2023 Virtual Portfolio Review and Career Expo

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January 9, 2023

Welcome to the 2023 Virtual Portfolio Review and Career Expo!

The New Year is the perfect time to start thinking ahead, but before the semester starts (or starts to get hectic for those of you who begin school early in January), the AIAS has some upcoming virtual programming to help you sharpen or refresh your skills, start making plans for your future, and connect with architecture firms all over the country!

Get ready for the Virtual Portfolio Review and Career Expo, as well as three educational sessions on licensure, applying to graduate school, and getting an internship! You can participate in all of these from the comfort of your home, dorm room, or wherever you are!

Registration links can be found in the Summary Schedule below. More information on the grad school panelists can also be found below. If you have any questions at all, please email us at mailbox@aias.org!

All programming will be held in Eastern Time (ET).

Summary Schedule

Start Time	End Time	Programming	Description
10:00am	12:00pm	Welcome from AIA/Portfolio Review I	Looking for some feedback on your portfolio from someone outside of your program or school? Register to participate in the Virtual Portfolio Review to meet with AIAS alumni and other professionals, and get perspectives you may not have considered!
10:15am	12:00pm	NCARB Session	Staff from the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) will talk about licensure and what you need to know about points, exams, and resources.
12:00pm	1:00pm	Break
1:00pm	4:00pm	Welcome from NOMA/Portfolio Review II	Portfolio Review continued.
1:00pm	3:00pm	Grad Applicants Panel	Thinking about applying to graduate school? Hear from those currently attending graduate school, those who recently applied, and those pursuing alternate paths, to learn what the process is like and what you need to consider before submitting your applications or deciding to apply!
1:00pm	3:00pm	Internship 101	If you’re interested in pursuing an internship but don’t know where to turn, what to look for, or what to ask when you land an interview, this session will have lots of answers for you!

Start Time	End Time	Programming	Description
10:00am	4:00pm	Career Expo	Whether you’ve already been thinking about plans following graduation, or just want to see what types of architecture firms exist out there, sign up to participate! For a more detailed schedule of the career expo, see the Career Expo section below.

Portfolio Reviewers

Grad Applicants Panelists

	Kendall A. Nicholson, Ed.D, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP Kendall A. Nicholson is a licensed educator, trained architectural designer, and an avid researcher. He works as the Director of Research and Information at the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and is currently furthering his research at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design with work focused on the confluence of race, architecture, and education. He has presented research internationally and his research interests surround equity, education, and curriculum within the discipline of architecture.
	Sara Taketatsu Sara Taketatsu graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder with a Bachelor’s of Environmental Design before working as an architectural designer. From 2020 to 2021, she served as National Vice President of the American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS). With experience in architecture, planning, and nonprofit organizations, Sara is pursuing her passion for building community and equity in the built environment as part of the Harvard Law School Class of 2026 and the 2022-2023 class of Weil Legal Innovators. Sara serves as the Special Projects Fellow at Asian Americans Advancing Justice, where she manages a diverse portfolio of special projects at the intersection of law and policy, working to benefit the Asian American community and promote a fair and equitable society for all.
	Tristan Osorio Tristan Osorio currently serves as the 2022 – 2023 AIAS West Quadrant Director while working at TSK Architects. He graduated from the University of Nevada Las Vegas in May 2022 with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture, and will return to UNLV for his Master’s of Architecture in Fall 2023. During his time as AIAS UNLV Chapter President, he held several portfolio workshops for both undergraduate and graduate students. Assisting students in their graduate applications is something he enjoys doing, whether it is reviewing letters of intent or going over the process in general.
	Jordan Luther Jordan Luther is a second year Master of Architecture student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Jordan began her college education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst where she obtained her Bachelor of Science in Architecture. There she joined the AIAS in 2017 and served as their chapter Secretary and President. Jordan has also had the honor of being a 2022 CRIT Scholar, Sustainable Futures Task Force Chair, as well as Graduate Student Liaison and President at CMU.

Time	Companies
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
1:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.

Welcome to the 2023 Virtual Portfolio Review and Career Expo!

Summary Schedule

Welcome from AIA/Portfolio Review I

NCARB Session

Welcome from NOMA/Portfolio Review II

Grad Applicants Panel

Internship 101

Career Expo

Portfolio Reviewers

Grad Applicants Panelists

Kendall A. Nicholson, Ed.D, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, LEED AP

Sara Taketatsu

Tristan Osorio

Jordan Luther

Career Expo Schedule