< April 2023 Seminar Overview

MAy 2023: Building a career in architecture

Main Speaker

Javier Sols, Architectural Designer, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects

Skills Development Activity: 

Character Talk: The Value of a Liberal Arts Education

  • To encourage students to pursue a liberal arts education, helping them see its impact on their life and professional success.

  • To help students see the liberal arts as a cultivation of the mind, not just a course of undergraduate studies. Thus, a liberal arts education should be pursued both in and out of the classroom. 

Out-of-class work

  • Complete Summer Goals Worksheet and review with mentor.

  • Discuss and complete mentor worksheet.

  • For Sophomores only:

    • Work through an ACT/SAT/PSAT prep book or take a prep course during the summer.

  • For Juniors:

    • Write the college essay during the summer.

    • Visit prospective colleges during the summer.