ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTS GUIDELINES

MISCELLANEOUS AUA INFORMATION

Case Studies Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to recognize the planning achievements and experiences of the AUA members by holding an annual competition which awards exemplary activities. The membership shall consist of at least 4 members appointed by the President for up to 3 year terms, with one new member being added each year.

The Chair(s) of the Committee, also appointed by the President, shall issue a Call for Entries early in the calendar year. Guidelines shall be stipulated in the call and should include the following constraints:

  • The content of submissions may vary but the intent to recognize valuable learning experiences encountered on a project or unusual planning achievements which will be of benefit to other members, including both notable successes and instructive failures.
  • Presentation should be limited to 30 minutes (with 10 minutes of questions and discussion.) It is expected that the AUA member will be the presenter rather than a consultant.

Three to four projects will be selected by the Committee for presentation at the Annual Conference. Award plaques bearing the names and institutions of finalists will be presented to individual members at the Annual Banquet.

Evie Asken will arrange to have the award plaques made at the WesternMichiganUniversity sign shop for a nominal fee. The names of the finalists must be submitted to her by mid-April prior to the Annual Meeting.

Supplementary promotional awards (like tee shirts) may be presented at the discretion of the Committee.

Professional Practice Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to promote education, advocacy, and outreach on behalf of the AUA membership.

Members shall be appointed to the Committee by the President for terms appropriate to the furthering of its objectives. At least one member shall be responsible for liaison with the AIA regarding the maintenance of AIA Continuing Education Credits.

The activities of the Committee should include the following:

(1)education: to solicit topics for roundtable discussion at future Annual Conferences; to develop a “best practices” component of the AUA web page

(2)advocacy: to encourage the publishing of articles, the presentation of talks, the exhibition of materials or the conduct of other activities which promote the AUA and inform both University administrators and the public about ideas and topics which foster good campus planning and architecture

(3)outreach: to communicate the viewpoints and perceptions of campus architects to related professional organizations, especially the AIA, both by individual initiatives and by partnering with AUA colleagues at meetings and conferences.

Information Technology Committee

The purpose of the Committee is to develop opportunities for sharing information among AUA members by using up-to-date communication technology.

Members shall be appointed to the Committee by the President for terms appropriate to the furthering of its objectives, which will include the development and maintenance of an AUA website. It is expected that the website will include but not be limited to a (1) public page with general information about the Association, and (2) a password protected private page with:

  • names and addresses of AUA members and other information found in the AUA Directory, like the Constitution and By-laws
  • campus maps of member institutions
  • slides and photographs of member institutions
  • information from the Archives, which would be of general interest to the members, such as membership lists from previous years.

Security provisions will be enacted to insure that only AUA members have access to protected website information.

Sustainability Task Force

Established at 2002 Conference

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Research Group Task Force

Established at 2002 Conference

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