Mission

Vision

Core Values

Excellence –We seek excellence in all our endeavors, and we are committed to continuous improvement.

Integrity – We are committed to the principles of truth and honesty, and we will be equitable, ethical, and professional.

Service – We believe that serving others is a noble and worthy endeavor.

Intellectual Freedom – We believe in ethical and scholarly questioning in an environment that respects the rights of all to freely pursue knowledge.

Diversity – We respect others and value diversity of opinions, freedom of expression, and other ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

Stewardship of Resources – We are dedicated to the efficient and effective use of resources. We accept the responsibility of the public’s trust and are accountable for our actions.

Social & Environmental Responsibility – We endeavor to respect and enrich the quality of life in response to human and environmental needs.

Strategic Goals, Critical Success Factors, Objectives, and Strategies

Goal One: Academic Excellence – Provide world-class academic programs in architecture and architectural engineering that prepare students to serve and lead in a global community.

Critical Success Factors:

• Maximum student/ faculty ratio of 15:1 in design studios.
• All studios after the first year are taught by full-time faculty members, not teaching assistants.
• Maintain controlled enrollment into the professional undergraduate program with an enrollment cap of 30 students accepted each year into architecture and 15 students accepted each year into architectural engineering.
• Add two new faculty positions targeted towards the undergraduate programs and 2 new faculty positions targeted towards the graduate programs.
• 10-12 graduate students.
• 95% employment of School of Architecture undergrad graduates in their chosen field.
• 100% placement of School of Architecture graduate school graduates.
• 15% of students continue their education in graduate school.
• 33% of graduating students participated in an international exchange program or foreign study program.
• One student recognized each year in a national or international design competition.
• Full accreditation for both the architecture and architectural engineering programs.
• 60 sf/ student design studio space for every student in the pre-professional program.
• 80 sf/ student design studio space for every student in the professional programs with networking capabilities at each work station.
• 100 sf/ student design studio space for every student in the graduate programs with networking capabilities at each work station.
• Improved facilities including new and renovated library space, new and renovated classroom space, new and renovated studio space, new and renovated gallery space, a shop and construction yard for “hands –on” exercises”, new and renovated office space and expanded space for archive storage.

Objectives:

• Secure funding for a major renovation and addition to the Architecture Building.
• Secure funding for two new tenure-track faculty positions targeted towards undergraduate education.
• Continually monitor, assess, and revise the curriculums to meet the mission and vision of the School.
• Continually monitor, integrate and revise the use of technology in the curriculum.
• Maintain the current coherent facility arrangement and close faculty-student contact.
• Offer a variety of travel and exchange programs, with a priority on continuing a strong European Study Program offered each summer.
• Improve the quality of incoming students through the development of innovative recruiting strategies and pre-college programs.

• Secure funding for a major renovation and addition to the Architecture Building to provide space for graduate programs.
• Secure funding for two new tenure-track faculty positions targeted to the graduate program.
• Develop one or more strong focus areas for graduate studies.
• Secure additional funding for graduate student financial support.
• Develop a recruiting strategy to encourage high quality undergraduate students from other universities and practicing professionals to attend OSU for graduate school.
• Encourage the best and brightest OSU architecture students to consider graduate school at OSU.

Goal 2: Scholarship and Creative Activities: Produce scholarship of enduring value for both humanity and the environment.

Critical Success Factors:

• 2-4 new faculty positions.
• Reduce teaching loads by one course every other year.
• Double funding for faculty travel and development from $10,000 - $20,000.
• New and renovated facilities that support research and scholarship pursuits.
• A creative and enlightened plan that recognizes the scholarship of professional practice and its critical relationship to the faculty’s effectiveness as teachers with realistic ways to measure accomplishments in this area.
• 100% of faculty involved with scholarly and creative pursuits.
• Minimum of 50% of overall faculty scholarship directly related to the teaching or practice of architecture or architectural engineering.

Objectives:

• Cultivate endowments to support faculty scholarship and development.
• Secure funding to improve facilities that support and facilitate scholarship.
• Secure funding to increase the size of the faculty to reduce teaching loads to allow for expanded scholarship efforts.

Goal 3: Student Development - Create a collegial environment that attracts outstanding students and encourages academic excellence, personal growth, discovery of knowledge, and leadership achievement.

