Cal Poly Dean of Architecture and Environmental Design Christine Theodoropoulos Announces Retirement | New

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo announced that Christine Theodoropoulos, dean of the institute’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design, is retiring. On join Cal Poly in 2012Theodoropoulos became the first woman to serve as dean of the college and, after more than a decade in the role, will become the second longest-serving dean in the college’s 75-year history.

“It has been an honor and a privilege to work with so many amazing members of the Cal Poly community over the past decade to support our students and help shape California’s built environment and beyond,” said Theodoropoulos. announcing the news. “I look forward to continued collaborative efforts in serving communities, both locally and globally.”

Some of Theodoropoulos’ accomplishments during her tenure as dean include the development of a university master plan and the diversity college strategic plan, including the establishment of the college’s first DEI committee. Theodoropoulos also provided increased support for students of financial needpromoted increased access to career paths and established the college’s faculty and student-scholarship program.

In addition to her role as Dean, Theodoropoulos served as Chancellor of the ACSA College of Distinguished Professors and served on the Boards of the ASCA, NAABand AIA Oregon.

“Dean Theodoropoulos’ interdisciplinary background and interest in professional education that integrates architectural and structural design drew her to CAED, where she found exciting opportunities emerging from the college’s tradition of symbiotic links between planning, design, engineering and construction,” Cal Poly Provost Cynthia Jackson-Elmoore noted the news of Theodoropoulos’ retirement. “His work has elevated Cal Poly’s position as a leading school that prepares graduates to shape the built environment.”

With Theodoropoulos’ departure, the institute will conduct a nationwide search for the college’s next dean throughout the coming year.

News of Theodoropoulos’ retirement comes after Cal Poly students were recently named among the winners of the ACSA/AISC Steel Design Student Competition for 2022. This year also saw the institute unveil a new computer program powered by artificial intelligence that can determine the damage caused to buildings by wildfires.