Mark Schneider

Mark Schneider, of the Foundation Studies Program in the Department of Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Studies, is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the education of beginning Architecture students. He has transformed the two — semester History of Architecture course into a class which integrates the study of architectural history into the intellectual development of his students. He has developed a true insight into the needs of students who are at the beginning of their studies, and has created an environment in which students truly want to learn. In a class of 200 students, he reads student essays four times a semester, has initiated weekly small — group discussion sessions after lectures, and directs semester — long research projects. As one student remarked, "Dr. Schneider is truly an example of what a scholar is and ought to be." His fall Roundtable discussion will be on "Developing Educational Models for Beginning University Students."