Fall 2025

Coming in Q4: Organizational Vibrancy Featured in 2024−2026 Strategic Plan Updates

As we announced in the Summer 2025 edition of the newsletter, each quarter we will continue to highlight progress related to a different section of the 2024−2026 Strategic Plan. For the coming quarter we will showcase examples of ways NAAB is demonstrating progress in our Organizational Vibrancy goal.

Organizational Vibrancy Goal

NAAB will be a model of outstanding operational and managerial practices for an accrediting body.

The objectives for this goal are:



• Governance – Ensure NAAB directors are equipped and prepared to effectively fulfill their responsibilities.
• Finance – Continue to operate all financial and accounting functions in compliance with best practices for non-profit organizations to achieve a sustainable financial business model.
• Operations – Refine aspects of operational and business processes to provide increasingly effective and efficient service delivery.

Stay Tuned on Progress to Date

We are excited to share with you our accomplishments addressing developments and improvements in these objective areas, and we invite you to stay tuned for highlights over the weeks and months ahead.

Site Visitor Nominations Open

Site Visitors

NAAB site visitors are a vital part of the accreditation process, serving as the eyes and ears of NAAB’s Board of Directors and contributing their time, expertise, and passion for excellence in architectural education. 

Interested in applying? Visit our Volunteer with NAAB page for more information. 

Unique Opportunity for Students

Earlier this summer, NAAB attended AIAS Grassroots to engage with AIAS members and to spotlight a unique and meaningful opportunity: serving as a student volunteer on NAAB accreditation site visit teams. 

Recognizing the essential role of the student perspective, NAAB is one of the few professional accreditors that require student representation on site visit teams. Student site visitors bring fresh insight, lived experience, and a critical lens to accreditation reviews.

Now Accepting Nominations for Student Site Visitors

NAAB is seeking nominations for student volunteers to serve on accreditation visiting teams.

Student volunteers participate in site visits alongside practitioners, educators, and regulators, bringing a valuable perspective to the accreditation review process. This is a meaningful leadership opportunity for students to:

• Represent the voice of students in shaping the future of architectural education
• Deepen their understanding of architecture education and accreditation
• Develop and demonstrate leadership skills

Additional information on benefits and requirements of volunteering as a site visitor is available here.

Step Forward

Interested Students (and recent graduates) of NAAB accredited programs— and anyone who can recommend a strong candidate—please use this Nomination Form. 

Join Your Peers in NAAB’s Online Communities!

NAAB’s Online Communities is a dedicated space for NAAB stakeholders to connect and collaborate with peers in a secure, always available environment.

Whether you’re looking to share resources, troubleshoot a challenge, exchange ideas, or seek advice, the peer-specific forums in NAAB’s Online Communities are built to foster real-time dialogue among those shaping architectural education.

Be part of the conversation, collaborate with colleagues, and tap into the collective expertise of your NAAB community.

If you are a director of a NAAB-accredited or candidate program, a member of the faculty or staff of an accredited or candidate program, or a member of NAAB’s pool of volunteer site visitors, and have not already received an invitation, please complete this Communities Interest Form to join this exclusive NAAB resource. 

Accreditation Updates

Upcoming 2025 Trainings

As we approach the December 15^th deadline for all accredited programs to submit an annual report, we would like to provide some helpful reminders.

The 2025 Annual Report template is now available.

Additionally, this year, reporting will take place through NAAB’s newly enhanced Accreditation Management System (AMS)—designed to improve usability and streamline the submission process.

Join NAAB for a live training session on the 2025 Annual Report Form and submission.

During the session, we will walk through the new Accreditation Management System together, review the Annual Report requirements, and take time to answer any questions you might have as you acclimate to the new Annual Report submission process.

Please select the most convenient day and time:

• October 21, 11am−12:30pm ET Register Here
• November 11, 4−5:30pm ET Register Here

Who Should Attend?

Representatives of accredited programs who are responsible for submitting the program’s Annual Report

How to Conduct a Successful On-Campus Site Visit



Join NAAB at the ACSA Administrators Conference (Nov. 6-8) for a workshop on how to prepare for a successful accreditation visit under the NAAB 2020 Conditions and Procedures. 

This practical, hands-on session will feature presentations, exercises, and Q&A time with NAAB’s accreditation staff. 

Workshop highlights will include:



1. Key strategies for demonstrating compliance with NAAB Conditions
2. Tips on selecting, annotating, and displaying student work
3. Guidance on identifying other evidence
4. Best practices in assessment 

Questions? Contact us at accreditation@naab.org.

Resource Update: New Templates

Updated APR and and VTR templates are now available. As a follow up to the recent announcement of the Stay on Conditions with DEI-Related Language, all APR and VTR templates have been updated with language documenting current expectations for impacted Conditions.

Visit the Forms and Templates page for more information.

Fall Site Visits

The following 15 programs are hosting site visits this fall:

• Harding University (M.Arch.) - Continuation of Candidacy
• Notre Dame University – Louaize (B.Arch.) - Continuation of Candidacy
• Pennsylvania College of Technology (B.Arch.) - Continuation of Candidacy
• Truckee Meadows Community College (B.Arch.) - Continuation of Candidacy
• Belmont University (B.Arch.) - Initial Accreditation
• University of Hawai’i (M.Arch.) - Initial Accreditation
• University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (B.Arch.) - Initial Accreditation
• Utah Valley University (B.Arch.) - Initial Accreditation
• Morgan State University (M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation
• New York Institute of Technology (B.Arch., M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation
• The Ohio State University (M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation
• University of South Florida (M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation
• University of Texas – Arlington (M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation
• University of Michigan (M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation
• University of Utah (M.Arch.) - Continuing Accreditation

Mark Your Calendars: Accreditation "Office Hours"

Join us for accreditation "Office Hours", offered twice monthly!



Office Hours are an open forum to discuss challenges, ask questions, and share experiences about accreditation with the NAAB accreditation staff and your colleagues.

• 12−1pm ET on the 2nd Tuesday of each month.
• 4−5pm ET on the 4th Thursday of each month.

Pre-register to attend upcoming sessions on the accreditation Workshops and Program Trainings page of our website. Once registered, you’ll receive an email confirmation with the Zoom link.