GT TEAM
Lance Walters
Track Director, Associate Professor waltersL@hawaii.edu
Lance Walters is an architect, educator, and designer at the University of Hawaii. As the new Track Director of the GT, he brings a long involvement with the program and a particular interest in how architectural education can prepare students to work across different cultures, climates, and professional contexts.
Walters is a licensed architect in Hawai‘i and Alaska. He received the 2019 UH Mānoa Regents’ Medal for Excellence in Teaching and the 2017 ACSA New Faculty Teaching Award. He is co-author, with Don Hibbard, of Screen Blocks of Hawai‘i: Letting the Trade Winds Flow, and has led collaborative public-interest design projects through the UH Community Design Center.
Walters has been involved with Global Track since 2011. His approach to the program emphasizes the value of learning architecture through direct engagement with different places, people, firms, and ways of working- not simply as study abroad, but as preparation for an increasingly international profession.
A native of Alaska , Walters draws on northern landscapes, traditions of making, and a lifelong interest in exploration. Outside the university, his interests include drawing and watercolor, building everything from instruments and canoes to airplanes, sailing, and flying his 1949 Aeronca Sedan.
Find out more about Lance at the UHM SoA faculty page
MArchII, Harvard Graduate School of Design
MArch, Montana State University
BEnvD, Montana State University
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Vanessa Works
Special Programs Specialist vworks@hawaii.edu
Vanessa Works serves as the Special Programs Specialist in the Global Track Office within the School of Architecture, where she plays a vital role in supporting students throughout the unique Global Track Dual Degree Program. Since the program’s launch in 2011, Vanessa has been instrumental in its development and ongoing success. Her deep knowledge of the program and genuine commitment to student success make her an essential resource and the primary point of contact for Global Track students, both during their time at UHM and while studying abroad in China.
With a strong passion for mentorship and student engagement, Vanessa is known for building lasting relationships with students and taking an active role in their academic and personal growth.
Originally from California, Vanessa’s path to Hawai‘i included a stop in Las Vegas, where she transitioned from a successful collegiate coaching career to higher education administration. Prior to joining UHM, she served as a women’s soccer coach at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and Concordia University in Irvine, California.
Outside the office, Vanessa thrives in the outdoors and can often be found hiking, exploring, or spending time with her family. She is passionate about travel, adventure, and living life to the fullest.
For Vanessa, the most rewarding part of working with the Global Track Dual Degree Program is witnessing students' personal and academic growth as they progress through the program and achieve their goals on a global stage.
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