Archinect - Features 2024-12-21T22:20:20-05:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150391284/a-conversation-with-sci-arc-s-undergraduate-chairs-kristy-balliet-and-marcelyn-gow A Conversation with SCI-Arc's Undergraduate Chairs Kristy Balliet and Marcelyn Gow Katherine Guimapang 2023-12-26T09:00:00-05:00 >2024-09-13T12:28:17-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/5e/5e17ce705d233beff40ea7292c069a6d.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Archinect's <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/378110/deans-list" target="_blank">Deans List series</a>&nbsp;allows us to connect with architecture's academic leaders (deans and chairs) to learn more about their pedagogical stances, academic perspectives, and what they envision for the school during their tenure.&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="https://archinect.com/sciarc" target="_blank">SCI-Arc</a>&nbsp;is an institution known for its historic and influential presence within Southern California's architecture and pedagogy. This legacy of progressive pedagogy continues with the appointment of&nbsp;<a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150064250/bairballiet-studio" target="_blank">Kristy Balliet</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.sciarc.edu/people/faculty/marcelyn-gow" target="_blank">Marcelyn Gow</a> as SCI-Arc's&nbsp;Undergraduate Chairs. During the Fall 2023 term, in an exclusive interview, I spoke <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150064250/bairballiet-studio" target="_blank">Balliet</a>&nbsp;and <a href="https://www.sciarc.edu/people/faculty/marcelyn-gow" target="_blank">Gow</a>, to discuss their new role and the observations they see for this incoming wave of undergraduate students.</p>