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ACSA
ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE
SCHOOLS OF ARCHITECTURE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
HANDBOOK
2013-14
1735 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20006
202.785.2324
www.acsa-arch.org
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Association of Collegiate
Schools of Architecture
MISSION STATEMENT
To advance architectural education through support
of member schools, their faculty and students.
This support involves:
SERVING by encouraging dialogue among
the diverse areas of the discipline and related
disciplines;
FACILITATING teaching, research, scholarly and
creative works, through intra/interdisciplinary
activity;
FOSTERING public awareness of architectural
education and issues of importance.
This advancement shall be implemented through
five primary means: advocacy, annual program
activities, liaison with collateral organizations,
dissemination of information, and response to the
needs of the member schools in order to enhance
the quality of life in a global society.
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ACSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS HANDBOOK 2013-2014
CONTENTS
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1. ACSA OVERVIEW
Membership
Programs & Services
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2. BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERVIEW
Duties & Responsibilities
Guidelines for the Transition of Regional Directors
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3. ACSA PROGRAM HISTORY & STATISTICS
ACSA Presidents
Journal of Architectural Education
Award Recipients
Appointees to AIA/ACSA Topaz Jury
ACSA Nominees for NAAB School Visit Teams
ACSA Conference History
Roster of Member Schools
APPENDICES
Bylaws
Rules of the Board
Investment Policy and Fund Descriptions
Staff Roster
Employee Handbook
Travel Form
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1. ACSA OVERVIEW
ABOUT ACSA
MEMBERSHIP
Since 1912, encouraging the dialogue on important architectural
issues...
ACSA maintains several categories of membership for schools
and individuals.
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is a
nonprofit membership association, founded in 1912 to advance
the quality of architectural education.
Full Member Schools
Schools, and their faculty, offering a NAAB-accredited program
and Canadian schools, and their faculty, offering a CACBaccredited program.
The school membership in ACSA has grown from 10 charter
members to approximately 200 schools in several membership
categories. These include full membership for all accredited
programs in the United States and government-sanctioned
schools in Canada; candidate membership for schools seeking
accreditation; and affiliate membership for two-year and foreign
programs. Through these schools, over 5,000 architecture
faculty are represented in ACSA’s membership. In addition, 500
supporting members composed of architecture firms, product
associations, and individuals add to the breadth of interest and
support of ACSA.
ACSA, unique in its representative role for the professional
schools of architecture, provides a major forum for ideas on the
leading edge of architectural thought. Issues that will affect the
architectural profession in the future are being examined today
in ACSA member schools.
The association conducts a variety of programs that influence,
communicate, and record important issues. Such endeavors
include scholarly meetings, workshops and seminars,
publications, awards and competition programs, support for
architectural research, policy development, and liaison with
allied professional organizations.
ACSA Staff
ACSA currently has a permanent staff of seven people:
executive director, director of operations and projects, director
of communications and media strategies, programs coordinator,
editorial production coordinator, membership manager, and
director of research and information.
ACSA Headquarters
The ACSA offices occupy approximately 2,000 square feet on
the third floor of the American Institute of Architects building,
located at 1735 New York Avenue NW, in Washington, DC.
Office hours are from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through
Friday; tel: 202.785.2324; fax: 202.628.0448
Candidate Member Schools
Schools offering professional degree programs in architecture in
candidacy status with NAAB or CACB.
Affiliate Member Schools
Schools and institutions offering programs or courses in
architecture or a related discipline within or outside the United
States and Canada that do not qualify for full or candidate
membership. Community colleges and foreign institutions are
the primary affiliate members. Within the international affiliate
membership category, architecture schools that are accredited
within their own country qualify for the status of International
Associate Affiliate.
Supporting Members
Individuals, organizations, and architectural firms interested
in supporting architectural education may become supporting
members at one of several levels: basic, student, contributor,
sustaining, sponsor, donor, patron, benefactor, and life member.
PROGRAMS & SERVICES
Scholarly Meetings
ACSA holds a series of annual meetings at various locations
in North America and, more recently, meetings outside North
America as well. These scholarly gatherings provide architecture
faculty an opportunity to present papers exchanging ideas in
a variety of topics, including architectural theory, research, and
teaching. Scholarly meetings held annually include:
• ACSA Fall Conference
• ACSA Administrators Conference
• ACSA Annual Meeting
In previous years the ACSA held multiple regional conferences,
retitled to Fall Conference. In 2010, the organiztaion opted to
hold one Fall Conference each year, with a thematic focus, in
contrast to the more generally themed Annual Meeting.
Additionally, while ACSA previously offered both a Teachers
Seminar and International Conference in the summer, in 2010
the organization decided to hold them in alternating year,
beginning in 2011 with the Teachers Seminar and 2012 with the
International Conference.
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ACSA ORGANIZATIONAL CHART
FULL MEMBER/VOTING MEMBERS
West
West Central
East Central
Gulf
Mid-Atlantic
NONVOTING MEMBERS
Northeast
Canada
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Candidate
Affiliate
Supporting
BOARD COMMITTEES
President
Past President
STAFF
Dir. Operations & Projects
Dir. Research & Info
Dir. Comms & Media
Conferences Manager
Vice President
Executive Committee
Treasurer
President
Secretary
Vice President
Regional Directors
Past President
West Central
West
Southwest
East Central
Northeast
Southeast
Canada
Treasurer
Standing
Special
Finance
Scholarly Meetings
Nominations
Planning
Awards
Architectural Education
Publications
Regional Directors
Secretary
Regional Director Liaison
Executive Director
Executive Director
Student Director
Public Director
JAE Editorial Board
Audit
Development Manager
Publications Coordinator
Membership Coordinator
Accountant (contract)
Publications
As an integral part of its communication and education function,
ACSA has developed a variety of publications designed to
exchange useful information among its member schools, the
profession, and the public.
The Journal of Architectural Education, first published in 1947,
is the only refereed journal in North America devoted to
architectural education. Published in October and March, JAE
is intended to enhance architectural education, theory, and
practice by addressing significant questions in architectural
thought and practice.
In 2011 the ACSA stopped publication of its print ACSA News.
The newsletter was replaced with a more robust website
with sections of the site allowing programs to post news at
their school of broad interest. In addition, the website is now
the primary vehicle for schools that wish to advertise faculty
positions (although a printed Careers Digest is published in
November, January, and April).
The Guide to Architecture Schools is the only comprehensive
survey of all professional degree-granting institutions in the
United States and Canada. As such, it is a basic resource for
students planning a career in architecture. In 2008 ACSA
debuted an online edition, found at www.archschools.org.
Full and candidate member schools have listings in the Guide
and can manage the information contained in the publication
through an online interface.
Each year’s ACSA Annual Meeting proceedings provides a
contemporary record of faculty papers selected for presentation
through a rigorous peer review process. These and other ACSA
conference proceedings are available in a searchable database
on the ACSA website, called the ACSA Index.
ACSA produces an annual report as well as a summary book for
the awards program, described below. In 2012 ACSA published
Architecture School: Three Centuries of Educating Architects in
North America, with MIT Press as part of the centennial.
Other past ACSA publications have included:
• Architecture Schools: Special Programs
• ACSA Faculty Directory
• ACSA student design competition summary books
• An Architecture Education series published by Routledge
featuring collections of chapters from ACSA's journal and
conferences.
Awards Program
ACSA annually recognizes outstanding faculty achievements
with the following awards:
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AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education
ACSA Creative Achievement Award
ACSA Faculty Design Award
ACSA Collaborative Practice Award
ACSA Design-Build Award
AIAS/ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award
Journal of Architectural Education Scholarship of Design Article and Best Design as Scholasrship Article Awards
AIA/ACSA Housing Award
ACSA Diversity Achievement Award
Other awards given by the organization have included the ACSA
Honorary Award and the Robert R. Taylor Diversity Award.
Competition Program
The ACSA student design competition program challenges
faculty and students to investigate a variety of materials,
contexts, building programs, and theoretical concepts. Sponsors
of this popular program have included the American Institute
of Steel Construction, the VInyl Institute, the Portland Cement
Association, among others.
Outreach and Issue Initiatives
ACSA develops programs and studies on an annual and
ongoing basis addressing a wide variety of issues important
to architectural education and the profession today. Recent
and current activities include the 2011 Atlas Project, a pilot
project to collect and graphically depict data relevant to
architecture schools; a budget survey; and reports for the
various conferences related to revisions of National Architectural
Accrediting Board (NAAB) Conditions for Accreditation.
Professional Liaison
With the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the National
Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), and the
American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS), ACSA is a
sponsor of the NAAB. ACSA nominates 3 of the NAAB’s 13
members for staggered three-year terms, as well as roughly one
fourth of the accreditation-visit team members. ACSA provides
significant financial support to NAAB - over $400,000 each year
- along with AIA and NCARB, as well as AIAS, which provides a
lower level of support.
ACSA participates on various committees of both the AIA and
NCARB, such as the Intern Development Program Advisory
Committee, and nominates a faculty member to serve a two-year
term on the AIAS board.
ACSA also maintains professional liaisons with a range of
international architectural professional and educational
organizations, including regular meetings with Asociacion de
Instituciones de Ensenanza de la Arquitectura de la Republica
Mexicana, and Canadian Council of Schools of Architecture.
Other organizations include the Architectural Institute of Japan,
the Architectural Institute of Korea, the European Association
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for Architectural Education, the European Network of Heads of
Schools of Architecture, and Union de Escuelas y Facultades de
Arquitectura de Latinoamerica.
Architectural Research Initiatives
ACSA has maintained ongoing efforts to support architectural
education. These efforts have taken various forms, including
liaison to the Architectural Research Centers Consortium (ARCC)
to formal programs such as partnerships with the AIA.
In 2007 ACSA initiated efforts to create a National Academy of
Environmental Design (NAED, www.naedonline.org). The NAED,
following the model of the National Academy of Sciencies,
was created to address critical national issues and provide
advice to the federal government and the public. From these
efforts a coalition of education and professional organizations
in architecture, landscape architecture, and city and regional
planning has emerged to establish the NAED. ACSA is one of
several professional and educational organizations with a seat
on the ACSA board, represented by the sitting ACSA president.
For three years the ACSA provided administrative support to
the NAED, and which ended in March 2012. In January 2013,
the NAED opened offices in Northern Virginia with a full-time
executive director.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS OVERVIEW
The ACSA board has 15 members: president, vice president/
president-elect, past president, secretary, treasurer, seven
regional directors (one each from the Northeast, Southeast, East
Central, West Central, Southwest, West and Canadian regions),
one student director, one public director, and the executive
director (ex officio). The executive director does not have a vote.
All terms of office, except for the executive director, begin on July 1.
All board members, except for the student, public, and executive
directors, are faculty members at ACSA full-member schools.
The policies and procedures of the board are governed by two
documents: Bylaws and Rules of the Board of Directors. The
ACSA Bylaws can only be changed by affirmative vote of the
membership and supersede the Rules of the Board, which can
be changed by the board vote.
Officers
The officers are the president, vice president/president-elect,
past president, secretary, treasurer, and executive director.
The president is elected by national election for a three-year
term: successive one-year terms as vice president/presidentelect, president, and past president.
The secretary and treasurer are elected by national election in
alternate years and serve for two years each.
The board of directors hires the executive director on a
contractual basis. The executive director is an ex officio,
nonvoting member of the board.
Regional Directors
Directors from U.S. regions are elected within their regions and
serve three years each, Regional elections are staggered so that
two new regional directors are elected each year. The Canadian
director is nominated for appointment by the Canadian Council
of University Schools of Architecture in the year prior to
beginning the term. The ACSA Board of Directors votes to affirm
the appointment. The term of office is three years.
Student Director
The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
designates by election a nominee for student director (normally
the national AIAS vice president). The ACSA Board of Directors
votes to affirm the appointment. The term of office is one year.
Public Director
The public director is appointed by the board for a three
year term, following a nominations process involving the
membership. The Public Director must not be involved in
architectural education.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
Most basic operations of the association are described in the
ACSA Bylaws and ACSA Rules of the Board. The following is a
synopsis of the most fundamental duties and responsibilities.
Board Meetings
The Bylaws require at least two full board meetings during the
fiscal year (September 1 through August 31). In recent years
the board has met three times per year, with a summer board
meeting generally held in person or by telephone conference the
first or second week of August. The other board meetings are
held in conjunction with the Administrators Conference and the
Annual Meeting.
Board members are expected to plan for attendance and
participation at all regularly scheduled meetings.
Notice of Meetings
Initial meeting notices are sent to each board member
approximately six weeks prior to the meeting, with a request for
agenda items. Final meeting notices and meeting notebooks are
sent no less than 7 days before the meeting. Directors may not
vote by proxy.
Reimbursement of Expenses
The expenses incurred for attendance at board meetings are
reimbursed from the national office upon submission of a
standard reimbursement form. Reimbursement guidelines and
the expenditure form are included in the appendices.
Board members receive complimentary registrations for any
ACSA national or international meetings or conferences during
the term of service. Expenses for attendance at events other
than the Annual Meeting and Administrators Conference are
normally not paid by ACSA except for the president.
The basic duties and responsibilities for the various board
positions are described in the Bylaws and Rules of the Board.
The following is a synopsis of those duties.
Specific Duties & Responsibilities
President
The president serves for a one-year term and is responsible for
presiding at meetings of the association, calling meetings of the
board of directors, preparing an agenda for such meetings, and
presiding at such meetings.
The president coordinates activities of the board, association
committees, and liaison representatives; provides liaison with
the officers of the AIA, NCARB, NAAB, and AIAS; and serves
as representative to the Five Presidents Council. The president
also works with staff on an annual report at the end of the
presidential year.
Other presidential duties include:
• Suggesting to the board the number and kind of
committees required for the year and nominating members
to serve on the committees necessary for the operations of
the board.
• Nominating faculty or board members for liaison
appointments on committees, task forces, and other
organizational bodies within ACSA or other organizations,
• Serving on the Executive Committee and the Planning
Committee.
• Reporting on activities of the association and the board
of directors during the term of office via intermittent
communication, an oral presentation at the Annual
Business Meeting, and the Annual Report, if published.
• Preparing a letter to all member schools in early August to
accompany the annual dues invoice.
• Representing the organization at semi-annual meetings of
the Five Presidents Council (composed of the leadership
of the five collateral organizations, ACSA, NAAB, AIAS,
AIA, and NCARB) as well as at other meetings such as AIA
Convention, NCARB Annual Meeting, NAAB October board
meeting, and AIAS Forum.
The president and executive director attend the Fall Conference
as well.
Vice President/President-Elect
The vice president serves for a one-year term, serving in place
of the president when the president is unable to perform the
necessary duties. The vice president serves as a member of the
Finance Committee, Publications Committee, and as chair of the
Scholarly Meetings and Planning Committees. The vice president
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nominates chairs of ACSA conferences and planning committee
to be held during the year in which the individual will serve as
president, and works with staff on the locations and programs
of the conferences.
Past President
The past president serves for a one-year term and is responsible
for implementation of programs initiated during the person’s
presidency. The past president performs such other duties as
may be assigned by the board, such as serving as chair of the
Nominations Committee. The past president also serves on
award juries.
Secretary
The secretary serves for a two-year term and keeps minutes
and action items of all meetings and distributes copies of the
minutes to all members of the board.
As directed by the Executive Committee, the executive director
provides for the maintenance of the association headquarters;
provides for the proper care of materials, equipment, and funds of
the association; provides for the payment of legitimate expenses;
provides management support for the Journal of Architectural
Education; and performs all other functions customary to the office
and necessary for the execution of board and association policies.
Student Director
The student director provides liaison with students in all
member schools and performs such other duties as may be
assigned by the board.
The secretary maintains the bylaws of the association, as well
as all other documents required by corporate law, incorporating
revisions and additions as required by action of the association
and board of directors. In practice, the association staff normally
maintains the current version of these records at the direction of
the secretary and the board of directors.
Public Director
The public director represents an external perspective on ACSA
activities and is eligible to serve in any committees or task
forces, except as otherwise determined by bylaw or rule.
The secretary should distribute the minutes and action items
within four weeks of the board meeting (through facilitation
by the association staff). All assignments for action by the
board should be noted either in the margin or as a separate
attachment with the name of the person responsible.
Regional Directors
There are seven regional directors, one for each constituent
region of the association. (A Canadian region was created
in 2011 through a Bylaws change.) The terms of the six U.S.
regional directors are staggered so that only two new U.S.
directors shall be elected in any one year.
Treasurer
The treasurer serves for a two-year term and prepares the
budget and the financial report of the association for the
approval of the board.
The treasurer oversees the financial accounts and records of the
association, and makes them available once a year for audit by
an independent certified accountant chosen by the board. The
treasurer serves as chair of the Finance Committee and Audit
Committee.
Other duties of the treasurer include:
• Reporting to the board, at each board meeting, on the
current status of ACSA finances (done with the assistance
of staff or external auditor).
• Presenting a proposed budget for the next fiscal year at the
August board meeting, prepared in cooperation with the
executive director.
• Serving as a member of the Planning Committee and
Scholarly Meetings Committee.
• Reporting to the membership at the Annual Business
Meeting on the status of the organization’s finances.
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Executive Director
The executive director is the chief executive officer of the
association, is appointed by the board of directors, and, except
as may be otherwise directed by the board, is responsible for all
other association personnel and consultants.
Regional directors serve as leaders of their regional constituent
associations and chair meetings of their respective regional
councils as detailed in the Bylaws. They maintain a file of regional
records, correspondence, and minutes of regional association
meetings; they have responsibility for the fiscal affairs of the
constituent associations, if any are active, and are accountable to
their regional council for these funds. Regional directors provide
assistance to regional schools and organizations applying for
institutional membership; prepare annual reports of regional
activities; administer the nomination and election of their respective
succeeding regional directors; hold meetings of the regional council
at the ACSA Annual Meeting and at ACSA Fall Conferences; and
perform such other duties as may be assigned by the board.
Regional Finances
While in past years the regions maintained specific budget
allocations, in recent years regional budgets have consisted of
a sum of money to be used for miscellaneous expenses, such
as travel for the regional director to a regional meeting, along
with a contribution from the ACSA to the regional meetings
being held during the fiscal year. Regional directors shall use the
money in ways that benefit their region.
Regional Reports
The regional director is responsible for writing a year-end
summary report on activities of the region. This report will be
submitted as the annual report and is due at the deadline for
materials for the summer board meeting. The regional director
is also responsible for brief written reports prior to each other
board meeting, detailing recent activities and future plans for
the region.
Following election of the next regional director, the outgoing
director should orient the director about service on the board
and transfer any relevant records by the end of the outgoing
director's term.
Fall Conferences and Regional Business Meetings
Beginning in 2011 ACSA will offer a single Fall Conference,
intended to be thematic in nature. Fall Conferences are
normally selected through a request for proposals process, and
directors are encouraged to work with schools in their region
to make proposals for the conference. Decisions on proposals
for Fall Conferences will be made by the board through the
recommendation of the Scholarly Meetings Committee.
In previous years ACSA offered multiple conferences each fall,
giving regions the opportunity to hold an in-person regional
business meeting. With the change to a single Fall Conference
in 2011, the Regional Directors Committee will discuss ways
to use the Fall Conference for a business meeting and to hold
additional virtual business meetings.
GUIDELINES FOR THE TRANSITION OF U.S.
REGIONAL DIRECTORS
As defined below, each “year” begins on July 1 and ends on
June 30.
Year 0 (election year)
After election, the incoming director attends the ACSA board
meeting that follows the Annual Meeting as an observer.
The director-elect should plan to attend committee meetings,
and will be contacted by the standing president-elect about
committee interests. Expenses for travel to the board meeting
are covered by ACSA.
Year 1
The new director takes office July 1 and works within the
Directors Committee to coordinate regional business.
Years 2 and 3
In the final months of year 2 on the board, the director works
with the national office to appoint a nominations committee in
accordance with the ACSA Bylaws and Rules of the Board. The
nominations committee should be selected prior to June 1 of
the director's second year. The nominations committee solicits
and finalizes a slate of candidates, so that the regional director's
ballot is mailed with the national election ballots results are
known by late January.
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3. ACSA PROGRAM HISTORY & STATISTICS
ACSA PRESIDENTS
1912-21 Warren Laird, University of Pennsylvania
1921-23 Emil Lorch, University of Michigan
1923-25 William Emerson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1925-27 Francke Bosworth, Jr., Cornell University
1927-29 Goldwin Goldsmith, University of Kansas
1929-31 Everett Meeks, Yale University
1931-34 Ellis Lawrence, University of Oregon
1934-36 Roy Childs Jones, University of Minnesota
1936-38 Sherley Morgan, Princeton University
1938-40 George Young, Jr., Cornell University
1940-42 Leopold Arnaud, Columbia University
1942-45 Wells Bennett, University of Michigan
1945-47 Loring Provine, University of Illinois
1947-49 Paul Weigel, Kansas State College
1949-51 B. Kenneth Johnstone, Carnegie Institute
1951-53 Thomas FitzPatrick, Iowa State College
1953-55 Lawrence Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1955-57 Elliott Whitaker, The Ohio State University
1957-59 Buford Pickens, Washington University
1959-61 Harlan McClure, Clemson College
1961-63 Olindo Grossi, Pratt Institute
1963-65
Henry Kamphoefner, North Carolina State College
1965-67
Walter Sanders, University of Michigan
1967-69 Robert Bliss, University of Utah
1969-71 Charles Burchard, Virginia Polytechnic University
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1971-72 Alan Taniguchi, Rice University & University of Texas at Austin
1972-73 Robert Harris, University of Oregon
1973-74 Sanford Greenfield, Boston Architectural Center
1974-75 Don Schlegel, University of New Mexico
1975-76 Bertram Berenson, University of Illinois at Chicago
1976-77 Donlyn Lyndon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1977-78 Dwayne Nuzum, University of Colorado at Boulder
1978-79 William Turner, Tulane University
1979-80 Robert Burns, North Carolina State University
1980-81 Richard Peters, University of California, Berkeley
1981-82 Eugene Kremer, Kansas State University
1982-83 O. Jack Mitchell, Rice University
1983-84 Charles Hight, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
1984-85 Wilmot Gilland, University of Oregon
1985-86
George Anselevicius, University of New Mexico
1986-87 Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, University of Toronto
1987-88 J. Thomas Regan, University of Miami
1988-89 Robert Beckley, University of Michigan
1989-90 Marvin Malecha, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
1990-91
John Meunier, Arizona State University
1991-92
Patrick Quinn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1992-93
James Barker, Clemson University
1993-94
Kent Hubbell, Cornell University
1994-95
Diane Ghirardo, University of Southern California
1995-96
Robert Greenstreet, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1996-97
Linda W. Sanders, California State Polytechnic University,
Pomona
1997-98
John M. McRae, Mississippi State University
1998-99
R. Wayne Drummond, University of Florida
1999-2000
Jerry V. Finrow, University of Washington
2000-01
Anthony W. Schuman, New Jersey Institute of Technology
2001-02
Frances Bronet, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2002-03
Bradford Grant, Hanmpton University
2003-04
Geraldine Forbes Isais, Woodbury University
2004-05
Rafael Longoria, University of Houston
2005-06
Stephen Schreiber, University of South Florida
2006-07
Theodore C. Landsmark, Boston Architectural College
2007-08
Kim Tanzer, University of Florida
2008-09
Marleen Davis, University of Tennessee
2009-10
Thomas Fisher, University of Minnesota
2010-11
Daniel S. Friedman, University of Washington
2011-12
Judith Kinnard, Tulane University
2012-2013
Donna Robertson, Illinois Institute of Technology
2013-2014
Norman Millar, Woodbury University
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JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION
Executive Editor
Graham Livesey, University of Calgary
Publisher
ACSA/Taylor & Francis Publishers
Managing Editor
Kevin Mitchell, ACSA
Design Editor
Amy Kulper, University of Michigan
Reviews Editor
Alexander Eisenschmidt, University of Illinois at Chicago
Associate Editor, Media Strategy
Marc Neveu, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Editorial Board, 2012-2015
Tom Avermaete, Delft University of Technology
Murray Fraser, University College of London
Graham Livesey, University of Calgary
Aaron Sprecher, McGill University
John Stuart, Florida International University
Marshall Brown, Illinois Institute of Technology
Sheila Crane, University of Virginia
Nicholas DeMonchaux, University of California, Berkeley
Mason White, University of Toronto
Blaine Brownell, University of Minnesota
Alexis Gregory, Savannah College of Art and Design
Grace La, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Kiel Moe, Northwestern University
Michelangelo Sabatino, University of Houston
Kathrina Simonen, University of Washington, Seattle
Robert Weddle, Drury University
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Past JAE Editors
1947-48
Turpin C. Bannister, University of Illinois at Urbana
1948-49
Elliott K. Whitaker, Syracuse University
1949-50
Turpin C. Bannister, University of Illinois at Urbana
1950-55
Elliott K. Whitaker, The Ohio State University
1955-56
Buford Pickens, Washington University
1956-57
George Downs, University of California, Berkeley
1957-62
Albert Bush-Brown, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1962-67
Marcus Whiffen, Arizona State University
1967-69
Donlyn Lyndon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1969-73
Philip Dole, University of Oregon
1973-74
Arthur Hacker, University of Houston
1974-79
David S. Clarke, ACSA
1979-80
Roger L. Schluntz, ACSA
1980-81
Jeffrey M. Chisud, ACSA
1982-85
Peter C. Papademetriou, Rice University
1985-88
David Bell, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1988-99
1999-2007
Barbara Allen, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and
State University
2008-2011
George Dodds, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
2011-2012
Ellen Dineen Grimes, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
AWARD RECIPIENTS
AIA/ACSA TOPAZ LAUREATES
1976
J. Labitut, Princeton University
1977
Henry Kamphoefner, North Carolina State University
1978
Lawrence Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1979
G. Holmes Perkins, University of Pennsylvania
1980
Serge Chermayeff, Harvard University
1981
Marcel Breuer, Harvard University
1982
Joseph Esherick, University of California, Berkeley
1983
Charles Burchard, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
1984
Robert Geddes, Princeton University
1985
Colin Rowe, Cornell University
1986
Vincent Scully, Yale University
1987
Ralph Rapson, University of Minnesota
1988
John Hejduk, The Cooper Union
1989
Charles Moore, University of Texas at Austin
1990
Raymond Kappe, Southern California Institute of Architecture
1991
Kenneth Frampton, Columbia University
1992
Spiro Kostof, University of California, Berkeley
1993
Mario Salvadori, Columbia University
1994
Harlan McClure, Clemson University
1995
Henry N. Cobb, Harvard University
1996
Denise Scott Brown, University of Pennsylvania
1997
Donlyn Lyndon, University of California, Berkeley
1998
Werner Seligmann, Syracuse University
1999
