Early December. Evaluation Committee Meeting The evaluation committee shall meet to review that all required forms have been completed, and that the Contract Faculty Member has provided the Evaluation Committee with his/her Professional Growth/Self-Evaluation Report. The evaluation committee, upon review of the entire evaluation file, shall prepare a final evaluation report utilizing the Contract Faculty Evaluation Summary Form. In the event that the Evaluation Committee cannot reach a consensus as to the overall rating of the Contract Faculty Member, at least two (2) members of the Evaluation Committee must agree on the rating. Any member of the Evaluation Committee may submit a written report dissenting from the Contract Faculty Evaluation Summary prepared by the majority of the Evaluation Committee. As part of the Contract Faculty Evaluation Summary, the Evaluation Committee shall: • For a contract faculty member working under his/her first one-year contract or second one-year contract recommend to either: 1) not enter into a contract for the following academic year; 2) enter into a contract (one/two year) for the following academic year; or, 3) employ the Contract Faculty Member as a permanent employee for all subsequent academic years. • For a contract faculty member completing the second year of his/her third contract (final year of probationary status) recommend either: 1) not employ the Contract Faculty Member as a permanent faculty member; or, 2) employ the Contract Faculty Member as a permanent (tenured) faculty member for all subsequent academic years.
Early December. Presentation of results to the City of Xxxxxxxxx by student including research of each site and recommendations for the City to promote preservation through architectural walking tour. The student will submit walking tour in product form for final grade. Mid-January – Report will be finalized and delivered to the City of Xxxxxxxxx after review by instructors, and additional writing as necessary (executive summary and methods). City Project: Jefferson Street Corridor Redesign Course Title (Number): Urban Design in the American City (ARCH700) Faculty: Xxxx Xxxx Semester: Fall 2014 Class size: 17 Grad/Undergrad: Graduate Primary City Contact: Xxxx Xxxxx Other city contact: Xxxxxxx Xxxx Internal Constituencies: Engineering, Economic Development External Constituencies: NAC 9 & 10 Course overview: This course will investigate current design issues and the phenomenon of the American city and its urban design characteristics in form and program. Students will examine formal, morphological issues in building fabric, landscape order and development programming and will work in groups in selected sites. The studio will engage precedents in urban design from the American context as well as other settings, and will propose a variety of solutions ranging from building-scale studies to larger questions of neighborhoods, corridors, public spaces and building fabric and type. PALS component: The principle vehicle for these investigations will be sites in the City of Xxxxxxxxx. Students will work initially in teams to develop analytical approaches, site histories, and appropriate precedents as well as in conjunction with stakeholders from Frederick to identify sites for study and overall issues for development in general. Once sites and problem area focuses are developed, students will work in teams to develop design proposals for each study area. Design proposals will be developed at a variety of scales, from the regional to the building, and will be explained and documented in plan, section and perspective views as well as three-dimensional models. The studio will engage the Frederick community in a variety of formats, from small group meetings to larger workshops.
Early December. Group project presentations to the City. Presentations include analysis results, recommendations, and future research. The City will provide feedback on the project and student will work on final revisions on the project based on the feedback. Mid-January – Report will be finalized and delivered to the City of Xxxxxxxxx after review by instructors. City Project: East Frederick Rising Revitalization Course Title (Number): Industrial Land Use Planning/Manufacturing Sustainability (URSP TBD – either 6 credit studio or 3 credit field course) Faculty: Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx Semester: Spring 2015 Class size: 8 - 12 students Grad/Undergrad: Graduate Primary City Contact: Xxxx Xxxxx Other city contact: Xxxx Xxxx Internal Constituencies: Airport Commission External Constituencies: East Frederick Rising, Inc. Course overview: This course will examine industrial land use and mixed use conversion of industrial land in the context of proposed development. The East Frederick Rising plan contemplates significant mixed use growth and the land use succession of multiple industrial parcels and structures, many of which are still in use. While the area contains sufficient industrial land to accommodate all current and future industrial needs the succession of land uses may have significant and unanticipated impacts on two groups: current industrial land users and new manufacturing startups. Forcing existing industrial uses to move to new facilities will likely increase their space costs. Startups often seek out older “underutilized” industrial facilities where they can get cheap space and room to grow during the first few years of operation. This course proposes to undertake an industrial land use study for east Frederick to determine current conditions, likely impacts and planning options for the City to consider as it implements the East Frederick Rising plan. PALS component: Under either the 6-credit studio or 3-credit field course there will be five phases to the project. During the first phase of the course students will become familiar with the project area from a planning perspective through the review of planning documents and presentations by city planners and others involved in planning, zoning and economic development of the area. They will become familiar with the project area from a physical perspective through area tours and site visits. An important component is to begin relating planning documents to actual physical conditions and activities on the ground. During t...
Early December. Presentation of results to the City of Xxxxxxxxx by students including GHG inventory and recommendation of actions the City can take to mitigate emissions. Students submit chapter covering their GHG sector as final group grade. Mid-January – Report will be finalized and delivered to the City of Xxxxxxxxx after review by instructors, and additional writing as necessary (executive summary and methods).
Early December. Presentation of results to the City of Xxxxxxxxx by students including inventory and recommendation of actions the City can take to mitigate excessive algae growth. Students will submit work as final group grade. Peer review will be conducted.
