Grassroots Leadership Conference participants expressed their opinions on six topics—architecture education, financial alignment, the profession, communications, knowledge, and membership—during the annual Issues Forum, March 10, in Washington, D.C. Now it’s your turn. Please respond to the following five questions about the first topic, architecture education. AIArchitect will run polls of the other topics, tally the results, and share them in future issues.

1. I support opportunities for architecture students to gain practical experience in conjunction with their formal education.
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree

2. The amount of personal time I would devote to mentorship in the profession is:
Significant (10 hours a month)
Moderate (a few hours a month)
A few times a year
None

3. I think the amount of structured time spent by architecture students in design studio should be lessened in favor of more traditional liberal arts studies and business education.
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree

4. What do you believe a future architect most needs to learn from professional degree education to become successful?
Practice/project management
Design
Construction technology
Leadership
Business skills

5. Professional degree programs in architecture adequately prepare students for the changing and varied practice settings of today.
Strongly agree
Agree
No opinion
Disagree
Strongly disagree