W. Cecil Steward, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2000
Alan Balfour, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2001
Lee G. Copeland, University of Pennsylvania
2002
Jerzy Soltan, Harvard University
2003
Marvin J. Malecha, North Carolina State University
2004
Stanford Anderson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2005
Edward Allen
2006
William G. McMinn
2007
Lance Brown, City College of New York
2008
Stanley Tigerman, Tigerman McCurry & Archeworks
2009
Adèle Naudé Santos, FAIA, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2010
Michael Graves, FAIA, Princeton University
2011
Lawrence Speck, University of Texas at Austin
2012
George Baird, University of Toronto
2013
ACSA DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS
1984-85
Alfred Caldwell, Illinois Institute of Technology
Robert S. Harris, University of Southern California
Fay Jones, University of Arkansas
Charles Moore, University of Texas at Austin
Ralph Rapson, University of Minnesota
1985-86
James Marston Fitch, Columbia University
Leslie J. Laskey, Washington University
Harlan McClure, Clemson University
Edward Romieniec, Texas A & M University
Richard Williams, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1986-87
Christopher Alexander, University of California, Berkeley
Harwell Hamilton Harris, North Carolina State University
Stanislawa Nowicki, University of Pennsylvania
Douglas Shadbolt, University of British Columbia
Jerzy Soltan, Harvard University
1987-88
Harold Cooledge, Jr., Clemson University
Bernd Foerster, Kansas State University
Romaldo Giurgola, Columbia University
Joseph Passonneau, Washington University
John G. Williams, University of Arkansas
1988-89
Peter R. Lee, Jr., Clemson University
E. Keith McPheeters, Auburn University
Stanley Salzman, Pratt Institute
Calvin C. Straub, Arizona State University
Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, University of Toronto
13
(ACSA DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS
continued)
1989-90
Gunnar Birkerts, University of Michigan
Olivio C. Ferrari, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
George C. Means, Jr., Clemson University
Malcolm Quantrill, Texas A & M University
1990-91
Denise Scott Brown, University of Pennsylvania
Panos Koulermos, University of Southern California
William McMinn, Cornell University
Forrest Wilson, The Catholic University of America
David Woodcock, Texas A&M University
1991-92
M. David Egan, Clemson University
Robert D. Dripps, University of Virginia
Richard C. Peters, University of California, Berkeley
David L. Niland, University of Cincinnati
1992-93
Stanley W. Crawley, University of Utah
Don P. Schlegel, University of New Mexico
Thomas L. Schumacher, University of Maryland
1993-94
George Anselevicius, University of New Mexico
Hal Box, University of Texas at Austin
Peter McCleary, University of Pennsylvania
Douglas Rhyn, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Alan Stacell, Texas A&M University
1994-95
Blake Alexander, University of Texas-Austin
Robert Burns, North Carolina State University
Robert Heck, Louisiana State University
Ralph Knowles, University of Southern California
1995-96
James Barker, Clemson University
Mui Ho, University of California, Berkeley
Patricia O’Leary, University of Colorado at Denver
Sharon Sutton, University of Minnesota
Peter Waldman, University of Virginia
1996-97
Colin H. Davidson, Universite de Montreal
Michael Fazio, Mississippi State University
Ben J. Refuerzo, University of California, Los Angeles
Max Underwood, Arizona State University
J. Stroud Watson, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
1997-98
Roger H. Clark, North Carolina State University
Bob E. Heatly, Oklahoma State University
John S. Reynolds, University of Oregon
Marvin E. Rosenman, Ball State University
James R. Warfield, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1998-99
Ralph Bennett, University of Maryland
Thomas Kass, University of Utah
Norbert Schoenauer, McGill University
Jan Wampler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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1999-00
Maelee Thomson Foster, University of Florida
Louis Inserra, Pennsylvania State University
Henry Sanoff, North Carolina State University
2000-01
Dr. Raymond J. Cole, University of British Columbia
Ikhlas Sabouni, Prairie View A&M University
2001-02
Steven Paul Badanes, University of Washington
Raymond Lifehez, University of California Berkeley
Marvin John Malecha, FAIA North Carolina State University
Dr. Enrique Vivoni Farrage, Universidad de Puerto Rico
Donald Watson, FAIA, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2002-03
Sherry Ahrentzen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Lance Jay Brown, AIA City College of the City of New York
David Crane, AIA, University of South Florida
Lars Lerup, Rice University
Edward Steinfeld, Arch D, AIA, University at Buffalo,
State University of New York
2003-04
Michael Benedikt, RA, Universityof Texas at Austin
Georgia Bizios, AIA, North Carolina State University
William Miller, FAIA, RA, University of Utah
2004-05
Stephen Verderber, Tulane University
Anne Taylor, University of New Mexico
2005-06
No professor selected
2006-07
Harry Von Oudenallen, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
George Dodds, PhD, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Paul J. Donnelly, FAIA, Washington University in St. Louis
Ferdinand Johns, Montana State University
Geraldine Forbes-Isais, University of New Mexico
2007-08
David Heymann, University of Texas at Austin
Gregory Palermo, Iowa State University
Victor Regnier, University of Southern California
2008-09
Howard Davis, University of Oregon
Judith Sheine, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Rafael Longoria, University of Houston
2009-10
Anthony Schuman, New Jersey Institute of Technology
Chris Theis, Louisiana State University
Kathryn Anthony, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Thomas Hubka, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2010-11
Frances Bronet, University of Oregon
Robert J. Dunay, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Thomas Fowler IV, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
Carmina Sanchez-del-Valle, Hampton University
(ACSA DISTINGUISHED PROFESSORS
continued)
2011-12
Donald Corner, University of Oregon
Mahesh Daas, Ball State University
Marleen Kay Davis, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Juan Miro, University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, University of Washington
2012-13
Gary Coates, Kansas State University
Wendy Ornelas, Kansas State University
John V. Mutlow, University of Southern California
Donna Dunay, Virginia Tech
ACSA HONORARY AWARD
1985-86
Arthur Q. Davis, New Orleans
J.B. Jackson, Santa Fe
Jane Jacobs, Toronto
1986-87
Lewis Mumford, New York City
Ada Louise Huxtable, New York City
1989-90
Frederick Gutheim, Dickerson, Maryland
1997-98
Randall Wilson, Southern California Institute of Architecture
1998-99
Bob Githens, Ball State University
1999-00
John Schumacher, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2000-01
Eloise Matzko, NJIT
Diane Beckham, Former ACSA Controller
2002-03
Sideny Fleisher, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Elaine Ostroff, Adaptive Environments
CREATIVE ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
1987-88
Robert Venturi, Venturi, Rauch & Scott Brown
1988-89
John Habraken, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1989-90
Thomas Dutton, Miami University
Horst Rittel, University of California, Berkeley
1991-92
Kathryn Anthony, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
1992-93
Joseph Bilello, American Institute of Architects
1993-94
Leslie Kanes Weisman, New Jersey Institute of Technology
1994-95
Christos Yessios, The Ohio State University
1995-96
Ikhlas Sabouni, Prairie View A&M University
1997-98
G. Goetz Schierle, University of Southern California
Donald P. Greenberg, Cornell University
1998-99
Avi Friedman, McGill University
2000-01
Brian Carter, University of Michigan
2001-02
John M. Cary Jr., University of California Berkeley
Stephen F. Verderber, Tulane University
2002-03
Araya Asgedom, Hampton University
Thomas Barrie, North Carolina State University
Beth Blostein and Lisa Tilder, The Ohio State University
Linda Samuels, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
2003-04
Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University
2004-05
Julio Bermudez & Jim Agutter, University of Utah
2005-06
Ann Sobiech-Munson & Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University
Catherine Wetzel, Illinois Institute of Technology
2006-07
Robert Alexander Gonzalez, Tulane University & Rafael Longoria, University of Houston
Michael Jenson, University of Colorado
David Lewis, Rachel McCann, & Wanda Dye,
Mississippi State University
2007-08
Jason Alread, Karen Jeske, Thomas Leslie, James Miller,
Joe Muench & Carl Rogers, Iowa State University
Rodolfo Imas, New York Institute of Technology
Peter MacKeith, Washington University
2008-09
Ryan E. Smith, University of Utah
Robert Miller, Clemson Architecture Center in Charelston
Mitchell Squire, Iowa State University
2009-10
Thomas Fowler IV, California Polytechnic State University, SLO
William H. Sherman, University of Virginia
2010-11
John Quale, University of Virginia
Joerg Ruegemer, University of Utah
2011-12
Peter Waldman, University of Virginia
Álvaro Malo, University of Arizona
Jason Oliver Vollen, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dale Clifford, Carnegie Mellon University
Catherine Wetzel, Illinois Institute of Technology
Paul Endres, Illinois Institute of Technology
Rick Nelson, Illinois Institute of Technology
2012-13
Eugene Kupper & Kathleen Kupper, University of California, Los Angeles, Selene Kupper
Rob Whitehead, iowa State University
Peter Aeschbacher & Marcus Shaffer, Pennsylvania State University
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ACSA/AIAS NEW FACULTY TEACHING AWARD
1990-91
Bradford Grant, University of Cincinnati
Irena Latek, University of Montreal
Jill Stoner, University of California, Berkeley
1991-92
Vladimir Krstic, Kansas State University
Bruce Lindsey, Carnegie Mellon University
LaVerne Wells-Bowie, Florida A & M University
1992-93
James Asbel, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Eleni Bastea, Washington University
Jeffrey Hildner, New Jersey Institute of Technology
1993-94
Nadia Alhasani, University of Notre Dame
Gary Black, University of California, Berkeley
Wendy Ornelas, Kansas State University
1994-95
Eugenia Ellis, University of Idaho
Mark Keane, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Douglas Noble, University of Southern California
1995-96
William Carpenter, Southern College of Technology
Gabriella Gutierrez, University of Houston
Patricia Kucker, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1996-97
Thomas Barrie, Lawrence Technological University
Renée Cheng, University of Arizona
Tom Fowler, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
1997-98
Suzanne Bilbeisi, Oklahoma State University
Brian Lonsway, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
James Wasley, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1998-99
Annette LeCuyer, University of Michigan
Torgeir Norheim, Kansas State University
1999-00
Jori Erdman, Drury University
Juan Miro, University of Texas at Austin
Sandy Stannard, University of Idaho
2000-01
Dietmar E. Froehlich, University of Houston
Patrick J. Tripeny, University of Utah
2001-02
Grace E. La, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Michael Thomas Mahar, Clemson University
Paola Sanguinetti Rivas, University of Kansas
2002-03
Thomas Leslie, Iowa State University
Jin-Ho Park, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Geoffrey C. Adams, University of New Mexico
2003-04
Joongsub Kim, Lawrence Technological University
Wendy Redfield, North Carolina State University
2004-05
Gail Peter Borden, North Carolina State University
Billie Faircloth, University of Texas at Austin
Mitchell Squire, Iowa State University
16
2005-06
Michael McClure, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Luis Boza, Catholic University of America
Jeremy Ficca, North Carolina State University
2006-07
Jason Alread, Iowa State University
Tim B. Castillo, University of New Mexico
Jeanne Homer, Oklahoma State University
2007-08
Ulrich Dangel, University of Texas at Austin
Aaron Gabriel, University of Arkansas
Jodi La Coe, Penn State University
2008-09
Karen Lewis, University of Kentucky
Stephen J. Phillips, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
Thomas J. Morton, Arizona State University
2009-10
Kiel Moe, Northeastern University
Marshall B. Brown, Illinois Institute of Technology
Tricia A. Stuth, University of Tennessee
2010-11
Christopher Thomas Romano, State University of New York
at Buffalo
Jim Bassett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Tricia A. Stuth, University of Tennessee
2011-12
Jeffrey Erwin Huber, University of Arkansas
Matthew W Johnson, University of Houston
Eric Thomas Nulman, University of Southern California
2012-13
Matt Fajkus, University of Texas at Austin
Nathan L. Richardson, Oklahoma State University
Ulrike Heine, Clemson University
ACSA FACULTY DESIGN AWARD
1989-90
Laurie Hawkinson, Columbia University & Henry Smith-Miller, Lars Lerup, Michael Bell, Antonio Lao, Michael Palmore
& T. Rempel, University of California, Berkeley
Bennett Neiman, University of Colorado at Denver
Peter Pran & Carlos Zapata, New York Institute of Technology
Mark Robbins, Parsons School of Design
James Tice, Columbia University
1990-91
Ben Refuerzo, University of California, Los Angeles
& Stephen Verderber, Tulane University
Dan Rockhill, University of Kansas
J.P.Maruszczak, University of Texas at Arlington
1991-92
Brian D. Andrews, University of Virginia
Matthew J. Bell, University of Maryland, & Cheryl ONeill, The
Catholic University of America
Sabir Khan, University of Oklahoma
Joel Sanders, Princeton University
(ACSA FACULTY DESIGN AWARD
continued)
1992-93
Rafael Longoria & Patrick Peters, University of Houston
Monica Ponce de Leon, University of Miami & Nader Tehrani, Northeastern University
1993-94
Wellington Reiter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mark Robbins, The Ohio State University
1994-95
Michael Cadwell, The Ohio State University
Rene Davids, University of New Mexico & Christine Killory, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Paul Hirzel, Washington State University
Kevin Kemner, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
1995-96
Brian Andrews, University of Virginia
Craig Konyk, Parsons School of Design
W. Jude Leblanc, Harvard University
Joe Mashburn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Randall Ott, University of Arizona
Kramer Woodard, University of New Mexico
1996-97
Barbara L. Allen, Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana
Wellington Reiter, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sabir Khan & Mark Cottle, Georgia Institute of Technology
Paul Kariouk, University of Florida, & Robert Alexander Gonzalez, University of California, Berkeley
Sheryl Tucker de Vasquez, University of Houston
1997-98
Brian D. Andrews, University of Virginia & W. Jude LeBlanc, Harvard University
Robert V. Barnstone, Washington State University, & Deborah Ascher-Barnstone, Washington State University
Mark Robbins, The Ohio State University
1998-99
Sunil Bald, Cornell University & Yolande Daniels,
University of Michigan
Mateo Eiletz, Michael Stanton, & Scott Wall, Tulane University
Patricia Kucker, University of Virginia
Barbara Ambach, University of Colorado at Denver
1999-00
Paul Lewis, Marc Tsurumaki, & David J. Lewis, Lewis. Tsurumaki. Lewis, New York, NY
Ronit Eisenbach, University of Detroit Mercy
2000-01
Julian Bonder, Roger Williams University
Robert Levit, University of Michigan
Randall Ott, University of Colorado at Denver
Timothy Stenson, University of Virginia
2001-02
Craig Borum, Karl Daubrmann, Olivia Hyde, Mireille Roddier, University of Michigan
Julee Herdt, AIA, University of Colorado
Randall Oh, University of Colorado
Vincent Snyder, University of Texas at Austin
2002-03
Jeffrey L. Day, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Grace La & James Dallman, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
& La Dallman Architects
Stephen Luoni & Martin Gold, University of Florida
Timothy Stenson, University of Virginia
Cladio Vekstein, Arizona State University
2003-04
Jason Alread, AIA, Iowa State University
Brian Andrews, University of Southern California,
& Jude Le Blanc, Georgia Institute of Technology
Keith Mitnick, University of Michigan
Jennifer Siegal, Woodbury University
2004-05
Gail Peter Borden, North Carolina State University
Jeremy Ficca, North Carolina State University
Marilys R. Nepomechie, & Marta Canavés,
Florida International University
Mark West, University of Manitoba
Gretchen Wilkins & John Comazzi, University of Michigan
& Anselmo Canfora, University of Virginia
2005-06
Lisa Iwamoto & Craig Scott, University of California Berkeley
Mark Anderson, University of California Berkeley
Bennett R. Neiman, Texas Tech University
Oliver Lang, University of British Columbia
2006-07
Krzysztof Wodiczko & Julian Bonder, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Roger Williams University
Michael Hughes & Selma Catovic-Hughes, University of Arkansas
Grace E. La, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Matthew Lutz, Virginia Tech
2007-08
Gail Peter Borden, University of Southern California
Grace E. La & James Dallman, University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee
J. Meejin Yoon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2008-09
Kiel Moe, Northeastern University
Grace E. La & James Dallman, University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee/ La Dallman Architects
Laura Garofalo University at Buffalo & David Hill,
North Carolina State University
Martin Despang, University of Nebraska
2009-10
Kevin Alter & Ernesto Cragnolino, University of Texas at Austin
Jeffrey L. Day, University of Nebraska-Lincoln & E.B. Min, California College of the Arts
Terry Boling, University of Cincinnati
2010-11
Lola Sheppard & Mason White, University of Waterloo
Doris Kim Sung, University of Southern California
Jason Kelly Johnson, California College of the Arts & Nataly Gattegno, CCA & University of California, Berkeley
17
(ACSA COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AWARD
continued)
2011-12
Martin Despang, University of Arizona
Kathy Velikov, University of Michigan & Geoffrey Thun, University of Michigan
Lola Sheppard, University of Waterloo, Mason White, University of Toronto, Neeraj Bhatia, Rice University
& Maya Przybylski, University of Waterloo
2012-13
Craig Borum, University of Michigan
Jen Maigret, University of Michigan
Maria Arquero de Alarcon, University of Michigan
Brian Delford Andrews, Universiy of Arizona
JUNIOR FACULTY FELLOWSHIP
1995-96
Nathaniel Quincy Belcher, Tulane University
Eleni Bastea, Washington University
ACSA COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE AWARD
1997-98
Achva Benzinberg Stein, University of Southern California
Ralph Johnson, Montana State University
William Carpenter, James Fausett, and James W.C. MaKay, Southern Polytechnic State University
Keith Krumwiede, Jay Baker, Andrew Albers, Brian Burke, Chad Machen, Alane Truitt, and Brett Zamore, Rice University
Honorable Mention—Avi Friedman, McGill University
1998-99
Eduard Epp & Barry Yanchyshyn, University of Manitoba
Honorable Mention—Kay Bea Jones & Beverly Toomey,
with Tony Freitag, Ohio State University
1999-2000
James S. Jones and Stephanie A. Rolley, Kansas State University
Jennifer Siegal, Woodbury University
2000-01
Michael Haverland, Yale University
Mary C. Hardin, University of Arizona
2002-03
Avi Friedman and Louis Pretty, McGill University
Daniel Glenn, Montana State University
David Hinson, Auburn University
2003-04
Grant Cunningham, APA, Jori Erdman, & Patricio Del Real, Clemson University
Avi Friedman, MRAIC, RA, & Louis Pretty, McGill University
Pamela Harwood, Ball State University
John M. Reynolds, Miami University
2004-05
Michael Everts, Montana State University
Rice Building Workshop, 1997–2004, Danny Samuels & Nonya Grenader, University
Marilys R. Nepomechie, Florida International University, Marta Canavés,Florida International University, David Biagi, University of Kentucky & Bruce Swetnam, University
of Kentucky, Michaele Pride-Wells, University of Cincinnati
18
2005-2006
Ekaterini Vlahos, University of Colorado at Denver
Frank Flury, Illinois Institute of Technology
Michael Hughes, University of Colorado
Ted Cavanaugh, Richard Kroeker, Roger Mullin & Ald Neufeld, Dalhosuie University
2006-2007
The Catholic University of America Design Collaboration
David Hinson & Stacy Norman, Auburn University
2007-08
Bryan Bell, Dan Etheridge, Sarah Gamble, Doug Harmon, Jared Hueter, Reed Kroloff, Alan Lewis & Patrick Rhodes, Tulane University
Phoebe Crisman, University of Virginia, Learning Barge Studio
Roberta M. Feldman, University of Illinois at Chicago,
City Design Center
Stephen Verderber, Clemson University
2008-09
Inge Roecker, University of British Columbia
Ted Shelton, University of Tennessee
Peter Schneider, Michael Hughes, Willem Van Vliet,
& Bruce Wrightsman, University of Colorado
Craig L. Wilkins, PhD, AIA, NOMA, University of Michigan
2009-10
John Folan, Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Hughes, University of Arkansas
Susan K. Rogers & Rafael Longoria, University of Houston
2010-11
Anselmo Gianluca Canfora & Dana Elzey, University of Virginia
Joseph Kaliisa & George Srour, Building Tomorrow, Inc.
Ewan Charles Thomas Smith, Ove Arup & Parnters Intntl Ltd.
Mary Hardin & Richard Eribes, University of Arizona
John E. Folan, Carnegie Mellon University
2011-12
Stephen D. Luoni & Jeffrey Erwin Huber, University of Arkansas
Aziza Chaouni, University of Toronto, Nina-Marie Lister, Ryerson University & Chris Johnson, The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature
Michael Zaretsky, University of Cincinnati
2012-13
John E. Folan, Carnegie Mellon University & Urban Design Build Studio
Stephen D. Luoni, Jeffrey Erwin Huber & Peter Rich, University of
Arkansas, Korydon Smith, University of Buffalo
in New York
Jori A. Erdman, Jeff Carney, Robert Twilley, Carter Lynne, Clint Wilson, Elizabeth Mossop, Kristi Dykema Cheramie,
Ursula Emery McClure, Meredith Sattler, Bradley Cantrell & John White, Louisiana State University
Thomas K. Davis, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
ROBERT R. TAYLOR DIVERSITY AWARD
1999-00
Barbara L. Allen, University of Southwestern Louisiana
Andrew Chin, Florida A&M University
Theodore Trent Green, University of South Florida
Ralph B. Johnson, Florida Atlantic University
2001-02
Lynn Paxson, AIA Iowa State University
2002-03
Daniel J. Glenn, Montana State University
ROBERT R. TAYLOR CERTIFICATE
2000-01
Carlos F. Casuscelli, Ball State University
Teddy Cruz, Woodbury University, San Diego
Robert R. Taylor Grant
Sandra I. Vivanco, California College of Arts & Crafts
Sheryl Tucker de Vazquez, Tulane University
2001-02
Lynn Paxson, AIA Iowa State University
2002-03
Dana Buntrock, University of California, Berkeley
Daniel J. Glenn, Montana State University
Joongsub Kim, PH.D.,Lawrence Technological University
Paula Lupkinm PH.D., Washington University in St. Louis
Beth Tauke, University at Buffalo, State University of New York
JOURNAL OF ARCHITECTURAL EDUCATION AWARD
1984-85
Peter Anders, New York City
1985-86
John Macsai, University of Illinois at Chicago
1986-87
Tom F. Peters, Cornell University
1987-88
Anthony Schuman, New Jersey Institute of Technology
1989-90
James Mayo, University of Kansas
Peter McCleary, University of Pennsylvania
1990-91
Nicole Pertuiset, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1991-92
Anthony Ward, University of Auckland
1992-93
Libero Andreotti, Georgia Institute of Technology
1993-94
Wallis Miller, Princeton University
1994-95
Ellen Soroka, Harare, Zimbabwe
1995-96
C. Greig Crysler, Binghamton University
1996-97
Lynda H. Schneekloth, State University of New York at Buffalo
1997-98
Elissa Rosenberg, University of Virginia
1998-99
Kazys Varnelis, Southern California Institute of Architecture
1999-00
Paolo Tombesi, University of Melbourne, Australia
2000-01
Lance Hosey
2001-02
Article: Graham Farmer & Simon Guy, University of Newcastle upon Tyme
Design: Mark West, University of Marutoba
2002-03
Article: Christopher Long, University of Texas at Austin
Design: Karen Bermann, Iowa State University
2003-04
Article: Behir Kenzari, United Arab Emirates University,
& Yasser Elsheshtawy, PhD
Design: Robert Mohr
2004-05
Article: Greg Castillo, University of Miami
Design: Ryo Yamada
2005-06
Article: George Barnett Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology
Design: Lisa Iwamoto, University of California Berkeley
2006-07
Article: Mary Louise Lobsinger, University Of Toronto
Design: Gabu Heindl, Graz University Of Technology
2007-08
Design as Scholarship: Lois Weinthal, University of Texas at Austin
Scholarship of Design: Panayiota I. Pyla, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
2008-09
Design as Scholarship: Phoebe Crisman, University of Virginia
Scholarship of Design: Kiel Moe, Northeastern University
2009-10
Design as Scholarship: Gustavo Crembil, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute & Peter Lynch, City College of New York City & Parsons School of Design
Scholarship of Design: Avigail Sachs, University of Tennessee-
Knoxville
2010-11
Design as Scholarship: Clare Lyster, University of Illinois
at Chicago
Scholarship of Design: Mari Anna Fujita, University
of British Columbia
2011-12
Design as Scholarship: Ana Miljacki, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Scholarship of Design: David Rifkind, Florida International University
2012-13
Design as Scholarship: Kathy Velikov & Geoffrey Thun, University of Michigan, Colin Ripley, Ryerson University
Scholarship of Design: Irene Sunwoo, PrincetonUniversity
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ACSA/AIA HOUSING DESIGN EDUCATION AWARD
2007-08
Ian MacBurnie & Mark Gorgolewski, Ryerson Unversity
Stephen Luoni, Aaron Gabriel, & Jeffrey Huber, University of Arkansas, Community Design Center
2008-09
Tricia Stuth, University of Tennessee
Stephen Luoni, Aaron Gabriel, Katie Breshears, & Cade Jacobs, University of Arkansas Community Design Center
2009-10
David Hinson, Frederick Norman, & Justin Miller, Auburn University
Elizabeth Roettger, University of Virginia
2010-11
2011-12
Clare L Lyster, University of Illinois at Chicago, Judith De Jong, University of Illinois at Chicago & McLain Clutter, University of Michigan
John E. Folan, Carnegie Mellon University
Matthew Soules, University of British Columbia
2012-13
Stephen D. Luoni, Jeffrey Erwin Huber & Cory Amos,
University of Arkansas
David Hill, Ranji Ranjithan & Joe DeCarolis, North Carolina State University
ACSA DIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
2010-11
William Carswell, University of Kansas
David Fox, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
2012-13
Jose Alvarez, Sabeen Hasan, Bryan Lee, Scott Ruff & Amber Wiley, NOMA Lousiana / Tulane University
Nichole Wiedemann, University of Texas at Austin
ACSA DESIGN BUILD AWARD
2012-13
Tricia A. Stuth, Robert French, Samuel Mortimer & Richard M. Kelso, University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Elijah Huge, Wesleyan University
Keith Brian Zawistowski & Marie Zawistowski, Virginia Tech
Jeffrey L. Day, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
APPOINTEES TO AIA/ACSA TOPAZ JURY
1980-81
ACSA: Vernon DeMars, University of California, Berkeley & J. Bosserman, University of Virginia
1981-82
ACSA: Holmes Perkins, Pennsylvania & Jaquelin Robertson, University of Virginia
1982-83
ACSA: Richard Peters, University of California, Berkeley & William Turner, Tulane University
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1983-84
ACSA: Robert Metcalf, University of Michigan &
Eugene Kremer, Kansas State University
1984-85
ACSA: O. Jack Mitchell, Rice University & Gerald McCue, Harvard University
1985-86
ACSA: Robert Geddes, Princeton University & Charles Hight, University of North Carolina, Charlotte
1986-87
ACSA: John de Monchaux, Massachusetts Institute of Technology & Wilmot Gilland, University of Oregon
1987-88
ACSA: Charles Steger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University & Robert Burns, North Carolina State University
1988-89
ACSA: George Anselevicius, University of New Mexico & Blanche Lemco van Ginkel, University of Toronto
1989-90
ACSA: Lee Copeland, University of Pennsylvania & Tom Regan, North Carolina State University
1990-91
ACSA: Thomas Beeby, Yale University & Marvin Malecha, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
1991-92
ACSA: George Anselevicius, University of New Mexico & John Meunier, Arizona State University
1992-93
ACSA: Larry Richards, University of Waterloo & Patrick Quinn, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
1993-94
ACSA: Kenneth Frampton, Columbia University & James Barker, Clemson University
1994-95
ACSA: Judith Kinnard, University of Virginia & Kent Hubbell, Cornell University
1995-96
ACSA: Janet White, Drury College & Garth Rockcastle, University of Minnesota
1996-97
ACSA: Marvin Malecha, North Carolina State University & Robert Greenstreet, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
1997-98
ACSA: Jerry Finrow, University of Washington & Ethel Goodstein, University of Arkansas
1998-99
1999-2000
ACSA: LaVerne Wells-Bowie, Washington/Alexandria
Architecture Consortium
2000-01
ACSA: Rafael Longoria, University of Houston & Patricia O’Leary, University of Colorado
2001-02
2002-03
2003-04
ACSA: Mike Stepner, Woodbury University & Ken Lambla, University of North Carolina At Charlotte
(APPOINTEES TO AIA/ACSA TOPAZ JURY continued)
2004-05
ACSA: Joyce Noe, University of Hawaii At Manoa & Lance Brown, City College of New York
2005-06
ACSA: Marvin Malecha, North Carolina State University & Marilys Nepomechie, Florida International University
2006-07
ACSA: Bradford Grant, Hampton University & Joseph Bilello, Ball State University
2007-08
ACSA: Sharon Sutton, University of Washington & Dan Hoffman, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
2008-09
ACSA: Francis Bronet, University of Oregon & Henry N. Cobb,
Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
2009-10
ACSA: Marilyn Taylor Jordan, University of Pennsylvania
& Robert A. M. Stern, Yale University
2010-11
ACSA: Kenneth Schwartz, Tulane University
Anne Cormier, Université de Montréal
2011-12
ACSA: Preston Scott Cohen, Harvard University & Dana Cuff, UCLA
2012-13
ACSA: Larry Speck, Univeristy of Texas at Austin & Adèle Naudé Santos, MIT
ACSA NOMINEES FOR NAAB SCHOOL
VISIT TEAMS
2009–2010 through 2012–2013
Tim Castillo, University of New Mexico
David M. Chasco, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Adam Drisin, Florida International University
Gabriella Gutierrez, University of New Mexico
John Hertz, University of Texas, San Antonio
Robert Miller, Clemson University
Keith Diaz Moore, University of Kansas
Carmina Sánchez-del-Valle, Hampton University
Stephen Schreiber, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
John Stamper, University of Notre Dame
Terrance R. Williams, Catholic University of America
Daniel E. Willis, Pennsylvania State University
Will Wittig, University of Detroit Mercy
Judith Kinnard, Tulane University
John Folan, Carnegie Mellon University
Alfredo Fernández-González, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Walter Grondzik. Ball State University
Dana Gulling, University of New Mexico
Christopher Jarrett, University of North Carolina Charlotte Peter
MacKeith, Washington University in St. Louis
Ute Poerschke, Pennsylvania State University
Karl Puljak, Louisiana Tech University
Michelangelo Sabatino, University of Houston
Madlen Simon, University for Maryland
Patrick Tripeny, University of Utah
Michael Underhill, University of Arizona
2011-2012 through 2014-2015
Amir Ameri, Cornell Universtiy
Markus Breitschmid, Virginia Tech
Mark Childs, University of New Mexico
William Conway, University of Minnesota
Henri de Hahn, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
George Dodds, University of Tennessee
James Doerfler, California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
George Kapelos, Ryerson University
Francis Lyn, Florida Atlantic University
Thomas McPeek, University of Central Florida
Peter Noonan, University of Maryland
Doug Noble, University of Southern California
Wendy Redfield, Tulane Universtiy
Victor Regnier, University of Southern California
Maurizio Sabini, Kent State University
Theodore Sawruk, University of Hartford
Scott Singeisen, Savannah College of Art and Design
Kari Smith, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Karl Wallick, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Norman Millar, Woodbury University
Lisa Tilder, Ohio State University
Shannon Criss, University of Kansas
2010-2011 through 2013-2014
Donna Robertson, Illinois Institute of Technology
Craig Barton, University of Virginia
Glenn Wiggins, Wentworth Institute of Technology
Susan Conger-Austin, Illinois Institute of Technology
Vandana Baweja, University of Florida
Andrew Chin, Florida A&M University
Anthony Cricchio, University of Oklahoma
Michael Crossbie, University of Hartford
Mohamed Elnahas, Savannah College of Art and Design
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ACSA ANNUAL MEETING
22
YEAR
LOCATION
THEME
CHAIR
1980
San Antonio, TX
Language in Architecture
John Meunier
1981
Asilomar, CA
Teaching Architecture
Mary Comerio
J.P. Protzen
1982
Quebec City, QC
Architecture Education and the University
Bob Beckley
Hugh Burgess
1983
Santa Fe, NM
Architectural Value and World Issues
Bill Gilland
David Woodcock
1984
Charleston, SC
Architecture and the Future
Paul Heyer
Stephen Grabow
1985
Vancouver, BC
Inquiry Through Design
Patrick Quinn
Tom Regan
1986
New Orleans, LA
The Spirit of Home
Patrick Quinn
Robert Benson
1987
Los Angeles, CA
Architecture & Urbanism
Thomas Beeby
Alan Platus
1988
Miami, FL
Who Designs America?
