Benchmarks apply to architecture and construction management
unless otherwise noted. Benchmarks are inclusive of the Pullman
and Spokane Campuses.
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1. The undergraduate experience:
| Benchmark: |
Percent of students engaged in interdisciplinary courses |
| Target: |
50% of undergraduates to have courses/ studio experiences that provide interdisciplinary work by graduation. |
| Impact: |
Develops understanding of related disciplines and professional context for practice and improves level of undergraduate experience. |
| Benchmark: |
Learning outcomes. |
| Target: |
Exceed minimum assessment and learning outcomes as per accreditation requirements. |
| Impact: |
Provides mechanisms for evaluating the quality of education and for making future curriculum changes. |
| Benchmark: |
Percent of student increase in enrollment. |
| Target: |
Obtain funding for new faculty to increase enrollment in undergraduate construction management program by 25%. |
| Impact: |
Will address high demand from industry and students for construction management graduates. Increases visibility and contributes to economic growth in Washington. |
| Benchmark: |
Expand critical reading and writing. |
| Target: |
Increase critical reading and writing assignments by 25% |
| Impact: |
Increases awareness of critical discourses related to each discipline and improves level of undergraduate education. |
2. The Graduate Experience
| Benchmark: |
Percent of new Enrollment in Master of Architecture program. |
| Target |
Obtain funding for faculty and staff to increase enrollment in M Arch program by 25% |
| Impact: |
New enrollment will address national demand for this degree. Revenue generated will support new faculty for increased enrollment. |
| Benchmark: |
Percent increase inGraduate scholarships/ internships. |
| Target: |
50% increase in scholarships/ internships supported from profession for graduate education. |
| Impact: |
New scholarships/ internships foster interconnection with profession and help to offset cost of education. |
| Benchmark: |
Percentage of students participating inStudy Abroad experiences. |
| Target: |
60% of students to have overseas experience by graduation. |
| Impact: |
Will facilitate broad exposure for students to diverse cultural and global experiences. |
| Benchmark: |
Percentage of outside critics/ lecturers |
| Target: |
25% increase in invited critics/ lectures from outside the region. |
| Impact: |
Will provide opportunities for students to interact with distinguished individuals from the professions. |
| Benchmark: |
Percentage of graduate students with publication experience. |
| Target: |
10% of graduate students each year to author papers with faculty support for presentation at conferences or publication in scholarly journals. |
| Impact: |
Will provide opportunities for students to gain experience in conducting rwesearch with faculty and presenting scholarly work and begin to develop scholarly career path. |
3. Research and Scholarship
| Benchmark: |
Number of Research assistants for faculty. |
| Target: |
Faculty with established/ proposed research to select a minimum of one graduate student to assist in research projects. |
| Impact: |
Will provide opportunities for students to work on individual basis with faculty on research projects and gain experience in scholarly activities. |
| Benchmark: |
Percent of faculty publishing/ exhibiting work. |
| Target: |
90% of faculty to publish, exhibit work, receive grants or awards and or present at conferences each year. |
| Impact: |
Allows for faculty contributions to the advancement of the professions. |
| Benchmark: |
Percentage of faculty engaged in interdisciplinary initiatives through grants / projects/ service etc. |
| Target: |
20% of faculty research each year to have interdisciplinary focus. |
| Impact: |
Provides opportunities for faculty to collaborate across disciplines. |
4. Societal Impact
| Benchmark: |
Increase external funding to support school initiatives. |
| Target: |
25% increase in external funding for school development.Targeted initiatives include school publications/ journals/ symposiums/ courses for profession etc. |
| Impact: |
Will allow for further outreach to professions and increase national awareness of school. |
| Benchmark: |
Percentage of students receivinginternship opportunities. |
| Target: |
75% of students graduating to have a minimum of two summers of internships in professional firms. |
| Impact: |
Will ensure that students have acquired preliminary experience in professional practice environments. |
| Benchmark: |
Percent of faculty engaged in editorial positions and national/ international committees. |
| Target: |
25% |
| Impact: |
Provides professional service to advance professions. |
| Benchmark: |
Number ofservice learning opportunities. |
| Target: |
Provide a minimum of one service learning experience per student in the upper division courses. |
| Impact: |
Provides students opportunities to engage in projects that are significant to the community. |
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