The Roger Williams Practice Alliance is conceived to link emerging students in the school with outstanding practicing professionals and firms in the United States and abroad, for placements in the following situations:

• Internships - placements for academic credit during the Fall, Spring or Summer Sessions (Art and Architectural History, Historic Preservation and Visual Arts Studies programs only)
  
• Summer Practicum Program - 10 weeks, 35 hours per week minimum
  
• Graduate and Post-Graduate Fellowships - 6 months, full time placements (Architecture)
  
• Career Placements - full time placements upon completion of degree requirements
  

In Architecture, Practice Alliance firms review credentials of Roger Williams University students who have completed a minimum of three years of study in the Bachelor of Science / Master of Architecture program. Upon placement students serve as Intern Architects, receiving professional experience fulfilling AIA Intern Development Program (IDP) requirements toward US Architecture licensure requirements.

US Firms and Institutions who have hired RWU Graduates or accepted Interns

Architecture

• ADD Inc, Cambridge
  
• Ann Beha Associates, Boston
  
• Bearsch, Compeau, Knudson, Binghampton
  
• Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Scranton
  
• Callison Partnership, Seattle
  
• Centerbrook Architects, Glastonbury
  
• Cesar Pelli Associates, New Haven
  
• CUH2A, Princeton
  
• Gensler Associates, Washington
  
• Geise Architects, Seattle
  
• Gensler Associates, New York
  
• Graham/Meus Architects, Boston
  
• Hanrahan and Meyers, New York
  
• HDR Architects, San Diego
  
• Herbert S. Newman Partners, New Haven
  
• Hellmuth Obata & Kassabaum, New York
  
• Kaestle Boos Associates, Hartford
  
• Kite Architects, Providence
  
• Lerner Ladds + Bartels, Providence
  
• Mani Chowfla Architects, New Delhi
  
• Moshe Safdie Associates, Boston
  
• Mount Vernon Group, Newburyport
  
• NBBJ, Seattle
  
• Newport Collaborative Architects, Newport/Providence
  
• Office of Metropolitan Architecture, Rotterdam/London
  
• Payette Associates, Boston
  
• Polshek Partnership Architects, New York
  
• Richard Meier & Partners, New York
  
• Robinson Green Baretta, Providence
  
• Sasaki Associates, Boston
  
• Vision 3 Architects, Providence
  
• Wallace Roberts Todd, Philadelphia
  
• Wood Zapata Architects, Boston

Historic Preservation

• Newport Historical Society
  
• Providence Preservation Society
  
• Rhode Island Historical Preservation and Heritage Society

Art and Architectural History

• The Cloisters Museum, New York
  
• The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Practice Alliance Working Process
A team composed of the SAAHP Associate Dean, IDP Coordinator, and the RWU Career Services Director works with Practice Alliance Members and students to begin the placement process, including IDP Program documentation process for Architecture participants. Additionally, the Center for Global and International Programs assists with visa applications and other related arrangements with International Firms. The School celebrates Practice Alliance Partners at the annual Roger Williams University Career Fair, held in April each year. Alliance Partners also serve as professional advisors to the SAAHP regarding educational goals for the school.

Robert Dermody
IDP Coordinator
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