Ron Filson
Tim McGinty
1989
Chicago, IL
Debate & Dialogue
Stanley Tigerman
Tim McGinty
1990
San Francisco, CA
Architecture of the In-Between
Patricia Oliver
1991
Washington, DC
Architecture: Back...To...Life
John Hancock
1992
Disney World
Architectural Education: Where We Are
Bill Porter
1993
Charleston, SC
Michael Fazio
Joanna Lombard
1994
Montreal, QC
Marvin Malecha
1995
Seattle, WA
Trina Deines
1996
Boston, MA
Judith Kinnard
Kenneth Schwartz
1997
Dallas, TX
Architecture/Material & Imagined
Lawrence Speck
1998
Cleveland, OH
Constructing Identity
Craig Barton
1999
Minneapolis, MN
Legacy and Aspirations:
Considering the Future of Architectural Education
Geraldine Forbes
Marvin Malecha
2000
Los Angeles, CA
Heteropolis: Immigration, Ethnicity and the American City
LaVerne Wells-Bowie
Gustavo Leclerc
2001
Baltimore, MD
The Paradoxes of Progress:
Architecture and Education in a Post-utopian Era
Thomas Fisher
Christine Macy
2002
New Orleans, LA
Architecture in Communication Challenge and Opportunity in Building the
Information Age
Jill Bambury
Rodolphe El-Khoury
2003
Louisville, KY
Recalibrating the Centers and the Margins
Ellen Dunham-Jones
David Mohney
2004
Miami, FL
Archipelagos: Outposts of the Americas
Marilys Nepomechie
Robert Gonzales
2005
Chicago, IL
The Art of Architecture/The Science of Architecture
Renata Hejduk
Harry Van Oudenallen
2006
Salt Lake City, UT
Getting Real: Design Ethos Now
Patrick Tripeny
Renee Cheng
2007
Philadelphia, PA
Fresh Air
Judith Bing
Cathrine Veikos
2008
Houston, TX
Seeking the City: Visionaries on the Margins
Dietmar Froehlich
Michaele Pride
2009
Portland, OR
The Value of Design:
Design Is at the Core of What We Teach and Practice
Mark Gillem
Pheobe Crisman
2010
New Orleans, LA
Rebuilding
Bruce Goodwin
Judith Kinnard
2011
Montreal, QC
Where Do You Stand
Alberto Pérez-Gómez
Ann Cormier
Annie Pedret
2012
Boston, MA
0_100 Digital Aptitudes
Mark Goulthorpe
Amy Murphy
2013
San Francisco, CA
New Constellations, New Ecologies
Ila Berman
Ed Mitchell
2014
Miami, FL
Globalizing Architecture / Flows and Disruptions
John Stuart
Mabel Wilson
ACSA ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE
YEAR
LOCATION
THEME
CHAIR
1981
AIA - Washington, DC
Robert Metcalf
1982
Richard Whitaker
1983
Hal Box
1984
Sanford Greenfield
1985
Are There New Places for Our Students:
Colonizing New Academic Territory
Marvin Malecha
1986
Leadership in a Time of Transition
Charles Steger
1987
Academic Administration: How to Be Effective in the Real World
Anthony Catanese
1988
Key West, FL
The Changing Setting for Architectural Eduaction
Alan Balfour
1989
San Diego, CA
Architectural Education in Context
Ray Yeh
1990
Phoenix, AZ
How Architectural Schools Build and Demonstrate Their Value
Harrison Fraker
1991
San Juan, PR
Architectural Leadership in Relation to the Global Context
Alan Balfour
1992
Santa Fe, NM
Building Leadership: Accountability and Responsiblity
William McMinn
Frances Halsband
1993
San Antonio, TX
Urban Leadership: Architecture in the Service of Community
Alan Plattus
1994
Washington, DC
Power and Sustainability
Sharon Sutton
1995
Milwaukee, WI
Academic Issues and Challenges: Forward Thinking
to the Millennium
Donna Robertson
William Miller
1996
Miami, FL
Broadening Horizons
Janet White
Robert Zwirn
1997
Jackson, MS
Mentoring/Faculty Development
Marleen Davis
Roy Decker
1998
Washington, DC
Architecture and Community
Cymthia Weese
Paul Knox
1999
Savannah, GA
Architecture and Urbanism: The Case for Engagement
Doug Kelbaugh
Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk
2000
San Francisco, CA
Agents of Change
Brad Grant
Urs Gauchant
2001
New York, NY
Global Practice in 2001
Donna Robertson
2002
San Diego, CA
Re-Inventing Architectural Education in the 21st Century
Mitra Kanaani
2003
Honolulu, HI
2004
Houston, TX
Change
R. Wayne Drummond
Lars Lerup
2005
Baltimore, MD
Surveying the Landscape of Leadership (in conjuction with CELA)
Brian Kelly
Margarita Hill
2006
Scottsdale, AZ
Synthetic Partnerships/Natural Alliances
Wellington Reiter,
Darren Petrucci &
Kenneth Brooks
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ACSA ADMINISTRATORS CONFERENCE continued
2007
Minneapolis, MN
Preparing for the Inconvenient Truth
Thomas Fisher
John Koepke
2008
Savannah, GA
Design... in the curriculum... in the university... in the economy
Crystal Weaver
Alan Plattus
2009
St. Louis, MO
Economies
Peter MacKeith
Carmon Colangelo
2010
Washington
Design/Leadership + the Public Imagination
Craig Barton
2011
Los Angeles, CA
New School/Old School
Norman Millar
Margaret Crawford
2012
Austin, TX
Research Practice Place
Frederick Steiner
Nichole Wiedemann
Kevin Alter
2013
Providence, RI
All Over the Place
Bill Morrish
Pradeep Sharma
ACSA/AIA TEACHERS SEMINAR
24
YEAR
LOCATION
THEME
CHAIR
1984
Cranbrook Academy
Learning by Design: The Studio Experience
George Anselevicius
1985
Cranbrook Academy
Criticism: Through the Press, Over the Boards and Off the Wall
Donlyn Lyndon
1986
Cranbrook Academy
Teaching and Practice: The Symbiotic Combination
Larry Speck
1987
Cranbrook Academy
The Relationship Between the Lecture Theater and
the Design Studio
John Meunier
1988
Cranbrook Academy
The Art of Composition
Bruce Abbey
Robert Dripps
1989
Cranbrook Academy
A Teachers Forum on Theory, Praxis and Education
Georgia Bizios
Panos Koulermos
1990
Cranbrook Academy
Landscape and Architecture: A Dialogue
Anne Whiston Spirn
1991
Cranbrook Academy
Pretexts and Fabrications
Bill Mitchell
Lisa Findlay
1992
Cranbrook Academy
The Nature and Potentials of the Design Studio
Tom Regan
John Jacques
1993
Cranbrook Academy
Studio Approaches in the Culture of Production
Dan Hoffman
Sheila Kennedy
1994
Cranbrook Academy
Sustainability and Design
Marvin Rosenman
Robert Berkebile
1995
Cranbrook Academy
Designing for Diversity
Sherry Ahrentzen
M. David Lee
1996
Cranbrook Academy
Alternative Teaching Methodologies in Architecture
Susan Moody
Carl Roehling
1997
Cranbrook Academy
Trespassing the Boundaries:
Developing an Architecture of Reciprocity
Rachel McCann
Bonnie Griffin
1998
Cranbrook Academy
Architecture and the Electronic Apparatus
Mario Gooden
Kim Tanzer
1999
Cranbrook Academy
Architecture in Discourse with the Other
John Abell
John Paul Jones
2000
Cranbrook Academy
Advancing the Theory and Practice of K-12 Design Education
Alan Feigenberg
Linda Lipson
2001
Cranbrook Academy
Material Practice/Digital Culture
Mark Mistur
Sheila Kennedy
ACSA TEACHERS SEMINAR continued
2002
Cranbrook Academy
The Architecture of Engagement, Civic Engagement and
the Architectural Profession
Maurice Cox
Harris Steinberg
2003
Cranbrook Academy
Sustainable Pedagogies and Practices
Jean Gardner
John McRae
Kim Tanzer
2004
Cranbrook Academy
Case Studies
Laura Lee
Marvin Malecha
Richard Green
2006
Cranbrook Academy
Time Matters: Exploring Preservation Values in
Architectural Education
Donna Robertson
Jack Pyburn
2007
Cranbrook Academy
Integrated Practice and the Twenty-First Century Curriculum (joint
with AIA Summer Practice Institute)
Daniel S. Friedman
Joyce E. Noe
Norman H. Strong
2008
Cranbrook Academy
Deep Matters: The Path to Meaningful and
Provocative Architectural Research
Max Underwood
Stephen Kieran
James Timberlake
2010
Cranbrook Academy
Public Interest Architecture
[not held due to low registration]
John Cary
Susan Szenasy
Marvin Malecha
Sean Vance
2011
Parson The New School of
Design, New York
Performative Practice: Architecture + Engineering for the TwentyFirst Century
Kiel Moe
William Braham
ACSA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
YEAR
LOCATION
THEME
CHAIR
1990
Athens
1991
Paris
Educating or Training Architects? Pedagogic Models
Spyros Amourgis
1992
Delft
Research as it Relates to the Teaching of Architecture
Spyros Amourgis
1993
Prague
Beginning in Architectural Design
Spyros Amourgis
1994
London
The Urban Scene and the History of the Future
Spyros Amourgis
Alan Balfour
1995
Lisbon
Defining the Urban Condition
Rene Diaz
1996
Copenhagen
Constructions of Tectonics for the Post Industrial World
Kathryn Nesbitt
1997
Berlin
Building as Political Act
Randall Ott
1998
Rio de Janeiro
Constructing New Worlds
Rafael Longoria
1999
Rome
La Citta Nuova
Kay Bea Jones
Katrina Deines
2000
Hong Kong
Cross Currents: Transcultural Architecture, Education and Urbanism
Howard Davis
Lisa Findley
2001
Instanbul
Oriental Occidental: Geography, Indentity, Space
Sibel Bozdogan
Ulker Berke Copur
2002
Havana
Architecture Culture and the Challenge of Globalization
John Loomis
Maria Oliver
2003
Helsinki
Contribution and Confusion:
Architecture and the Influence of Other Fields of Inquire
Scott Poole
Pia Sarpanera
2005
Mexico City
Encounters/Encuentros/Rencontres
David Covo
Gabriel Merigo
2012
Barcelona
Change: Architecture Education Practices
Martha Thorne
Xavier Costa
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ACSA TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
26
YEAR
LOCATION
THEME
1983
Washington, DC
Peter McCleary
1984
Washington, DC
Donald Westwood
1985
Washington, DC
John Reynolds
1986
Washington, DC
Peter McCleary
1987
Baton Rouge
John Shih
1988
San Francisco
Technology is Design
Tom Peters
1990
USC
Modernity, Technology and the City
Marc Angelil
1991
Harvard University
Architecture: Design Implementation
Spiro Pollalis
1992
UC San Diego
Making Environments: Technology and Design
Adele Santos
Susan Ubbelohde
1993
Arizona State University
Body, Technology and Design
Michael Underhill
Max Underwood
1994
University of Michigan
Design and Technological Innovation for the Environment
Jong-Jin Kim
Colin Clispon
1996
Boston (Annual Mtg)
Building Technology Conference
Edward Ford
Timothy Stenson
1997
Dallas (Annual Mtg)
Constructs & Construction: Virtual vs. Material Realities
Dominique BonnamourLloyd
1998
Cleveland (Annual Mtg)
“Souped-up and Unplugged”:
Perspectives on Architectural Technology
Kelly Carlson-Reddig
1999
Montreal
Technology in Transition: From the 20th to the 21st Century
Colin Davidson
2000
MIT Boston, MA
Emerging Technologies and Design:
The Intersection of Design & Technology
William Mitchell
John Fernandez
2001
Austin, TX
Skins: Where Design and Technology Meet
Larry Speck
2002
Portland, OR
Technology and Housing
Linda Brook
Christine Theodoropoulos
2003
Meeting held immediately prior to the 2004 Annual Meeting
2004
Miami, FL
Enclaves Amidst Technology
CHAIR
Abbas Aminmansour
Philip Gallegos
ACSA DESIGN FORUM
YEAR
LOCATION
THEME
CHAIR
1981
San Francisco
Richard McCommons
1982
San Francisco
Richard McCommons
1983
San Francisco
The Spirit of Place
Richard McCommons
1984
San Francisco
Engaging the Urban Place: Public Architecture,
Symbolism and the City
Richard McCommons
1985
San Francisco
Place Lost and Recovered: Resurgence of the
Figurative Dimension in Architecture
Richard McCommons
1986
Chicago
Looking For America
Stanley Tigerman
1987
Chicago
Looking For America: Decentering/Dislocation
Stanley Tigerman
1988
Chicago
Looking For America: Failed Attempts to Heal
an Irreparable Wound
Stanley Tigerman
1990
Helsinki (AIA, SAFA)
Architecture Craftsmanship and Design
Eino Kainlauri
1991
Philadelphia (AIA)
Louis Kahn and the Philadelphia School
Charles Dagit
1992
Japan (AIA, JIA)
1993
New York City (AIA)
Inside New York
Ronnette Riley
1994
Princeton (AIA)
The Idealized Main Street College Town
Harrison Fraker
Margaret McCurry
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ROSTER OF MEMBER SCHOOLS
Beginning July 1, 2012, new regions will be in place.
FULL MEMBER SCHOOLS
West
Academy of Art University, School of Architecture
Arizona State University, College of Design
California College of the Arts, School of Architecture
California Polytechnic State University, College of Architecture &
Environmental Design
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona,
Department of Architecture
Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Taliesin West
Montana State University, School of Architecture
NewSchool of Architecture and Design,
Portland State University, Department of Architecture
Southern California Institute of Architecture
University of Arizona, School of Architecture
University of California, Berkeley, Department of Architecture
University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Architecture
and Urban Design
University of Colorado Denver, College of Architecture and
Planning
University of Hawaii at Manoa, School of Architecture
University of Idaho, Department of Architecture & Interior Design
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, School of Architecture
University of New Mexico, School of Architecture & Planning
University of Oregon, Department of Architecture
University of Southern California, School of Architecture
University of Utah, School of Architecture
University of Washington, Department of Architecture
Washington State University, School of Architecture
& Construction Management
Woodbury University, School of Architecture
West Central
Drury University, Hammons School of Architecture
Iowa State University, Department of Architecture
Kansas State University, College of Architecture,
Planning & Design
North Dakota State University, Department of Architecture
& Landscape Architecture
Oklahoma State University, School of Architecture
Prairie View A&M University, School of Architecture
Rice University, School of Architecture
Texas A&M University, College of Architecture
Texas Tech University
University of Houston, Gerald D. Hines College of Architecture
University of Kansas, School of Architecture & Urban Planning
University of Minnesota, College of Design
University of Nebraska-Lincoln, College of Architecture
University of Oklahoma, College of Architecture
University of Texas at Arlington, School of Architecture
University of Texas at Austin, School of Architecture
University of Texas at San Antonio, College of Architecture
Washington University in St. Louis, Sam Fox School of Design
& Visual Arts/ Architecture Programs
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East Central
Andrews University, School of Art & Design
Ball State University, Department of Architecture
Illinois Institute of Technology, College of Architecture
Judson University, School of Art, Design & Architecture
Kent State University, College of Architecture &
Environmental Design
Lawrence Technological University, College of Architecture
& Design
Miami University, Department of Architecture & Interior Design
The Ohio State University, Austin E. Knowlton School
of Architecture
School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Department
of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects
Southern Illinois University, School of Architecture
University of Cincinnati, The School of Architecture
& Interior Design
University of Detroit Mercy, School of Architecture
University Illinois at Chicago, School of Architecture
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, School of Architecture
University of Kentucky, College of Design, School of Architecture
University of Memphis, Department of Architecture
University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture
& Urban Planning
University of Notre Dame, School of Architecture
University of Tennessee- Knoxville, College of Architecture
& Design
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Architecture
& Urban Planning
Gulf
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University,
School of Architecture
Florida Atlantic University, School of Architecture
Florida international University, Department of Architecture
Louisiana State University, School of Architecture
Louisiana Tech University, School of Architecture
Mississippi State University, School of Architecture
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico, The New School
of Architecture
Southern University and A&M College, School of Architecture
Tulane University, School of Architecture
Tuskegee University, Robert R Taylor School of Architecture
& Construction Sciences
Universidad De Puerto Rico, School of Architecture
University of Arkansas, School of Architecture
University of Florida, College of Design,
Construction and Planning
University of Louisiana- Lafayette, School of Architecture
and Design
University of Miami, School of Architecture
University of South Florida, School of Architecture
& Community Design
Mid-Atlantic
American University of Sharjah, College of Architecture & Design
Auburn University, College of Architecture, Design and Construction
Carnegie Mellon University, School of Architecture
continued)
Catholic University of America, School of Architecture
and Planning
Clemson University, School of Architecture
Drexel University, Antoinette Westphal College of Media Arts
& Design
Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Architecture
Hampton University, School of Engineering and Technology
Howard University, School of Architecture & Design
Morgan State University, School of Architecture and Planning
North Carolina State University, School of Architecture,
College of Design
Pennsylvania State University, Department of Architecture
Philadelphia University, College of Architecture and the Built
Environment
Savannah College of Art and Design, School of Building Arts,
Department of Architecture
Southern Polytechnic State University, Department
of Architecture
Temple University, Tyler School of Art, Architecture Department
University of Maryland, School of Architecture, Planning
& Preservation
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, School of Architecture
University of Pennsylvania, Department of Architecture
University of Virginia, School of Architecture
Virginia Tech, School of Architecture + Design
Northeast
Boston Architectural College, School of Architecture
City College of New York, Bernard and Anne Spitzer School
of Architecture
Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning
and Preservation
Cornell University, Department of Architecture
Harvard University, Graduate School of Design
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture
and Planning
New Jersey Institute of Technology, College of Architecture
and Design
New York Institute of Technology, School of Architecture
& Design
Northeastern University, school of Architecture
Norwich University, School of Architecture and Art
Parsons The New School for Design, School of Constructed
Environments
Pratt Institute, School of Architecture
Princeton University, School of Architecture
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, School of Architecture
Rhode Island School of Design, Division of Architecture & Design
Roger Williams University, School of Architecture,
Art and Historic, Preservation
Syracuse University, School of Architecture
The Cooper Union, Irwin S. Chanin School of Architecture
University at Buffalo, SUNY, School of Architecture & Planning
University of Hartford
University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Department
of Architecture
Wentworth institute of Technology, Department of Architecture
Yale University, School of Architecture
Canada
Carleton University, School of Architecture
Dalhousie University, School of Architecture
Laval University, School of Architecture
McGill University, School of Architecture
Ryerson University, School of Architecture
Université de Montréal, Ecole D’ Architecture
University of British Columbia, School of Architecture
University of Calgary, Faculty of Environmental Design
University of Manitoba
University of Toronto, Faculty of Architecture, Landscape,
and Design
University of Waterloo, School of Architecture
CANDIDATE MEMBER SCHOOLS
Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Department
of Architecture
Pontifical Universidad Catolica de Puerto Rico, School
of Architecture
Portland State University, Department of Architecture
Rochester Institute of Technology
South Dakota State University, Department of Architecture
University of Memphis, Department of Architecture
AFFILIATE MEMBER SCHOOLS
Domestic Affiliates
Appalachian State University
Artemis Institute
Bowling Green State University, Department of Architecture
& Design
Broward College, Department of Architecture & Design
Cape Fear Community College
Central Piedmont Community College, Department
of Architecture
College of DuPage, Department of Architecture
Cuesta College, Department of Architecture
Dutchess Community College, Engineering Architecture and
Computer Technology
Ferris State University, Department of Architecture & Faculty
Fitchburg State University, Industrial Technology
Hawkeye Community College
Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Architectural Studies
James Madison University, School of Art & Art History
Keene State College, Technology, Design and Safety
Lehigh University, Department of Art & Architecture
Maryland Institute College of Art
Marywood University, School of Architecture
New Hampshire Technical College, Concord’s Community
College, Department of Architectural Engineering Technology
Onondaga Community College, Architectural Technology/
Interior Design
Otis College of Art and Design, Architecture/ Landscape/Interiors
Purdue University, Landscape Architecture Program
Stanford University, Architectural Design
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State University of New York/Morrisville, Architectural Studies
& Design Program
The University of Colorado Boulder, Program in Environmental
Design
University of Central Florida,
University of Maine at Augusta, Department of Architecture
University of Missouri-Columbia, Architectural Studies
University of Missouri-Kansas City, Architecture, Urban Planning
& Design
Wesleyan University, Architectural Studies
Western Kentucky University, Architectural & Manufacturing
Sciences
Yestermorrow Design Build School
International Affiliates
Aarhus School of Architecture
American University in Dubai
Architecture and Design Program, CIEE Barcelona Study Center
Centro de Estudios de Diseño Superiores de Diseño de Monterrey
CEPT University, Faculty of Architecture
Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Architecture and Design
Esquela de Arquitectura y Diseno de America Latina
y el Caribe Isthmus
IE University-Instituo de Empresa, School of Architecture
& Design
Labanese American University, Architecture & Design
St. Clair College
Tongji University, Department of Architecture
Universidad Anahuac, Escuela de Architectura
Universidad Del Istmo Guatemala
Universidad Francisco Marroquin, School of Architectue
University Catholique de Louvain, Faculte des Sciences
Appliquees
University of Auckland, School of Architecture
University of New South Wales, Architecture Program
University of Queensland
University of Technology, Sydney
International Associate Affiliates
Architectural Association, School of Architecture
Chiang Mai University, Faculty of Architecture
Instituto Tecnologico y de Estudios de Monterrey (ITESM),
Department of Arquitectura
Singapore University of Technology and Design, Department
of Architecture
Universidad Autonoma De Aquascalientes, Departamento
De Diseño Del Habitat
Universidad De La Salle Bajío, Escuela de Arquitectura
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Category
Summary of Revisions
Name and Location
Purpose
Membership
Dues
Geographically Defined Constituent Associations
Officers
Board of Directors
Committee and Liaison Representatives
Nominations, Elections, and Recall
Meetings
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As of February 2012
Incorporated on 13 July 1971
Summary of Revisions:
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, February 2012
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, May 2004
Revised by Board, March 2000
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, June 1993
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, April 1997
Gender Neutralization by the Board, July 1989
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, December 1985
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, September 1975
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, June 1974
Revised by Board and Ratified by Membership, December 1972
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Article I.
Name and Location
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Incorporated shall be the name of the
Corporation. Its principal and registered office shall be in Washington, DC.
Article II.
Purpose
The Association works with member schools and other affiliates to promote excellence in
architectural education, advancement of related knowledge through scholarly inquiry and
creative practice, and engagement with the architectural profession and society that is
attentive to ethical and social responsibilities of those in architecture and related fields.
Article III. Membership
1. School Membership Classes. The Association shall have four classes of membership
for schools as herein described.
a. Full Member Schools
i.
Definition. “Full member schools” shall include United States schools and their
faculty offering programs in architecture accredited by the National Architectural
Accrediting Board (NAAB) and Canadian schools and their faculty offering
programs in architecture accredited by the Canadian Architectural Certification
Board (CAAB).
ii.
Full Member School Status.
(A) Process of Attaining Full Membership School Status. The process for
attaining full membership status shall be established pursuant to the Rules
of the Board of Directors.
(B) Retention of Full Membership School Status. Full member schools
retain their status provided that they continue to offer programs in
architecture accredited by NAAB or CACB and pay dues as provided in
Article IV.
(C) Loss of Recognition or Accreditation. In the event that a full member
school receives notice that it has lost its accreditation or recognition, it
shall immediately advise the Association. The school shall retain its full
membership status for a grace period of up to three years and may
petition the Board of Directors to continue membership beyond that period.
iii. Voting Privileges. Only full member schools may vote except as otherwise
provided elsewhere in these Bylaws.
iv. Faculty Councilor as Member Schoolʼs Liaison With the Association
(A) Election of Faculty Councilor. Each full member school is responsible
for election of a full-time member of its faculty to serve as faculty councilor
and the member schoolʼs liaison with the Association. Faculty Councilors
shall serve for a three-year term and may be reelected for one additional
three-year term. If a councilor is unable to fulfill a duty specified in section
(B), he or she may designate a proxy or alternate to perform associated
duties.
(B) Responsibilities. The Faculty Councilor shall perform the following duties:
(I) Communication: Serving as a communication link between the
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c.
d.
Association, the Board of Directors (including in particular regional
directors), and faculty and students of the member school;
(II) Regional Liaison. Serving as the member schoolʼs representative on
the Regional Council in connection with the activities of the constituent
association with which the member school is affiliated, and attending
Regional Council and regional business meetings;
(III) Annual Meeting. Attending the Associationʼs annual business
meeting and casting votes based on the views of the faculty of the
member school as appropriate, or if not able to attend, then arranging
for an alternate to attend the meeting to represent the member
schoolʼs viewpoints.
(IV) Nomination and Election Process. Assisting in the Associationʼs
nomination and elections process by soliciting recommendations for
candidates from faculty members of the member school, facilitating
election processes, and assisting in other respects as provided by the
Rules of the Board.
(V) Other Duties. Performing other duties as specified by the Rules of the
Board or constituent associations.
Candidate Member Schools
i.
Definition. “Candidate member schools” include
(A) United States schools and their faculty offering professional degree
programs in architecture, where such programs are candidates for
accreditation by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) , and
(B) Canadian schools and their faculty offering professional degree programs
in architecture, where such programs are candidates for accreditation by
the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB).
ii.
Process for Attaining Candidate Membership School Status. The process for
attaining candidate membership status shall be established pursuant to the Rules
Affiliate Member Schools
i.
Definition. “Affiliate member schools” include schools and institutions, within or
outside the United States and Canada, which offer programs or courses in
architecture or related disciplines, and which do not qualify for full or candidate
membership.
ii.
Process for Attaining Affiliate Membership School Status. The process for
attaining candidate membership status shall be established pursuant to the Rules
International Associate Member Schools
i.
Definition. “International associate member schools” include schools and their
faculty offering professional degree programs in architecture outside the United
States and Canada, provided that they have been officially recognized as offering
professional degree programs in architecture by the appropriate authorities of their
country and have been admitted to international associate membership status by
the Associationʼs Board of Directors. The Board may provide for one or more
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classes of international associate school membership as provided in the Rules of
the Board.
ii.
Process for Attaining International Associate Membership School Status. A
school that wishes to apply for international associate membership status shall
apply to the Association in accordance with the Rules of the Board.
iii. Implications. Approval for international associate membership status carries no
implication that the professional program offered by the school is equivalent to the
programs accredited by NAAB in the United States or by CACB in Canada.
Schools accorded international associate membership status shall assure that no
information provided to the public and to prospective students carries this
implication.
Individual and Organizational Supporting Membership Status. Supporting
members shall include individuals and organizations interested in supporting education in
architecture. One or more classes of supporting membership may be attained as
provided in the Rules of the Board.
Article IV. Dues
1. Rates Tied to Membership Categories
a. Full member schools. Annual dues for full member schools shall be established by a
majority vote of full member schools, with the exception that the Board of Directors
may implement an annual cost of living adjustment to dues for full member schools
based on reasonable changes in the cost of operations for the organization. Votes to
alter the amount of full member school dues per year beyond cost of living
adjustments shall be taken prior to July 1 in order to become effective in the following
academic year.
b. Other Classes of Membership. The Board of Directors shall establish annual dues
for candidate school, affiliate school, international associate school, and supporting
member categories in accordance with the Rules of the Board.
2. Billing and Consequences of Nonpayment
a. Billing. Membership dues become payable when billed.
b. Nonpayment
i.
Full Member Schools. Failure to pay dues by January 1 shall be cause for
removal of the school from membership. Reinstatement of the member school shall
be automatic with the payment of such dues as are unpaid at the time of the
school's removal plus such penalties as may be assessed by the Board of
Directors. The total of both back dues and assessed penalties shall not exceed
one year's annual dues at the rate in effect on the date of reinstatement.
ii.
Other Membership Classes. Dues remaining unpaid on January 1 shall subject
the member to such action as the Board of Directors sets forth in the Rules of
the Board.