Critical Success Factors:

• $5000/ year support for student organizations in the School of Architecture.
• Increased funding for the architecture lecture series from $5000/yr to $15,000/year.
• Annual European study program.
• Annual Domestic Field trip programs (one to regional location, one to national location).
• Endowments and contributions that provide $45,000/yr support to students in Architecture and Architectural Engineering through scholarships and enrichment support.
• Improved facilities including new and renovated library space, new and renovated classroom space, new and renovated studio space, new and renovated gallery space, a shop and construction yard for “hands –on” exercises”, new and renovated office space and expanded space for archive storage.

Objectives:

• Maintain and further develop pre-college programs.
• Update marketing materials.
• Develop targeted strategies for recruiting students from selected Oklahoma high schools.
• Develop a recruiting strategy to encourage high quality undergraduate students from OSU and other universities to attend OSU for graduate school.

• Expand the scope and quality of the Architecture Lecture Series.
• Offer an annual vital European Study Program.
• Expand field trip program and domestic travel program opportunities.
• Cultivate academic exchange opportunities with international architecture programs.
• Organize and publicize gallery shows that provide educational opportunities for students.

• Significantly increase financial support for student organizations.
• Secure additional funding for special student activities such as ASTEK.
• Encourage team projects in studio when appropriate.

• Increase endowments that support scholarships and enrichment activities.

Goal 4: Leveraging Resources - Leverage and focus financial and physical resources to achieve strategically targeted national prominence.

Critical Success Factors:

• A new and renovated facility that provides the space and technology infrastructure to achieve national prominence.

Objectives:

• Focus fundraising efforts to target strategic prospects (individuals and foundations) with the capability to make major donations.
• Hire a high quality architecture firm to provide a schematic design package and fundraising materials for marketing this project.

• Emphasize depth vs. breadth.

Goal 5: Faculty and Staff Development - Recruit, retain, and develop an outstanding faculty and staff within a collegial, team-oriented atmosphere.

Critical Success Factors:

• Achieve parity with peer schools for faculty and staff salaries.
• Minimum of 75% of faculty licensed.
• Reduce teaching loads by one course every other year.
• Double funding for faculty travel and development from $10,000 - $20,000.

Objectives:

• Conduct aggressive faculty search campaigns to fill any new or open positions.

• Increase the amount of funding to support faculty scholarship and development.
• Recognize and reward high faculty and staff achievement.

• Add a new staff position for the School. This person would have priority in maintaining all school computers and peripherals and the web site.

Goal 6: Quality of Life/ Economic Development - Enhance the quality of life by contributing to human, environmental, economic, professional and cultural development and the sustainability of the environment.

Critical Success Factors:

• Two student or faculty design projects per year that directly engage a community and contribute to the quality of life.

Objectives:

• Use the occasion of student design projects to address community and state needs as often as possible.
• Encourage the use of faculty expertise to help address community issues.

• Organize and publicize gallery shows that showcase architecture.
• Partner with professional organizations for Professional Design Award recognition programs.
• Continue to offer pre-college programs.

Goal 7: Partnerships/ Collaborations - Foster innovative partnerships and collaborations which support the mission and vision of the school.

Critical Success Factors:

• At least one successful partnership or collaboration per semester.

Objectives:

• Invite practicing architects and engineers to serve on student project juries, as guest lecturers in the classroom, studio, and student organization meetings and for all-school lectures.
• Collaborate with related professional organizations on jointly sponsored events.

• Encourage impromptu teaching collaborations between AE and architecture faculty members in the studio and classroom.

Goal 8: Diversity - Achieve diversity and create an environment of respect for individuals.

Critical Success Factors:

• Increase the graduation rate for women students to equal that for their male counterparts.
• Increase the % of women students from 20% to 35%.
• Increased ethnic diversity of students to match Oklahoma high school graduation ratios.
• Increased ethnic and gender diversity of faculty to match OSU faculty averages.
• % of international students to meet (at a min.) OSU undergraduate average.

Objectives:

• Maintain and further develop pre-college programs, especially those that encourage the involvement of traditionally underserved populations.
• Increase the number of women students and their graduation rate.
• Recruit highly qualified underrepresented faculty candidates in upcoming faculty searches.

Goal 9: Image Enhancement - Communicate an image that reflects professionalism, creativity, rigor, design expertise and technical acumen.

Critical Success Factors:

• At least one student and faculty member recognized each year in a national or international design competition or awards program.

Objectives:

• Track and recognize student, faculty and alumni achievement.