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The ACSA Board of Directors invites applications from faculty at full, candidate, and affiliate member schools to participate in 2026-2027 ACSA committees, task forces, and other activities. These appointments include ACSA’s three Program Committees, explained below.ÌýÌý

Volunteer appointments are initiated by the 2026-2027 ACSA President, June Williamson. Appointments are for one year beginning July 2026, and are typically eligible for renewal.Ìý

Committees will work primarily through conference calls during the academic year. This year, we plan to hold an in-person meeting of Program Committees on August 5-6, 2026. (Funding for travel will be provided by ACSA.) Committees have also convened at the Administrators Conference and Annual Meeting.

To Apply

, which includes completing and uploading our Volunteer Application Form, which simply confirms you have completed (or reviewed and updated) a faculty profile in ACSA’s database. The deadline for applications is June 17, 2026.Ìý

ACSA seeks to include members from a range of backgrounds, including race/ethnicity, gender, school type, and teaching.Ìý

About Program Committee ´óÏóÊÓƵ

The ACSA board relies on three Program Committees to engage members and carry out the goals of the strategic plan through webinars, reports, surveys, recommendations to the board, etc. Charges for each of the Program Committees are included below.

ACSA’s work is guided by its strategic plan, most recently revised by the Board in 2025. The new strategic plan emphasizes two strategic commitments: building a Strong Field and providing an enriching and inclusive professional home for architectural educatorsÌý

The charges of the three Program Committees are as follows. Members are encouraged to follow the links to review more information on outcomes of this work.

• The Research & Scholarship Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to support faculty in scholarly endeavors; monitoring and assessing peer-review and recognition programs, and recommending actions to advocate for architectural scholarship. In 2026-27, the committee will continue to work on supporting the Academy for Public Scholarship in the Built Environment with the aim of developing our members’ capacity to disseminate the products of their work. The committee will also focus on implementing recommendations from the 2025-26 Special Committee around scholarly programs.Ìý

• 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 2026-27, the committee will examine opportunities beyond first professional degrees: post-professional programs, specializations, certificates, continuing education, as well as the educational missions of these programs beyond preparation for practice.Ìý

• The Leadership Committee is charged with leading ACSA’s efforts to support the strategic development of architecture programs; identifying and disseminating best-practice models of program leadership and administration, and overseeing ACSA’s efforts to promote awareness of architectural education. In 2026-27, the committee will examine ACSA engagement with program administrators at member schools, how to support them, and provide the best value for administrators in both accredited and non-accredited programs.Ìý