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Article V.
Geographically Defined Constituent Associations
1. Definition. Geographically defined associations whose members constitute the
membership of the Association shall be termed “geographically defined constituent
associations” of the Association.
2. Enumeration
a. American Regional Constituent Associations. There shall be six American regional
constituent associations within the United States, including associations for the
Northeast, East Central, Mid-Atlantic, Gulf, West Central, and West regions, with
geographical boundaries as provided by the Rules of the Board. A member school shall
be assigned by the Board of Directors to the constituent association within whose
boundary it is located.
b. Canadian Constituent Association. There shall be an additional constituent
association that encompasses member schools located in Canada. Schools which are
currently members of the Association shall be reassigned to the Canadian constituent
association and new members from Canada shall also be assigned to the Canadian
constituent association.
c. Constituent Associations Located Outside the United States and Canada. One or
more additional constituent associations may be established by the Board of Directors to
reflect membership of schools located in geographically defined areas not already
defined. These other constituent associations may be established and recognized when
a substantial number of members have been identified. Until a new constituent
association is identified, member schools outside of recognized geographically defined
constituent associations will be assigned to the closest geographically defined
constituent association, according to the Rules of the Board.
3. Activities. Each geographically defined constituent association shall have a Regional
Council, composed of the Faculty Councilors of affiliated full member schools.
Geographically defined constituent associations may hold meetings and implement
programs insofar as consistent with these Bylaws and the Rules of the Board.
Article VI. Officers
1. General Provisions
a. Designation of Officers. The Officers of the Association shall be a President, a Vice
President (who shall also serve as President-Elect), a Past President, a Secretary, a
Treasurer, and an Executive Director.
b. Eligibility for Office. Candidates for positions as officers of the Association shall be fulltime full-time tenured, tenure-track, or fixed-term members of the faculty of a full member
school at the time of nomination and throughout the term of office.
c. Duties. The Officers of the Association shall perform the duties usually performed by
such Officers together with such duties as shall be prescribed by the Bylaws of the
Association or by the Board of Directors.
d. Nomination and Election of Officers. Nomination and election of officers is governed
by the provisions of Article IX of these Bylaws and by relevant provisions of the Rules of
the Board.
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e.
2.
Vacancies in Positions of Elected Officers.
i.
President and Vice-President (President-Elect). In the event of a vacancy in the
position of President, the office shall be assumed by the Vice President (PresidentElect). The Board shall then determine whether there is need for a special election
to fill the position of Vice-President (President-Elect), or whether the Vice President
(President-Elect) shall complete the term vacated by the President as well as the
one-year term for which the Vice President (President-Elect) was previously
elected.
ii.
Secretary and Treasurer. In the event of a vacancy in the position of Secretary or
Treasurer, the Board of Directors shall be empowered to make a temporary
appointment to the vacant position pending an election pursuant to these Bylaws.
iii. Past President. If a vacancy occurs in the position of Past President, the Board
shall be empowered to designate another member of the Board to perform related
duties.
f.
Commencement of Term of Office. The term of office for each Officer shall
commence July 1, except for the Executive Director who shall serve concurrently with
tenure of employment by the Association.
Duties and Terms of Office for Elected Officers
a. President. The President serves for a one-year term, presides at meetings of the
Association, calls meetings of the Board of Directors, prepares an agenda for such
meetings, and presides at such meetings. The President coordinates activities of the
Board, Association committees, and liaison representatives, provides liaison with the
officers of the American Institute of Architects, the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards, the National Architectural Accrediting Board, and the American
Institute of Architecture Students, and serves as representative to the Five Presidents
Council. The President also prepares a brief report of activities of the Association
and the Board of Directors during the term of office for dissemination to the
geographically defined constituent associations. The President is also responsible for
identifying and advancing major initiatives for the Association during his or her term, in
collaboration with the Board.
b. Vice President (President-Elect). The Vice President serves for a one-year term.
The Vice President is responsible for serving in place of the President when the
President is unable to perform the necessary duties. The Vice President also
serves as a clearinghouse of information for American Regional and Canadian
Directors. The Vice President serves as a member of the Finance Committee and
the Publications Committee. The Vice President also performs such duties as requested
by the President or the Board and other duties as set forth in the Rules of the Board.
c. Past President. The Past President serves for a one-year term and is responsible for
implementation of programs initiated during the term as President, and performs
such other duties as may be assigned by the Board. The Past President serves as
chair of the Nominating Committee.
d. Secretary. The Secretary serves for a two-year term, keeps minutes of all
meetings, and distributes copies of the minutes to all members of the Board. The
Secretary maintains the Bylaws of the Association as well as all other documents
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required by corporate law, incorporating revisions and additions as required by action of
the Association and Board of Directors. The Secretary also maintains the Rules of the
Board of Directors and reviews the Bylaws and Rules periodically to determine whether
they need to be updated. The Secretary serves as Parliamentarian for the Association in
connection with its Annual Meeting.
e. Treasurer. The Treasurer serves for a two-year term, and prepares the budget and
the financial report of the Association for the approval of the Board. The Treasurer
oversees the financial accounts and the records of the Association, and makes
them available once a year for audit by an independent certified accountant
chosen by the Board. The Treasurer serves as chair of the Finance Committee and
advises the President, Vice President (President-Elect), and Executive Director regarding
fund-raising strategies and options for assuring the long-term financial viability of the
Association. The Treasurer also assesses whether current Association financial models
remain viable and offers recommendations regarding investment policies.
Executive Director. The Executive Director is the chief executive officer of the Association
and is appointed by the Board of Directors. Except as otherwise directed by the Board,
the Executive Director is responsible for all other Association personnel and
consultants. As directed by the Executive Committee, the Executive Director provides
for the maintenance of the Association headquarters; provides for the proper care of
materials, equipment, and funds of the Association; provides for the payment of legitimate
expenses; provides for management support for the Journal of Architectural Education,
and performs all functions customary to the Office.
Article VII. Board of Directors
1. Establishment and General Duties
a. Establishment. There shall be a Board of Directors of the Association.
b. General Duties. The Board of Directors shall be the administrative and governing body
of the Association. The Board is empowered to transact all business not specifically
reserved for action by the membership. It is also empowered to adopt Rules to address
policy issues in its discretion.
2. Composition, Terms, and Specific Duties. The Board of Directors shall consist of the
following members:
a. Officers. The Officers of the Association shall serve as members of the Board, with
terms of office and duties as provided in Article VI. The following Officers shall be voting
members of the Board: the President, Vice President (President-Elect), Past President,
Treasurer, and Secretary. The Executive Director shall be an ex officio, nonvoting
member of the Board, during his or her tenure in that position.
b. American Regional Directors
i.
Representation, Eligibility, and Term of Office. There shall be six regional
directors, one for each American regional constituent association specified
under Article V of these Bylaws. Each Regional Director shall be a full-time tenured,
tenure-track, or fixed-term faculty member of a full member school, and shall be on
the faculty of a school in the region represented. Each Regional Director shall serve
for a term of three years. As provided in Article IX of these Bylaws, each Regional
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Director shall be elected by vote of full member schools affiliated with the
particular region represented. Elections shall be held on a staggered basis, with
two regional director positions elected each year.
ii.
Role and Responsibilities. American Regional Directors serve as voting
members of the Board. In addition, they have the following roles and
responsibilities:
(A) Leadership of American Regional Constituent Associations, including
organizing and chairing meetings of Regional Councils, maintaining
records, overseeing financial affairs and faithfully reporting on
expenditures, organizing and attending regional business meetings, and
encouraging faculty participation in regional activities;
(B) Communication With Regional Schools, including maintaining frequent
contact with faculty councilors and others associated with member
schools; assisting member schools upon request; advising candidate or
affiliated schools; preparing reports of regional activities for publication in
the Associationʼs annual report; and advising the Board of issues and
concerns raised by schools within their regions;
(C) Contributing to the Work of the Board through actively serving on
Board committees and contributing to collective deliberations; and
(D) Performing Other Duties, as requested by associated American
Regional Councils, provided by the Rules of the Board of Directors, or
requested by the Board.
Canadian Director
i.
Eligibility and Term of Office. There shall be one Canadian Director who is a
member of the Canadian Council of University Schools of Architecture (CCUSA),
and who has a capacity to serve on behalf of member schools, faculty and students
whose principal language is either English or French. The Canadian director shall
serve for a term of three years.
ii.
Appointment. The Canadian Director shall be appointed by the CCUSA, and
approved by the ACSA Board of Directors.
iii. Role and Responsibilities. The Canadian Director shall serve as a voting
member of the Board. In addition, he or she shall have the following roles and
responsibilities:
(A) Serving as liaison between Canadian member schools and the
Association on such matters as accreditation, relations with collateral
organizations, and the general context of architectural education and
practice in Canada;
(B) Communication with Canadian member schools, including maintaining
frequent contact with faculty councilors and others associated with
member schools; assisting member schools upon request; advising
candidate or affiliated schools; preparing reports of Canadian activities for
publication in the Associationʼs annual report; and advising the Board of
issues and concerns raised by Canadian schools;
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(C) Contributing to the work of the Board through actively serving Board
committees and contributing to collective deliberations; and
(D) Performing other duties, as requested by Canadian member schools,
provided by the Rules of the Board of Directors, or requested by the
Board.
d. Student Director
i.
Representation, Eligibility, and Term of Office. There shall be one student
member of the Board of Directors, who serves for a one-year..
ii.
Appointment. The Student Director shall be appointed by the American Institute of
Architecture Students and approved by the ACSA Board of Directors.
iii. Roles and responsibilities. The Student Director shall serve as a voting member
of the Board to represent the interests of students in architectural education. In
additional he or she shall have the following roles and responsibilities:
(A) Serving as liaison between students in all member schools and between
the Association and the AIAS
(B) Contributing to the work of the Board through actively serving Board
(C) Performing other duties, as requested by the AIAS, provided by the Rules
of the Board of Directors, or requested by the Board.
e. Public Director
i.
Representation, Eligibility, and Term of Office. There shall be one public
member of the Board of Directors, who serves as a voting member of the Board.
The Public Director shall not be employed as an architect or person working in
the design and construction professions nor an educator in architecture or the
design and construction professions. The Public Director serves for a three-year
term, appointed by the Board of Directors as provided by the Rules of the Board,
and shall not be eligible for reappointment to a subsequent term.
ii.
Roles and Responsibilities. The Public Director shall serve as a voting member
of the Board to represent the interests of constituents outside of architectural
education that are affected by the activities of the ACSA membership. The
Public Director is responsible for encouraging transparency within the Association
and offering advice and counsel from perspectives outside architectural education.
In addition, he or she shall have the following roles and responsibilities:
(A) Contributing to the work of the Board through actively serving on Board
(B) Performing other duties, as provided by the Rules of the Board of
Directors, or requested by the Board.
f.
Additional Ex Officio Members. The Board may also designate others as ex officio,
nonvoting members for specified terms and with specified duties, by unanimous vote of
the Board.
Duration and Limitations on Service
a. Limit on Sequential Terms. No member of the Board may serve two consecutive full
terms in the same office. A member appointed to a position on the Board to fill the
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5.
6.
remainder of another personʼs term may be elected or appointed to serve in that position
for one full term beyond the one to which he or she was appointed.
b. Leaves of Absence, Resignations, and Removal from Service. In the event that an
Officer or member of the Board of Directors is unavailable, unable, or no longer qualified
to complete his or her term of office, he or she shall immediately notify the Board of that
fact and either request a leave of absence or submit his or her resignation from service.
In determining whether a leave of absence should be permitted, the Board shall consider
factors and follow procedures set out in the Rules of the Board of Directors. If an Officer
or member of the Board of Directors fails to perform the duties specified in these Bylaws,
including regular attendance at all Board meetings (except if excused as a result of
illness, family death, or other extraordinary circumstance), the Board may by 2/3 vote
request that the Officer or Director submit his or her resignation and declare the position
vacant as provided by the Rules of the Board of Directors.
c. Vacancies in Positions as Directors. If a vacancy occurs in a Director position for any
reason, the Board of Directors shall be empowered to make a temporary appointment to
the vacant position pending an election , pursuant to these Bylaws.
d. Vacancies in Officer Positions. If a vacancy occurs in an Officer position, the Board
shall act to fill the vacancy as provided in Article VI.
Compensation. None of the Directors or Officers of this Association, except the
Executive Director, shall receive any compensation whatever for their services as such, but
any Director or Officer may be reimbursed for expenses incurred in connection with the
activities of the Association. The Association may employ such agents,
representatives, consultants, or employees as may be necessary to carry out properly
the objectives and purposes for which the Association was formed. Nothing herein shall
preclude a Director or Officer from serving the Association in any other capacity and
receiving compensation for such services rendered. The Executive Director shall receive
a salary to be determined by the Board of Directors.
Voting. At every meeting of the Board, each Officer and Director shall be entitled to one
vote, except for ex officio members who are not entitled to vote, or except when required
by the Rules of the Board that an individual not participate in discussion or action pursuant
to the Policy on Conflicts of Interest. Official business may also be conducted by mail,
facsimile, electronic mail, conference call, video conference or other appropriate means
between regular meetings of the Board, provided that such business is either urgent,
routine, or a continuation of issues previously discussed during a regular Board meeting.
In such cases, any one voting member of the Board may demand that a vote on a
specific issue be postponed until the next regular Board meeting.
Participation by Nonvoting Ex Officio Members. Nonvoting ex officio members of
the Board of Directors shall be permitted to attend Board meetings and to discuss
freely all questions before the board, subject to provisions of the Rules of the Board.
Article VIII. Committee and Liaison Representatives
1. Appointments. All appointments for membership to standing committees, to special
committees, and as liaison representatives shall be made in the form of nominations
presented by the president to the full Board of Directors for its approval.
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3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Executive Committee. The Executive Committee shall be responsible for the
disposition of the routine business matters and such planning as required between
meetings of the full Board of Directors, but shall not act on official business of the
Association unless specifically empowered to do so by the Board. The Executive
Committee shall consist of the Officers of the Association.
Finance Committee. The Finance Committee shall be a standing committee, which shall
advise the Board in the conduct, development, and management of the financial affairs of the
Association. The committee shall consist of the treasurer, who shall serve as chair, the vice
president, either one regional director or the Canadian director appointed for a one-year
term, and the Public Director.
Nominations Committee. The Nominations Committee is a standing committee,
which shall conduct the process of nominations as provided in Article IX. Membership on
the committee is specified in Article IX.
Publications Committee. The Publications Committee shall be a standing committee,
which shall be responsible for the planning, organization and implementation of all
published material of the Association. The Committee shall consist of the Vice President
(President-Elect); the executive director; the Executive Editor of the Journal of Architectural
Education; and any additional appointed members deemed necessary. An annual report
shall be made to the Board of Directors by the chair.
Awards Committee. The Awards Committee shall be a standing committee
responsible for procedures necessary for the selection of the awards of the Association,
except for the ACSA/AIA Topaz Medallion, which is selected by a joint committee of AIA,
ACSA, and AIAS appointees. The committee shall consist of the Student Director and two
other Board members appointed for a one-year term.
Other Standing Committees. Other standing committees of the Association, their
duties and membership shall be specified under the Rules of the Board.
Special Committees. Special committees may be constituted and charged to address
specific issues, pursuant to action of the Board.
Liaison Representatives. The Board may appoint representatives to act as liaisons with
related organizations and groups pursuant to the Rules of the Board or recommendation
of the officers and vote of the Board of Directors.
Article IX. Nominations, Elections, and Recall
1. Objectives
a. Involving Diverse Talent. The Association seeks to employ a nomination process that
identifies and involve talented, diverse individuals with a range of skills and insights, in
leadership positions related to its operation, architectural education, and the architectural
profession.
b. Developing Future Leaders. The Association further commits itself to employ a
nomination process that identifies and encourages future leaders at local, regional, and
national levels in order to foster effective leadership for architectural education and the
architectural profession in future years.
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2.
Assuring Fairness, Transparency, and Efficiency. The Association finally commits
itself to an election process that is fair to candidates, transparent to faculty and member
schools, and efficient in its operation in order to facilitate these goals.
Nominations Committees
a. Composition
i.
Nominations Committee. The standing Nominations Committee shall consist of
up to five members with diverse backgrounds, chaired by the Past President and
including one or more members who do not currently serve as Officers or members
of the Board of Directors of the Association. The Association shall publicize to
member schools the names and contact information for members of the
Nominations Committee as soon as possible in the academic year.
ii.
Regional Nominations Committees. At the beginning of the final year of each
Regional Directorʼs term, the director shall submit for approval by the Board of
Directors a Regional Nominations Committee consisting of three members of the
Regional Council, with one member serving as chair. The Association shall
publicize to member schools the names and contact information for members of
each Regional Nominations Committee as soon as possible in the academic year.
b. Duties of the Nominations Committees. The following are the duties of the standing
Nominations Committee and the Regional Nominations Committee. The schedule and
procedures for the solicitation, review, and selection of nominees and candidates shall
be maintained in the Rules of the Board.
i.
Nominations Committee. The standing Nominations Committee shall be
responsible for soliciting and reviewing nominations for the positions of VicePresident (President Elect), Secretary, Treasurer, and Public Director, via an
annual call for nominations submitted to the membership. The committee shall
further identify at least two eligible and interested candidates for each position. The
Board shall then review and vote to select the final slate of candidates for election
to the officer positions and the final candidate for appointment to the Public Director
position.
ii.
Regional Nominations Committees. Each regionʼs Nominations Committee shall
be responsible for soliciting and reviewing nominations for the Regional Director
position via an annual call for nominations submitted to the membership and via
requests to each faculty councilor and administrator in the region's member
schools. The committee shall review all nominations received, and select not less
than two nor more than three candidates for election.
iii. Evaluation and Submission of Candidates. All nominations committees shall
seek to identify slates of candidates that reflect demonstrated leadership ability,
diverse backgrounds, relevant experience in architectural education, and other
factors as stated in the Rules of the Board. The nominating committees shall
submit their proposed or selected candidates to the Board (along with curriculum
vitae, statements of interest, and a summary of comments by references) in a
timely way as provided by the Rules of the Board and shall accompany these
recommendations with an assessment of the candidatesʼ backgrounds and
capabilities.
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3.
4.
Nominations Records. The staff of the Association shall work with the
Nominations Committees to maintain an internal database that includes
nominations and potential candidates identified in the past in order to facilitate the
committeesʼ effective operation.
Election Process. Elections shall be held in accordance with the Rules of the Board of
Directors. Faculty Councilors of member schools shall be responsible for encouraging
colleagues to express their views regarding candidates for Association elections, and
shall submit the vote of the member school they represent on behalf of all members of
the faculty. The Association shall announce the results of elections and appointments
as soon as feasible, consistent with the Rules of the Board of Directors.
Recall Petitions. Full member schools may request the recall of an Association
Officer, Regional Director or Canadian Director, on grounds of misfeasance or failure to
perform the duties of the relevant office or position, by petition of at least 20 percent of
the relevant school membership. For Officers, a recall petition must reflect the vote of
20 percent of all full member schools in the Association. For Regional Directors, the
petition shall reflect the vote of 20 percent of the full member schools in the Region.
For the Canadian Directors, a recall petition must reflect the vote of 20 percent of the
full member schools in Canada. The Board shall review any qualifying recall petition at
a specially called meeting, and shall request the affected Officer or Director to provide
relevant information regarding the charges in the petition. The Board shall then vote on
the matter, outside the presence of the affected individual. A 2/3 majority of the Board
shall be required to remove an Officer or Director from office. If an Officer or Director is
removed from office by vote of the Board, the resulting vacancy shall be filled in
accordance with Article VII.
Article X.
Meetings
1. Meetings of the Board of Directors
a. Number and Types of Meetings. The Board of Directors shall hold a minimum of three
regular meetings each year, at least two of which shall be held in person, and at least
one of which may be a joint meeting of the old and new Board members. The Board of
Directors may also meet by conference call, or other electronic, digital, or similar means
as deemed necessary for the efficient conduct of the Associationʼs business.
b. Procedures.
i.
Notice of Meetings. Written notice stating the place, day, and hour of any
meeting of the Board shall be delivered personally or sent by mail or e-mail to
each Officer and Director as shown by the records of the Association not less
than ten days prior to the date of such meeting. In case of a special meeting or
when required by statute or otherwise, the purpose for which the meeting is
called shall be stated in the notice.
ii.
Organization of Meetings. At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the
President or, in the Presidentʼs absence, the Vice President (President-Elect) shall
act as chair and preside at the meeting. The Secretary of the Association, or in the
Secretaryʼs absence a person appointed by the chair of the meeting, shall act as
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Secretary. All meetings shall be conducted pursuant to Robert's Rules of Order
(Revised).
iii. Quorum and Proxies. An absolute majority of the voting Directors shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting, and the act of
a majority of such Directors present at any meeting at which a quorum is present
shall be the act of the Board of Directors. In the absence of a quorum, a meeting
may be adjourned until such time as a quorum may be obtained. A Director may
not vote by proxy.
Meetings of the Member Schools of the Association
a. Annual and Special Meetings. A regular annual meeting shall be held at a time
and place determined by the Board of Directors. Special meetings may be called by the
Board of Directors or by a majority vote of the member schools. Each member school is
entitled to one vote.
b. Procedures.
i.
Notice of Meetings. Written or printed notice stating the place, day, and hour of
the meeting and, in case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which
the meeting is called, shall be mailed to each member school by the Executive
Director of the Association not less than ten nor more than fifty days before the
date of the meeting.
ii.
Quorum and Action at Meetings. One-third of the member schools, represented
in person or by proxy, shall constitute a quorum at a meeting of members. The
affirmative vote of a majority of the votes entitled to be cast by the member
schools at a meeting where there is a quorum shall be sufficient to adopt any
matter unless a greater portion is required by these Bylaws or statute.
iii. Proxies. At any meeting, a member schoolʼs vote may be cast by its Faculty
Councilor or other designee, or by written proxy filed with the Secretary prior to
the meeting according to the Rules of the Board of Directors.
iv. Organization of Meetings. At each meeting of the member schools of the
Association, the President or, in the Presidentʼs absence the Vice President
(President-Elect), shall act as chair. The Secretary of the Association or in the
Secretaryʼs absence a person appointed by the chair of the meeting shall act
as Secretary and Parliamentarian. All meetings shall be conducted pursuant
to Robert's Rules of Order (Revised).
Article XI. Transaction of Corporate Business by the Membership of the Association
1. Matters Requiring Official Action by Vote of the Membership of the Association.
The following matters shall require official action by vote of the full member schools of
the Association:
a. Bylaws. Revisions of the Bylaws;
b. Dues. Setting of annual dues;
c. Election or Recall. Election or recall of Officers; and
d. Other/ Other policy matters affecting the administration of member schools.
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2.
3.
4.
Initiation of Matters Requiring Official Action by the Membership of the
Association . Matters requiring official action by the membership of the Association, as
specified in Section 1 of this Article, may be initiated by any of the following procedures:
a. Board of Directors. By recommendation by the Board of Directors,
b. Annual Meeting. By motion passed at the annual or special meeting of the full member
schools,
c. Constituent Association. By motion passed at a meeting of a constituent association
by a majority vote of its full member schools; or
d. Petition. By petition of ten or more full member schools.
Procedures for Official Action
a. Submission to Member Schools. The Board of Directors shall submit all properly
initiated matters to the full member schools within sixty days of their receipt, and shall
request the full member schools to vote by mail or electronic ballot by a specified date.
b. Responsibilities of Faculty Councilor. The Faculty Councilor for a member school
shall invite comments and determine the member schoolʼs vote based on consultation
with or vote of the schoolʼs full-time faculty members.
c. Majority Vote Required. A majority vote of member schools responding, provided
that this number is more than fifty percent of all member schools, shall be a valid
determination of the matter, except as may be specified elsewhere in these Bylaws.
d. Report of Results. The Board of Directors shall inform all member schools of the
results of the ballot within a total of one hundred twenty days from the time the
proposals were submitted to the board.
e. Implementation of Corporate Action of the Membership by Board of
Directors. The Board of Directors shall implement specific actions as soon as
possible, and in no instance later than the end of the academic year in which the
action is taken.
Other Corporate Action by the Membership. Corporate action on matters other than
those specified in Section 1 of this Article may be taken by majority vote of the full
member schools during an annual or special meeting of the Association, as provided in
Article X.2 of these Bylaws.
Article XII. Funds, Contracts, and Other Financial Matters
1. Execution of Contracts. The Board of Directors may authorize any Officer or Officers or
agent or agents of the Association to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any
instrument in the name and on behalf of the Association and accept any gift, funds, or
other property, or make any grants, gifts, or donations, from or to any persons,
corporations, organizations and institutions, and such authority may be general or
confined to specific instances.
2. Budget. The Board of Directors shall adopt each year a budget for at least the next
succeeding year and make appropriations in accordance therewith; provided that the
appropriations in any year shall not exceed the income in sight for the year and that the
total expenditures in any year shall not exceed the actual income for the year. The
Board of Directors at any regularly called meeting may adjust any or all items of the
budget. Every liability of the Association and every expenditure of its money, except
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3.
4.
5.
6.
petty cash items, shall be evidenced by a written contract, voucher, or other instrument
signed by the person or persons properly authorized to incur the liability or expenditure.
Obligations. Within the bounds of prudence and reasonable judgment, no member, Director,
Officer, committee, employee, agent, or representative of the Association shall have
any right, authority or power to expend any money of the Association, or to incur any
liability for or in its behalf, or to make any commitment which will or may be deemed to bind
or involve the Association in any expense or financial liability, unless such expenditure,
liability, or commitment has been authorized by the Board of Directors and it has made
an appropriation to pay the same and has authorized the member, Director, Officer,
committee, employee, agent, or representative to make the expenditure or commitment or
to incur the obligation. Nor shall any said person, agent, representative, or committee have
any right, authority, or power to incur any expense or obligation on account of any
specific appropriation in excess of the unexpended and unencumbered balance of such
specific appropriation. The Treasurer shall not have any right or authority to pay any
expense or obligation for or on behalf of the Association unless an appropriation to pay
such expense or obligation has been duly made by the Board of Directors, nor shall the
Treasurer pay any expense or obligation on account of any specific appropriation in excess
of the unexpended and unencumbered balance of such specific appropriation unless the
payment has been approved in writing to him/her by an officer designated for such
purpose by the board.
Borrow Money. The Association shall not execute any promissory note or otherwise
borrow money, except in the event of a purchase of real estate for use as the
Associationʼs headquarters approved by the Board of Directors.
Annual Treasurerʼs Report. The Treasurer shall report annually to the Board of Directors on
all matters concerning the funds, securities, properties, budget, and appropriations of
the Board.
Proxies. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, either the President or
the Treasurer may, from time to time, appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents
of the Association in the name and on the behalf of the Association to cast the vote
which the Association may be entitled to cast, as a stockholder or otherwise in any other
corporation any of whose stock or other securities are held by the corporation at
meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporations, or to
consent in writing to any action by such other corporation. Furthermore, the Board of
Directors may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such
vote or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on
behalf of the Association and under its seal such written proxies or other instruments
as may be deemed necessary or proper in the premises.
Article XIII. Notices and Waiver of Notice
Whenever notice of a meeting is required to be given by law or these Bylaws, due legal and
personal notice shall be deemed to have been given when the secretary or his/her designate
shall have sent a written communication by mail addressed to the person entitled thereto at the
address shown on the Association's records. A person may waive such notice, either before or
after the meeting for which notice is required to be given; and such waiver in writing made by
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the person entitled to notice shall itself be deemed equivalent to notice. All waivers shall be
filed with the records of the Association.
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Article XIV. Corporate Seal
The Board of Directors shall provide a suitable seal for the Association which shall be in the
form of a circle and shall have inscribed thereon: “Association of Collegiate Schools of
Architecture, Inc., Seal, 1971, District of Columbia.” An impression thereof shall be affixed to
these Bylaws.
Article XV. Termination and Dissolution
The Association shall neither cease to pursue the activities it was organized to perform as
described in its Articles of Incorporation, nor undertake to dissolve itself, nor undertake to
transfer its functions or activities to any other organization or organizations unless and until
such contemplated action shall have been approved by a three-fourths vote of all the Board of
Directors and ratified by the vote of three-fourths of the full member schools in a mail or
electronic ballot.
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Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Inc.
