Emerging Professionals Committee

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information for the AIA Nebraska Emerging Professionals Committee:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Chair "],[0,[],0,"| Corey Thiele, Assoc. AIA | RDG | "],[0,[1],1,"Contact"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Co-Chair"],[0,[],0," | Craig Findlay, Assoc. AIA | DLR Group"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Kevin Baitey, AIA | Carlson West Povondra Architects"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Elise Benson, AIAS | University of Nebraska-Lincoln"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Angel Slater-Coleman, Assoc. AIA | University of Nebraska-Lincoln"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Jordan Morris, Assoc. AIA | Holland Basham Architects"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Niccolo Peterson, Assoc. AIA | Emergent Architecture"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Davielle Phillips, Assoc. AIA | Holland Basham Architects"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Will Roarty, AIAS | University of Nebraska-Lincoln"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Tiffany Schweer, Assoc. AIA | ArCuretecture"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Joseph Synek, AIA | Wilkins Architecture Design Planning"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Julia Tabaczyk, Assoc. AIA | DLR Group"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Laura Ydrobo, Assoc. AIA |"],[0,[2],1," "],[0,[],0,"LEO A DALY"]]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"h2",[[0,[0],1,"Tour of Nebraska Medicine Outpatient Center at Village Pointe in Omaha"]]],[10,0],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The AIA Nebraska Emerging Professionals Committee and Women in Healthcare Nebraska and Iowa Chapter hosted a pre-opening building tour of Village Pointe\u0027s new Nebraska Medicine Outpatient Center. If you wish to involved with the AIA NE Emerging Professionals Committee contact Corey Thiele, cthiele@rddgusa.com, 402.449.0867."]]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The Emerging Professionals Committee (EPC) provides an open forum for architecture professionals at the early stages of their careers to engage and connect through networking, leadership, and professional development. It also actively reaches out to architecture students to be a resource on entering the profession."]]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"h2",[[0,[0],1,"Call for Interest: AIA NE Emerging Professionals ARE Success Teams"]]],[10,1],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The ARE Success Teams is a study program intended to provide structure and\nsupport for ARE candidates through the coordination of small groups and\ncollaborative learning. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"During the program AIA Nebraska will provide NCARB\nrecommended study materials, mentorship, and coordination to ensure each team\nhas the tools necessary to pass all divisions of the ARE over the course of one\nyear. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Success Teams will meet at regular intervals to go over study materials, study\ntips, exam experience, and to provide support until every member has passed all\nexam divisions. Fill out the survey below to indicate your interest."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[3],1,"Click Here for the survey \u003E"]]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"h2",[[0,[0],1,"ARE Starting Point Guide"],[0,[],0," "]]],[10,2],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Hello Nebraska emerging professionals pursuing architectural licensure. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"It\nis AIA Nebraska Emerging Professionals Committee\u2019s pleasure to bring you the "],[0,[4],1,"STARTING\nPOINT GUIDE"],[0,[],0,": a list of helpful links, tips, and testimonials related to ARE\n5.0 exams. The committee hopes this guide will assist Nebraska architecture\nstudents, AIA Associate members, and any emerging professional who is pursuing\nan architectural license in the state of Nebraska with a step-by-step guide on\nhow to apply for, study for, and take the NCARB ARE 5.0 exams."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The\nguide will be updated during the months of February and August of each year."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"If\nyou are interested in any study groups, trivia nights, additional resources\nprovided in your area, providing an ARE 5.0 testimonial, or if you\u2019re\ninterested in becoming more involved with AIA Nebraska\u2019s Emerging Professionals\nCommittee, please reach out to AIA Nebraska\u2019s executive director, Sara Kay, at "],[0,[5],1,"sara@aiane.org"],[0,[],0,". In addition, the AIA Nebraska Architect Licensing Advisor is another resource and available to answer questions, Scott Shiffermiller, AIA, sshiffermiller@dlrgroup.com, 402.429.6133."]]],[1,"p",[]],[10,3],[1,"h3",[[0,[],0,"Step 1: Start your NCARB Record"]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[6],1,"Start the AXP"]],[[0,[7],1,"AIA AXP Resources"]],[[0,[],0,"Tip: Check with your employer\nto see if they cover the costs of holding a NCARB record."]]]],[1,"p",[]],[10,4],[1,"h3",[[0,[],0,"Step 2: Prepare for the ARE"]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[],0,"Download and complete the "],[0,[8],1,"Application for Examination: Architect Registration\nExamination"],[0,[],0," form."]],[[0,[9],1,"State of\nNebraska Board of Engineers and Architects - ARE Application Process"]],[[0,[10],1,"NCARB\n- Start ARE 5.0"]]]],[10,5],[1,"h3",[[0,[],0,"Step 3: STUDY!"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[11],1,"NCARB-Recommended Study Materials, AIA Nebraska EP Committee\nFavorites"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"(For full list of references, visit the "],[0,[12],1,"NCARB ARE 5.0 Handbook"],[0,[],0,")"]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[13],1,"2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design"]],[[0,[14],1,"International Building Code (2015)"]],[[0,[15,4],2,"2018 Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct"],[0,[],0,", AIA Office of General Counsel, The American Institute of Architects."]],[[0,[16],1,"AIA Contracts"],[0,[],0," "]],[[0,[17,4],2,"The Architect\u2019s Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb For Preliminary Design"],[0,[],0," by Edward Allen and Joseph Iano"]],[[0,[18,4],2,"Site Planning and Design Handbook"],[0,[],0," by Thomas H. 