Marywood University School of Architecture Architecture Program Report for Initial Candidacy (APR-IC) Bachelor of Architecture Degree Table of Contents Part I – Institutional Support and Commitment to Continuous Improvement Section 1: Identity and Self-Assessment I.1.1 History and Mission I.1.1.A. University History .............................................................................................................. 4 I.1.1.B. Accreditations and Approvals ........................................................................................... 5 I.1.1.C. University Mission Statement ........................................................................................... 7 I.1.1.D. University Goals ................................................................................................................ 7 I.1.1.E. University Core Values ...................................................................................................... 7 I.1.1.F. Program History, Rationale and Mission ........................................................................... 8 Program’s Benefit to the Institution .................................................................................. 9 Institution’s Benefit to the Program ................................................................................ 12 Program Mission and Description .................................................................................... 13 Relationship of Architecture and Interior Architecture Programs .................................. 14 I.1.2 Learning Culture and Social Equity Learning Culture ........................................................................................................................... 15 Social Equity ................................................................................................................................. 16 Diversity of Students, Faculty and Staff ....................................................................................... 17 Harassment and Discrimination ................................................................................................... 14 Academic Integrity ....................................................................................................................... 18 I.1.3 Response to the Five Perspectives The University’s Strategic Plan and the Five Perspectives ........................................................... 18 I.1.3.A. Architecture Education and Academic Community ......................................................... 19 I.1.3.B. Architecture Education and Students .............................................................................. 21 I.1.3.C. Architecture Education and the Regulatory Environment ............................................... 22 I.1.3.D. Architecture Education and the Profession ..................................................................... 22 I.1.3.E. Architecture Education and the Public Good ................................................................... 24 I.1.4 Long-Range Planning I.1.4.A. Objectives for Continuous Improvement ........................................................................ 25 I.1.5 Self-Assessment Procedures ....................................................................................................... 27 Section 2: Resources I.2.1 Human Resources and Human Resource Development I.2.1.A. University Policies ............................................................................................................ 30 I.2.1.B. Architecture Program: Faculty ........................................................................................ 30 I.2.1.C. Architecture Program: Staff ............................................................................................ 32 I.2.1.D. Architecture Program: Students ..................................................................................... 33 I.2.2 Administrative Structure and Governance I.2.2.A. University Administration ................................................................................................ 39 I.2.2.B. School of Architecture: Administrative Structure and Governance ................................ 40 I.2.3 Physical Resources ....................................................................................................................... 41 2 Marywood University School of Architecture Architecture Program Report for Initial Candidacy (APR-IC) Bachelor of Architecture Degree I.2.4 Financial Resources ..................................................................................................................... 48 I.2.5 Information Resources ................................................................................................................ 48 Section 3: Institutional and Program Characteristics I.3.1 Statistical Reports ........................................................................................................................ 49 I.3.2 Annual Reports (NA) ................................................................................................................... 49 I.3.3 Faculty Credentials ...................................................................................................................... 50 Part II: Section 1: Student Performance – Educational Realms and Student Performance Criteria II.1.1 Student Performance Criteria .............................................................................................. 50 Section 2: Curricular Framework II.2.1 Regional Accreditation ............................................................................................................... 51 II.2.2 Professional Degrees and Curricula ........................................................................................... 51 II.2.3 Curriculum Review and Development ....................................................................................... 56 Section 3: Evaluation of Preparatory/Pre-Professional Education Section 4: Public Information II.4.1 Statement on NAAB-Accredited Degrees .................................................................................. 57 II.4.2 Access to NAAB Conditions and Procedures ............................................................................. 57 II.4.3 Access to Career Development Information ............................................................................. 58 II.4.4 Public Access to APRs and VTRs ................................................................................................. 58 II.4.5 ARE Pass Rates ............................................................................................................................ 58 Part III: Appendices .......................................................................................................................... 58 Part Three – Progress Since the Last Site Visit (not required for APR-IC) 3 Marywood University School of Architecture Architecture Program Report for Initial Candidacy (APR-IC) Bachelor of Architecture Degree Part One (I): Section 1— Identity and Self-Assessment I.1.1 History and Mission I.1.1 A University History Marywood was founded in the spirit of dedicated service characteristic of the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary. This religious congregation was established in 1845; a Redemptorist missionary, Louis Florent Gillet, C.S.S.R., and an African American sister, Teresa Maxis Duchemin, IHM founded the Congregation in Monroe, Michigan. The Congregation undertook its ministry in Northeast Pennsylvania in 1858, operating schools and social services facilities throughout the region. As educators who were concerned with the needs of women in Northeast Pennsylvania, the sisters began plans for a women’s liberal arts college in Scranton. The idea, conceived by Mother M. Cyril Conway and endorsed by the Most Reverend Michael J. Hoban, D.D., bishop of Scranton, was realized by Mother M. Germaine O’Neill, who formally opened Marywood College in September 1915. In 1917, the College was incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and approved to grant three degrees: Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Science in Home Economics. Marywood became a charter member of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools in 1921. Amendments to the first charter enabled the University to grant the degrees of Master of Arts (1922), Bachelor of Science in Education (1922), Bachelor of Science and Master of Science (1928), Bachelor of Science in Library Science (1937), Master of Social Work (1969), Bachelor of Social Work (1974), Master of Public Administration (1975), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (1978), Master of Business Administration (1980), Master of Fine Arts and Bachelor of Fine Arts (1981), Master of Arts in Teaching (1985), Master of Health Services Administration (1995), Doctor of Philosophy (1995), Master of Education, (2000), Doctor of Psychology (2000), and Educational Specialist (2005). Marywood further was empowered to educate students as school librarians (1929), vocational home economics teachers (1936), guidance counselors (1938), public school psychologists (1942), and teachers of the mentally retarded (1948) and to grant graduate certificates in theology (1953). The University Board of Trustees approved plans to open the region’s first School of Architecture in Fall, 2008. The School of Architecture offers a pre-professional degree, Bachelor of Environmental Design in Architecture