Rules of the Board of Directors
November 2012
Contents
Article
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IV
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VI
VII
VIII
IX
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XI
XII
XIII
XIV
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XVI
XVII
XVIII
XIX
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XXII
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Summary of Revisions
Purpose of These Rules
ACSA Statement on Diversity
ACSA Policy on Constituent Associations
(Regions)
ACSA Policy on Membership
ACSA Policy on Dues
ACSA Policy on Conflict of Interest
ACSA Board Nomination and Election
Procedures
ACSA Board of Directors Leave of Absence
and Relocation Policy
ACSA Procedures for Executive Director's
Annual Performance Review
Student Director
ACSA Policy on Meetings and Conferences
ACSA Policy on Unpaid Interns
ACSA Policy on Program Sunset/Review
ACSA Policy on Transaction of Corporate
Business by Member Schools
ACSA Policies on Finance and Administration
ACSA Policy on External Funding
ACSA Guidelines for Joint Sponsorship of
Programs or Projects
ACSA Policy on Registration Fees at ACSA
Meetings
ACSA Policy on Selection of NAAB Board of
Directors and Visiting Team Candidates
Policies and Procedures for the Journal of
Architectural Education, JAE Editor, Editorial
Board, Publications Committee
Statement on ACSA Committees and Liaisons
ACSA Honors and Awards Program
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ACSA Rules of the Board of Directors — November 2012 Revisions
Date of Adoption: November 2012
Summary of Revisions Since Adoption
March 2005
Added Section VI, ACSA Board of Directors Relocation and Leave of Absence Policy; renumbered ensuing
sections. Retitled Section XVI to ACSA Policy on Selection of NAAB Board of Directors and Visiting Team
Candidates and included subsection of selection of NAAB board of directors candidates. Removed former
subsection 1 from former section XII.F regarding adjustments to the regional special projects fund; renumbered
other items appropriately. This change is now in section XIII. Removed former section XII.I regarding the JAE
endowment; re-lettered sections following. This change is now in section XIII.
November 2005
Revised rule XVII.C (JAE Editorial Board Role), second paragraph, to change the nomination and approval
process of the JAE editorial board.
Removed rule IX.A.C regarding location of the Administrators Conference in Washington, DC, on alternating
years.
July 2006
Revised rule XIX.B.5. Changed the word “theoretical” to “critical” in Faculty Design Awards text.
September 2007
Added V. ACSA Policy on Conflict of Interest. Renumbered ensuing sections.
Added second paragraph to XVIII, first section. Edited XVIII.A.1 and A.3; substantially changed XVIII.C; edited
XVIII.E; and elaborated XVIII.F.
Added XIX.B, Audit Committee. Relettered the ensuing subsections.
November 2007
Removed rule XIV.F, sections 3–4, regarding allocation of budget surpluses.
Revised XIV.F, section 2, to allocate surpluses to unrestricted funds.
February 2008
Revised rules VI.A and XVIII.F to update citations to articles in the Bylaws that were renumbered due to the
addition of a new article creating the Public Director position.
March 2008
Added XIX.E Regional Directors Committee to formalize process of selection of the chair of the Regional
Directors Committee.
August 2008
Revised XVIII.A.1 Executive Editor Role to read that two issues of JAE must be published each academic year.
The ACSA board voted to move for a quarterly publication to a semi-annual publication, with the number of
pages per volume remaining unchanged.
November 2008
Added “ACSA” to title of XII. Policy on Transaction of Corporate Business. Added new XV. ACSA Policy on
External Funding, and renumbered ensuing sections.
November 2009
Added “Annual Conference location is determined five years in advance” to section X. ACSA Policy on
Meetings, C. National Meeting Planning Responsibilities, 3.
March 2010
Added “The ACSA board shall appoint no more than 3 individuals from a single school per year.” To section
XVIII. ACSA Policy on Selection of NAAB Board of Directors and Visiting Team Candidates, Selection of Visiting
Team Candidates
March 2011
Revised XX.B Audit Committee to expand and clarify charge.
Revised XII.B Specific Guidelines to include Diversity Achievement Award & ACSA/AIA Housing Design
Education Awards and to update the eligibility to include “Projects that have previously been recognized by
ACSA will not be considered.”
August 2011
Rules significantly updated to correspond to approved Bylaws update from Jan. 2011. Articles updates include:
Regions, Membership, Dues, Nominations, Leave, Meeting & Conferences, NAAB representatives, and
Committees
August 2012
Revised XV.F. Changed references to Furniture and Equipment Fund to “Furniture, Equpiment, and Technology
Fund.”
November 2012
Revised XV.F. Changed steps for allocating surpluses to net asset accounts.
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ACSA Rules of the Board of Directors — August 2012 Revisions
I. Purpose of these Rules
These Rules of the Board, consisting of board resolutions adopted by majority vote at any meeting of the
Board of Directors on or after September 15, 1979, in conjunction with the current Bylaws of the Association,
shall constitute the operating policies and procedures for the Association. These Rules supersede all
previous Rules of the Board. In case of a conflict with the Bylaws, the Bylaws shall govern.
A. Bylaws
The Bylaws of the association shall be the primary reference for its policies and operations. Revisions to the
Bylaws are outlined in Article XII. The Bylaws shall be published on the organizationʼs website.
B. Rules of the Board of Directors
These Rules of the Board, consisting of board resolutions adopted by majority vote at any meeting of the
Board of Directors on or after September 15, 1979, in conjunction with the current Bylaws of the Association,
shall constitute the operating policies and procedures for the Association. These Rules supersede all previous
Rules of the Board. In the case of a conflict with the Bylaws, the Bylaws shall govern. The Rules of the Board
is an internal document not published by the association, except by an affirmative vote of the Board of
directors.
C. Other Corporate Documents
The organization maintains other resource documents for the organizationʼs governance and operations.
1. The Board of Directors Handbook collects ACSA position statements and information on ACSA
programs. It also details board member roles and expectations. It is updated by the staff annually for
the spring meeting. The Handbook document is an internal document not published by the
association, except by an affirmative vote of the Board of directors.
2. The Strategic Plan presents goals and objectives for the association and its programs and is
approved by the Board of Directors. The Strategic Plan shall be published on the organizationʼs
website.
3. The Employee Handbook collects the associationʼs personnel policies and is given to staff upon
start of employment. Changes to the Handbook are reviewed by the Executive Committee and
approved by an affirmative vote of the Board of Directors. The Employee Handbook is an internal
document not published by the association, except by an affirmative vote of the Board of directors.
II. ACSA Statement on Diversity
ACSA actively seeks equitable and representative involvement by a broad range of people in its leadership, in
its activities, and in the content of its programs. ACSA does not discriminate on the basis of any group
identification or affiliation, including, but not limited to, race, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation,
disability, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by law.
III. ACSA Policy on Geographically Defined Constituent Associations (Regions)
A. Responsibilities of Geographically Defined Constituent Associations.
ACSA schools are grouped into regional associations for the purpose of governance and cooperation.
Through leadership of the ACSA regional director, the members of the regional association may hold formal
business meetings and caucuses. Business meetings may be called by the regional director or by a majority
vote of full-member schools within the region and shall follow the procedures for meetings outlined in Bylaws
Article X.2.b, with the officer roles undertaken by the regional director. At least one caucus or business
meeting shall be held within 30 days in advance of the ACSA Annual Business Meeting.
B. Boundaries.
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Boundaries for regions shall be indicated on a map published for the membership. Any changes to the
boundaries shall be approved by a majority vote of the member schools.
C. Monies Directed to the Regions.
Each fiscal year funds are placed in the annual budget for the Regional Directors to cover travel to ACSA
conferences or for miscellaneous expenses to assist in fulfilling the directorʼs duties. Expenses of funds are
reimbursed in accordance with ACSA travel or other financial policies and shall not exceed the amount
budgeted without prior approval.
D. Reports.
Each continuing regional director shall submit a written annual report to the board of directors of the regional
activities at the first meeting of the new board. Outgoing regional directors shall provide the annual report
before the end of their term. The report shall include a summary of the past yearʼs activities and future
activities.
IV. ACSA Policy on Membership
A. Membership Categories.
Full, candidate, affiliate, and international associate member categories are outlined in Bylaws Article III.
Additional membership categories may be created with the approval of the board of directors.
B. Procedures for ACSA Full, Candidate, and Affiliate Membership.
The ACSA shall receive applications for full, candidate, and affiliate membership without bias.
Upon receipt of a full or candidate membership application, the ACSA staff shall prepare an analysis of the
application, which identifies the appropriate category of membership, the nature of the program including
faculty composition, institutional context, and the curriculum, for the purpose of informing the Board of
Directors. The application and accompanying staff analysis shall be included as an agenda item for
discussion and vote at the next scheduled meeting of the Board of Directors. The president shall inform the
applicant institution in writing of the results of the boardʼs deliberations within fifteen (15) working days of the
board meeting.
Upon receipt of an affiliate membership application, the executive director shall review the application to
ensure conformity with any criteria for affiliate membership that may be established by the Board of Directors.
The executive director shall have the authority to approve directly any application that meets all such criteria.
Approval of an affiliate membership application shall be reported to the Board of Directors as an informational
item at its next scheduled meeting. The executive director shall inform the applicant institution in writing of
his/her decision within fifteen (15) working days.
V. ACSA Policy on Dues
A. Billing Dates.
The invoices for ACSA dues and NAAB contributions shall be mailed not later than the beginning of the fiscal
year (September 1).
B. Dues Rates.
Annual dues for full member schools are outlined in Bylaws Article IV.1.a. Dues for all other member classes
shall be established as part of the budget approval process for each fiscal year.
C. Penalties for Late Payment.
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1. Full and Candidate Member Schools. Bylaws Article IV.2 outlines terms for failure to pay dues,
stating nonpayment of dues by January 1 shall be cause for removal of the school from membership.
Before removal occurs, the following steps shall be taken. The national office shall send the school
monthly notices that dues remain unpaid. If after multiple notices the dues remain unpaid, the national
office shall contact the school administrator inquiring about payment. A final notice requesting payment
shall be sent to the school before the board consider a vote to remove the schoolʼs membership.
2. Other Membership Classes. Pursuant to Bylaws Article IV.2, affiliate member schools who have not
paid dues by January 1 shall be cause for immediate removal of the school from membership by action of
the national office. The national office shall send the school monthly notices that dues remain unpaid.
Annual supporting memberships are tracked on a rolling basis. Supporting members are given a 2 month
grace period to renew their membership before removal.
VI. ACSA Policy on Conflict of Interest
A. Summary.
ACSAʼs conflict of interest policy requires affected individuals to disclose actual or potential conflicts and
either recuse themselves from participating in decisions or in both discussions about the decisions and the
decisions themselves.
B. Purpose.
The purpose of this conflict of interest policy is
1. To ensure that individuals within the organization do not abuse their position of responsibility and trust
for personal gain, either financial or professional, and
2. To ensure that all stakeholders in the organization—including students, faculty, professionals, affiliated
organizations, funders, and the general public—retain confidence that the organization is making
decisions in a fair and open manner.
C. Coverage.
The following groups are affected by the policy.
1. All individual board members and members of committees, subcommittees, task forces, peer review
panels, and other ACSA bodies that are appointed by the board of directors or its officers (each referred
to hereafter as an “ACSA panel”).
2. Family members of affected individuals, including, but not limited to, spouses and civil partners,
parents, siblings, and children, as well as other relatives, if appropriate to the circumstances of the
specific situation.
3. Any school, research institute, design firm, or other organization with which an affected individual is
affiliated, and to colleagues and current and recent students at these organizations.
D. Matters Affected by the Policy.
The policy applies whenever an affected individual, family member, or affiliated organization or person has a
financial or professional interest in a matter that comes before the affected individual for consideration.
1. General. The policy does not attempt to address all of the myriad of personal and professional
relationships that individuals have in their personal and professional lives. The financial or professional
interest that triggers the policy must be material and not remote. Whenever a reasonable outside observer
could find that the interest is significant and the affected individualʼs loyalties could potentially be divided,
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the individual must always disclose his or her relationship and potentially divided loyalty and recuse
himself or herself from the decision. Under some circumstances, discussed under section D below, the
individual may be allowed to participate in the discussion that precedes the decision.
2. Financial Interests. These may include a contract, offer of employment, grant, loan, scholarship, or
other financial benefit to be provided by ACSA to the affected individual, a family member, or an affiliated
organization or person.
3. Professional Interests. These encompass opportunities for gain in matters of job promotion and tenure
(such as publications, awards, design competitions, and other marks of professional accomplishment),
participation in honorary groups, and other activities related to the individualʼs career advancement.
Examples of professional interests include:
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Submitting or reviewing proposals, nominations, or supporting materials for ACSA awards (this is
specifically disallowed under Board Rule XIX.A).
Submitting or reviewing proposals for publication or presentation opportunities that are not blindreviewed or for which the authorʼs identity may be reasonably discerned.
Submitting or reviewing proposals, or allowing proposals to be submitted, for hosting of ACSA
conferences or significant ACSA activities by an affiliated organization.
E. Disclosure and Recusal
1. Disclosure. When a material conflict of interest situation arises, the affected individual shall always be
required to disclose his or her interest in the situation. The disclosure shall be made to the decisionmaking body. If the individual is making a decision in his or her role as an ACSA board member or officer,
the disclosure should be made to the entire board. If the individual is making a decision in his or her role
as member of an ACSA panel, the disclosure should be made to all members of the panel.
2. Recusal. In all situations, the affected individual shall be required to recuse him or herself from voting
or from taking any other decision-making action. With respect to discussions by the board of directors or
an ACSA panel that may precede a decision, recusal shall be mandatory in some circumstances, but
discretionary in others. When a disclosed conflict of interest applies to the affected individual or a family
member, the individualʼs recusal from any discussion shall be mandatory. When a disclosed conflict of
interest applies to an affiliated organization or person, then the board or the ACSA panel may, at its
discretion, allow the affected individual to participate in the discussion, but not in the decision itself.
VII. ACSA Board Nomination and Election Procedures
A. Eligibility
Each candidate for office of the Association other than the executive director shall meet the criteria for
eligibility provided in the Bylaws.
In the event that a current member of the Board of Directors is nominated for another position on the ACSA
board, the member shall not in any way be part of the selection process nor party to any of the discussions
related to the election procedure. Furthermore, members of the standing Nominations Committee may not
stand for election.
B. Nominations Procedures
The composition and duties of the standing and regional Nominations Committees are outlined in Bylaws
Article IX.2.
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The ACSA shall publish a call for nominations from the general membership for all open positions as early as
possible in the fiscal year. The call shall outline eligibility requirements and request from potential candidates
a letter of interest and curriculum vitae.
The Nominating Committees shall qualify candidates for nomination by confirming eligibility and receipt of a
letter of interest and curriculum vitae. The committee shall record the full list of qualified candidates for
nomination for inclusion in ACSA records.
1. Officer and Public Director Nominations. Prior to the fall board meeting, the standing Nominations
Committee shall prepare a list of at least two candidates for each open Officer and Public Director
position. During the fall board meeting, the board shall review the committeeʼs nominees and may, at
its discretion, consider additional qualified candidates. The board shall vote to approve a slate of two
nominees for each position.
2. U.S. Regional Director Nominations. The Regional Nominations Committee shall complete its review
and selection of qualified nominees not later than December 15.
3. Canadian Director. Refer to the ACSA Bylaws articles VII.C referencing appointments.
C. Election Procedure.
Candidates for election shall be contacted as soon as possible following the official nomination. Each
candidate shall provide by January 5 the following: candidate's statement (not to exceed 800 words),
curriculum or biographical statement (not to exceed one page), and a photo.
An announcement of the candidates, all candidate statements, and the election schedule shall be published
not later than January 10. The ballot and accompanying candidate statements shall be sent to full-member
schools not later than January 10. The ballot shall bear the names of the nominees for each elected office for
which there is a vacancy. A space shall be provided and labeled for write-in nominations.
Ballots and voting may occur in digital format or remote means provided sufficient safeguards are in place to
ensure votes are cast by the Faculty Councilor. The Board of Directors shall vote in advance to approve the
use of digital ballots and voting procedures.
Ballots must be received by a date indicated on the ballot and in the election announcement that is no later
than five weeks following the distribution of ballots.
A staff member other than the executive director shall record the ballots in the presence of a board member
and report the unofficial results to the Nominations Committee.
In the event that one candidate for an open position does not receive a majority of the votes cast, the
following procedures shall be followed. For elections with two candidates, a revote will take place following the
procedures of the initial vote, and candidates will be given the option to provide additional information to
accompany the ballots. For elections with three candidates, a runoff will occur with the two candidates
receiving the most votes. In the event that two candidates receiving the most votes are not identified, the
appropriate Nominations Committee shall vote to identify the two candidates in the runoff. If a second vote
does not yield a majority winner, the ACSA Board of Directors shall vote to determine the winner.
Elections for all offices shall be concluded and the results announced to the member schools not later than
thirty days before July 1, the beginning of the term of office.
The chair of the Nominations Committee, or their official designate, shall verify the election results, and the
president shall notify all candidates of the result immediately. The election results shall be released by the
announcement of individual winners with no designation of the actual count.
The ballots shall be retained for one year and then destroyed. (revised 3/02)
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VIII. ACSA Board of Directors Leave of Absence and Relocation Policy
A. Leaves of Absence From ACSA Schools
If a member of the board separates from or takes a leave of absence from his or her faculty position at an ACSA
member school that exceeds a period of one month, the board member may either resign from the board or
request permission to continue as a member of the board. The decision to continue board service will be made
by the board based on the following criteria:
1. The ability of the board member to continue to represent his or her ACSA constituency. For board
officers the constituency is the membership at large; for regional directors the constituency is the
membership of the region represented.
2. The ability of the board member to continue to fulfill the duties of board appointment.
3. Potential conflicts of interest or perceptions of conflicts of interest that may arise if the board member
assumes other positions during the leave that change his or her faculty status (such as taking a position
at one of the other collaterals or a visiting position at a school that is outside of his or her ACSA
constituency)
B. Relocation to an ACSA School in Another Region (applies only to regional director positions)
See ACSA Bylaws, Article VII.3.b.
C. Leaves of Absence From the Board of Directors
If a member of the board is unable to fulfill his or her board responsibilities for a period of time that exceeds one
month, the board member may either resign from the board or request permission to continue as a member of
the board. The decision to continue board service will be made by the board based on the following criteria:
1. Potential impact of the leave of absence on board business
2. Potential impact of the leave of absence on ACSA members
If a director resigns or if permission to remain on the board is denied, the provisions of the ACSA Bylaws Article
VII.3.c. will be followed.
If an officer resigns or if permission to remain on the board is denied, the provisions of the ACSA Bylaws Article
VII.3.c. will be followed.
D. Request for Permission
Requests for permission to remain on the board shall be made in writing to the secretary and president of the
board at least two months prior to the start of a planned leave from a faculty position or leave from board duty.
Requests for emergency unplanned leaves should be made as soon as possible.
IX. ACSA Procedures for Executive Directorʼs Annual Performance Review
The executive directorʼs performance shall be reviewed annually according to the following timeline:
December. The president shall send executive director evaluation forms to all board members and staff.
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January. Deadline for return of evaluation forms. The president and president-elect shall review and tally
evaluation forms.
February. The president shall draft a review letter to the executive director. The letter shall include tallies of
the numerical ratings by the board, but not those of the staff. The president shall assemble all board and staff
comments into a coherent narrative assessing the directorʼs performance, but shall not include any specific
attributions of comments (staff responses may be paraphrased to ensure anonymity). The president shall
send the draft letter to the president-elect for comments, and make revisions as appropriate.
March. The Executive Committee shall meet before the full board meeting to read the draft letter and
examine survey forms; the Executive Committee shall discuss and agree upon the executive directorʼs salary,
bonus, terms of contract, etc.; the draft letter shall then be revised as appropriate. The Executive Committee
shall share the results of the surveys and the content of the letter with the full board; the draft letter shall be
revised if appropriate to reflect comments from the full board. The president and president-elect shall meet
with the executive director to present and discuss the evaluation letter, continuation of employment, terms of
contract, salary, and bonus.
X. Student Director
The student director shall be appointed following Bylaws Article VII.2.d. The nominee must be enrolled in or a
graduate of an accredited program or the undergraduate portion of a “4+2” program in which the graduate
portion is accredited.
XI. ACSA Policy on Meetings and Conferences
Refer to the ACSA Bylaws articles X and XI referencing Meetings and Corporate Business.
A. Board of Directors Meetings
1. Number and Calendar. The Board holds three meetings each year, exceeding the requirements set
forth in the the Bylaws Article X.1. The summer meeting is normally held in August, either in person or via
telephone or videoconference. The fall meeting is held in conjunction with the Administrators Conference.
The spring meeting is held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting. Newly elected or appointed board
members attend the spring meeting as observers before they begin their term of office on July 1.
2. Business. The purpose of directors meetings is to review and determine the activities of the
association; to monitor and approve the budget; to review the performance of the executive director; and
to set and maintain policies that direct current and future activities.
3. Agenda. Agendas for all meetings of the Board of Directors shall be developed by the president. Items
submitted by members of the Board of Directors must be included on the agenda provided that they are
received by the president no later than three weeks prior to the meeting. Items received after that time
may be included by the president on the agenda. Items submitted by persons other than board members
may be included at the discretion of the president.
An agenda for each meeting of the Board of Directors shall be published and distributed to all members of
the Board of Directors by the president not later than one week prior to the meeting.
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B. Annual Business Meetings
1. Number and Calendar. The required meeeting of the member schools of the association (Bylaws
Article X.2) is held as the Annual Business Meeting during the ACSA Annual Meeting. The Annual
Business Meeting normally follows regional caucuses held at the Annual Meeting.
2. Business. The purpose of the Annual Business Meeting is for the Board of Directors to report to the
membership on the state of the organizationʼs programs, policies, and budget and offer opportunity for
discussion and resolutions on issues affecting ACSA members.
3. Delegate Certification. The member school delegate shall be certified before the business meeting.
The officially appointed ACSA Faculty Councilor will be considered the meeting delegate unless otherwise
designated by the member school proxy.
4. Agenda. Agendas for the Annual Business Meeting shall be developed by the president. Items
submitted by member schools must be included on the agenda provided that they are received by the
president no later than three weeks prior to the meeting. Items received after that time may be included by
the president on the agenda or on a motion for consideration and the approval of a majority of the
member schools present and voting. An agenda for the Annual Meeting shall be distributed to all member
schools as well as to the members of the Board of Directors not later than one week prior to the meeting.
All Annual Meeting attendees shall receive an official agenda and related policies for new business.
C. Conference Planning Responsibilities.
The president has responsibility for the Administrators Conference, Annual Meeting, Teachers Seminar, and
International Conference held during the president's term. Program chairs and themes shall be selected
during the president-elect year, in consultation with the Scholarly Meetings Committee, and submitted to the
Board of Directors for ratification. Unless otherwise determined in advance by the Board of Directors, the sites
for conferences shall be selected during the president-elect year, in consultation with the Scholarly Meetings
Committee, and submitted to the Board of Directors for ratification.
Planning for other scholarly meetings, such as the Fall Conference, shall be the responsibility of the Scholarly
Meetings Committee. Selection of sites, programs, and themes shall be submitted by the committee to the
Board of Directors for ratification.
XII. ACSA Policy on Unpaid Interns
A. Background.
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) supports the American Institute of Architecture
Studentsʼ resolution on unpaid interns as stated below:
“Whereas the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS) believes the belittling of architectural
work, especially the work of interns (including working students), by firms not compensating employees in
compliance with the law contributes to a larger problem in the architecture profession; and
“Whereas it is a known fact that interns are offered and take jobs where they will work for free or for less
than the federal wage laws require; and
“Whereas interns need quality experience and should have their work valued and supported by
professionals;
“Be it resolved that the members of the AIAS support the efforts of interns who refuse to work for a firm
that knowingly does not compensate interns in full compliance with the law; and
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“Be it further resolved that the AIAS will not invite partners of such firms to speak at national or chapter
AIAS events or participate in national AIAS competition juries.”
B. Policy.
ACSA shall not invite partners of firms who do not pay their interns (i.e., those participating in IDP or
equivalent required training and including working students) in accordance with all applicable laws:
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to speak at ACSA national or regional events;
to participate on ACSA competition juries;
to be elected or appointed to ACSA office;• to submit work for ACSA publications; or
to receive ACSA awards.
All participants in ACSA-sponsored programs and publications shall be made aware of this policy. ACSA
encourages memberʼs schools to implement similar policies.
XIII. ACSA Policy on Program Sunset/Review
In order for long-term planning and budgeting to work effectively, the board shall adopt a sunset rule requiring
review and re-evaluation of all programs and activities of ACSA three years from the date of initiation and
every three years thereafter.
XIV. ACSA Policy on Transaction of Corporate Business by Member Schools
Each full member school is entitled to one vote at all meetings of the Association. Votes of member schools
may be cast by an official designate of the school's choice or by proxy delivered in person or by mail.
Member schools preferring to vote by proxy shall request an official proxy form from the executive director of
the Association, and deliver the proxy signed by the school's faculty councilor to the secretary before the start
of the meeting.
XV. ACSA Policies on Finance and Administration
A. Responsibilities of ACSA National Office.
The ACSA national office in Washington, DC (and specifically the Board of Directors) shall have primary
responsibility in the following areas:
• development and implementation of programs in support of architectural education and research;
• collection and dissemination of information and statistical data on architecture schools;
• publication of the Journal of Architectural Education;
• collection of dues from ACSA member schools for the National Architectural Accrediting Board;
• identification and securing of financial resources for the support of architectural education, research,
and services programs;
• planning and coordination of all workshops and meetings;
• liaison with allied professional and educational associations; and
• such other activities as are required for the general administration of the Association.
B. Check Signing Policy
All association checks of an amount larger than two thousand five hundred dollars (U.S.) that are not normal
operating expenses will require two signatures, at least one of which shall be an authorized board member.
Authorized board members shall consist of the current president, the treasurer, and one additional board
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member to be nominated by the president and who will having signing privileges only with the authorization of
the president. Checks to any of the signatories shall require two authorized signatures. (March, 2003; revised
August, 2003)
C. Surpluses
ACSA monies budgeted but unexpended in whole or in part during a given fiscal year shall revert to the net
profit/loss of the Association for that year. All invoices or estimates relating to a specific fiscal year must be
forwarded to the ACSA accounting department within 45 days of that fiscal year end, or by October 15 of that
year. Any unreported expenses will, on October 16, revert to the net profit/loss of the Association for that
year.
D. Unbudgeted Funds.
Expenditures of funds for previously unbudgeted projects or activities up to $5,000 may be authorized by the
Executive Committee. Expenditures of such funds beyond $5,000 shall require full board action.
E. Operating Reserve Net Asset Account.
An Operating Reserve Net Asset Account shall be established from net surpluses. The reserve shall be
considered fully funded when it is equal to approximately six monthʼs worth of national office operating
expenses. (changed November, 2003)
F. Net Surplus Allocation to Operating Reserve Net Asset Account and Other Net Asset Accounts.
ACSA shall budget for a net surplus each year, excepting only that a budgeted net loss may be offset by
removing national office building depreciation expenses, if any, from the budget. This exception does not
apply to furniture and equipment depreciation.
The procedure for allocating each yearʼs actual net surplus to the various net asset accounts is as follows. All
net asset accounts referred to below are board-designated net asset accounts.
1. An amount shall be added to the Operating Reserve to fully fund it, as described in section E above, if
needed.
2. An amount equal to planned furniture, equipment, and technology expenses, as reflected in the
organizationʼs multi-year capital expenses budget, shall be added to the Furniture, Equipment, and
Technology Net Asset Account. An amount equal to the cost of any furniture, equipment, and
technology purchases for that fiscal year shall be subtracted from the Furniture, Equipment, and
Technology Net Asset Account.
3. One third of the remaining net surpluses for that year shall be assigned to the following Net Asset
Accounts: Journal of Architectural Education Fund, College of Distinguished Professors Fund, and
Planning and Initiatives Fund.
G. Release of Operating Reserve Net Asset Account Funds.
Funds from the Operating Reserve Net Asset Account may be released as stated below. In all cases, the
Unrestricted Net Asset Account shall first be fully depleted before funds from the Operating Reserve Net
Asset Account are used.
1. Deficit Reduction to Operating Reserve Net Asset Account. In the event of a net loss in any given
year, said loss shall be absorbed first from the Unrestricted Net Asset Account, and then, if the
Unrestricted Net Asset Account is depleted, from the Operating Reserve Net Asset Account.
2. Emergencies. The President and Treasurer, may allocate funds from the Operating Reserve Net
Asset Account for use in an emergency to defray operating expenses of the national office. Such
funds may not be used for special project expenses. (revised 8/03)
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3. Purchase of a Building for Use as ACSA Headquarters. A three-fourths affirmative vote of the board
is required to allocate funds from the Operating Reserve Net Asset Account for the purchase of a
building to be used as the ACSA national headquarters.
H. Replenishment of Operating Reserve Net Asset Account.
Should the Operating Reserve Net Asset Account be reduced for any reason in a given fiscal year, the budget
for the following year shall include a line item to replace 20% of the preceding yearʼs reduction to the
Operating Reserve Net Asset Account. This shall continue until the Operating Reserve Net Asset Account
has been fully replenished. The board may vote to suspend this policy if it would be unfeasible because of
the magnitude of the reduction or other budgetary constraints, or if any net loss requiring such a reduction
was solely attributable to building depreciation expense.
I. National Architectural Accrediting Board Support.
ACSA, acting as the representative of its member schools that have NAAB-accredited programs, shall
contribute approximately one-third the financial support for the approved annual NAAB budget including onsite costs. The ACSA contribution consists of the estimated cost of the actual school visits (paid directly by
the schools) and a cash supplement as needed to meet the approximately one-third-budget requirement.
ACSA is specifically prohibited from contributing other than the share matched by NCARB and AIA.
ACSA shall collect supplemental contributions from all United States schools with accredited programs.
J. Committee Budgets.
Any board member charged with a mission for which a specific budget has been allocated must receive the
approval of the Executive Committee before committing funds in excess of the budgeted amount.