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"],[0,[33],1,"www.architectsfoundation.org\/what-we-do\/architecture-scholarships\/jason-pettigrew-scholarship\/"]],[[0,[],0,"Tip: Make a calendar of events\nprior to scheduling your exam that includes study dates, objectives\nrelated to studying, and include that with your personal calendar and work\ncalendar. This can help you gage the best time for you to take your exam."]]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Testing Tips: "]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[],0,"Make sure your ID\/Drivers\nlicense is current and matches the name on your exam appointment and NCARB\n account."]],[[0,[],0,"Read the test center\u2019s\nrequirements\/ restrictions on what you can bring with you. "]],[[0,[],0,"Plan for when you might take\nyour 15 minute break. The break is not required but doesn\u2019t count against\nyour time during the exam. "]],[[0,[],0,"If you are going to take the\nexam during the work day, it might be nice to take the entire day off."]],[[0,[],0,"With the ARE 5.0, you have the\nability to see if you most-likely passed or most-likely failed the exam\nright after you complete the exam. NCARB normally provides the final\nresults of your exam within the following 2-5 days after your exam."]]]],[1,"p",[]],[10,7],[1,"h3",[[0,[],0,"Step 5: Pass the Nebraska Exam and Apply for Licensure"]]],[3,"ul",[[[0,[],0,"State of Nebraska Board of\nEngineers \u0026 Architects: "],[0,[40],1,"Architect-Initial Licensure"]],[[0,[],0,"Upon\n completion of the exam, the applicant will be sent further instructions\nfor completing the architect license process after she\/he has passed all\nsections of the ARE. This includes passing a short exam on the "],[0,[41],1,"Engineers and Architects Regulation\nAct and the Board\u0027s Rules and Regulations"],[0,[],0,"."]],[[0,[],0,"Check with your employer to see if they cover the costs\nof licensure."]],[[0,[],0,"Download and complete the "],[0,[42],1,"Application for Licensure of an Architect"],[0,[],0," form."]]]],[1,"p",[]],[10,8],[1,"h3",[[0,[0],1,"Testimonials"]]],[1,"p",[]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Emily\u2019s\nTestimonial:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\u2019ve\nbeen testing since Fall of 2017. The application process to be approved to take\nthe ARE took about two months, and then it was study time! My first test, the\nProgramming and Analysis exam, was about 5 months after ARE 5.0 test had rolled\nout. The Ballast materials were new for the new exam, so not many people could\ncomment on how helpful that material actually was. There weren\u2019t too many\npractice tests in Black Spectacles for me to use when I started, either. For\nthe record, this has changed and now (2020) there are a bunch of practice exams\nthat have proven to be successful study materials."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\nlightly studied for my first test and failed. I say \u201clightly\u201d, because I was\nalso working full time and planning my wedding, so my evenings were mostly\ndevoted to that instead of studying. I didn\u2019t have a study plan or a plan for\nhow to approach for my first time taking the test, either. I\u2019ve also never been\nthe greatest at test taking. Even if I understand the material, I do a lot of\nsecond-guessing when choosing the best answer, and I struggle to find the real\nmeaning of the question."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"After\na couple of other unsuccessful attempts and rearranging my exam order, I went\nback to the Programming and Analysis exam. This time, I had made a calendar\nthat included my non-ARE study activities, but also the nights that should be\ndevoted to studying. I focused on reading the question to \u201cpick apart the true\nmeaning\u201d and did LOTS of practice exams using Black Spectacles and Ballast. I\nPASSED!"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"\nThat passing experience had motivated me to make similar calendars and analyze\nthe questions. I will take my next exams, PPD and PDD, next week. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\nthink I benefitted the most from developing a strict study plan and reading the\nquestions in a way that gave me confidence in my answer. It was also beneficial\nto actually experience some of the test questions in my daily practice. I\u2019d say\nthat every year of practice has actually helped me feel more confident in my\nanswers. Everyone has a different way of learning, and it\u2019s okay if it takes\nyou a few tests to find out what works for you. Don\u2019t give up! "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"---"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Caitlin\u2019s\nTestimonial:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\u2019ve\nbeen licensed a little over a year now! I started applying to take the exams in\nNovember of 2017. I took my first test in March of 2018 and passed my last test\nin December of 2018, and I officially became licensed in January of 2019. The\norder that I took my tests was PcM, PjM, CE, PA, PPD, and PDD, which I would\nrecommend. Regardless of order, I would definitely suggest bundling PcM, PjM,\nand CE together, since there is quite a bit of overlap between these tests. PA,\nPPD, and PDD also have some overlapping information, so these are good to\nbundle together as well. My goal was to complete all of the exams within the\nyear, so I set a pretty strict testing schedule for myself in order to\naccomplish that. I gave myself about 4-5 weeks to study for each of the smaller\ntests (PcM, PjM, CE, and PA), and around 6-8 weeks for the larger two tests\n(PPD and PDD) since they had so much more material to review. I think\nthat scheduling the exams relatively close together helped me to retain a lot\nof the information that I was learning from one test to the next. I would,\nhowever, recommend taking at least a week off after passing an exam before\nstarting to study for the next one. That really helped me to destress and\nregroup before jumping into the material for the next test. