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The Pennsylvania State University Department of Architecture Architecture Program Report for 2014 NAAB Visit for Continuing Accreditation Bachelor of Architecture: 162 credits Year of the Previous Visit: 2008 Current Term of Accreditation: “At the July 2008 meeting of the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), the board reviewed the Visiting Team Report for The Pennsylvania State University Department of Architecture. As a result, the professional architecture program: Bachelor of Architecture was formally granted six-year term of accreditation. The accreditation term is effective January1, 2008. The program is scheduled for its next accreditation visit in 2014.” Submitted to: The National Architectural Accrediting Board Date: September 7, 2013 The Pennsylvania State University Architecture Program Report September 7, 2013 Program Administrator: Professor Mehrdad Hadighi, Department Head Department of Architecture 130 Stuckeman Family Building, University Park, Pa 16802 Email: [email protected], Phone (814) 865-8219 School Administrator: Professor Kelleann Foster, Interim Director Stuckeman School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture 121 Stuckeman Family Building, University Park, PA 16802 Email: [email protected], Phone (814) 865-6112 Chief Administrator: Dr. Barbara O. Korner, Dean College Of Arts And Architecture 124 Borland Building, University Park, Pa 16802 Email: [email protected], Phone: (814) 865-2591 Chief Academic Officer: Dr. Nick Jones, Executive Vice President and Provost 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802 Email: [email protected], Phone: (814) 865-2505 President of the Institution: Dr. Rodney A. Erickson, President 201 Old Main, University Park, PA 16802 Email: [email protected], Phone: 814-865-7611 Individual submitting the APR: Professor Mehrdad Hadighi Direct questions to: Professor Mehrdad Hadighi 2 The Pennsylvania State University Architecture Program Report September 7, 2013 Table of Contents Section Page Part One. Institutional Support and Commitment to Continuous Improvement 6 1. Identify & Self Assessment 6 1. History and Mission 6 2. Learning Culture Social Equity 11 3. Responses to the Five Perspectives 13 4. Long Range Planning 20 5. Self-Assessment Procedures 23 2. Resources 29 1. Human Resources and Human Resource Development 29 2. Administrative Structure and Governance 51 3. Financial Resources 60 4. Physical Resources 64 5. Information Resources 81 3. Institutional Characteristics 90 1. Statistical Reports 90 2. Annual Reports 94 3. Faculty Credentials 96 4. Policy Review 97 Part Two. Educational Outcomes and Curriculum 98 1. Student Performance Criteria 98 2. Curricular Framework 107 1. Regional Accreditation 107 2. Professional Degree and Curriculum 109 3. Curriculum Review and Development 116 3. Evaluation of Preparatory/Pre-professional Education 117 4. Public Information 118 1. Statement on NAAB-Accredited Degrees 118 2. Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures 118 3. Access to Career Development Information 118 4. Public Access to APRs and VTRs 118 5. ARE Pass Rates 118 3 The Pennsylvania State University Architecture Program Report September 7, 2013 Part Three. Progress Since Last Site Visit 119 1. Summary of Responses to the Team Findings 119 a. Responses to Conditions Not Met 119 b. Responses to Causes of Concern 119 2. Summary of Responses to Changes in the NAAB Conditions 123 Part Four. Supplemental Information 125 1. Course Descriptions 125 2. Faculty Resumes 156 3. Visiting Team Report 2008 (VTR) 189 4. Catalog (or URL) 190 5. Alumni and Student Survey 191 6. Department of Architecture Strategic Plan 202 7. Branch Campus Questionnaire 213 4 The Pennsylvania State University Architecture Program Report September 7, 2013 This page is left blank intentionally 5 The Pennsylvania State University Architecture Program Report September 7, 2013 PART ONE (I): INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT AND COMMITMENT TO CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Part One (I): Section 1 – Identity & Self-Assessment I.1.1 History and Mission The Pennsylvania State University is strategically located in the geographic center of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and is a state-related institution with an attractive, expansive campus environment. The University offers a broad range of academic programs and is a major worldwide research facility. Institution The Pennsylvania Legislature chartered the institution as The Farmers High School in 1855. In May 1862, it was renamed The Agricultural College of Pennsylvania and on April 1, 1863, the State Legislature designated Penn State as the Land-Grant College of the Commonwealth. In 1874, it was renamed The Pennsylvania State College, the name it was known by for the next 79 years. In 1953, the name was changed