Study Architecture 
ProPEL Pedagogical Challenges and Prospects: Lessons Learned from 15 years of Teaching Architecture Online
Moderator
Jennifer Asselstine, AIA, Undergraduate Director of the School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University since 2012, has 35 years of experience in architecture and design. She earned her Bachelor of Architecture degree from University of Minnesota. She studied at London’s Architectural Association and worked in the United States, London, Kuala Lumpur, and Sydney. She has led award winning teams in the Design Build Studio and teaches Sustainability, Building Systems, First Year Studio.
Speaker
Eric Lum, Ph.D., AIA, LEED BD+C, has been the Online Director for the School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University since 2010, coordinating and teaching in the online undergraduate and graduate programs. He has previously taught at IIT and CCA, and worked in the offices of Arthur Erickson Architects and Kallmann McKinnell & Wood. He received his Ph.D. from MIT, MDesS from the Harvard GSD, and M.Arch. from UC Berkeley.
Speaker
Mimi Sullivan is Executive Director of the School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University, where she also founded the Graduate Architecture Program in 2000. She is a registered architect and a principal of Saida + Sullivan Design Partners, an award-winning firm focused on affordable and multi-family housing. She has taught architectural design, media, and process in the United States and Japan. Sullivan received a BA in Architecture from Rice University and a Master of Architecture and Master of International Studies from the University of Oregon.
Speaker
Mark Mückenheim M.Arch. Bartlett.Dipl. AKNW (Germany) is Graduate Director of the Academy of Art University School of Architecture since 2013. Mark is a licensed architect in Germany and the European Union, the principal of MCKNHM Architects, and the co-author of the book "Inspiration - contemporary design methods in architecture." His work has been featured in various international book and journal publications and has also gained reputation through a number of exhibitions in Germany and abroad. Mark Mueckenheim has taught and lectured internationally.
Speaker
Karen Seong, RA is the Assistant Director of the Undergraduate School of Architecture at the Academy of Art University. Through onsite and online teaching, she seeks inclusivity in architectural education. She is a contributing author in a forthcoming book examining identity formation within the architectural design studio. Prior to teaching, she led large award-winning projects in the US and abroad. She holds a Master of Architecture with distinction from Columbia University and a BA in Architecture
with high honors from University of California, Berkeley.
