University of Louisiana at Lafayette School of Architecture and Design Architecture Program Architecture Program Report for 2014 NAAB Visit for Continuing Accreditation Masters of Architecture [Pre-Professional plus 45 hours of Graduate Credit] Masters of Architecture [Non-Traditional Degree plus 90 hours of Graduate Credit] Year of the Previous Visit: 2008 Current Term of Accreditation: 6 years Submitted to: The National Architectural Accreditation Board Date: August 20, 2013 1 Name and Contact Information for the following: Program Administrator: Thomas Sammons, Director and Professor School of Architecture and Design University of Louisiana at Lafayette Fletcher Hall – Room 128 421 East Lewis Street Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 482-5310 Chief Administrator for the Academic Unit: H. Gordon Brooks, II, FAIA, Dean College of the Arts University of Louisiana at Lafayette Fletcher Hall – Room 205 421 East Lewis Street Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 482-6224 Chief Academic Officer of the Institution: Dr. Bradd Clark, Interim Provost/VP Academic Affairs Office of Academic Affairs University of Louisiana at Lafayette Martin Hall- Room 231 104 East University Avenue Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 482-6454 President of the Institution: Dr. E. Joseph Savoie, President University of Louisiana at Lafayette Martin Hall – Room 257 104 East University Avenue Lafayette, LA 70503 (337) 482-6203 Individual submitting the Architecture Program Report, and to whom questions should be directed: Tom Sammons – Director, School of Architecture and Design 2 Table of Contents Section Part I Institutional Support and Commitment to Continuous Improvement 5 1. Identify and Self-Assessment 5 1. History/ Mission 5 2. Learning Culture and Social Equity 14 3. Responses to the Five Perspectives 16 4. Long-Range Planning 22 5. Program Self-Assessment 27 2. Resources 39 1. Human Resources and Human Resource Development 39 2. Administrative Structure and Governance 56 3. Physical Resources 61 4. Financial Resources 73 5. Information Resources 78 3. Institutional Characteristics 85 1. Statistical Reports 85 2. Annual Reports 89 3. Faculty Credentials 91 4. Policy Review 92 Part II Educational Outcomes and Curriculum 93 1. Student Performance Criteria 93 2. Curriculum Framework 99 1. Regional Accreditation 99 2. Professional Degrees and Curriculum 101 3. Curriculum Review and Development 102 3. Evaluation of Preparatory/Pre-Professional Education 103 4. Public Information 104 1. Statement on NAAB-Accredited Degrees 104 2. Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures 104 3. Access to Career Development Information 104 4. Public Access to APR’s and VTR’s 105 5. ARE Pass Rates 105 3 Part III Progress Since Last Site Visit 106 1. Summary of Responses to the Team Findings 106 A. Responses to Conditions Not Met 106 B. Reponses to Causes of Concern 110 2. Summary of Responses to the Team Findings 110 Part IV Supplemental Information 112 1. Catalog (or URL for retrieving online catalogs and related materials) 172 2. Course Descriptions 113 3. Faculty Resumes 144 4. Visiting Team Report (VTR) from the 2008 visit 166 4 Part One (I). Institutional Support and Commitment to Continuous Improvement I.1 Identity & Self-Assessment 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. (Use Hector’s statement here – NAAB: Assessing Design Education) I.1.1 History / Mission History and Description of the Institution UL Lafayette began as Southwestern Louisiana Industrial Institute (SLII) in 1898, established by the governor-appointed Board of Trustees. The first elected president, Dr. Edwin L. Stephens, greeted the Institute’s first one hundred students who had successfully completed sixth grade. Two years later, 18 students were the first to graduate from SLII. Completion of the tenth grade was required by 1916, making SLII a combination senior high school and junior college. In 1920, SLII began offering a four-year course that culminated in the Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1921, the Louisiana Constitution designated the school as one of the state's institutions of higher education and changed its name to Southwestern Louisiana Institute (SLI). The first bachelor degrees were conferred by SLI the same year. Over the next couple of decades, SLI raised admission standards, added faculty, and strengthened the curriculum. By the 1930s, the campus had grown to 422 acres, and the college enrolled 1,525 students. Dr. Stephens retired in 1938. His successor, Dr. Lether Edward Frazar, supervised one of the biggest building programs in the university's history, employing Federal funds to construct more than a dozen major buildings on campus. Dr. Joel