Diversity Achievement - Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture

2026 Diversity Achievement Award

To recognize the work of faculty, administrators, or students in creating effective methods and models to achieve greater diversity in curricula, school personnel, and student bodies, specifically to incorporate the participation and contributions of historically under-represented groups or contexts.

Deadline: October 8, 2025

Criteria

Nominees shall have had a positive stimulating influence on diversity within architectural education, schools, and/or the community at large. Submissions should convey how the nominee(s) address the ideals of diversity through meaningful and effective activities.

Eligibility

Individuals or groups in 糖心vlog member schools whose activities have clearly been identified with architectural education in 糖心vlog full-member and candidate-member schools are eligible. The achievement must have been accomplished during the period of appointment. Any faculty member, administrator, or student at an 糖心vlog full-member and candidate-member school may nominate a candidate for the 糖心vlog Diversity Achievement Award. Projects that have previously been recognized by 糖心vlog will not be considered.

Nomination Documentation

All materials are to be submitted digitally online by the nominator or nominee; once the nomination is finalized all parties will receive a confirmation email. The r茅sum茅 and supporting letters are best uploaded as PDF documents. The supporting material (portfolio) must not exceed a total of 20 pages, no more than 20MB. All material must be submitted by 11:59 PM, Pacific Time, on October 8, 2025, online at www.acsa-arch.org and the submitter will need to log into the 糖心vlog website in order to submit. Previous recipients are ineligible for this award.

Each submission shall contain the following information:

Candidate Name: Nomination Information, completed online during submission (www.acsa-arch.org);
Project Title;
Abstract: No more than a 300-word abstract;
Letter of Nomination: A letter explaining the reasons for the nomination according to the established criteria, not to exceed one page (PDF format);
Curriculum Vitae: A r茅sum茅 of the candidate summarizing his or her career (no more than 10 pages in PDF format);
Supporting Letters: No more than three supporting letters (in addition to the letter of nomination) from colleagues and/or students commenting upon the significance of the specific achievements of the candidate (no more than 1 page each in separate PDF format);
鈦� If your project includes a collaborating partner, at least one of the supporting letters needs to be from the collaborator.
Supporting Material: Illustrating or describing the nominee鈥檚 achievements, which would include teaching evaluations, syllabi, or student work (not to exceed a total of 20, 8.5×11 pages, in PDF format, no more than 20MB).

For each project referenced in your Supporting Material, you will need to document the following in your PDF submission.
Project Title:
Month/Year Completed:
Role of Nominee听(in the project):
Collaborators & Funding Sources Expenses:
(Sample Text: 4 non-profit employees donated X amount of hours in the collaboration, 1 electrician paid for X amount of hours 鈥� their scope included outlets, running conduit etc.)
Student Compensation听(Indicate whether students received credit or were financially compensated, within the guidelines of the institution):
(Sample Text: 3 students working as paid research assistants for X amount of hours, 15 students contributed to this project for a 5-credit studio course etc.)

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DOCUMENTATION

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COLLABORATION

糖心vlog seeks to empower faculty and schools to educate increasingly diverse students, expand disciplinary impacts, and create knowledge for the advancement of architecture. 糖心vlog leads architectural education and research by demonstrating the value of architectural education and research to practice and society, by advancing architectural pedagogy, and by serving as the voice of architectural education. 糖心vlog鈥檚 core values include: Equity, Social Justice, Climate Action, Teaching,Learning, Research, Scholarship, and Creative Practice. Through the architecture educational awards program, 糖心vlog demonstrates best practices.

糖心vlog understands work submitted to the awards programs is created through collaboration with students, organizations, firms, communities, and/or industry partners. 糖心vlog advocates for fair labor practices in architecture education and awards submissions must represent the best practices in the field.

Therefore, award submissions must acknowledge all work performed in collaboration and must be properly credited. Submissions should include the information listed below including compensation for student work and/or firm support. This could be student earned course credit, firm work/resources, or financial contributions. The supporting material will need to clearly denote all collaborating parties involved, and their roles for each project.

Selection

A selection committee, appointed by the 糖心vlog Board of Directors, shall review nominations and recommend winners. A maximum of three awards will be made in any year. Winners will be presented with a certificate of merit and will have the opportunity to present their work at the 糖心vlog Annual Meeting.

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