XVI. ACSA Policy on External Funding
It is appropriate for ACSA to seek funding, grants, sponsorships, partnerships, donors, contributing members,
and other support to meet its core mission in support of the schools of architecture. Such activities may
support ACSA publications, JAE, the National Academy of Environmental Design, ACSA conferences, ACSA
special events, ACSA exhibits, ACSA competitions, appropriate research projects, and other ACSA initiatives
such as the 100th year Anniversary. The ACSA may partner with other entities in seeking such funds,
pursuant to other board rules, and the ACSA may facilitate the participation of member schools where
appropriate.
The following principles should apply to all efforts for seeking external funding:
1. The ACSA staff will compile and annually update a comprehensive list of sponsors, grants, partners,
donors, and contributing members.
2. The ACSA Board will approve a general list of priority activities for external funding, such as outlined
above. This list will be reviewed at least annually and may be modified by Board vote. The ACSA
Executive Director should regularly report to the Executive Committee of funding efforts, requests,
and progress. The Executive Director should inform the Executive Committee of all requests for
funding over $10,000. Unusual opportunities for funding of projects over $5,000 and not clearly falling
within the list of priorities should be approved by the Executive Committee.
3. The ACSA Executive Director must approve, in advance, all formal requests made to any potential
sponsor, donor, or external funder, so that all requests are coordinated and appropriate levels of
support are sought. This applies to all requests made by ACSA staff members, ACSA board
members, committee chairs, and JAE Editorial Board members. Requests for local support from
ACSA conference chairs or host schools are excepted from this rule.
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4. When appropriate the ACSA may facilitate research teams composed of member schools that seek
grants, with the knowledge of the ACSA Executive Director.
5. ACSA will provide parity in benefits to its sponsors, partners, and other funders. Specific benefits are
approved by the executive director.
6. ACSA should be sensitive that it may be seeking grants and sponsorships in competition with
members. As such, ACSA should be sure its priorities are for maximum benefit for member schools.
In case of conflicts, the executive director should use discretion in securing funding and, where
possible, bring such conflicts to the Executive Committee for review and approval.
XVII. ACSA Guidelines for Joint Sponsorship of Programs or Projects
A. Philosophy.
In general, the organization under consideration should have goals that are compatible or complementary to
those of ACSA. A nonprofit status is preferable, but conceivably, situations could arise in which this was not
necessary.
B. Review Process.
1. The Board of Directors shall review the proposal and contractual arrangements prior to any formal
agreement.
2. The Board of Directors shall review the credentials and past performance record of the co-sponsoring
organization.
3. A formal agreement or letter of understanding shall be signed by all sponsoring organizations.
4. All proposals for review should include:
• a preliminary program;
• a statement of responsibility for each organization;
• a preliminary budget; and
• performance and resume data for the co-sponsoring organization.
5. Where necessary for expeditious action, the Executive Committee is empowered to act on behalf of the
board and report back to the next board meeting.
XVIII. ACSA Policy on Registration Fees at ACSA Meetings
All participants shall pay the full registration fee, with only the following exceptions.
1. Invited speakers or distinguished guests who are not affiliated with institutions which are members of
ACSA may receive complimentary registrations.
2. Meeting chairs and host schools may receive complimentary registrations.. The recommended number
of complimentary registrations shall be no more than six and may be adjusted upon decision by the
President and Executive Director.
3. The President has at his/her discretion three complimentary registrations.
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4. The Executive Director has at his/her discretion two complimentary registrations.
5. ACSA board members shall receive complimentary registration to ACSA meetings.
6. Each collateral organization (NAAB, AIA, AIAS, NCARB) receives two complimentary registrations to
the Annual Meeting.
The final responsibility of decision on remission of registration fees shall rest with the executive director of
ACSA, and each meeting will have a consistent fee remission policy.
XIX. ACSA Policy on Selection of NAAB Board of Directors and Visiting Team
Candidates
A. Selection of Board of Directors Candidates
The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) Board of Directors is comprised of 13 members: three
representing ACSA., three representing AIA, three representing NCARB, two representing AIAS, and two
public members. Each year, ACSA submits a nominee recommendation for appointment to the NAAB Board.
The appointment is for a three-year term and calls for a person willing and able to make a commitment to
NAAB. The final appointment will be confirmed by the sitting NAAB board.
The ACSA shall publish a call for nominations from the general membership for ACSA representative to the
NAAB board of directors no later than December 31. The call shall outline eligibility requirements and request
from potential candidates a letter of interest and curriculum vitae. The Nominations Committee shall examine
the dossiers and propose to the full board one or more candidates for discussion and approval.
Qualifications/Criteria for Consideration
While previous experience as an ACSA board member or administrator is helpful, it is by no means essential
for nomination. Some experience on NAAB visiting teams should be considered necessary; otherwise the
nominee might be unfamiliar with the highly complex series of deliberations involved with this position. Faculty
and administrators are asked to nominate faculty from an ACSA member school with any or all the following
qualifications. It is understood that each candidate will be assessed on the following criteria.
1. Full-time faculty status at an ACSA full-member school;
2. Significant experience with and knowledge of the accreditation process;
3. Significant acquaintance with and knowledge of ACSA, its history, policy programs, and
administrative structure.
4. Personal acquaintance with the range of school and program types across North America.
5. Commitment to represent the ACSA board positions.
B. Selection of Visiting Team Candidates
Each year, members of ACSA schools shall be nominated by the ACSA Board of Directors to serve as a
candidate on the NAAB visiting team roster member for a term of four years.
The ACSA shall publish a call for nominations from the general membership for appointment to the NAAB
visiting team roster no later than December 31. The call shall outline eligibility requirements and request from
potential candidates a letter of interest and curriculum vitae. The Nominations Committee shall examine the
dossiers and propose to the full board candidates to be added to the roster for discussion and approval.
The candidate must be a full-time faculty member in an accredited architectural program (including faculty on
sabbatical or on temporary leave of absence), and should have a reasonable length and breadth of full-time
teaching experience; a record of acknowledged scholarship and/or professional work; and has had some
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administrative experience, and an association with several different schools. It is understood that each
candidate will be assessed on personal merit and may not answer completely to all these criteria.
At the beginning of the final year of a nomineeʼs five-year term, the nominee should receive a letter asking
whether he/she wishes to be renominated. Renomination shall follow the same process as a first nomination.
Candidates for NAAB team members shall be selected to reflect regional distribution of all member areas and
will be limited in number to increase the likelihood of their timely selection by NAAB for service. The ACSA
board shall appoint no more than 3 individuals from a single school per year.
XX. Policies and Procedures for the Journal of Architectural Education, JAE Editor,
Editorial Board, Publications Committee.
The Journal of Architectural Education. The Journal of Architectural Education (JAE) has been published
since 1947 for the purpose of enhancing architectural design education, theory, and practice. The ACSA
board supports the development of the JAE as the leading, blind-refereed, scholarly journal in the field
presenting thoughtful discussion about the state of architecture and architectural education.
The ACSA shall be listed as publisher of the journal and has final authority over policies governing publication
of the journal, including, but not limited to, budget and appointment of personnel.
A. Executive Editor
1. Role. The executive editor is appointed by the ACSA board and has final responsibility for the editorial
and graphic content of the publication and has responsibility for managing a budget allocated for the
editorial operations of the journal. The editor shall seek the counsel and assistance of the JAE Editorial
Board regarding manuscript review and article selection, book and design review, and other issues
related to the content and editorial policy of the publication. The executive editor reports to the ACSA
board via the Publications Committee.
Beginning with Volume 62 (2009-10) two issues of the JAE must be published in each academic year.
Each issue shall consist primarily of blind-refereed articles. The ACSA board also wishes to increase the
vitality of the JAE through the inclusion of selected book review essays, short reviews, design
submissions, letters to the editor, editorial commentary, contemporary criticism, interviews, and debate.
These should represent a broad range of concerns and opinions. Solicited and unsolicited material may
be included at the discretion of the executive editor.
2. JAE Executive Editor Hiring Procedure. A Solicitation and Screening Committee shall review
applications and send its final recommendation to the full ACSA board for a simple majority approval.
The Solicitation and Screening Committee shall consist of the Publications Committee plus two JAE board
members who are not on the ACSA board. These two JAE board representatives shall be selected by the
JAE board. Within the Solicitation and Screening Committee, the role of the executive director of the
ACSA shall be ex officio.
The position of the executive editor shall be advertised in the ACSA NEWS at least two years before the
end of the term of the appointment in order to provide for the overlap year of transition.
Qualifications shall include: a recognized record of scholarly achievement, significant editorial
experience, a broad range of commitment to issues in architectural education, and an active involvement
in architectural education.
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Remuneration shall be determined through negotiation with the president within the range approved by
the full ACSA board.
3. Terms of Employment of JAE Executive Editor. The executive editor shall be appointed for a four-year
term and shall be eligible for a second four-year term, after which a new editor shall be selected. The
ACSA board shall retain the option of continuing the contract for whatever period it deems appropriate.
The Publications Committee shall review the performance of the executive editor annually. Notification of
satisfaction or dissatisfaction should be received by the editor annually in written form and signed by the
president of the ACSA and chair of the Publications Committee.
Selection of a new editor shall be conducted in such a way as to allow for a one-year overlap with the
outgoing executive editor. In this transition year, the new editor shall have the title "executive editorelect," and will be responsible for the review of all new manuscripts submitted during that transition year.
4. Typical Timeline for Selection of JAE Executive Editor
Summer Meeting of the ACSA Board. The publications committee shall be responsible for a draft of
qualifications and language of the advertisement, and forward that information to the ACSA board for
tentative approval.
Fall Meeting of the JAE Board. At this meeting, the board shall review the advertisement, select its
two representatives to the Solicitation and Screening Committee, and identify issues that may be
pertinent to the search process itself. If the JAE board feels that changes are needed in the language
of the advertisement, it will then forward those recommendations to the Solicitation and Screening
Committee. If the JAE board agrees with the advertisement generated by the Publications
Committee, it is then forwarded directly to publication in the ACSA NEWS no later than December.
Between the Meetings of the JAE Board and the December Meeting of the ACSA Board. The
Solicitation and Screening Committee reviews the drafts of the advertisement from both the
Publications Committee and the JAE board. It shall finalize the language of the advertisement and
place it in the ACSA NEWS for December publication. At this time, the Solicitation and Screening
Committee shall aggressively pursue nominations and prospective candidates. Review of
applications shall begin on February 1 and continue until the position is filled.
Spring Meeting of the ACSA Board. The Solicitation and Screening Committee shall interview
candidates for the executive editor position at the Annual Meeting. As part of the interview process,
candidates shall meet with both the JAE and ACSA boards.
Between the Spring Meetings of the JAE and ACSA Boards and the Summer Meeting of the ACSA
Board. The Solicitation and Screening Committee shall receive comments from members of the
ACSA and JAE boards about the candidates just interviewed, and finalize its recommendation.
Summer Meeting of the ACSA Board. The Solicitation and Screening Committee shall make its
recommendation to the ACSA board, and the board shall make its decision. The new executive
editor-elect will begin his/her term in August and thus will have eight months of overlap with the
outgoing editor in order to put together his/her first issue (due to the press in March/April of the
following year). (revised August, 2004)
B. ACSA Executive Director Role.
The executive director, in fulfilling obligations of general management and fiscal oversight of all ACSA
activities, shall coordinate arrangements for the production of the journal and subsequent distribution to the
membership. The executive director shall, for each issue, receive proof copies of the inside covers (front and
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back) and the title page to ensure that the lists of contributors, committee members, membership dues rates,
etc. are current. The executive director shall not receive proof copies of the body of the journal prior to
publication of each issue. On the inside front cover, the ACSA shall be listed as publisher, and the executive
director shall be listed under the Publications Committee.
C. JAE Editorial Board
1. Role. The JAE Editorial Board serves as the primary peer review body for submissions to the journal
and advises the executive editor regarding editorial policy and content. The Executive Editor is required to
convene and attend two meetings of the editorial board each year⎯one in conjunction with the ACSA
Annual Meeting and one at a location of the executive editor's choosing during the fall term.
The executive editor shall seek the advice and counsel of the editorial board on issues including, but not
limited to, the editors and content of theme issues, the nomination of associate editors and editorial board
members, and other issues related to operation of the journal. Final decision on such issues shall remain,
however, with the executive editor. In the case that serious concerns cannot be addressed within the
Editorial Board, these concerns should be directed to the chair of the Publications Committee.
2. Appointments. Members of the JAE Editorial Board are appointed by the ACSA Board of Directors.
ACSA Board of Directors members shall not serve concurrently as editorial board members, except in an
ex officio capacity as described in section F below.
The size of the editorial board shall be a minimum of 6 and a maximum of 23 members, including
associate editors but excluding ex officio members. Editorial board members are appointed for a threeyear term, renewable to a maximum of two consecutive terms. The nominees shall be forwarded each
year to the ACSA Board of Directors before the beginning of its spring meeting. Appointed editorial board
members begin their terms on July 1 of the year in which they are appointed.
Only the ACSA board of directors may officially dismiss a JAE Editorial Board member before the end of a
term of appointment. Members must have school support for travel and registration to the annual meeting.
3. Composition. Composition of the editorial board should represent a diversity of expertise, opinion, and
geography. Possible areas of expertise for the editorial board may be: history/theory/criticism, design,
technology, computer applications, pedagogy, professional practice and administration.
D. Managing Editor Role.
The managing editor shall assist the executive editor with coordination of timely manuscript and design review
along with preparation of articles for publication. The managing editor shall be selected by the executive
editor with the consent of the ACSA board and should not be a member of the ACSA staff.
E. Press Role.
A commercial or academic press shall conduct actual production, printing, and distribution of the journal. The
press production editor shall be the liaison with the executive and managing editors as needed to ensure
timely, smooth production of the publication.
F. ACSA Publications Committee Role.
As described in the ACSA Bylaws, Article XVI.5, the Publications Committee shall be responsible for the
planning, organization, and implementation of all published material of the association. In this role the
Publications Committee shall act as a liaison between the JAE Editorial Board and the ACSA board. It shall
receive recommendations of the JAE board and communicate them to the ACSA board with any
recommendations, as appropriate. As described above in section A.3, the Publications Committee is
responsible for annual evaluation of the executive editor
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The ACSA executive director shall serve as an ex officio member of the JAE Editorial Board, attending
editorial board meetings regularly for the purpose of liaison between the Publications Committee and the JAE
Editorial Board. The ACSA Board of Directors may appoint additional board members currently serving on the
Publications Committee as ex officio members of the JAE Editorial Board for the same purpose.
XXI. Statement on ACSA Committees and Liaisons
The ACSA regularly appoints a number of “special” committees (as defined in Bylaw VIII.8) to carry out the
business of the board. The charges of these committees are described in this rule. Additionally, the
organization makes a number of liaison appointments to other organizations. All committee and liaison
appointments follow the procedures specified in Bylaws Article VIII.1.
A Committee Business and Staff Support.
Standing and Special Committees operate according to Robert's Rules of Order (Revised) and may make
motions to be brought before the Board of Directors. Committees shall meet in advance of each board
meeting, and may meet at other times as deemed necessary by the chair. Each committee is expected to
provide a written report of its activities at each board meeting. Each committee shall have a staff member for
administrative support, either the Executive Director or a designate.
B. Architectural Education Committee.
The Architectural Education Committee shall be charged with advising the Board on programs that advance
architectural education, including issues such as accreditation, internship, continuing education, and faculty
and program development. The Committee shall consist of at least three Board members, one appointed as
chair, and the Student Director. Additional Board members or external members may be appointed.
C. Audit Committee.
The Audit Committee shall be charged to oversee the organization's annual financial audit process and
provide independent oversight of its financial statements. The committee shall meet at least twice each year
with the outside auditor, at the beginning of the yearʼs engagement, to review its scope, and at the end of the
engagement, to review its findings. The meetings shall include the ACSA executive director and have an
executive session, without ACSA staff present. The committee shall report to the ACSA board of directors a
written opinion on the audit process and a recommendation on acceptance of the audit.
In addition, the Audit Committee shall review the selection and retention of the auditor and make
recommendations on that subject to the Executive Director.
The committee shall be comprised of three members: the treasurer, who shall serve as chair, one regional,
Canadian, or public director, and one independent member who shall have significant experience and
expertise in the financial management of not-for-profit organizations.
The following outlines the basic agenda items for each of the committeeʼs meetings. The committee may add
items as necessary.
July Meeting
• Review engagement letter for next audit.
• Review the organizationʼs conflict of interest, whistleblower, and other board-level policies related to
financial management.
• Identify any significant changes to the organizationʼs financial position during the fiscal year that may
affect the audit.
• Review summaries of Finance Committee meetings during the past year.
January Meeting
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Review audited financial statements and management letters with auditor, with and without executive
director present.
Review auditorʼs evaluation of the organizationʼs risk exposure, the quality of its financial statements ,and
its application of accounting principles
Determine recommendation for acceptance of audited financial statements and management letters
Review performance of auditors in executive session and determine whether to reengage auditor next
year or solicit proposals for audit services.
D. Executive Committee.
The Executive Committee shall consist of the president, past president, president-elect, secretary, treasurer,
and the executive director. As described in Bylaws Article VIII.2, the Executive Committee shall oversee all
ACSA staff operations except as delegated to the executive director. These operations include personnel
hiring policies and benefits, leases, insurance, and other contractual agreements, and equipment purchases.
The Executive Committee will act as an informal advisory group to both the president and the executive
director on general matters and problems in need of immediate attention.
E. Planning Committee.
The Planning Committee shall be charged with advising the board on planning for long, medium, and short
terms. This includes monitoring and updating the organization's strategic plan and assessing the
organization's progress against strategic plan objectives. The Committee shall consist of the President-Elect,
who shall serve as chair, the President, the Treasurer, two directors who are not officers, and the Executive
Director.
F. Directors Committee.
The Directors Committee shall be charged with advising the board on the Associationʼs effectiveness in
communicating with members and responding to the needs of regions, students, and the public. To this end,
the Committee shall be responsible for organizing regional business meetings and caucuses. The Directors
Committee shall consist of the Regional Director from each of the seven regions along with the Public and
Student Directors. In advance of the Spring Board meeting, the Committee chair shall entertain nominations
from within the committee for the appointment of the succeeding year's committee chair. The committee shall
vote and the individual with a majority of votes shall be nominated to serve as the succeeding year's
committee chair.
G. Scholarly Meetings Committee.
The Scholarly Meetings Committee shall be charged to review and recommend policies, procedures, and
format for ACSA scholarly meetings and conferences. The committee evaluates the meeting outcomes,
including budget, academic quality, and participation. The committee is responsible for reviewing proposals
for hosting Fall Conferences and shall recommend for approval by the Board of Director the Fall Conference
site, theme, and program chairs. The Committee shall consist of the President-Elect, who shall serve as chair,
the treasurer, two other appointed members, at least one of which shall be a member of the Board of
Directors, and the Executive Director.
H. NAAB Board of Directors.
The Nominations Committee shall be charged to solicit nominations for ACSA liaison representatives to the
NAAB Board of Directors and the IAR. Those nominations, along with the Committee's recommendations,
shall be submitted to the president for action at the spring meeting of the ACSA board.
I. AIAS Representative.
The ACSA representative to the AIAS Board shall present an annual report to the Board of Directors at the
annual meeting either face-to-face or via conference call. The report shall be presented in writing and
submitted for publication in ACSA News.
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XXII. ACSA Honors and Awards Program
The purpose of the ACSA Honors and Awards Program is to encourage excellence and distinguished
achievement in architectural education, to recognize those who embody these qualities, and to honor those
who have advanced the art and science of the field.
A. Selection.
The ACSA Board of Directors shall appoint three persons from full-member schools to serve for a one-year
term on the Awards Committee. In the case of the Topaz Medallion, a special committee is appointed
composed of representatives from ACSA, AIA, and AIAS as described below. Nomination procedures and
deadlines are described under the conditions for each honor. ACSA is not obliged to make any awards in a
given year. Current board members and members of the Honors and Awards Committee are ineligible to
formally nominate or submit supporting materials for any award juried by this Committee. Board members are
ineligible to submit applications for any award during their board tenure. Members of the Honors and Awards
Committee are ineligible to submit an application for any award that committee selects. (March 2004)
B. Specific Guidelines
1. ACSA/AIA Topaz Medallion.
a.
General Criterion. Lifelong achievement in teaching, creative work, and service for
the advancement of architectural education. This shall be evidenced by:
b.
Specific Criteria.
• Teaching of great depth, having influenced a wide range of students;
• Teaching of great breadth, having influenced a wide range of students;
• Activities which have consistently directed themselves toward the future as well as the
past; and
• The ability to transcend a specific area of expertise, or to make connections between
areas.
c.
Eligibility. Full-time architectural faculty or persons whose activities clearly have
been identified with architectural education in ACSA full-member schools for a minimum of
ten years and who are living at the time of nomination.
d.
Documentation. The nominator shall submit:
• A letter explaining the reasons for the nomination according to the established criteria;
• A resume of the candidate's career;
• A roster of former students who have distinguished themselves in the field;
• Supporting letters from a wide range of persons qualified to comment upon the
achievement of the candidate; and
• Additional supporting material or documents illustrating or describing the candidate's
achievements.
All items to be submitted in an 8-1/2" x 11" binder, not to exceed 10 sleeves for a total of 20
pages. Binder to be obtained from the AIA Office in Washington, DC.
e.
Selection. A five-member committee consisting of two persons representing ACSA,
two persons representing AIA, and a student representative from the AIAS shall make the
selection from among the candidates nominated. The ACSA representatives shall be
appointed by the ACSA Board of Directors for a one-year term.
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f.
Presentation. The recipient shall receive a Topaz Medallion and certificate to be
presented at the Annual Meeting of ACSA by the presidents of ACSA and AIA.
2. ACSA Distinguished Professor Award.
a.
General Criterion. To recognize sustained creative achievement in the
advancement of architectural education through teaching, design, scholarship, research, or
service.
b.
Specific Criteria. Candidates in the area of teaching shall have had a positive,
stimulating, and nurturing influence upon students over an extended period of time and/or
teaching which inspired a generation of students who themselves have contributed to the
advancement of architecture. Candidates in the areas of design, scholarship, or research
shall have produced a body of work that provides significant insight into the understanding
and advancement of architecture and architectural education. Candidates in the area of
service shall have significant impact fostering and sustaining excellent teaching and a healthy
environment for learning and/or instituted measures leading to an understanding and
appreciation of architectural education in the community at large. Submissions should convey
how they address ideas of cultural, social, economical, or environmental sustainability.
c.
Eligibility. Full-time faculty members or persons whose activities have clearly been
identified with architectural education in ACSA full-member schools for a minimum of 10
years are eligible. The achievements must have occurred during the period of appointment.
No postmortem awards will be made. A candidate may be considered for this award and the
AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion simultaneously. In such cases, the nomination must be submitted
for each award separately, according to the conditions of required documentation. Any faculty
member, administrator, or student at an ACSA full-member school may nominate a candidate
for the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award.
d.
Documentation. All materials are to be submitted through the online system by the
nominator or nominee; once the nomination is finalized all parties will receive a confirmation
email. The résumé and supporting letters are best uploaded as PDF documents. The
supporting material (portfolio) must not exceed a total of 20, 8.5x11 pages and be submitted
in PDF format. All materials must be submitted by [DATE] at 5:00 pm ET, online at
www.acsa-arch.org and the submitter will need to log into the ACSA website in order to
submit.
Each submission shall contain the following information:
• Nomination Information, completed online during submission (www.acsa-arch.org);
• A letter explaining the reasons for the nomination according to the established criteria, not
to exceed one page (PDF format);
• A résumé summarizing the career and achievements of the candidate (PDF format);
• No more than three supporting letters from persons qualified to comment upon the
significance of the specific achievements of the candidate (each in seperate PDF format);
• Supporting material or documents illustrating or describing the candidateʼs achievements
(not to exceed a total of 20, 8.5x11 pages, in PDF format).
e.
Selection. The ACSA Honors and Awards Committee shall recommend to the
ACSA board for approval no more than five individuals for awards per year.
f.
Presentation. A medallion and certificate shall be presented at the ACSA Annual
Meeting by the president. Recipient may use the title "ACSA Distinguished Professor" for life.
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3. ACSA Creative Achievement Award.
a.
General Criterion. A specific creative achievement in teaching, design, scholarship,
research, or service which advances architectural education.
b.
Specific Criteria. Candidates in the area of teaching shall have had a positive
stimulating influence upon students through a full course, course project, or course module.
Candidates in areas of design, scholarship, or research shall have created a work or a project
that provides significant insight into the understanding and advancement of architecture and
architectural education. Candidates in the area of service shall have significant impact
fostering and creating a work or project that provides a healthy environment for learning led to
an understanding and appreciation of architectural education in the community at large.
Submissions should convey how they address ideas of cultural, social, economical, or
environmental sustainability.
c.
Eligibility. Full-time faculty or persons whose activities have clearly been identified
with architectural education in ACSA full-member schools are eligible. The achievement must
have been accomplished during the period of appointment. Any faculty member,
administrator, or student at an ACSA full-member school may nominate a candidate for the
ACSA Creative Achievement Award. Projects that have previously been recognized by ACSA
will not be considered.
d.
in PDF format. All material must be submitted by [DATE] at 5:00 pm ET, online at www.acsaarch.org and the submitter will need to login the ACSA website in order to submit.
• A résumé for the candidate summarizing his or her career (PDF Format);
• No more than three supporting letters from persons qualified to comment upon the
significance of the specific achievements of the candidate (each in seperate PDF format);
• Supporting material or documents illustrating or describing the candidateʼs achievements
(not to exceed a total of 20, 8.5x11 pages, in PDF format).
e.
ACSA board for approval no more than three individuals for awards per year.
f.
Presentation. Recipients shall be presented with a certificate at the ACSA Annual
Meeting by the president.
4. ACSA Diversity Achievement Award.
a.
General Criterion. Certificate of Recognition: To recognize the work of faculty,
administrators, or students in creating effective methods and models to achieve greater
diversity in curricula, school personnel, and student bodies, specifically to incorporate the
participation and contributions of historically under-represented groups or contexts.
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b.
Specific Criteria. Nominees shall have had a positive stimulating influence on
diversity within architecture education, schools, and/or the community at large. Submissions
should convey how the nominee(s) address the ideals of diversity through meaningful and
effective activities.
c.
Eligibility. Individuals or groups in ACSA member schools whose activities have
clearly been identified with architectural education in ACSA full-member schools are eligible.
The achievement must have been accomplished during the period of appointment. Any
faculty member, administrator, or student at an ACSA full-member school may nominate a
candidate for the ACSA Diversity Achievement Award. Projects that have previously been
recognized by ACSA will not be considered.
d.
Documentation. All materials are to be submitted digitally online by the nominator or
nominee; once the nomination is finalized all parties will receive a confirmation email. The
résumé and supporting letters are best uploaded as PDF documents. The supporting material
(portfolio) must not exceed a total of 20 pages. All material must be submitted by [DATE] at
5:00 pm ET, online at www.acsa-arch.org and the submitter will need to log into the ACSA
website in order to submit. Previous recipients are ineligible for this award.
• A résumé of the candidate summarizing his or her career (PDF format);
• No more than three supporting letters (in addition to the letter of nomination) from
colleagues and/or students commenting upon the significance of the specific
achievements of the candidate (each in separate PDF format);
• Supporting material illustrating or describing the nomineeʼs achievements, which would
include teaching evaluations, syllabi, or student work (not to exceed a total of 20 pages, in
PDF format).
e.
ACSA board for approval no more than three individuals for awards per year.
f.
Presentation. Recipients shall be presented with a certificate at the ACSA Annual
Meeting by the president.
5. Journal of Architectural Education Awards. The JAE Award was instituted in 1985 and is now
given annually for the outstanding regular article and design article published in the Journal of
Architectural Education during the preceding academic year. Two or more nominations shall be
solicited from the JAE Editorial Board for each year's awards, for a final decision by the ACSA
Awards Committee. (FOR BOARD APPROVAL)
6. ACSA Faculty Design Award.
a.
General Criterion. To provide a venue for work that advances the reflective nature
of practice and teaching by recognizing and encouraging outstanding work in architecture and
related environmental design fields as a critical endeavor
b.
Specific Criteria. Submissions that represent critical investigations advancing the
general understanding of the discipline of architecture are invited. This program will recognize
built and unbuilt work and carefully consider critical efforts that reflect upon practice and
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research. Submissions should convey how they address ideas of cultural, social, economical,
or environmental sustainability.
c.
Eligibility. Persons in ACSA member schools who are primarily engaged in teaching
may enter one or more submissions on different subject matters relevant to their educational
activities. Prior publication does not affect eligibility. Projects must have been completed after
[DATE – 5 years prior], to be eligible for consideration. Projects that have previously been
recognized by ACSA will not be considered.
d.
Submission Requirements. Entries must consist of high-quality digital graphic
material and text, maximum of 1,000 words, submitted through the online system by the
nominee in PDF format with up to 20, 8.5x11 pages. No models, slides, or films will be
accepted. All material must be submitted by [DATE] at 5:00 pm ET, online at www.acsaarch.org and the submitter will need to log into the ACSA website in order to submit.
