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Architecture students enjoy the full range of academic resources and support services offered by the University. They also benefit from a relatively small program within the University, the School of Architecture. Though not redundant, TSA offers its own orientation programs, open houses, student organizations, career days and advising. In addition, there are public lectures, exhibitions and special events. A portion of these resources are co-curricular, specifically the fellowships, study abroad programs, and awards. The thesis program is exemplary; all students complete a thesis-their capstone project-over the course of their final (5th) year.
The School’s small faculty and student body allow both formal and informal advising. The formal advising takes place through the Associate Dean’s Office, which is responsible for formulating and communicating architecture’s curricular requirements as dictated by the National Architecture Accrediting Boards for both the Undergraduate and Graduate Programs. The fulfillment of students’ internship requirements is also processed through the Associate Dean’s Office. The Associate Dean works closely with the Academic Advising Center on behalf of the students and includes the AAC in their curricular deliberations and decisions. With a 12:1 ratio of faculty to student in the studio courses, as well as low faculty to student ratios in middle and upper-division courses, students benefit from the faculty’s informal advising on myriad issues pertaining to their academic and professional careers.
In terms of orientation programs, the School supplements the University’s programs in several ways. Opportunities for students to visit the school are continuous: they usually meet with the Assistant Dean, though the Director of Graduate Programs, the Associate Dean and the Dean have also entertained prospective and matriculated students throughout the year (including the summer months). There are also two open houses each year, both of which entail the Graduate (M.Arch I, M.Arch II and MPS) Programs.
Internal student organizations, all of which represent both graduate and undergraduate students, are the Tau Sigma Delta Honor Society, the Alpha Rho Chi Honor Fraternity, the Architecture Student Government, and our local chapter of the national student organization, the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). Students are extremely active in these organizations with faculty and administration alike. They are also represented on the various TSA Constitutional Committees by members of the student government organizations (ASG, AIAS) and have contributed to the development of several student-oriented policies for the School of Architecture, including the recent Studio Culture Statement. These same students organized a TSA Career Day, where several local, regional and national firms were represented. Student interview and portfolio development seminars, aided by faculty input, were conducted by the students.
Public lectures include local, regional, national and internationally academics and practitioners, often of significant renown. Workshops between faculty, practitioners and students include the recent inquiries into post-Katrina development in Orleans and St. Bernhard Parishes in Southeastern Louisiana, the Dutch Dialogues Series (1-3), the Pontchartrain Neighborhood Development, and other projects.
The Tulane City Center (TCC), URBANbuild, and Tulane Regional Urban Design Center (TRUDC) are three other vital and important aspects of the School of Architecture; faculty and students alike work with on individual and group community-based projects with all three groups. These groups (all three of which are nationally and internationally recognized) are key components of student-faculty learning opportunities that continue to develop in breadth and depth.
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