MIT expects that all students come to the Institute for a serious academic purpose and expects them to be responsible individuals who conduct themselves with high standards of honesty and personal conduct.

Cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized collaboration, and other forms of academic dishonesty are considered serious offenses for which disciplinary penalties can be imposed. These concepts are explained more fully in the Academic Integrity Handbook, http://integrity.mit.edu.

Some academic offenses by students may be handled directly between the faculty member and student, possibly with the assistance of the head of the faculty member's department. As a result of discussion between the faculty member and the student, the faculty member may conclude that the student has, in fact, behaved dishonestly and may wish to take some further direct action. Among the direct actions the faculty member may wish to take are reduced grade, a warning letter, and redo of assignment or exam. The faculty member may also bring the case to the Office of Student Citizenship (OSC) or to the Committee on Discipline (COD) for resolution.

COD Rules and Regulations are available online at http://web.mit.edu/committees/cod. Procedures for dealing with academic misconduct in research and scholarship can be found in the MIT Policies & Procedures at http://mit.edu/policies/10.1.html.

In addition to the Department Head, Administrative Officer, and Graduate and Undergraduate Administrators (see Staff and Department Head/Faculty contact lists),  the following is a list of support and complaint-resolution resources at MIT and the MIT Department of Architecture.

The resources in italics are confidential

For employees, including faculty and post-doctoral associates and fellows

• Martha Collins, Assistant Dean for Human Resources and Administration, SA+P (mjcoll@mit.edu)

• MIT Human Resources: MIT's Human Resources Officers (HROs) have detailed knowledge of MIT's HR policies and practices, and consult with employees, managers, HR professionals in the DLCs, and AOs. Our HROs advise and train on issues affecting work, job performance, annual reviews, training, hiring practices, leaves of absence, discipline, compensation, harassment or discrimination concerns, layoffs, reorganizations, and conflict resolution. For Architecture - Ben Moorghen, MIT Human Resources Officer (moorgheb@mit) 617-253-5885)

• MIT MyLife Services: MyLife Services provides MIT faculty, staff, postdocs – and families – 24/7 access to a network of experts who are available to help with life concerns, including childcare, legal and financial advice, help with personal and professional challenges, and more.

For students

• Student Mental Health and Counseling Services at MIT Medical: MIT’s Student Mental Health and Counseling Services works directly with students to understand and solve problems. Visits are confidential and easy to arrange.

• GradSupport: Staff in the Office of Graduate Education provide advice and counsel on a variety of issues including faculty/student relationships, changing your advisor, conflict negotiation, funding, academic progress, interpersonal concerns, and a student’s rights and responsibilities. They can also help with excused absences and provide clarification about Graduate Policies and Procedures.

• Student Support Services (S3): S3 is a friendly and easily accessible hub of support for MIT students.

• Violence Prevention Response: MIT’s primary on-campus resource for preventing and responding to interpersonal violence, including sexual assault, dating and domestic violence, stalking, and sexual harassment. Hotline available 24 hours a day to support survivors in deciding what to do next.

• CARE Team: The CARE Team (Coordination, Assistance, Response, and Education) is a team of staff members who support all students through challenges they may experience during their time at MIT.  A primary function of the CARE Team is to support students during hospitalizations and discharge, and with follow-up care. With student consent, the CARE Team will also work with families of students to support them in supporting their loved ones.

• iREFS (Institute-Wide Resources for Easing Friction & Stress): iREFS are graduate students formally trained and certified in conflict management skills. They provide confidential, peer-to-peer support for all graduate students at the Institute and point students to other resources on campus. They also teach conflict management workshops upon request. To meet with an iREF, email irefs-contact@mit.edu. Your request is seen by the iREFS co-chairs who will forward your request to an iREFS member who best meets your preferences.

• For further resources.

For all members of the MIT Community

• MIT Ombuds Office: The Ombuds Office is a confidential and independent resource for all members of the MIT community, including students, faculty, employees, alumni, and employees of Lincoln Lab, to constructively manage concerns and conflicts related to your experience at MIT.

• MIT Police: Anonymous Sexual Assault Form: This form is for reporting a sexual assault anonymously to the MIT Police Department. A victim/survivor may complete this form themselves and send it to the MIT Police Department, or a victim/survivor may ask a third party (such as a friend or counselor) to do so. 

• Institute Discrimination & Harassment Response Office (IDHR): MIT’s centralized office for students, faculty, and staff with concerns related to discrimination, discriminatory harassment, and bias. IDHR staff support community members who have experienced harm access to: resources on- and off-campus; supportive measures including academic and workplace accommodations; informal/alternative dispute resolution processes including mediation and facilitated dialogue; and the formal complaint process.

• MIT Anonymous Reporting Hotline: MIT has established an anonymous reporting hotline for whistleblower or other complaints about wrongdoing and violations of Institute policy. The reporting system is hosted and maintained by a third-party vendor called Ethicspoint.  Anyone may use the hotline to report a concern about suspected wrongdoing in the MIT community. MIT has a strong non-retaliation policy that applies to anyone who raises a concern in good faith through the anonymous, whistleblower reporting hotline. For questions about the hotline or related material on this website, contact compliance@mit.edu..