to The Pennsylvania State University in formal recognition of what it had long since become, one of the leading educational institutions in the country. The total student body has exceeded 96,500 with more than 5,300 full time faculty and another 2,700 part time faculty. The University, whose prime purpose has always been to serve the people and the interests of the Commonwealth and the nation, is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education and is one of 62 members of the Association of American Universities. Penn State has 24 locations statewide with continuing education opportunities offered in nearly 300 high schools, in addition to other locations and the World Campus. Educational opportunities are also available through television, internet, and correspondence. One out of ten college students in Pennsylvania attends Penn State and total enrollment for the Fall Semester of 2012 was 96,562 for all locations. As a major research facility, the University administers over $807 million in sponsored research. Penn State’s University Park is the main campus with an undergraduate student population of 36,612, and a graduate enrollment of 6,790. The campus physical plant, valued at $2.3 billion, includes over 740 general and educational buildings, auxiliary structures, and 6,419 acres of land. The current value of the endowment is close to two billion dollars. General operations of the University are supported by appropriations of the State Legislature, by tuition and fees, and by appropriations from the Federal Government. Governance and control of the institution is vested in a Board of Trustees composed of thirty-two members. The Board of Trustees of Penn State is the corporate body established by its charter with complete responsibility for the governance and welfare of the University. To execute this responsibility, the authority for day-to-day management and control of the University and for establishing policies and procedures for the educational program and other operations of the University is delegated to the President. The President delegates certain responsibilities to the faculty and also consults with the faculty and the student body on matters in accordance with the general directives of the board. The organization of the University includes eleven academic colleges, The Schreyer Honors College, Division of Undergraduate Studies, University System of Commonwealth Campuses, College of Medicine, Dickinson School of Law, Graduate School, and the World Campus. Library services come under the direction of the Dean of Libraries. The academic colleges of the University offer undergraduate majors leading to baccalaureate and associate degrees in Agriculture, Arts and Architecture, Business Administration, Communications, Earth and Mineral Sciences, Education, Engineering, Health and Human Development, Information Sciences and Technology, The Liberal Arts, and Science. In addition, Capitol Campus at Middletown, Behrend College in Erie, and the Pennsylvania College of Technology in Williamsport, provide alternative educational settings where students may enroll in selected undergraduate degree programs. The Dickinson School of Law, the Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies near Philadelphia, and The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center near 6 The Pennsylvania State University Architecture Program Report September 7, 2013 Harrisburg offer a number of advanced degree programs. The following is the mission of The Pennsylvania State University: Penn State is a multicampus public research university that educates students from Pennsylvania, the nation and the world, and improves the well being and health of individuals and communities through integrated programs of teaching, research, and service. Our instructional mission includes undergraduate, graduate, professional, and continuing education offered through both resident instruction and online delivery. Our educational programs are enriched by the cutting edge knowledge, diversity, and creativity of our faculty, students, and staff. Our research, scholarship, and creative activity promote human and economic development, global understanding, and progress in professional practice through the expansion of knowledge and its applications in the natural and applied sciences, social sciences, arts, humanities, and the professions. As Pennsylvania's land-grant university, we provide unparalleled access and public service to support the citizens of the Commonwealth. We engage in collaborative activities with industrial, educational, and agricultural partners here and abroad to generate, disseminate, integrate, and apply knowledge that is valuable to society. College The mission of the College of Arts and Architecture is to educate and prepare artists, scholars, teachers, and other arts professionals
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