Associate Professor Elizabeth Petry, AIA receives the NCARB Scholar in
Professional Practice award from David L. Hoffman, FAIA, President/Chair
of the NCARB Board
Architecture Associate Professor Elizabeth Petry, AIA
was one of only ten architecture faculty selected, from across the
nation and beyond, for the highly competitive inaugural session of the
NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program set in Washington, DC in August 2018.
The
National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Scholars
in Professional Practice is an entirely new program to address current
and future development of strong academic leaders in the professional
practice community. This structured, multi-day course supported the
development of faculty as teachers of professional practice in the
program, leading to recognition as a Professional. All expenses related
to travel and participation were covered by NCARB. The
intensive three day NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program was a
mix of presentations and interactive sessions, scholars explored
several topics related to teaching professional practice, including: the
future of academia and practice, ethics in architecture, business
strategies and financial management, law and professional liability,
communications and marketing, and teaching methods and curriculum
development. Professor Petry was eligible to apply for the program
because she teaches ARC 623 – Advanced Professional Practice in our
graduate program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting
Board (NAAB). She developed and has been teaching the Professional
Practice course every spring its inception in 2006. It is a required
course of the University of Hartford’s Master of Architecture program.
It was noted in her letter of support that “At our last re-accreditation
visit from NAAB, in March 2017, the visiting team noted the exceptional
high quality of the Advanced Professional Practice course taught by
Professor Petry. In their Visiting Team Report the team praised her
Advanced Professional Practice course. Their assessment of each of the
five criteria of Realm D: Professional Practice was “Met with
Distinction”. No higher praise can be given.” The NAAB visiting team
commented, “The student work in ARC 623 Advanced Professional Practice
is distinctive. The course is well organized, thorough, and well
regarded by the students, and is taught in a manner that is engaging and
effective.” At the NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice Program the
NAAB Associate Director, Ellen S. Cathey, AIA noted that of 25 NAAB
programs re-accredited from 2015 – 2018 that Petry’s course was one of
only three to receive this distinction.
The 2018 NCARB Scholars in Professional Practice, (Front row, l-r) Greg
Wynn, AIA, NCARB, Lecturer, California Polytechnic State University;
Erin Pellegrino, Visiting Critic, Cornell University; Shavon T. Charlot,
AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Adjunct Instruction, Tuskegee University; Marcus M.
Farr, Assistant Professor of Architecture, American University of
Sharjah. (Back row, l-r) Elizabeth Petry, AIA, Associate Professor,
University of Hartford; Benjamin Vargas, FAIA, Adjunct Faculty,
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