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\nused Ballast almost exclusively for study material along with some\nsupplementary resources, and would spend the first couple of weeks of studying\nby reading through the material for the test. At around two weeks before the\nexam I would go through all of the Ballast Practice Problems, then at 1 week\nbefore the test, I would take the Ballast Practice Exam. I would use that last\nweek to read through the answers to the practice exam and study\/reread any\ninformation that I felt I needed to brush up on before the test. I would also\nuse this last week to go over flash cards as a last minute study tool. One\nthing I would recommend is to read through "],[0,[4],1,"all "],[0,[],0,"of the answer keys to the\nPractice Problems and Practice Tests (even the ones you answered correctly) so\nthat you can really understand how the information is applied."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"It\nwas a little challenging to get back into the studying and test-taking mindset,\nbut I\u2019m glad that I was able to take the tests relatively soon after graduating\n(I think the longer you wait, the harder it can be), and that I was able to\ncomplete my test-taking experience within a few months. Not everyone\u2019s ARE\njourney is the same, though, and a slower or faster pace might work better for\nothers. Experiment with different study strategies to figure out what works\nbest for you!"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"---"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Jonathan\u2019s\nTestimonial:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\nfinished all seven AREs (version 4.0) within six months. That required a\nserious study commitment that was often hard to hold myself to. The best\nmotivation I found was to schedule at least two tests at a time. I came out of\nthe first test feeling awful; I was sure I\u2019d failed. Dragging myself back to\nstudying for the next exam after that experience was excruciating. But I had to\nkeep studying because I\u2019d already scheduled my next exam, and didn\u2019t want to\nforfeit the registration fee. As I kept taking and scheduling tests, I found\nthat always having the next test to immediately prepare for helped clear my\nhead and keep me focused. I established a rhythm between studying and testing\nthat became automatic and made staying focused the default."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\nfound practice tests and questions to be most helpful in my studying. I used\nresources that would present a chapter of information, followed by test\nquestions at the end. I also set up several mock exams in which I\u2019d simulate\nthe testing environment. I would go through a practice test in the actual\nallotted test time with no music, no drinks or snacks, and no distractions. It can\nbe hard to maintain focus for two hours or more, so practicing in a realistic\nenvironment helped me build stamina for the real exams. After taking the\npractice exams, I\u2019d look for broad areas in which I was consistently getting\nquestions wrong, then go back and study those areas. This gave me immediate\nfeedback on which areas of understanding I needed to strengthen and gave\ndirection to my study efforts. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[11,19],2,"__"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"Melody\u0027s\ntestimonial:"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\ngraduated in 2015, but it took me a while to totally understand what NCARB,\nAIA, NE board of engineers, and ... is and what I need to do and what steps to\ntake to become a licensed architect. At the time, I was the only intern in my\nfirm, and most of my colleagues were licensed many years before me. My\napplication for testing was approved in late 2018, and I started testing with\nProject Management, I passed on my first try. A few months later passed\nPractice management. After that, I tried Construction and Evaluation twice, but\nI was not successful, which made me lose my motivation, and I struggled to get\nback to studying for a while. After a few months, I forced myself to get back\nto it. I was going to retake CE this March; my appointment got canceled due to\nCOVID 19, I already have rescheduled twice, with NCARB and Prometric Center\ncanceling my appointments every time. I am scheduled to take the CE in\nSeptember now."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"For\nme, the studying process for each test starts with NCARB forum, reading several\nposts to see what sources others have reviewed that helped them pass, then I will\ncreate a list of critical topics and most important study materials. I will\nfirst watch Black Spectacle videos to get a general idea of what topics I need\nto cover in my studies. I will take notes during those lectures. After the\nvideos, I will study the materials (I have listed from NCARB forum) based on\ntheir importance. Taking notes and creating flashcards is a must for me in all\nthe steps. I will take 4 sample tests, once a week on the weekends, but not\nnecessarily in one sitting. I find it more A couple of days before the test\ndate; I will take the last sample test in one sitting, similar to the testing\ncenter environment, just to get myself ready for the test day. This has worked\nfor the first two tests; I think I have to incorporate more sample questions\ninto my studying routine as I move to PA, PPD, and PDD. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"I\nthink a strict study plan that forces you to continuously review the materials\n(as little as 1 hour a day) is the key to success with these tests. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Good\nLuck everyone :) "]]],[1,"p",[]]]}