Call for Nominations: 2024 ACSA Nominees to the NAAB Board of Directors

ACSA’s Executive Committee will review applications for the position and make recommendations to the ACSA Board of Directors, with a selection made in May. NAAB will then perform its own review of the nominees in the following months and will vote to appoint the new director at its meeting in July.

The appointment calls for a person willing and able to make a commitment to NAAB. Please download the Position Description for background information on the NAAB board. NAAB will review the nomination form completed by each candidate (see below). NAAB may also conduct virtual interviews with nominees.

Previous experience with ACSA as a board member or volunteer is considered helpful but is not required for nomination. Similarly, experience serving on NAAB visiting teams is considered helpful but not a requirement. NAAB has significantly revised its accreditation conditions and procedures to rely more on program self-assessment. Relevant experience with educational assessment is thus desirable. Faculty and administrators are invited to nominate individuals with some or all of the following qualifications:

• Full-time status (with tenure at schools where it is offered) at an ACSA full or candidate member school;
• Significant experience with and knowledge of the accreditation process;
• Significant experience with outcome-based educational assessment, particularly self-assessment by programs;
• Significant acquaintance with the range of school and program types across North America;
• Actively uphold ACSA’s Core Values of Equity, Social Justice, and Climate Action, Teaching and Learning, and Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice;
• Willingness to actively seek to understand and represent the constituency of ACSA on accreditation-related issues; and
• Ability to work with the NAAB and ACSA boards to build consensus on accreditation-related issues.

ACSA seeks nominations from faculty at a range of schools, including public/private institutions, research-intensive institutions, special-focus institutions, and minority- serving institutions. As well, we encourage nominations of faculty who are familiar with (a) ACSA’s recent efforts to support architecture schools seeking to be more equitable and inclusive for faculty and students from all backgrounds, and (b) with ACSA’s efforts to support the recognition of a wide range of approaches to research and scholarship, including creative practice.

To Apply

For consideration, please submit the following items in a single PDF in this order.

• A completed NAAB nomination form, which is part of the Position Description packet. Note that NAAB will use this form only (and not your CV or letter) when reviewing the candidates that ACSA nominates.
• A concise letter of applications written by the candidate outlining the individual’s interest and experience. A letter of nomination written by a colleague of the candidate is also acceptable. Note: the audience for this letter is the ACSA Board of Directors, not NAAB.
• A two-page CV indicating the candidate’s experience in reference to the qualifications above. (2 pages maximum).
• An ACSA volunteer application form, which simply confirms you have completed
  (or reviewed and updated) a faculty profile in ACSA’s database. (Click here to download)

Materials are due by April 30, 2024.

Nomination materials should be sent by email attachment in PDF format to Abel Chanyalew, Membership Coordinator, achanyalew@acsa-arch.org. Subject Line: NAAB Director. Candidates will be reviewed by the ACSA Board of Directors.

Candidates can expect to hear about the nomination around June 1, 2024.