"After meeting with many faculty members during my first semester as dean, I discovered we are not fully aware of the wealth of scholarship we constantly produce here," said Guillermo Vasquez de Velasco, dean of the college. "Sometimes, faculty attend conferences in remote locations to learn about the fascinating or groundbreaking research undertaken by a colleague whose office is next door."

The symposium will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 2 in the Architecture Building. It is free and open to the public. More than 40 presentations from 53 faculty members are scheduled for the event. The presentations will include internationally recognized work and be grouped by areas of emphasis. These areas include teaching, emerging media, sustainability, historic preservation and design.

San Francisco-based architect and Ball State graduate Craig Hartman, a fellow with the American Institute of Architects, will give the symposium's keynote address at 10 a.m. Hartman, a design partner with the firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, has worked on such key projects as the international terminal of the San Francisco International Airport and the Cathedral of Christ the Light in Oakland, Calif. In 2001, he became the youngest recipient of the Maybeck Award from the California Council of the American Institute of Architects. The award recognizes a lifetime achievement in architectural design by an individual.