L. Fletcher, former Dean of SLI's Department of Agriculture, followed him as president of the institution. When the Institute's existence was threatened in the 1940s due to enrollment decline during World War II, SLI remained open as the site for the V-5, V-7, and V-12 military training programs. Following the war, SLI matured as an institution of higher learning as it expanded geographically. Creation of a graduate school in 1957 boosted SLI's academic standing and positioned it to become a university. The campus and its academic programs continued to grow throughout the prosperous 1950s. SLI began to offer master's degrees and became the first all-white, state-supported public college in the South to enroll an African-American student. By 1960, Southwestern Louisiana Institute had six colleges and 5,000 students. The Louisiana Legislature acknowledged its stature that year by changing the school's name to the University of Southwestern Louisiana (USL). USL distinguished itself in the 1960s by creating its computing center and adopting the nickname "Ragin' Cajuns" for its athletic teams. By 1964, USL offered one of the first graduate programs in computer science in the United States. Upon Dr. Fletcher's resignation in 1965, Dr. Clyde R. Rougeou was named USL's fourth president. He supervised another significant campus expansion, which included construction of a 27,000-seat football stadium and an athletic complex. Dr. Rougeou retired in 1974, at which point Dr. Ray P. Authement, having served as vice president of the university since 1970, was named to replace Dr. Rougeou. That same year, USL became only the third university in Louisiana to compete in the NCAA's Division I, the highest level of collegiate athletics. By the end of the 1970s, it was the fastest growing university in the state. 5 In the 1980s, with the disintegration of the oil boom, the university administrators grappled with repeated budget cuts as state revenue dwindled. Under Dr. Authement's direction, USL emerged as a leader in efforts to diversify the Acadiana economy. He initiated a major fund drive that raised $10 million in private endowments to provide a steady funding source for scholarships and faculty salary supplements. During the same period, under Dr. Authement’s leadership, the university focused on its roles in research, scholarship, and graduate education. With the help of Congressmen J. Bennett Johnston and John Breaux, Dr. Authement began developing the University Research Park in the 1980s. USL also acquired the Gulf South Research Center in New Iberia that later became the New Iberia Research Center, a premier primate testing facility for international pharmaceutical companies. USL also created the Center for Advanced Computer Studies, and was one of the first universities in the southeastern United States to offer a graduate-level degree program in computer engineering. The 12,800-seat Cajundome opened in 1984 as a sports and convention center. In the 1990s USL achieved Doctoral II status. Research funding rapidly increased from about $13 million in 1990 to $25 million in 1999 to $39.5 million in 2005-2006. The University Research Park became the home of several Federal, State and local enterprises. (A complete and up-to-date description of the Research Park is available through the UL Lafayette Office of Research and Sponsored Programs: <http://research.louisiana.edu/VP/research-park.shtml>). In 1994 USL became only the third university in the world to offer a doctoral degree in Francophone Studies. USL received the largest federal grant in its history in 1996: $10 million to establish the Energy and Environmental Technology Application Program. By 1997, enrollment had grown to a record 17,018. A community college system was created in Louisiana that year enabling the university to implement selective admissions two years later. In 1999, as it began its 100th birthday celebration, USL changed its name to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The new name better reflects the University’s status as an institution with state, national and international influence. The theme of the 100th anniversary observance, which concluded January 1, 2001, sums up UL Lafayette's status at the beginning of its second century of service: "Prepared for a New Century." The University has taken its place among the limited number of Carnegie Research- Intensive institutions in the nation. With a student body of approximately 16,700 and about 600 full-time faculty members, the University offers 54 undergraduate degree programs, 20 post bachelor certificates, 26 master's degree programs, and 10 doctoral degree programs. When Dr. Authement retired as President of the University in 2008, his successor, Dr.