civic responsibility, and leadership”. The University’s total student population is 9408, including 7,782 undergraduate, 1626 graduate students, with 432 medical students, and 166 PhD students. International students represent 22 percent of total enrolled students. Women make up 49 percent of undergraduates, 45 percent of medical students, and 68 percent of graduate and PhD Students. Incoming students tend to have strong scholastic records, with 27 percent graduating in the top tenth of their secondary school classes and 76 percent in the top half. AUB’s retention rate is 87 percent and the graduation rate is 88 percent. The total number of full-time instructional faculty is 914; in addition, the University employs 286 part-time faculty bringing the faculty head count to 1200. The student faculty ratio is around 11:1. The faculty gender distribution is 42 percent females and 58 percent males, with 20 percent international faculty members. The University offers more than 141 programs leading to the bachelor’s, master’s, MD, and PhD degrees through six Faculties: Agricultural and Food Sciences (1956), Arts and Sciences (1866), Engineering and Architecture (1952), Health Sciences (1954), Medicine (1867) which includes the Rafic Hariri School of Nursing (1905), and the Suliman S. Olayan School of Business (2000). With the reintroduction of PhD programs in eight specialties in 2007-08, AUB became the first U.S.-accredited University in the Arab world to offer doctoral degrees. AUB bases its educational philosophy, standards, and practices on the American liberal arts model of higher education. The university believes deeply in and encourages freedom of thought and expression and seeks to foster tolerance and respect for diversity and dialogue to provide students with essential skills in research and communication, familiarity with significant modes of thought, and broad exposure to fields of learning in a wide range of areas (cultural, societal, and scientific) AUB offers its undergraduates with an exciting choice of courses