• Submission information, completed online during submission (www.acsa-arch.org);
• Abstract (not to exceed 300 words) describing the project (copy/paste text box).
• Supporting material or documents illustrating or describing the candidateʼs design (not to
exceed a total of 20, 8.5x11 pages, in PDF format).
To maintain anonymity, no names of entrants or collaborating parties may appear on any part
of the submission. Credits may be concealed by any simple means. Do not conceal identity
and location of project.
e.
Selection. The faculty design jury shall recommend to the ACSA board for approval
no more than four projects for awards per year.
7. ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award.
a.
General Criterion. Recognition of demonstrated excellence in teaching performance
during the formative years of an architectural teaching career.
b.
Specific Criteria. ACSA and AIAS are jointly sponsoring the award to recognize
outstanding teaching abilities exhibited by faculty with a maximum of 10 academic semesters
or 15 quarters of full-time teaching experience. Submissions should convey how they address
ideas of cultural, social, economical, or environmental sustainability.
c.
Eligibility. Faculty must teach at an ACSA full-member school, candidate school,
affiliate school, or at an institution with an associated program. The candidate must also be a
faculty member at an institution with an established AIAS or CASA chapter in good standing.
Faculty members who have already received tenure are not eligible for this award. Any
faculty member, administrator, AIAS or CASA member at an ACSA full-member school,
candidate school, affiliate school, or at an institution with an associated program may
nominate a candidate for the ACSA/AIAS New Faculty Teaching Award.
d.
in PDF format. All material must be submitted by [DATE] at 5:00 pm ET, online at www.acsaarch.org and the submitter will need to log into the ACSA website in order to submit. Previous
recipients are ineligible for this award.
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• A résumé of the candidate summarizing his or her career (PDF format);
• No more than three supporting letters (in addition to the letter of nomination) from
colleagues and/or students commenting upon the significance of the specific
achievements of the candidate (each in separate PDF format);
• A letter from the dean/chair of the nomineeʼs university, verifying the nominee has a
maximum of 10 academic semesters or 15 quarters of full-time teaching experience (PDF
format);
• Supporting material illustrating or describing the candidates achievements, which would
include teaching evaluations, syllabi, or student work (not to exceed a total of 20, 8.5x11
pages, in PDF format).
e.
Awards. A maximum of three awards will be made and announced at the ACSA
Annual Meeting. Winners will be presented with a certificate of merit.
f.
Selection. Applications will be assessed by a jury composed of two members of the
AIAS national leadership and two members of the ACSA Board of Directors, none of whom
shall be associated with any of the nominations.
8. ACSA Collaborative Practice Award.
a.
General Criterion. Honoring the best practices in school-based community outreach
programs.
b.
Specific Criteria. This ACSA award recognizes programs that demonstrate how
faculty, students, and community/civic clients work to realize common objectives.
Participation by professional practitioners and colleagues from other academic disciplines is
encouraged.
•Architecture •Landscape •Interior •Planning •Industrial •Urban
Collaborative projects and practice can encompass a variety of endeavors, including but not
limited to: design/build, new construction, rehabilitation, open space planning, zoning and
regulatory reform, and the development of new institutions or social processes. Submissions
should convey how they address ideas of cultural, social, economical, or environmental
sustainability.
c.
Eligibility. Persons in ACSA member schools who are primarily engaged in teaching
may enter one or more submissions relevant to their educational activities. Projects that have
previously been recognized by ACSA will not be considered.
d.
Documentation. Submissions must explain the nature of the collaboration and
demonstrate what students learned and how the community benefited. Entries must consist
of high-quality digital graphic material and text, maximum of 1,000 words, submitted through
the online system by the nominee in PDF format with up to 20, 8.5x11 pages. No models,
slides, or films will be accepted. All material must be submitted by [DATE] at 5:00 pm ET,
online at www.acsa-arch.org and the submitter will need to log into the ACSA website in order
to submit.
Each submission shall contain the following:
• Submission Information, completed online during submission (www.acsa-arch.org);
• Abstract (not to exceed 300 words) describing the nature of the collaboration including
what students learned and how the community benefited (copy/paste text box);
• Supporting material or documents illustrating or describing the candidateʼs design (not to
exceed a total of 20, 8.5x11 pages, in PDF format).
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of the submission. Credits may be concealed by any simple means. Do not conceal identity
and location of the project.
e.
ACSA board for approval no more than four projects for awards per year.
9. ACSA/AIA Housing Design Education Award.
a.
General Criterion. The ACSA/AIA Housing Design Education Award is granted
jointly by the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the American
Institute of Architects (AIA ) to recognize the importance of good education in housing design
to produce architects ready for practice in a wide range of areas and able to be capable
leaders and contributors to their communities.
b.
Categories. Submissions are invited for two award categories:
1. Excellence in Housing Design Curriculum — for an architecture program offering an
exemplary program-wide Housing Design Curriculum that provides students with a
comprehensive grounding in the theory and practice of housing design through a number of
coordinated curricular activities, courses, topics, and programs. Generally, multiple faculty
and administrative staff are involved in the implementation and coordination of such
programs.
2. Excellence in Housing Education Course or Activity — for an architecture program (such
as a single studio or seminar course, research activity, or exhibition) that supports housing
design pedagogy.
c.
Eligibility. Persons in ACSA member schools who are engaged in teaching may
enter one or more submissions relevant to their educational activities. Previous winners in the
Housing Design Curriculum Award category must wait two years and make substantial
changes to reapply in this award category. Previous winners in the Housing Education
Course or Activity Award category may apply each year with new program components.
Projects that have previously been recognized by ACSA will not be considered.
d.
Specific Criteria.
1. Judging Criteria for the Housing Design Curriculum Award will be evaluated on the basis of
the comprehensiveness, thoughtfulness, and innovativeness of the curriculum approach to
education in housing design theory and practice, including the range and quality of learning
opportunities provided to students as represented in the submissions. It is anticipated that
such a curriculum could address one or more of the following elements:
History; Theory and studio pedagogy; Policy, including affordability issues; Community analysis; Site
design and selection; Participatory techniques for working with communities and residents; Culturally
responsive design; Finance
– including proformas, subsidy, underwriting, and tax preference; Codes, zoning and regulatory
frameworks; Site, unit, and shared space design; Housing as a component of comprehensive community
design; Design for special populations; Social, environmental and economic impacts; Production methods;
Building systems; Specifications; Cost estimating; Information resources for designers; Research, including
action research; Sustainability; Universal design; Health design.
Submissions should not be limited to descriptions of the sequence of courses, but should
document the programʼs multiple learning opportunities, such as lecture series, service
learning programs, community design centers, and certificate programs. Submissions should
convey how they address ideas of cultural, social, economical, or environmental
sustainability.
2. Judging Criteria for the Housing Education Course or Activity Award will be evaluated on
the basis of the positive impact of the course or activity on students, the university, or the
community. This impact may be found in areas such as the creation of a stimulating
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environment for learning about housing issues or for stimulating positive outcomes related to
housing issues between and among university and community members. Submissions should
convey how they address ideas of cultural, social, economical, or environmental
sustainability.
e.
Documentation.
1. Housing Design Curriculum Award — entries must be submitted through the online system
in PDF format with a maximum of 15, 8.5x11 pages, including images and appendices, of
detailed program description and evaluative material (such as community feedback,
documented student outcomes, publicity, etc.). An abstract (not to exceed 300 words)
describing the curriculum. A separate PDF file shale include a signed statement/letter from
the programʼs administrative head verifying all identifying information. All material should
remain anonymous (i.e., do not identify the school or any of the participants by name in the
written and graphic program material).
2. Housing Education Course or Activity Award — entries should be submitted through the
online system, up to 20, 8.5x11 pages in PDF format. An abstract (not to exceed 300 words)
describing the course or activity. All material should remain anonymous (i.e., do not identify
the school or any of the participants by name in the written and graphic program material).
All material must be submitted by October 6, 2010 at 5:00 pm ET, online at www.acsaarch.org and the submitter will need to login the ACSA website in order to submit.
• Submission Information, completed online during submission (www.acsa-arch.org);
• Abstract (not to exceed 300 words);
• Supporting material or documents illustrating and describing the candidateʼs curricular
and/or activity. (not to exceed a total of . 20, 8.5x11 pages, in PDF format).
of the submission. Do not conceal identity and location of the project.
f.
Selection. Applications will be assessed by a jury composed of two members from
AIA and two members of the ACSA, none of whom shall be associated with any of the
nominations. One program will be awarded the Excellence in Housing Design Curriculum and
a maximum of three programs will receive the Excellence in Housing Education Course or
Activity.
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ACSA STATEMENT OF INVESTMENT POLICY, OBJECTIVES AND
GUIDELINES
Approved March 2011
General Information
The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Inc. is a non-profit 501(c)(3)
corporation that is responsible for implementing the associationʼs Investment Policy.
Purpose
The purpose of this investment policy is set forth by the Board of Trustees in
order to:
1. Define and assign the responsibilities of all involved parties.
2. Establish a clear understanding for all involved parties of the investment goals
and objectives for plan assets.
3. Offer guidance and limitations to all investment managers regarding the
investment of plan assets.
4. Establish a basis for evaluating investment results.
In general, the purpose of this statement is to outline a philosophy and attitude
that will guide the investment management of the assets toward the desired
results. It is intended to be sufficiently specific to be meaningful, yet flexible
enough to be practical.
Definitions
1. “Plan” shall mean Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture Cash
Reserve Plan.
2. “Investment Manager” shall mean any individual or group of individuals,
employed to manage the investments of all or part of the Plan assets.
3. “Investment Management Consultant” shall mean any individual or
organization employed to provide advisory services, including advice on
investment objectives and/or asset allocation, manager search and
performance monitoring.
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4. “Securities” shall refer to the marketable investment securities that are
defined as acceptable in this statement.
5. “Investment Horizon” shall be the time period over which the investment
objectives, as set forth in this statement, are expected to be met.
Delegation of Authority
The Board of Trustees is authorized to delegate certain responsibilities to
professional experts in various fields. These include, but are not limited to the
following:
1. Investment Management Consultant. The consultant may assist the Board of
Trustees in establishing investment policy, objectives and guidelines;
selecting investment managers; reviewing such managers over time;
measuring and evaluating investment performance; and other tasks deemed
appropriate.
2. Investment Manager. The investment manager may choose the specific
securities that will be used to meet the Planʼs investment objectives. Such
services also include economic analysis, and deciding when to purchase, sell
or hold individual securities.
3. Custodian. The custodian will physically (or through an agreement with a
sub-custodian) maintain possession of securities owned by the Plan, collect
dividend and interest payments, redeem maturing securities, and effect
receipt and delivery following purchases and sales. The custodian may also
perform regular accounting of all assets owned, purchased, or sold, as well as
movement of assets into and out of the Plan accounts.
4. Additional specialists such as attorneys, auditors and others may be
employed by the Board of Trustees to assist prudently.
The Board of Trustees will not reserve any control over investment decisions,
with the exception of specific limitations described in these statements.
Managers will be held responsible and accountable to achieve the objectives
herein stated. While it is not believed that the limitations will hamper investment
managers, each manager should request modifications that they deem
appropriate.
General Investment Principles
1. The plan shall be invested with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under
the circumstances that a prudent man acting in a like capacity and familiar
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with such matters would use in the investment of a fund of like character and
with like aims.
2. Investment of the plan shall be so diversified as to minimize the risk of losses,
unless under the circumstance, it is clearly not prudent to do so.
3. The Board of Trustees may employ one or more investment managers of
varying styles and philosophies to attain the planʼs objectives.
Investment Objectives
Primary investment objective: achieve returns in excess of the rate of inflation
over the investment horizon in order to preserve purchasing power of Plan
assets.
Secondary investment objective: emphasize long-term growth of principal while
avoiding excessive risk. Short-term volatility will be tolerated in as much as it is
consistent with the volatility of a comparable market index.
Specific Investment Goals
Over the investment horizon of 5 years, it is the goal of the aggregate plan assets
to exceed:
Meet or exceed an index comprised of 30% S&P 500 / 60% Barclays
Intermediate Government Credit Index / 10% T-Bills.
Liquidity
To minimize the possibility of loss occasioned by the sale of a security forced by
the need to meet a required payment, the Board of Trustees will periodically
provide the investment counsel with an estimate of expected net cash flow. The
Board of Trustees will notify the investment consultant in a timely manner, to
allow sufficient time to build up necessary liquid reserves.
Investment Guidelines
Allowable assets
1.
2.
Cash Equivalents
• Treasury Bills
• Certificates of Deposits
• Money Market Funds
Fixed Income Securities
• U.S. Government and Agency Securities
• Corporate Notes and Bonds
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3.
4.
Equity Securities
• Common Stocks (including Exchange-Traded Funds)
Mutual Funds
• Mutual Funds which invest in securities as allowed by this document
Stock Exchanges
To ensure marketability and liquidity, investment advisors will execute equity
transactions through the following exchanges:
1. New York Stock Exchange
2. American Stock Exchange
3. NASDAQ over-the-counter market
Prohibited Assets
Prohibited investments include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Commodities and Futures Contracts
2. Private Placements
3. Options
Prohibited Transactions
Prohibited transactions include, but are not limited to the following:
1. Short Selling
2. Margin Transactions
Asset Allocation Guidelines
Investment management of the associationʼs assets shall be in accordance with
the following asset allocation guidelines:
Asset Class
US Equities
Fixed Income
Cash
Minimum
24%
48%
0%
Maximum
Target
36%
72%
20%
30%
60%
10%
Diversification for Investment Managers
The Board of Trustees does not believe it is necessary or desirable that
securities held in the Plan represent a cross section of the economy. However,
in order to achieve a prudent level of portfolio diversification, the securities of any
one company or government agency should not exceed 15% of the total fund,
and no more than 35% of the total fund should be invested in any one industry.
Individual treasury securities may represent 50% of the total fund.
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202.628.0448
Guidelines for Fixed Income and Cash Equivalents
1. Plan assets may be invested only in investment grade bonds rated A or
better.
2. Fixed income maturity restrictions are as follows:
• Maximum maturity for any single security is 10 years.
• Weighted average portfolio maturity may not exceed 7 years.
Selection of Investment Managers
The Board of Trusteesʼ selection of Investment Managers must be based on
prudent due diligence procedures. A qualifying investment manager must be a
registered investment advisor under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
Performance Review and Evaluation
Performance reports generated by the investment consultants shall be compiled
at least quarterly and communicated to the Board of Trustees for review. With
respect to the association, consolidated, monthly statements and transaction
confirmations will be provided on a timely basis. The investment performance of
the total portfolio, as well as asset class components, will be measured against
commonly accepted benchmarks. Consideration shall be given to the extent to
which the investment results are consistent with the investment objectives, goals,
and guidelines as set forth in this statement. The Board of Trustees intends to
evaluate the portfolio every year.
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ACSA
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202.628.0448
ACSA FUND DESCRIPTIONS
Approved August 2012
Allocations, distributions, and budgeting for ACSA funds are overseen by the
Finance Committee. Allocations to funds are made annually in accordance with
the Rules of the Board (Article XV. ACSA Policies on Finance and
Administration).
Furniture, Equipment, & Technology Fund
Recommendation: replace the F&E Maintenance Fund with this fund.
Overview
The Furniture, Equipment, & Technology Fund was updated in 2012 to focus the
organizationʼs planning for ongoing expenditures related to furniture, office
equipment, computers, and other capitalized technology expenses, such as
databases.
Goals
The organization should plan to replace its hard and other capitalized assets on a
regular basis by setting aside funds in its operating budget each year. The fund
balance at the end of a fiscal year should reflect the amount of planned furniture,
equipment, and technology expenses in the following fiscal year, plus any
additional future requirements as reflected in the multi-year capital expenditures
budget.
Expenditures
The executive director shall maintain an ongoing multi-year capital expenditures
budget. Expenses to replace or purchase new furniture, equipment, and
technology should be deducted from the fund at the end of the fiscal year. The
Finance Committee should monitor and report to the board as part of the
proposed budget whether or not cash for capital expenses planned for the year
are available.
Journal of Architectural Education Fund
Overview
The Journal of Architectural Education Fund was established by the ACSA Board
of Directors in 1980 with the help of a grant from the National Endowment of the
Arts to support the ongoing publication of this primary peer-reviewed journal in
architecture.
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Since 1947 the JAE has published articles, reviews, commentaries, and other
work to enhance architectural design education, theory, and practice. The JAE is
published by the Association of the Collegiate Schools of Architecture under the
leadership of an executive editor, currently Ellen Dineen Grimes, School of the
Art Institute of Chicago. An editorial board of around 20 distinguished design
educators, critics, and practitioners reviews articles for the JAE and advises the
executive editor and ACSA Board of Directors on the ongoing development of the
journal.
With a print circulation of more than 4,000 worldwide and a digital audience of
tens of thousands, the JAE solicits general and theme-based articles under
general categories—"Scholarship of Design" and "Design as Scholarship"—
reflecting the two strands of research in architectural education focusing on
traditional academic scholarship in the humanities and social sciences, as well as
research through design projects.
Goals
The ACSA seeks to endow the fund with $200,000 in permanent support, after
which proceeds from the endowment will be used to advance the journal through
funding to support special projects and defer expanding operations costs as
recommended by the executive editor and approved by the ACSA Board of
Directors.
Expenditures
Once the fund reaches its minimum endowment level, a maximum of 4% of
investment principal proceeds may be allocated for use to support the JAE, with
any remaining income allocated back to the fundʼs endowment. The ACSA Board
of Directors shall approve, with each yearʼs organizational budget, the income
available to JAE from its endowment proceeds, based on the performance of the
investment portfolio in the previous calendar year.
College of Distinguished Professors Fund
Overview
The ACSA College of Distinguished Professors was founded in 2010 as a
collective group of individuals awarded ACSAʼs two highest honors: the
ACSA/AIA Topaz Medal Laureate and the ACSA Distinguished Professor Award.
Among the purposes for founding the College are providing guidance and
support to junior faculty, identifying and disseminating best practices in teaching,
and promoting the purposes of the ACSA
Goals
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The ACSA seeks to endow the fund with $100,000 in permanent support, after
which proceeds from the endowment will be used to support the Collegeʼs junior
faculty mentoring program. as recommended by the Collegeʼs leadership and
approved by the ACSA Board of Directors.
Expenditures
Once the fund reaches its minimum endowment level, a maximum of 4% of
investment principal proceeds may be allocated for use to support the College,
with any remaining income allocated back to the fundʼs endowment. The ACSA
Board of Directors shall approve, with each yearʼs organizational budget, the
income available to the College from its endowment proceeds, based on the
performance of the investment portfolio in the previous calendar year.
Planning and Initiatives Fund
Overview
The Planning and Initiatives Fund was created in 2012 by the Board as an
unrestricted fund to support future planned one-time initiatives approved by the
Board. The fund was created from the pre-existing unrestricted ACSA Fund and
Opportunity Fund, which were created to set aside net surpluses that did not
have to be contributed to the Operating Reserve. During the years leading up to
the organizationʼs 100th anniversary, the ACSA and Opportunity funds were seen
as a back stop to centennial programs for which sufficient contributed or
operating funds were not available.
Goals
The fund has no minimum or maximum target.
Expenditures
Expenditures from the fund should be approved by the Board of Director in
compliance with other finance policies. In the event of net deficits, this fund
should among the first depleted to offset deficits.
ACSA
Tel:
202.785.2324
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202.628.0448
STAFF ROSTER & GENERAL DUTIES
Executive Director
Michael J. Monti, PhD, [email protected], extension 7
Director of Operations and Programs
Eric Ellis, [email protected], extension 3
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Competitions & Awards Programs, Grants & Contracts Programs.
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ACSA national & international Conferences
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Board of Directors Appointments, Committees & Meeting Activities, and Regional
Meetings & Elections.
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Staff for Directors Committee, Scholarly Meetings Committee, Awards Committee, and
Nominations Committee.
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ACSA Database
Director of Communications and Media Strategies
Pascale Vonier, [email protected], extension 4
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ACSA Website layout & content, National Academy of Environmental Design
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Press / P.R. and ACSA publications (except competitions, conferences, JAE, and
Routledge publications)
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Weekly Communications to Membership
Programs Coordinator
Angela DeGeorge, [email protected], extension 2
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Competitions & Awards Programs, submissions system
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ACSA national & international Conferences, submissions system & Continuing education
records
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Attends Scholarly Meetings Committee and Awards Committee
Editorial Production Coordinator
Kevin Mitchell, [email protected], extension 5
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ACSA News & Job Ads, publications fulfillment.
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Conference and Competition Publications Layout
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Advertising & administrative support.
Membership Manager
Danielle Washington, [email protected], extension 8
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ACSA membership data (financial, personal, and programmatic data; faculty councilor
and administrators lists)
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Receptionist, accounts payable/receivable, and administrative support
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Conferences exhibit tables, conference sponsorship opportunities.
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Advertising, online ads
Accounting Consultant (Tuesdays only)
Irene Tongelidis, [email protected], extension 1
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General ledger entries, financial statements, employee benefits, audit preparation, overall
accounting management
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ACSA EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK
August 2011
1 / G ENERAL I NFORMATION
1.1 / INTRODUCTION
This Employee Handbook is intended to give employees of the Association of Collegiate
Schools of Architecture (ACSA) a broad overview of the organization’s purpose, operating
procedures, and standards of conduct. The handbook does not constitute a contract between
ACSA and any employee, and it should not be interpreted as such. No statement in this
handbook is intended to be a guarantee of employment.
All policies and procedures outlined in this handbook are intended to be consistent with federal,
state, and local laws. In the event that any of these policies is found to be inconsistent with such
laws, the applicable laws shall take precedence.
1.2 / MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture is to advance architectural
education through support of member schools, their faculty, and students. This support involves:
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serving by encouraging dialogue among the diverse areas of the discipline;
facilitating teaching, research, scholarly and creative works, through intra-/
interdisciplinary activity; and
fostering public awareness of architectural education and issues of importance.
This advancement shall be implemented through five primary means: advocacy, annual program
activities, liaison with collateral organizations, dissemination of information, and response to the
needs of members schools in order to enhance the quality of life in a global society.
1.3 / NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY
ACSA hires solely on the basis of individual qualifications and character. ACSA does not
discriminate on the basis of any group identification or affiliation, including, but not limited to,
race, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, disability, religion, national origin, or any other
basis prohibited by law.
ACSA is committed to achieving full compliance with the provisions of the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA). ACSA will make reasonable accommodations to the known physical or
mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee to the extent that this does not impose an
undue hardship on the conduct of business. Individuals with disabilities who believe they require
an accommodation in the workplace should discuss this matter with the executive director, who
will attempt to make appropriate accommodations to the needs of the individual.
ACSA Employee Handbook, August 2011
1.4 / AMENDMENTS TO THIS HANDBOOK
ACSA may amend, augment, or eliminate this handbook at any time. Suggestions for changes to
the handbook from employees are welcome, and will be given due consideration by the
executive director and the Board of Directors.
2 / T ERMS
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E MPLOYMENT
2.1 / HIRING PROCEDURES
Hiring of staff is the responsibility of the ACSA executive director, within any guidelines that
may be established by the Board of Directors. All employees of ACSA are employed “at will,”
which means that both the employee and the association are free to terminate the employment
relationship at either’s discretion with or without cause at any time, subject to the relevant
advance notice requirements established in Section 7, “Separation.”
2.2 / CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYMENT
Full-Time Employment
ACSA primarily employs people on a full-time basis of at least 37-1/2 hours per week.
Throughout this manual the term “employee” should be understood to mean “full-time
employee” as defined here unless clearly stated otherwise.
Part-Time Employment
Occasionally, ACSA may hire employees on a part-time basis., Part-time employees with a work
week of twenty hours or fewer per week are not eligible for any benefits except that they are not
expected to work on ACSA-recognized holidays that fall during the period of their employment.
Part-time employees may not work more hours than agreed upon without prior approval from the
executive director.
Exempt and Non-exempt Employment
Exempt employees are those who are exempt from the overtime provisions of the District of
Columbia and federal wage and hour laws by virtue of their executive, professional,
administrative, or managerial responsibilities. Such employees are paid on a salary basis and are
not paid for overtime.
Non-exempt employees are those who are covered under the overtime provisions of the District
of Columbia or federal wage and hour laws by virtue of their clerical, secretarial, supportive, or
hourly work status. Such an employee is paid for overtime in accordance with the law, at a rate
of one-and-a-half times his/her regular hourly rate for all hours worked in excess of forty hours
per work week. For purposes of overtime compensation, “time worked” includes only the actual
hours worked within one work week.
A non-exempt employee may not work more than 37.5 hours per week without advance written
approval of the executive director. Paid time off (vacation, sick leave, etc.) is not included in
computation of overtime compensation.
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2.3 / PERFORMANCE EVALUATION PROCESS
The performance evaluation process at ACSA consists of an initial evaluation at the end of the
first three months of employment, and subsequent evaluations held at approximately 2 months
before the end of the fiscal year. The annual evaluations are taken into consideration in the
determination of any merit-based pay increases, which would go into effect with the first pay
period in September.
2.4 / PERSONNEL FILES
Personnel files are maintained by the executive director. An employee may review his/her own
file with the permission and in the presence of the executive director.
3 / O FFICE P OLICIES & P ROCEDURES
3.1 / OFFICE HOURS & WORK WEEK
ACSA’s official hours of operation are 9:00 am to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The
standard work week for each employee is 37-1/2 hours. Employees are expected to take a 30minute unpaid lunch.
An employee may, with prior approval of the executive director, establish an alternative work
schedule for to maximize efficiency and job satisfaction. The criteria for evaluating a proposal
for any such alternate work schedule shall include:
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fairness to other employees;
adequate staffing of the office during the official hours of operation; and
reasonable assurance that the alternate schedule will not jeopardize the quality or
timeliness of any employee’s work.
ACSA reserves the right, upon a determination that an employee’s alternative work schedule
does not meet the needs of the organization, to discontinue the alternative work schedule and
require the employee to return to the standard work schedule.
Employees are also expected to coordinate their lunch schedules to ensure that the office is
adequately staffed throughout the work day.
Office Closings
Occasionally, severe weather or other emergencies may force the ACSA office to close, to open
late, or to close early on a regular business day. ACSA generally abides by the decisions of the
federal government’s Office of Personnel Management in this regard. In the absence of an
official announcement by the Office of Personnel Management, employees are expected to report
for work as usual. Any lost work hours resulting from such an office closure should be assigned
to “General Administrative” on the employee’s time sheet.
The above guidelines would also apply in the event of a decision by the American Institute of
Architects to close its building for security or other reasons (the federal government, on rare
occasions, compels the owners of buildings near the White House to close their facilities for
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security reasons). In such cases, employees of ACSA and all other tenant organizations are
generally informed well in advance.
3.2 / Telecommuting Policy
Telecommuting is the practice of working outside the office for approved periods of time to accomplish
specific work objectives. Telecommuting is not an entitlement. Rather, it is a work alternative that ACSA
may offer to employees when, at its sole discretion, the arrangement would benefit both the organization
and the employee. All requests for a telecommuting arrangement will be evaluated on a case-by-case
basis and should be made with advance notice.
Employees may request approval to telecommute on an ad hoc or regular basis. Your job function and
duties typically determine which arrangement works best for you.
To qualify to telecommute, you must:
• Be in a regular full-time position
• Have worked at least 6 months as a regular full-time employee, and
• Maintain a performance record that meets expectations, as determined by the executive director.
Requests to Telecommute
Employees interested in a telecommuting arrangement must submit a request form to the executive
director. The form asks the staff member how such an arrangement will benefit both ACSA and the
employee and how the employee would be accountable and responsible for his or her work, what
equipment would be necessary to accomplish the employee’s duties from home, and how communication
barriers can be overcome.
Telecommuting is not an appropriate option for all job types or for all employees. As such, ACSA
reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to evaluate each request pursuant to this policy on a case-by case
basis, as well as to terminate any telecommuting arrangement. In deciding whether to grant or continue an
employee’s request to telecommute, the executive director will focus on how ACSA’s business needs can
best be accomplished. The decision to approve a particular telecommuting arrangement will be based on
several factors, including but not limited to: position and job duties, performance history, related work
skills, and overall impact on the organization.
During an approved telecommuting day, the employee is expected to:
• Be accessible to your on-site colleagues and others with whom you regularly interact during
work hours via telephone, voice mail, instant message/chat, and email.
• Have a separate work area with computer and internet access, at your own expense, so that you
may use your telephone and computer simultaneously.
• Manage dependent and elder care responsibilities to allow your job responsibilities to be met,
as telecommuting is not a substitute for dependent/elder care.
• Contact the executive director if you encounter technical problems off-site.
• Personally arrange for any homeowner/renters insurance, zoning permits, variances and handle
tax implications, if any, with regard to your telecommuting space.
• Maintain a safe telecommuting environment and report any off-site work related injury to your
supervisor immediately.
• Work with your supervisor to be flexible and adjust your telecommute day/schedule when
necessary.
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3.3 / TIMESHEETS & PAYCHECKS
Timesheets & Pay Periods
Each employee must submit a signed time sheet every two weeks, documenting hours worked,
hours of leave taken, hours of overtime and compensatory time work, and percentage of work
time devoted to project categories (listed on timesheet).
