Joel Bostick joined the SU faculty in 1974 as an assistant professor, and was later promoted to associate professor. Bostick received an Eidlitz Fellowship for urban studies research and was awarded a travel grant from the Graham foundation in 1968. He gained professional experience as a job captain and designer with Wells, Koetter, and Dennis of Ithaca and with Werner Seligman Associates of Syracuse. He was instrumental in developing a capstone course for the School of Architecture that has been cited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board as an outstanding component to curriculum.

Researchers interested in the Joel Bostick Papers should mention the collection's Record Group [13] and accession number [4106] when contacting the Syracuse University Archives. Please note that the collection is housed off-site and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Archives Reading Room in Bird Library.