2010-11 Accreditation Program Report
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UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ______________________________________________________________________________ Architecture Program Report UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ELIZABETH PLATER-ZYBERK, FAIA Dean and Distinguished Professor Phone: 305.284.5000 Email: [email protected] ROCCO CEO, AIA Director of Undergraduate Studies and Professor Phone: 305.284.2269 Email: [email protected] JEAN-FRANCOIS LEJEUNE, ASSOCIATE AIA Director of Graduate Studies and Professor Phone: 305.284.5258 Email: [email protected] THOMAS J. LEBLANC, PH.D. Executive Vice President and Provost DONNA E. SHALALA, PH.D. President DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED: Bachelor of Architecture Master of Architecture ______________________________________________________________________________ Architecture Program Report This page intentionally left blank. 2 | Page University of Miami | SOA | APR 2010 Table of Contents PART ONE: SECTION 1 – IDENTITY & SELF-ASSESSMENT ................................................................... 1 I.1.1 HISTORY AND MISSION: ....................................................................................................................... 1 I.1.2 LEARNING CULTURE AND SOCIAL EQUITY: ........................................................................................... 8 I.1.3 RESPONSE TO THE FIVE PERSPECTIVES: ............................................................................................ 10 I.1.4 LONG-RANGE PLANNING: .................................................................................................................. 17 I.1.5 SELF-ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES: .................................................................................................... 21 PART ONE: SECTION 2 – RESOURCES .................................................................................................... 27 I.2.1 HUMAN RESOURCES AND HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT ............................................................. 27 I.2.2 ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE AND GOVERNANCE ............................................................................... 47 I.2.3 PHYSICAL RESOURCES ..................................................................................................................... 52 I.2.4 FINANCIAL RESOURCES .................................................................................................................... 57 I.2.5 INFORMATION RESOURCES ................................................................................................................ 61 PART ONE: SECTION 3 - INSTITUTIONAL AND PROGRAM CHARACTERISTICS ............................... 67 I.3.1 STATISTICAL REPORTS ...................................................................................................................... 67 I.3.2 ANNUAL REPORTS ............................................................................................................................ 76 I.3.3 FACULTY CREDENTIALS .................................................................................................................... 99 PART ONE: SECTION 4 – POLICY REVEW ............................................................................................. 118 I.4 POLICY REVIEW ................................................................................................................................. 118 PART TWO: SECTION 1 - STUDENT PERFORMANCE -- EDUCATIONAL REALMS & STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ....................................................................................................................... 119 II.1.1 STUDENT PERFORMANCE CRITERIA ................................................................................................ 119 PART TWO: SECTION 2 - CURRICULAR FRAMEWORK ....................................................................... 125 II.2.1 REGIONAL ACCREDITATION ............................................................................................................ 125 II.2.2 PROFESSIONAL DEGREE AND CURRICULUM .................................................................................... 128 II.2.3 CURRICULUM REVIEW AND DEVELOPMENT ...................................................................................... 139 PART TWO: SECTION 3 - EVALUATION OF PREPARATORY / PRE-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ....................................................................................................................................................................... 140 PART TWO: SECTION 4 - PUBLIC INFORMATION ................................................................................. 142 II.4.1 STATEMENT OF NAAB-ACCREDITED DEGREES ............................................................................... 142 II.4.2 ACCESS TO NAAB CONDITIONS AND PROCEDURES ........................................................................ 142 II.4.3 ACCESS TO CAREER DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION ......................................................................... 142 II.4.5 ARE PASS RATES ......................................................................................................................... 143 PART THREE: – PROGRESS SINCE THE LAST SITE VISIT .................................................................. 144 III.1 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO TEAM FINDINGS (2004 VISIT) .............................................................. 144 III.1.1 RESPONSES TO CONDITIONS NOT MET: ........................................................................................... 144 III.1.2 RESPONSES TO CAUSES OF CONCERN: .......................................................................................... 144 III.2 SUMMARY OF RESPONSES TO CHANGES IN THE NAAB CONDITION .................................................... 144 PART FOUR: SECTION 1 – COURSE DESCRIPTIONS .............................................................................. 1 IV.1 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS: ...................................................................................................................... 1 PART FOUR: SECTION 2 – FACULTY RESUMES ...................................................................................... 1 IV.2 FACULTY RESUMES: ............................................................................................................................ 1 PART FOUR: SECTION 3 – VISITING TEAM REPORT (VTR) FROM PREVIOUS VISIT ......................... 1 IV.3 VISITING TEAM REPORT (VTR) FROM PREVIOUS VISIT: ......................................................................... 1 PART FOUR: SECTION 4 – CATALOGS ...................................................................................................... 1 1 | Page IV.4 CATALOGS: ......................................................................................................................................... 1 APPENDICES .................................................................................................................................................. 1 APPENDIX A: STUDIO CULTURE POLICY ................................................................................................. 1 APPENDIX B: SCHOOL OF ACHITECTURE STRATEGIC PLAN – 2007 ......................................................... 1 APPENDIX C: SCHOOL OF ACHITECTURE STRATEGIC PLAN – 2010 ......................................................... 1 APPENDIX D: STUDENT EVALUATION FORM – OLD VERSION ................................................................... 1 APPENDIX E: STUDENT EVALUATION FORM – NEW VERSION ................................................................... 1 APPENDIX F: SACS ASSESSMENT FORM ............................................................................................... 1 APPENDIX G: SOA FACULTY COMITTEES ROSTER .................................................................................. 1 APPENDIX H: ROME FACILITY .............................................................. ERROR! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED. APPENDIX I: SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE – CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION, TENURE & REAPPOINTMENT ...... 1 This report was prepared according to the 2009 Conditions for Accreditation and the 2010 Procedures for Accreditation. The University Of Miami School Of Architecture was last reviewed in 2005 then under the 1998 Procedures for Accreditation. 2 | Page University of Miami | SOA | APR 2010 PART ONE PART ONE: SECTION 1 – IDENTITY & SELF-ASSESSMENT I.1.1 History and Mission: The APR must include the following: ● A brief history of the institution, its mission, founding principles, and a description of how that is expressed in the context of 21st century higher education ● A brief history of the program, its mission, founding principles, and a description of how that is expressed in the context of the 21st century architecture education. ● A description of the activities and initiatives that demonstrate the program’s benefit to the institution through discovery, teaching, engagement, and service. Conversely, the APR should also include a description of the benefits derived to the program from the institutional setting. ● A description of the program and how its course of study encourages the holistic development of young professionals through both liberal arts and practicum-based learning. History of the University and its position in context of 21st Century Higher Education When George Merrick dreamt of a great tropical city, he dreamt also of a great university. Merrick described in the promotional material of Coral Gables, a city of tropical splendor whose Edenic gardens would inspire