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CECS F aculty M eeting

CECS F aculty M eeting. Winter 2011. A pproval of F all 2010 Q uarter F aculty m eeting m inutes. O nline G rade C hanges R egistrar’s O ffice. Deanna McGrath Eric Poch. A CHIEVING E xcellence in E ngineering E ducation & R esearch. Dr. S. Narayanan, P.E. Dean’s Report

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CECS F aculty M eeting

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  1. CECS Faculty Meeting Winter 2011

  2. Approval of Fall 2010 Quarter Faculty meeting minutes

  3. Online Grade ChangesRegistrar’s Office Deanna McGrath Eric Poch

  4. ACHIEVING Excellencein Engineering Education & Research Dr. S. Narayanan, P.E. Dean’s Report CECS Faculty Meeting Winter 2011

  5. Elements for Excellence • People • Faculty, staff, and students • Research activities • Founded on strength in basic research • Leverage basic strengths to expand applied research portfolio • Focused at intersections of core competencies and opportunities for growth • Infrastructure • Facilities – Laboratories and classrooms • Equipment – Supports both education and state-of-the-art research CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  6. Positive Momentum • Students • CECS enrollment at historically high level 13% growth from Fall 2008 • Wright State’s National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education has over $4.5 M NSF funding • Aspects of EGR 101 or EGR 100/199 courses have been piloted by 22 institutions across 8 states • Retention and success of students at an all-time high • Of students who take EGR 101: • Over 80% are retained in CECS majors through their first year • Over 70% graduate from WSU • Over 50% graduate with a CECS degree CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  7. Growth CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  8. Human-Centered InnovationCenter of Excellence College of Engineering and Computer Science Centers of Excellence Product Reliability and Optimization (CEPRO)Center of Excellence Knowledge-Enabled Computing (Kno.e.sis)Center of Excellence Micro Air Vehicle ResearchCenter of Excellence CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  9. Positioning for Long-Term Success How do we build an environment that matches the talent of our faculty, the quality of our students, and the vitality of our research enterprise? CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  10. Positioning for Long-Term Success • Engineering Collaboration Building – Provides dynamic environment for collaborative education and research • Programmatic Elements • General Characteristics: • Collaborative Design • Visibility/Transparency in common areas • Location near Russ and Joshi • Tunnel connectivity • 3 or 4 Large Classrooms • Key growth areas – sensors, human performance, UAS, medical imaging, WSRI; USO CoEs CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  11. Engineering Collaboration Building • 3 or 4 Auditorium Style Classrooms (semester transition, distinguished speaker series); Shared Conference & Meeting Rooms • Student Success Center • Advising, student clubs, student support • Recruitment and Retention office staff • Student Help Rooms • Sensors • Clean room (chip level and above, fabrication, test and integration) • Testing/instrumentation lab • ORS eminent scholar and faculty space • Researchers’ office space (students, post doc, staff)  • Human-Centered Innovation • NextGen/Aviation Lab • Healthcare research lab • Human subjects testing environment • Researchers’ office space (students, post doc, staff) CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  12. Engineering Collaboration Building • Medical Imaging • Imaging Research Rooms (Multi-modal imaging – CT, MRI, Ultrasound, etc.) • Bio-instrumentation/testing lab • ORS eminent scholar and faculty space • Researchers’ office space (students, post doc, staff) • WSRI Campus Footprint • Researchers’ office space (students, post doc, staff) • Collaboration Lab CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  13. Secondary Benefits Movement of noted elements to new facilities has the secondary benefit of freeing up space within existing facilities to accommodate additional growth of faculty, students, and programs. CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  14. Other Ongoing Initiatives • Cyber & Related Programs • Graduate Student Support Enhancement • Space Allocation – Chairs Committee • Enhancing Research and Scholarship • Infrastructure • National Prominence • Strategies for Increased Extramural Funding • Teaching (planned) • Mentorship to Junior Faculty • Portfolio Development • Excellence in Teaching CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  15. Celebrating Alumni Success • CECS Distinguished Alumna Award • Dr. Kathy Stevens, BS MAT, Director AFRL Material’s Directorate • Tau Beta Pi Inductees • Eric Graham, BS CS • Dr. Kathy Stevens • Ron Bullock, BS ME, RSM McGladrey Lifetime Achievement Award in Manufacturing CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  16. Report of Associate Dean Academic Affairs Dr. N. Klingbeil CECS Faculty Meeting Winter 2011

