i. institutional support and commitment to continuous improvement

3: Systems and INARC 6110 Graduate Interior Architecture Studio 3: Interactive Spaces, and ARCH/
INARC 6123 Codes Specs, Joints, and Seams; and the other topics in the criterion are taught in ARCH/
INARC 6222 Sustaining Practice Economies, first delivered in Spring 2009.
19) Criterion C.8 Ethics and Professional Judgment
2009 Visiting Team Assessment: Not yet met.
ARCH/INARC 6222 Sustaining Practice Economies, the course in which this material is addressed is
being offered for the first time in Spring 2009; no student work is yet available for review at this time.
2010 AIADO Response to Criterion C.8, not yet met in 2009 Visiting Team Assessmet
This is being taught in the sixth semester required class ARCH/INARC 6222 Sustaining Practice
Economies, first delivered in Spring 2009.
B) Responses to Causes of Concern
In total, there were four causes for concern. One of which was carried over from the 2007 VTR; an-
other was subdivided into two subsections. Each concern and the School’s response is detailed below
1) Storage Space
2007 Visiting Team Assessment
Storage provisions are inadequate. This situation will worsen over time as enrollment and archival
needs increase.
2009 Visiting Team Assessment
This continues to be a challenge for the program. The lack of storage is obvious and all constituen-
cies made comment about the problem. The team found the lack of individual storage and pin-up
space for studio students to inhibit student workflow and adversely impact fire egress routes.
2010 AIADO Response to causes for concern, regarding storage space, in 2007 and 2009
Visiting Team Assessment:
This is being resolved on a trail basis with the SAIC Administration‘s temporary lease and/or use of
un-finished space in the Sullivan Center building, which remains less than fully occupied. Long term
solutions have yet to be determined. However, in the fiscal year of 2010 – 2011 budget appropriations
of $10,000 have been made to develop and install storage and acoustic separation solutions for the
MArch program studio spaces. The project will be studied by a faculty, alumni, and student com-
mittee, with the intention of opening up the design and fabrication of new architectural objects and
treatments to student competition. With the school’s Instructional Resources and Media Services
Department, solutions will be finished and installed by the Spring of 2011.
2) Administrative Load
2009 Visiting Team Assessment
The team is concerned about the administrative load that the chair and director are being asked
to carry given the recent reduction in administrative time. The leadership required to manage a
program from candidacy to accreditation is substantial and more intensive than the time it takes to
manage and lead an established program. The department requires leadership with administrative
skills and strategic thinking who can develop a plan for the next two years so it can achieve its goal.
The school should carefully assess the situation so it protects the investment it is making in the new
MArch program.
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III. Progress Since the Last Site Visit
Progress Since the Last Site Visit
SECTION III