• MIT Environmental Health & Safety: A collection of resources specifically intended for asking questions or reporting concerns about safety and health issues or environment, either anonymously or directly.  

• MIT IS&T: Report IT security concerns, data incidents (such as a loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability of Institute information or systems), DMCA (Digital Millennium Copyright Act) violations, or offensive or obnoxious web pages or emails.  

• MIT Vice President for Research: Report research misconduct, which includes fabrication, falsification, or plagiarism in research activities, or deliberate interference, but not include honest error or differences of opinion. 

• MIT Office of Religious and Spiritual Life: Comprising over 20 chaplains and 40 student groups, the Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life (ORSEL) reflects the diversity of  the Institute’s community. The chaplains provide religious, spiritual, and educational programming, as well as confidential counseling and crisis support.

Arch-kiosk is the general Departmental email list for miscellaneous information such as job listings, rentals, conferences and lectures. Members of the community are added automatically, but can opt out at any time. There are several lists that students and faculty use to communicate with discrete groups. You can manage your own MIT list-serves by visiting webmoira.mit.edu. You can learn about MIT list-serves here.

Reservations

Please request reservations for the rooms and pin-up areas below by visiting http://architecture.mit.edu/rooms (requires certificates). Please click on the room you would to reserve and include the following information: # of people, date, start and end time, and submit the request. You will receive a reply within 1 business day.

SOAP: Stella Room 7-338 — Capacity: 20 at table plus 10 chairs (30 max)

The Stella Room (7-338) is a 'captive' room accessible only through room 7-336, the home of DesignX (neither 7-336 nor the adjacent kitchen room 7-334 are included in Stella Room reservations). The Stella Room is generally used for School of Architecture and Planning meetings and presentations with limited availability for outside use. It takes its name from the artist Frank Stella whose mural ("Loohooloo") adorns its walls.

The Stella Room is permanently equipped with a projection screen, minimal electrical outlets, and MIT Network WIFI. THERE IS NO PROJECTOR or conference telephone.

Use of the Stella Room does not include any administrative or technical support including that from the Department of Architecture and Department of Urban Studies and Planning whose offices are across the hall from 7-336. These are the responsibility of the user.

Before requesting a reservation please carefully review the Stella Room Policies & Procedures document which contains important information on room access, food, cleaning and security.

ARCH: Long Lounge (7-429) — Capacity: 100 with doors open, 49 with doors closed; 100 chairs total

Long Lounge is reserved for all Department lecture series and studios as pin-up, review, and presentation space and other events requiring slide and computer projection, pin up, etc. While it may not be booked on a weekly basis for a specific class, a class that has a special event or speaker for which they need more public space, may reserve it for that event. It is booked through http://architecture.mit.edu/rooms.

1. Classes may not schedule on a weekly basis, but may for special events.
2. First priority is lecture series during specified lecture times.
3. Second priority is studio faculty during studio hours (MW 2-5; TR 1-6; F 2-6); these hours will vary depending on the term), and to be reserved on as-needed. Studios may not be block booked more than 3 weeks in advance.
4. Third priority is classes that need pin-up space or to spread out on large tables on an occasional basis.
5. All other times the room is scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Pinup Spaces

Students who wish to present their projects in pinup spaces need to reserve their spaces by going to http://architecture.mit.edu/rooms. Reserve early. There are nine pinup spaces on the fourth floor of Building 7 and one in Building 3. Here is a map showing those spaces:

Download Map PDF:

The Department of Architecture maintains a website where faculty can find information on important dates, policies and procedures, and to download forms. Some areas are password protected.

https://archfac.mit.edu

The Rotch Library of Architecture and Planning, housed in an award-winning building by Schwartz/Silver Architects, is one of the nation's premier resources in architecture and planning. The collection offers extensive depth in architecture, building technology, art history, photography, environmental studies, land use, urban design and development, housing and community development, regional planning and development, urban transportation and real estate. Rotch also holds an extensive Geographic Information Collection, including national and international datasets representing census/demographic, elevation, environmental, energy, geology, imagery, land use and land cover, transportation, urban environment, and water data. The GIS Lab is located in Rotch Library and is available for use by the MIT Community.

Also located in Rotch Library is the Aga Khan Documentation Center (AKDC@MIT). The Center supports teaching and research of architecture, urbanism, and visual culture in Muslim societies. Through the acquisition of select personal archives, AKDC is a repository of primary research materials. AKDC is a part of the Aga Khan Program for Islamic Architecture at MIT and Harvard, established in 1979 by a gift from H.H. the Aga Khan.

The library also holds extensive visual collections, including the Perceptual Form of the City project, the Kidder Smith Collection of American Architecture, and the Aga Khan Visual Archive. Digital visual collections are searchable through MIT’s Dome repository.

The Rotch Limited Access collection contains thousands of rare books and special materials in Art, Architecture, Design, and Urban Planning.

Rotch Library is part of the MIT Libraries system, with over five million items in print and digital formats; including electronic journals and books, images, maps, musical scores, sound and video recordings.

Students are also eligible for borrowing privileges at the Harvard College Libraries and at the Loeb Library at the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Access to other libraries is also available through the Boston Library Consortium (BLC). The MIT Community may also access other research collections through MIT‘s Worldcat, including libraries participating in BLC and Borrow Direct cooperative associations of academic and research libraries.

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