Kansas State University - Royal Purple Yearbook (Manhattan, KS)

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Band Focrater. dean, College of Architecture and Dcaign • , 1 4.; • ,. ' ,. V. ' .V 1 i Julia Thomason, junior in landscape architecture, holds a measuring for another student during a surveying class. Lynn Riegel, senior. uses transfer letters for her project. 0 V. .00 architecture and deign 29

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College of Architecture and Design T he concern about the light job markets that exist today prompted the college of Architecture and Design to provide programs to make the student ' s search for employment easier. Our students have been unusually fortunate in (job) place- menu, Dean Bernd Focrster said. have been many requests for graduates from our program that we are unable to fill. The specialized curricula — architecture, interior architec- ture and landscape architecture — begin in the student ' s third year, after completion of the pre-design professions program. This program provides common background and skills, and enables the student to select his or her field on the basis of understanding gained in the college. Our emphasis in the pre-design professions program is on advising and matching students with their interests and abili- ties, Focrster said. Another way in which a student gains valuable experience is through the internship program. This elective 30-week intern- ship may include work-study experience in professional of- fices, industry or government agencies. This program allows the student to develop a better understanding of the possible careers in the various fields of architecture. The college has also provided a lecture program, bringing in design professionals and leaders from related fields. This con- tact can further acquaint a student with the job market, Foer- ster said. Every spring, admission to the three professional curricula is determined by faculty in each department. No quotas are set for the number accepted. Selection criteria includes evidence of motivation, aptitude and scholarship, Foerster said. The design studio experience forms the core of the program in the college. All students take studio courses in which they work on individual projects, with faculty serving as critics. Graduate study is available in an additional area, regional and community planning, as well as in the other three depart- ments of architecture. Approximately 1.000 students are enrolled in the college, with women making up 17 percent. There has been concern over increasing that percentage, Foerster said. We want to make women aware of the opportunities in architecture. Four students work on projects in ' molar design studios in Seaton Hall. 23 architecture and drogn

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LEFT: Shari Wenger works on her free form coil pot during Ceramics I ABOVE: William Slamty. dean. College of Arts and Sciences. Lorraine Davidson studies the stages of mitosis in her Principles of Biology lab. 30