  17. Undergraduate Recruitment & Retention • Recruitment and Retention (RRT) Staff: • Student Affairs Manager: Cindy Oakley, RC 405 • Enrollment Advisors: Ann Wright, Courtney Tygret, Mary Hutcheson • CECS Recruitment & Retention Office: RC 351 • Vision and Goals • Increase both the number and caliber of our incoming students • Support student success from first-year through graduation • Make Wright State University the first choice for area high school students interested in engineering or computer science CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  18. Recruitment Activities • Saturating our local footprint • 20+ area high school visits this academic year • 50+ visits planned for 2011-12 • Focusing our investment on highest impact events • Trebuchet Competition • Direct Admit Welcome • K-12 outreach programs: GREEN, Women in Engineering Day, etc. • Updated publications and marketing • Streamlining transfer and articulation • EUT Transfer Scholarship Program with Sinclair • Expansion of dual-enrollment offerings CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  19. Retention Activities • First-year engineering math program • EGR 101, EGR 199, DEV 095 for Engineers • Learning communities under development for Fall 2011 • CECS Help Room • EGR 499 Peer Tutoring in Engineering • Volunteer support for both first-year and upper division courses • New CECS advising structure (effective Fall 2011) • All incoming student scheduling done by CECS advisors • All direct admit students advised at the department level • All other intending students (now coded as IECS) advised by RRT staff • Ultimate Goal: Engineering Student Success Center CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  20. Semester Transition • New University Director of Semester Transition - Herbert Dregalla (x5256) • CECS close to meeting February 1 deadline for courses and programs • Some delay over course numbering policy (or lack thereof) • Remaining courses and programs MUST be submitted ASAP • Semester Transition Advising • WSU has joined the Graduation Success Research Collaborative (GSRC) run by the Education Advisory Board (an education consulting firm) • The University has established the GSRC Task Force to help tackle semester transition advising • CECS will pilot the GSRC Advising Structure – essentially online program guides with student success markers. This is separate from the My Advising Plan (MAP) required for all continuing students. CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  21. Report of Associate Dean Research & Graduate Studies Dr. L. Hong CECS Faculty Meeting Winter 2011

  22. Research & Graduate Studies • Distinguished Speaker Series • Successful visits: • Dr. Rouse of Georgia Tech, Fall 2010 • Dr. Banda of AFRL, Winter 2011 • Planned visits: • Director of AFOSR, Spring 2011 • Senior PM of NSF, Spring 2011 • Ohio 3rd Frontier Proposals • 4 proposal submitted in the last round of CFP • Two CFP (Sensors and Advanced Materials) in the current round: • LOI – Feb 15, Proposal Due Date – March 18 CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  23. Research & Graduate Studies • A For-Profit Company for SBIR/STTR and Commercialization • Approval from university administration • Up and running soon • Current round of STTR (Army, Navy, MDA) proposals due March 30 • Attractive benefits for faculty participation • Seed funding available for technology commercialization CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  24. Research & Graduate Studies • Proposal for Title Change of Current MS Degree Submitted • More descriptive degree titles for better student recruitment and placement • Proposed change from: • MSEG majoring in Biomedical Engineering • MSEG majoring in Electrical Engineering • MSEG majoring in Human Factors Engineering • MSEG majoring in Industrial & Human Factors Engineering • MSEG majoring in Materials Science & Engineering • MSEG majoring in Mechanical Engineering • MSEG majoring in Renewable & Clean Energy • To: • MS in Biomedical Engineering (MSBE) • MS in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) • MS in Human Factors Engineering (MSHFE) • MS in Industrial Engineering (MSIE) • MS in Materials Science & Engineering (MSMSE) • MS in Mechanical Engineering (MSME) • MS in Renewable & Clean Energy (MSRCE) CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  25. Research & Graduate Studies • Proposal for Combined 5-Year BS/MS Degree Drafted • Good recruitment tool for high quality undergraduate/graduate students • Up to 18 quarter or 12 semester credits of the 600/700 level quarter courses or the 6000/7000 level semester courses may be double counted • Admission Requirements (some department dependent) • An accumulative undergraduate GPA of at least 3.3 • Completed at least 145 quarter or 90 semester credits of 198 quarter or 121 semester credits required for the BS degree, • Completed the following required core courses with a minimum GPA of 3.3 over these core courses to be admitted into the combined BS/MS program • The admitted students are strongly encouraged to engage research activities as early as possible with possible sponsorship from the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  26. Report of Faculty Senators Dr. K. Xue Dr. Travis Doom CECS Faculty Meeting Winter 2011

  27. Report of Committees Steering Committee Academic Computing Committee Curriculum Committee Faculty Development Committee Graduate Studies Committee Petitions Committee Scholarship Committee Teaching Awards Committee CECS Faculty Meeting Winter 2011

  28. Unfinished Business CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  29. New Business CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  30. Announcements or Special Reports CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  31. Adjournment CECS - Where Education Meets Innovation

  32. ACHIEVING Excellencein Engineering Education & Research CECS - Where Education and Innovation Meet

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