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Diversity and Inclusion > AIA Diversity Toolkit for Components > Component Programs

“Asking our membership to initiate conversations and actions on the local level” is a principle of the Gateway Commitment. This page showcases what some of your component peers are doing to help facilitate discourse and action within their memberships and communities. Click on the links below to read about the various programs and initiatives taking place in components across the U.S. While some of these specifically address issues of diversity, inclusiveness, and representation, others can be tailored into an effective and engaging diversity initiative. We’ve also included links to some of the national Knowledge Communities that can provide additional tools and resources. 

Diversity Committees
AIA Seattle Diversity Roundtable

Leadership Development
AIA Kansas City Pillars Leadership Program

Mentoring
AIA Atlanta Mentoring Program

Sample Form: Student Information Survey

Sample Form: Student Assessment

Sample Form: Mentor Orientation and Guide

Sample Form: Mentor Information Survey

Sample Form: Mentor Assessment

K-12 Outreach
AIA Atlanta High School Student Design Competition
AIA Cincinnati Architecture By Children
AIA Wisconsin Architects in Schools
ACE Mentor Program

Women in the Profession
AIA Atlanta NetWorking Women
BSA Women in Design Network

Sample Form: Women in Design Program Survey

Additional best practices, including the ones below, are available on Soloso.

Continuing Education
ARE Success Teams
Keeping Interns on the Path to Licensure: Successful ARE Programs

Communications
Steps to Creating Successful Newsletters

Knowledge Communities and Resources
Meeting Types: Planning Successful Knowledge-Generating Activities

Public Service and Community Involvement
Architectural Awareness Program for Junior High Students
Architectural Design Competition for High School Students
Architecture: It’s Elementary! A K – 5 Curriculum
Celebrating Architecture, Educating the Public
Community Leadership in Urban Design
Kids in Architecture: A Grade 5 Curriculum
Plan Savannah 2000: Reaching Out with an Unstaffed Component

Knowledge Communities
Communities by Design (CxD)
Educator Practitioner Network (EPN)
Emerging Professionals


For a more complete listing of diversity initiatives at the component level, click here. Have a program but don’t see it listed? Email diversity@aia.org and tell us about it.