Study Architecture 
ProPEL Brett Tippey
Program Coordinator & Associate Professor
Kent State University
Kent, OH
Education Committee
The Education Committee leads ACSA’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of architectural education through best practices. The committee oversees and recommends, as necessary, actions to cultivate and disseminate these best practices.
Virginia Melnyk
Assistant Professor
Iowa State University
Ames, IA
Thomas Forget
Associate Director & Associate Professor, Architecture
University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
James Sullivan
Dean
Marywood University
Scranton, PA
Dahlia Nduom
Assistant Professor
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL
Jori Erdman
Professor
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA
Joshua A. Foster
Adjunct Professor
Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA
Kendall A. Nicholson
Senior Director of Research, Equity, and Education
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture
Washington, DC
2025-2026 Education Committee
Specific Charge
The Education Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to improve the effectiveness of architectural education through best practices and overseeing programs to cultivate and disseminate these best practices.
In 2025-26, the committee will focus on the expanded ecosystem of architectural education by mapping and staging discussions about educational outcomes for four year degree programs, understanding that these programs are diverse in their aims and scope. Therefore, the goal is not to provide a generic set of educational outcomes but to analyze commonalities and differences to begin to focus on opportunities for alignment and transparency across these programs. The outcomes should be mapped in relation to professional and disciplinary competencies, including but not limited to the NCARB competency framework for licensure.
Deliverables will include webinars in the fall and winter, sessions at the Administrators Conference and Annual Meeting, and a written report at the end of the year.