Non-exempt employees are not to work outside their normal hours and are not to work overtime
unless authorized to do so. Non-exempt employees are to record all time worked on their time
sheets, and to certify that all hours claimed are in fact the hours worked during the pay period.
Exempt, full-time employees document full days worked by entering 7.5 hours on each day,
regardless of additional hours worked on that day.
Paychecks
Salary checks are distributed 24 times per year, on the fifteenth day and the last day of each
month. Each paycheck covers the pay period immediately prior to and including pay day. An
employee who is absent when paychecks are distributed shall receive his/her check upon return
to work or, upon request, ACSA will mail the check to the employee’s home. Salary advances
are discouraged and are generally not available.
Withholding
ACSA withholds all wage taxes from paychecks as required by law, and withholds retirement
plan contributions and other deductions as authorized. A statement of earnings and deductions, to
be used in filing federal, state, and district tax returns, shall be sent to each employee by January
31 each year.
Fiscal Year
ACSA operates on a fiscal year running from September 1 to August 31.
3.4 / STANDARDS OF BEHAVIOR
General Standards
All employees are expected to be courteous, cooperative, efficient, and respectful when dealing
with colleagues, members, and the general public. Each employee should respect fellow
employees’ privacy, and should make every effort to treat colleagues equitably, regardless of
personal feelings toward them.
Any behavior that endangers the health, safety, or welfare of fellow employees, members or
other colleagues, or that has the imminent potential to do so, is grounds for immediate dismissal.
Intoxication or drug use while on the job, either in the ACSA office or at an ACSA event, is also
grounds for immediate dismissal.
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Attire
While employees are not required to wear traditional “business attire” while on the job,
employees are asked to dress appropriately and neatly while in the office or when attending an
ACSA event.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted in the ACSA office.
Personal Telephone Calls from the ACSA Office
Personal telephone calls to and from the ACSA office should be brief and kept to a minimum
number. Personal long-distance calls should be charged to one’s own credit card or called
collect; the cost of any personal long-distance calls dialed direct will be deducted from the
employee’s next paycheck.
3.5 / ETHICAL STANDARDS
Confidentiality
Occasionally, an employee may be given (or may discover by accident) information about
ACSA, its members, its employees, or other matters that is intended to be kept confidential. In all
such cases, the employee shall be expected to honor that confidentiality. An employee found to
have willfully disregarded instructions to keep certain information confidential may be subject to
dismissal.
Conflicts of Interest
Employees shall refrain from any activity that entails oror, in the eyes of a reasonable
outside observer, may entail a conflict of interest. The policy applies whenever an
employee, or a family member of the employee, or an organization with which the
employee or a family member is affiliated, has an interest in a matter that comes before
ACSA for consideration. Whenever a material conflict of interest situation arises, the
employee shall always be required to disclose his or her interest in the situation to the
Executive Director, and the employee shall not take any action in the matter.
Examples of conflicts of interest include:
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Giving business to a firm or organization in which the employee or a family member has
a financial interest or with which the employee is negotiating for prospective
employment;
Recommending ACSA activities or policies involving expenditure of ACSA funds from
which the employee, or a family member, or an affiliated organization, expects financial
gain.
Working for an organization whose business activities compete with those of ACSA.
Any violation of this policy may result in disciplinary action against the employee involved.
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3.6 / WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY
In accordance with the organization's Ethical Standards, outlined in section 3.4, the ACSA
provides protections for employees to report violations or suspected violations of the
organization's financial and governance policies. These violations include, but are not limited to:
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incorrect financial reporting;
unlawful activity;
activities that violate policies outlined in ACSA's Employee Handbook, Bylaws, or Rules
activities which otherwise amount to serious improper conduct.
No Retaliation
No employee who in good faith reports a violation of the Code shall suffer harassment,
retaliation or adverse employment consequence. An employee who retaliates against someone
who has reported a violation in good faith is subject to discipline up to and including termination
of employment. This Whistleblower Policy is intended to encourage and enable employees and
others to raise serious concerns within the ACSA prior to seeking resolution outside the
organization.
Reporting Violations
Employees should address concerns or complaints about violations or suspected violations of the
organization's financial and governance policies by employees to the Executive Director. If the
concerns or complaints pertain to the Executive Director directly or indirectly, the employee
should contact the ACSA President.
Reports of suspected violations of law or policy and reports of retaliation will be investigated
promptly and in a manner intended to protect confidentiality, consistent with a full and fair
investigation.
An employee filing a complaint concerning a violation or suspected violation must be acting in
good faith and have reasonable grounds for believing the information disclosed indicates a
violation of the organization's policies. Any allegations that prove not to be substantiated and
which prove to have been made maliciously or knowingly to be false will be viewed as a serious
disciplinary offense.
Handling of Reported Violations
The Executive Director or ACSA President will notify the sender and acknowledge receipt of the
reported violation or suspected violation within five business days. All reports will be promptly
investigated and appropriate corrective action will be taken if warranted by the investigation.
Any employee who believes that he or she has been subjected to any form of retaliation as a
result of reporting a suspected violation of law or policy should immediately report the
retaliation to one of the following: the ACSA President, the ACSA Vice President, the ACSA
Treasurer.
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3.7 / RECORD RETENTION POLICY
Email Correspondence
Email correspondence, both sent and received, must be downloaded to the staff member's
computer through Thunderbird and archived according to the following guidelines.
What to Archive
All substantive correspondence between staff and members, vendors, partner organizations, and
other staff members. Substantive correspondence includes discussions of issues (including, but
not limited to, commitments to do work, or to reject any proposed work, of any kind), answers to
questions, inquiries directed to members, etc. Non-substantive correspondence should be emails
that do not confirm or deny information or questions from members, or do not add any further
information to correspondence already contained in previous emails. For example, a "you're
welcome" email to a person's "thanks" is non-substantive.
Because email is archived digitally, if there is a question of whether an email is substantive or
not, staff should assume it is substantive and save it.
How to Archive
Use Thunderbird's Local Folders to file email, preferably by project area. Drag emails from your
Inbox or Sent box to the appropriate local folder.
Web-Based Email
Because email must be archived in the office, staff must use Thunderbird for email as their
primary software. Staff may read and send email using the Gmail web interface. Even if you read
the email online, it should download into your Thunderbird Inbox for archiving. However, if you
send email from the Gmail browser, you must send a CC or BCC to yourself, so that a copy will
be downloaded to your Thunderbird Inbox.
Gmail has an All Mail folder that stores copies of all incoming and outgoing email. If you are
working away from the office, you can access your email through this folder (hint: use the
"search" function). However, because you cannot download mail stored in your All Mail folder,
do not rely on it as an archive.
Personal Use
Personal use of your ACSA email address and ACSA's email software is permitted when it does
not require significant amounts of time during work hours and when it does not violate policies
in the Employee Handbook or the following guidelines.
Note that any email correspondence sent through ACSA's systems is not confidential and should
not be used to transmit personal or confidential information. Staff must have no expectation of
privacy in anything created, stored, sent, or received on ACSA's email system. Email messages
may be subject to search at any time, with or without notice, if ACSA deems this necessary. The
company reserves the right to take disciplinary action, including termination and/or legal action.
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It is prohibited to:
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Create or disseminate inappropriate, harassing, or offensive messages, including those
using libelous, defamatory, offensive, racist or obscene remarks.
Include sayings, poems, religious matter, political slogans, and other writings that
personalize email signatures.
Forge or attempt to forge email messages, or disguise or attempt to disguise your identity
when sending mail.
Paper and Electronic Documents
Staff are required to keep copies of documents and correspondence created or received for work
purposes for certain periods of time, specified below. Such documents may be kept in electronic
format unless otherwise specified below and provided the electronic copy is stored on the
appropriate network server.
Kept Indefinitely
Paper copies required for the following:
• Tax returns, revenue agent's reports, protest and court briefs and appeals
• Income-tax payment checks
• Articles of incorporation, bylaws and all amendments thereon
• Business licenses, IRS and state tax agency determination letters
• Annual financial statements including Financial Statement and Compliance Audit
Reports
• Legal correspondence
Electronic or paper copies acceptable for the following:
• General ledger (electronic)
• General journal (electronic)
• Depreciation records (electronic)
• Minutes of the Board of Directors
• Employee handbook
Kept for Six Years
• Bank reconciliations
• Canceled checks (excluding income-tax payment checks), void checks, check stubs, and
corresponding check-register tapes
• Accounts receivable information: batches, sales records, bad debts, credit memos, and
shipping records
• Accounts payable information: Vendor invoices and back-up receipts
• Other Federal and state forms (Examples, 1099s, 1096, 942, etc.)
• General correspondence (electronic acceptable)
Kept for Four Years
• Personnel and payroll records (four years after termination)
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Kept for Three Years
• Monthly financial statements used for internal purposes
4 / E MPLOYMENT B ENEFITS
4.1 / HOLIDAYS
ACSA recognizes all U.S. federal holidays as paid holidays for employees, except that ACSA
recognizes the day after Thanksgiving instead of Veteran’s Day. Currently, the paid holidays for
ACSA employees are:
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New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
President’s Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Columbus Day
Thanksgiving
The day after Thanksgiving
Christmas
If one of these holidays falls on a Sunday, ACSA will observe the holiday on the immediately
following Monday. If it falls on a Saturday, ACSA will observe the holiday on the immediately
preceding Friday. The ACSA offices are closed between Christmas and New Year’s Day.
An employee who would like to take a day off for a religious holiday not listed above may do so,
provided that he/she informs the executive director in advance and arranges to work an
equivalent period on a recognized holiday or takes the appropriate personal or vacation leave.
4.2 / VACATION LEAVE
Each full-time employee shall earn 7.5 hours (1 day) of vacation leave for each month worked in
the first year of employment. Although vacation leave begins to accrue with the first full month
of employment, vacation leave may not be used during the first three months of employment.
Following one year of employment with ACSA, a full-time employee shall earn 7.5 additional
hours (1 day) of vacation leave per year worked , accrued monthly on a pro rata basis, to a
maximum of 150 hours (20 days) of vacation leave per year.
Employees may carry forward into a new calendar year any vacation leave that has accrued since
March 1. Vacation leave that was accrued by the employee prior to March 1 should be used
between March 1 and August 31 or else lose that time. A maximum of 75 vacation leave hours
(10 days) earned but unused shall be payable to an employee upon termination or resignation
from ACSA. Such payment will be made as soon as possible following termination or
resignation, but may be delayed in the event that the employee is responsible for the handling of
ACSA monies in order to come to a complete and final accounting.
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Requests to use vacation leave must be approved by the executive director in advance.
4.3 / PERSONAL LEAVE
A full-time employee may take 15 hours (2 days) of paid personal leave during each fiscal year.
Personal leave begins accruing with the first full month of employment at the rate of 7.5 hours
per 6 months worked. Personal leave may not be used during the first 6 months of employment.
Personal leave may not be carried over to subsequent fiscal years, and an employee shall not be
compensated for any unused personal leave upon termination of employment. Requests to use
personal leave must be approved by the executive director in advance.
4.4 / SICK LEAVE
Each full-time employee shall earn 97.5 hours (13 days) of sick leave per year worked, accrued
monthly on a pro rata basis. Sick leave shall begin to accrue during the first full month of
employment, but employees with less than three months of service are not granted paid sick
leave.
Sick leave may be used due to employee illness, to care for an immediate family member’s
illness, or for prearranged family and medical leave (Section 4.7). If an employee is unable to
report for work due to illness, the employee must notify the executive director or a designee as
soon as possible by telephone, except where not possible.
Unused sick leave may be carried over into subsequent years up to a total of 90 accumulated sick
leave days (675 hours) for a given employee. An employee shall not be compensated for any
unused sick leave upon termination of employment.
4.5 / COMPENSATORY TIME
Any exempt employee who is required to work or travel on prescheduled ACSA business on a
weekend day or federal holiday shall earn one day of compensatory time for each such day of
work/travel. Compensatory time must be used within two months of the weekend in which it was
earned.
A non-exempt employee shall be paid for overtime as explained under the section on non-exempt
employees (Section 2.2). A non-exempt employee may, however, elect to take compensatory
time off, on an hour-for-hour basis, provided it is used within the same pay period in which
overtime is earned.
An employee shall not be compensated for any unused compensatory time upon termination of
employment.
4.6 / FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE
Because ACSA employs fewer than 20 employees, it is subject to neither the federal Family and
Medical Leave Act of 1993 nor the DC Family and Medical Leave Act. However, unless
otherwise specified by the Board of Directors, ACSA’s family and medical leave policy
generally follows that of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. Under this policy, a
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qualified employee may take unpaid leave, up to a maximum of 12 weeks in a calendar year, for
any of the following reasons:
•
•
•
•
The birth of an employee’s child and follow-up care;
The placement of a child with the employee for adoption, foster care, or other reason in
which the employee permanently assumes and discharges parental responsibility;
The care of a family member (such as child, parent, spouse, or domestic partner) with a
serious health problem; or
A serious health problem that prevents the employee from performing the functions of
his/her position.
In general, an employee requesting unpaid leave will be asked to use available paid leave first.
Sick leave may be used for Family and Medical Leave. While on Family and Medical Leave, the
employee’s health and life insurance benefits shall be paid by ACSA as usual. At the end of the
leave period, assuming the employee is fit for duty, the employee shall be permitted to return to
the original position or a comparable position at ACSA. An employee taking unpaid leave shall
not continue to accrue other leave benefits during the period of unpaid leave.
4.7 / LEAVE OF ABSENCE WITHOUT PAY
If a full-time employee has used all available leave, the employee may request a leave of absence
without pay in writing to the executive director, who may routinely approve any such request for
up to 10 days’ leave. Requests for leave without pay beyond this 10-day period may be approved
with the understanding that ACSA is not obligated to hold the employee’s position except in
cases covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act and other federal and local laws as
explained above. During such extended periods of unpaid leave, the employee shall not continue
to accrue other leave benefits, but may continue to receive insurance benefits at the discretion of
the executive director.
4.8 / JURY LEAVE/COURT LEAVE
A full-time employee summoned for jury duty or as a court witness shall receive time off from
work with pay for as long as the employee is needed in court. Wages to be paid are limited to 7.5
hours a day and 37.5 hours per week. Jury compensation may be retained by the employee. A
part-time employee may take time off for jury duty, but is not entitled to receive ACSA pay for
the time spent in court. An employee is expected to inform the executive director of any
summons as soon as possible, and to provide adequate documentation of the obligation upon
request.
4.9 / MILITARY LEAVE OF ABSENCE
An employee who is a member of the US military reserves or the National Guard shall be
granted time off for military training and for participation in special emergency service, in
addition to vacation leave. A full-time employee participating in training or called to special
emergency service will be entitled to regular pay, less base military pay, for up to two weeks per
year. Appropriate documentation of the government pay is required in order to qualify for the
pay differential.
4.10 / INSURANCE COVERAGE
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The following summary descriptions of ACSA employee insurance benefits are for reference
only. Complete descriptions are provided to all covered employees. Entitlement to insurance
benefits is subject to the criteria established by the group policies.
Health Insurance
ACSA covers the costs of a health insurance policy for full-time employees. An employee may
add coverage for a spouse, domestic partner, or dependent to this policy at the employee’s
expense. An employee may waive health coverage through ACSA but may not substitute a plan
of the employee’s choosing for the standard coverage.
In accordance with the federal law commonly known as COBRA (Public Law 99-972, Title X),
full-time employees, and dependents, spouses, or domestic partners of full-time employees in
certain situations, may elect to continue ACSA-provided health coverage in the event of certain
“qualifying events” that would otherwise cause coverage to end. A qualifying event includes
termination of employment for other than “gross misconduct,” loss of full-time status, death of
the employee, divorce, eligibility for Medicare, or a dependent child ceasing to be a dependent as
defined in plan provisions. For continuation coverage, the insured must pay both the employee
and employer shares of the premium plus two percent. Generally, continuation coverage is
available for 18 months to a maximum of 36 months, depending on the nature of the qualifying
event. The health insurance will be administered by ACSA and will mirror the coverage
provided to full-time employees. Continuation coverage may be cut short if: ACSA no longer
provides group health coverage to any of its employees; the premium for continuation coverage
is not paid in a timely manner; the insured becomes covered by another group health plan; or
Medicare eligibility is met. Special rules apply to persons who are disabled at the time of the
qualifying event. Full details on COBRA coverage will be provided at the time of the qualifying
event.
Workers’ Compensation
ACSA carries workers’ compensation insurance to cover employees for injuries arising out of
and in the course of employment. In the event of any on-the-job accident, the employee must
report the accident to the executive director or designee at once. A written report must be filed
with the executive director within 24 hours.
Life Insurance
ACSA covers the cost of a term life insurance policy in an amount approximately double the
salary for each full-time employee up to a maximum coverage of $100,000.
4.11 / RETIREMENT PLAN
ACSA offers a tax-deferred retirement savings plan through the Teachers’ Insurance Annuity
Association/College Retirement Equities Fund (TIAA-CREF). Any employee may open a
voluntary account with TIAA-CREF and elect to contribute a percentage of salary to that
account. In such cases, the employee retains sole responsibility for adherence to applicable tax
laws. During the first 12 months of employment, ACSA will make contributions in an amount
equal to 3% of the employee’s salary. In the second year of employment, the contribution will
increase to 5% of the salary. In the third year of employment, the contribution will increase to
7% of the salary. After completion of three years of employment, the contribution increases to
the maximum amount of 10% of the employee’s salary.
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4.12 / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Upon request by the employee, ACSA may cover the cost of educational activities that the
executive director deems potentially valuable to the employee’s career and to the association.
The amount of this assistance is dependent upon total funds available. The assistance may be
provided on a reimbursement basis, in which case it may be dependent upon a minimum
achievement level to be determined by mutual agreement of the executive director and the
employee.
5 / T RAVEL & R EIMBURSEMENT P OLICIES
5.1 / REIMBURSEMENT PROCEDURES
Employees traveling on ACSA business must submit original receipts with all requests for
reimbursement of expenses over $5.00.
5.2 / REIMBURSEMENT CRITERIA
From Staff Reimbursement Form
TRAVEL
Submit the actual cancelled ticket, stub, or carrier's carbon copy. Xerographic copies, travel agent
statements, or credit card charge receipts cannot be honored.
Travel costs not directly incurred for ACSA activity must be deducted from the total, and an
explanation of the method in calculating the request to ACSA is required.
Intercity Transportation
Coach/Economy/Tourist Class Airfare
Reimbursement will not exceed the least cost advance-purchase ticket fare, if the date of the
meeting is known at least 21 days in advance. Otherwise, reimbursement will not exceed normal
coach airfare.
Automobile Costs
Personal auto may be reimbursed at the current federal government rate for mileage, not to
exceed the cost of public transportation described above. Prior approval for automobile rental
must be obtained from the executive director.
Local/Ground Transportation
Private vehicle use is reimbursed at the current federal government rate for mileage. Taxi for
short business-related trips, airport shuttle bus, or public transit for long trips may be reimbursed
(receipt required over $5.00). Prior approval for automobile rental must be obtained from the
executive director.
MEALS
Meal costs will be reimbursed at the current federal government rate for meals, unless otherwise
designated by the executive director, less any complimentary meals or meals paid directly by
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ACSA. For part-day travel or when meals are otherwise provided, consult the Government
Services Administration for a breakdown of reimbursement.
ACCOMMODATIONS
An employee traveling on ACSA business will be reimbursed for the cost of moderately priced
accommodations that are the norm for the area where travel is required.
COMMUNICATIONS
For an employee traveling on ACSA business in the US or Canada, ACSA will cover the cost of
one (1) telephone call home per day. Such calls should be limited to five (5) minutes each, and
may be charged directly to the employee’s room.
For an employee traveling on ACSA business outside the US or Canada, ACSA will cover
the cost of one (1) telephone call home every other day. Such calls should be limited to five (5)
minutes each and should be made using the least expensive international telephone service. Such
calls may be charged directly to the hotel room only if the hotel rate is no more expensive than a
public telephone service.
For other calls, employees are asked to use their own personal calling cards or to call collect.
Although ACSA will cover the cost of hotel “connection charges,” employees are asked to bear
in mind that these charges can range from $.75 to $1.75 for each outgoing call.
ACSA will not pay for or reimburse employees for use of personal mobile telephones.
Other Expenses
Employees may be reimbursed for other justifiable, business-related expenses upon submission
of corresponding receipts and, if required, an explanation of the nature and purpose of the
expenditure.
6 / G RIEVANCES
6.1 / RESOLUTION OF GRIEVANCES
ACSA seeks to administer its personnel policies in a fair and consistent manner. However, all
employees have the right to address legitimate problems without fear of reprisal or censure, by
following the procedures below:
1. Any employee with a job-related complaint should first try to resolve the matter as
quickly as possible directly with the other person(s) involved. Every effort should be
made to minimize the problem’s impact on employees who are not directly involved.
2. If the problem cannot be resolved directly, the complainant(s) should inform the
executive director in writing within 30 days of the date on which the problem was first
recognized. Within 5 working days of receiving the complaint, the executive director may
either decide the matter directly (delivering his/her response in writing to the affected
parties) or may request supporting documentation from the complainant(s) and/or the
employee(s) against whom the complaint is directed. Such documentation shall be
submitted to the executive director within 5 additional working days.
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3. The executive director shall meet with all employees involved on the next work day after
the requested documentation is due. The executive director shall then decide the matter,
conveying his/her decision to all affected parties in writing within 5 working days of the
meeting.
4. If the complaint cannot be resolved through Steps 1 to 3 above, the complainant(s) may
approach the Executive Committee (comprising the president, the president-elect, and
one regional director appointed at the beginning of each board-term year) within 5
working days of receipt of the executive director’s written decision. The complainant
shall simultaneously inform the executive director that the committee has been
approached; the executive director shall then provide the members of the committee with
all written documentation concerning the problem within 5 working days. The
committee’s decision shall be final.
If the executive director is the object of the complaint, and the problem cannot be resolved
directly, the process may move directly from Step 1 to Step 4, except that written documentation
shall be provided to the Executive Committee directly by both parties. The time limits described
above may be modified by mutual agreement.
6.2 / SEXUAL HARASSMENT
ACSA seeks to provide a collegial work environment based upon respect and dignity of all
employees. Under ACSA’s long-standing policy, all applicants and employees receive fair and
equal consideration, and all employees are treated in compliance with applicable federal, state,
and local laws. ACSA’s office atmosphere promotes equal opportunity and does not allow for
discriminatory practices, including harassment on the basis of gender, race, age, religion, sexual
orientation, national origin, disability and other criteria as prohibited by law. Such harassment,
whether verbal or physical, is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.
Every ACSA employee must set an example by treating all people with mutual respect, fostering
a climate free from discrimination, and eliminating harassment.
Sexual harassment in particular is an issue that employees must address. Sexual harassment
means unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature, either verbal or physical, when: (1) submission to
such conduct is made either explicitly or implicitly a condition of an individual’s employment;
(2) submission to or rejection of this conduct is used, explicitly or implicitly, as a factor in any
employment decisions, including hiring, evaluation, or promotion; or (3) this conduct
unreasonably interferes with an individual’s employment or creates an intimidating, hostile, or
offensive working environment.
Sexual harassment may include, among other things: unwelcome sexual advances; demands for
sexual favors in exchange for favorable treatment or continued employment; repeated,
unwelcome sexual jokes, flirtations, advances or propositions; graphic, verbal commentary about
an individual’s body, sexual prowess, or sexual deficiencies; leering, whistling, touching,
pinching, assault, coerced sexual acts; suggestive, insulting, or obscene comments or gestures; or
display in the workplace of sexually suggestive objects or pictures.
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ACSA is committed to preventing such conduct and to investigating complaints of improper
conduct promptly and thoroughly. Any employee who believes he or she is being subjected to
discrimination or harassment should bring the problem to the attention of the executive director,
or to a member of the executive committee if the executive director is involved. Complaints may
be made confidentially, and requests for confidentiality during an investigation or other
proceedings will be honored, consistent with applicable legal requirements. Should an
investigation disclose that harassment or discrimination has occurred, ACSA will undertake
appropriate corrective action designed to prevent recurrence of the conduct. Under no
circumstances will ACSA tolerate any retaliation against an individual for making a complaint in
good faith under this policy.
7 / S EPARATION
7.1 / RESIGNATION
An employee may resign his/her position at ACSA at any time with or without cause. Employees
are expected to give ACSA advance notice of their intent to resign as follows:
•
•
two weeks in the case of non-exempt employees;
one month in the case of exempt employees
7.2 / TERMINATION
If it becomes necessary to terminate the employment of an employee, ACSA will make every
effort to afford the employee advance notice of such intended action, as follows:
•
•
two weeks in the case of non-exempt employees;
one month in the case of exempt employees.
Such advance notice shall not be provided, however, in the event that an employee is terminated
for serious misconduct or any of the reasons listed under Sections 3.3 or 3.4 calling for
immediate dismissal.
7.3 / EXIT INTERVIEW
Any employee leaving ACSA is expected to meet privately with the executive director before
departure. In this meeting, the executive director may ask a resigning employee for (1) the
reasons for leaving, (2) the employee’s evaluation of ACSA, (3) an address and telephone
number where the employee may be reached after leaving, and (4) the details of the time and
date of departure. If the employee has been dismissed by ACSA, the meeting will allow the
executive director to reiterate the reasons for the termination and to obtain a contact address and
telephone number for the departing employee.
The executive director shall collect all ACSA-owned material and equipment from the departing
employee, after which time the employee’s final paycheck shall be released. The departing
employee shall also complete a COBRA form indicating whether he/she wishes to continue
health insurance coverage through ACSA as explained under Employee Benefits.
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Tel:
202.785.2324
Fax:
202.628.0448
Web: ww.acsa-arch.org
ACSA
ACSA TRAVEL REIMBURSEMENT FORM
TRAVELER INFORMATION
Name
Mailing Address
City, State, Zip
Phone, Fax, Email
ACSA Association
ACSA Board
Other
EVENT INFORMATION
Program Title
Program Location (City, State, Country)
Date(s)
EXPENSES - Enter cost in US$ (state Exchange Rate: exchange rate where applicable)
Transportation
Auto
Date
Air/Train
Fuel
Parking
Own
(32.5/mile)/
*Rental Fee
Meals
Taxi/
Shuttle
Lodging
Breakfast
Lunch
Dinner
Other
Other
Phone
Expense
Type
Totals
Cost
APPROVAL
Claimant’s Signature
Date
Executive Director
Return this form with ORIGINAL receipts and explanation (use space provided on back of this form & extra pages if needed) to: ACSA, 1735 New York Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20006
ACSA
Tel:
202.785.2324
Fax:
202.628.0448
Web: ww.acsa-arch.org
REIMBURSEMENT GUIDELINES
Original receipts are required for all expenses over $5, including travel, taxi, parking, meals, hotel/motel, and airline costs
TRAVEL
Submit the actual cancelled ticket, stub, or airline's carbon copy. Xerographic copies, travel agent statements, or credit card charge
receipts cannot be honored.
Travel costs not directly incurred for ACSA activity must be deducted from the total, and an explanation of the method in
calculating the request to ACSA is required.
INTERCITY TRANSPORTATION
Coach/Economy/Tourist Class Airfare
Reimbursement will not exceed the least cost advance-purchase ticket fare, if the date of the meeting is known at least 21 days in
advance. Otherwise, reimbursement will not exceed normal coach airfare.
Private Vehicle
Reimbursement at the federal government rate per mile, not to exceed the cost of public transportation described above.
*Rental Vehicle
Prior approval for automobile rental must be obtained from the executive director.
INTRACITY TRANSPORTATION
Private vehicle 32.5¢ per mile. Taxi for short trips; airport shuttle bus or public transit for long trips (receipt required over $5). Prior
approval for automobile rental must be obtained from the executive director.
MEALS
Meal costs will be reimbursed according to the federal government’s schedule for the city to which you are traveling (visit www.gsa.gov to
find rates), less any meal charges paid directly by ACSA. Cost of spouse meals are covered only when part of a special board of directors
function.
LODGING
Room charges will be reimbursed for medium- priced accommodations that are the norm in the area where travel is required.
When rooms are reserved by the national office and you choose to stay elsewhere, room rates will be reimbursed only at the
lower rate.
Personal, incidental expenses are not reimbursable. ACSA cannot cover the cost of additional hotel nights which fall outside
meeting time frames.
COMMUNICATIONS
Fax, telephone, email, etc. expenses will be reimbursed only if they relate directly to ACSA affairs. Personal telephone charges are not
reimbursable.
SPECIAL ANNUAL MEETING BUDGET CONSIDERATIONS
Transportation to and from the ACSA Annual Meeting and Spring Board of Directors Meeting as well as hotel and per diem expenses
accrued during the Board of Directors Meeting will be charged to the Board of Directors budget. Hotel and per diem expenses accrued
prior to the Board of Directors Meeting must be charged as follows:
•
President, VP, Past President: Individual budgets
•
Regional Directors: Regional budgets
•
Treasurer, Secretary, Canadian Director, Student Director: Conglomerate budget line item
Reimbursement forms for these occasions should be submitted as usual, but members of the Board of Directors should be
aware of these disbursements when making travel arrangements.
PLEASE USE THE SPACE BELOW FOR EXPLANATION OF EXPENSES LISTED ON FRONT OF PAGE

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