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Fall 2009 Start-up Meeting. Mission Statement Our mission is to prepare undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and computing to become accomplished professionals; to individually contribute to our professions through active scholarship in all
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Fall 2009 Start-up Meeting • Mission Statement • Our mission is to prepare undergraduate and graduate students in engineering and computing to become accomplished professionals; to individually contribute to our professions through active scholarship in all • of its forms; and to support the University and society with expertise, leadership, and service. • To achieve our mission we: • emphasize experiential learning in a contemporary technical environment • prepare students by emphasizing sound principles and analytic thinking • emphasize a strong technical background enhanced by effective team and communication skills • provide graduate education and professional development for working professionals • imbue students with a strong sense of their professional responsibility to the public good • strive to inspire competence, courage, compassion and unquestioned integrity
Today’s Schedule • Guests • Jeanne Arnold – Inclusion Implementation Plan • Julie Guevara – Strategic Positioning document • Guest • Debbie Morrow – new college liaison librarian • Guests • President Haas • Provost Davis • College business • Vote for Dean’s ex officio attendance in personnel • Scholarship competitions – Thank you! All times are filled! • H1N1 Flu Preparation • Shades in Kennedy • College business continues • Lunch, KEN 324/330 • School Meetings begin at 1:00 CIS - KEN 350, EGR - KEN 122
Announcements of the Day We encourage all faculty and staff to participate by joining … Opening ceremonies this Friday • 10:00 a.m. – Louis Armstrong Theatre/AllendaleOpening Address by President Thomas Haas • 11:30 a.m. - Fall Convocation ceremonyFieldhouse Arena – contact Dean of Students @ 1-2345 to RSVP • 12:30-1:30 p.m., Cook Carillon Tower Plaza, AllendaleAll campus picnic lunch following convocation – no RSVP needed! Saturday, August 29th – Whitecaps Outing • A few tickets arestill available – talk to Joan • Game begins at 7:00 pm, BBQ about 7:15 pm, parking $4
Business Items & Inserts Handouts • Ballot • Beloit College Mindset List (yellow) • Calendar (orange) • Labor Day break, Monday & Tuesday no classes; office open on Tuesday • Nomination for Promotion Deadline to Director 11/2; to Dean 11/16) • Sabbatical Leave Request Deadline to Director 10/15; to Dean 11/2 • Thanksgiving Break, November 25, 26, 27 no classes; offices open Nov. 25th • Fall Semester grades due to be posted by faculty on Banner by December 22, noon • Faculty & Staff Directory (white) • Organizational Chart for College/KEN & KEB Building (gold) • Committee Representation (pink) • Committee Reports from winter 2009 (tan)
Fall 2009 Office Hours with the Dean Scheduling a time with Joan is appreciated, however, drop-ins are welcome. • Tuesday, September 22, 11-5, KEN 332 • Wednesday, September 30, 1-5, C-2-204 MAK • Wednesday, October 7, 9-3, KEN 332 • Thursday, October 15, 9-3, C-2-204 MAK Dates are on the college calendar & an email invitation will also be sent out!
New Faculty for 2009-2010 Welcome!
Dr. Rajeev Agrawal • Joining us from EDS, an HP Company • Ph.D. Computer Science with Engineering Minor, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan • M.S. Computer Science and Engineering, Thaper Institute of Engineering & Technology, India • B.S. Computer Science, G.B. Pant University, India
Dr. Jonathan Engelsma • Joining us from Motorola Labs, Schaumburg, IL • Ph.D. Computer Science, Michigan State University • M.S. Computer Science, Michigan State University • B.S. Computer Science, Grand Valley State University
Dr. Wael Mohktar • Joining us from Lake Superior State University, Sault Sainte Marie, MI • Ph.D. Aerospace Engineering Department, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA • M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt • B.S. Mechanical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt
Dr. Lucien Ngalamou Pideu • Joining us from University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies • Ph.D. Electronic Engineering, Joseph Fourier University, Grenoble, France • MSc Electronic Engineering, University of Science and Technology, Montpellier, France • BSc Applied Physics, University of Yaounde’, Cameroon
Personnel Actions • Princewill Anyalebechi Promotion to Professor of Engineering • Nael Barakat Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor • Shabbir Choudhuri Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor • Bruce Dunne Tenure & Promotion to Associate Professor • Hugh McGuire Promotion to Associate Professor
2009 - 2010 Sabbatical Activities Nael Barakat – Fall 2009 Fundamental Research and Development of Educational Material in the area of Control Systems and Robotics Hans Dulimarta – Fall 2009 Exploration of Discrete Techniques in Computer Animation of Elastic Objects Bruce Dunne – Winter 2010 Development of new course entitled “Wireless Communication Systems” Aziz Rahman – Fall 2009(from Winter 2009)Development of a complete course packet and laboratory materials for EGR 330 Power Systems Analysis
Changes in PCEC Staffing Assignments • Charlie Standridge – Assistant Dean and Director of Engineering • Paul Leidig– Acting Assistant Dean and Director of CIS • Paul Johnson – Acting Assistant Dean
Initiatives and Focus for This Year Strategic Planning • GVSU revision – 2009 • Padnos College revision – 2010 • Unit and Program revision – 2010/2011
Initiatives and Focus for This Year Revisit the Padnos College Strategic Plan to review for consistency with: • GVSU Strategic Positioning 2015 document • Updated Inclusion and Equity initiatives • Strategic Enrollment Management Initiatives • Undergraduate • Graduate • Student Success Model, etc. • Changing needs of the various Padnos College constituencies
Initiatives and Focus for This Year Continue to develop and expand external support to address: • Current and emerging economic / funding realities • Expansion of our co-op and internship employer base • Outreach efforts with the K – 12 schools and community colleges
Initiatives and Focus for This Year Support emerging academic programs and revisions: • Majors • Minors • Graduate programs • University sustainability effort • Transcript enhancement effort • Identified noteworthy elements • Certificates
Initiatives and Focus for This Year Continue to advocate for enhanced and expanded facilities to support: • Instruction • Faculty Development • Community and industry interaction and support
Initiatives and Focus for This Year OPERATIONAL GOALS • Support the School of Engineering in preparation for an ABET review in the Fall of 2010 • Support MAREC evolution
Lunch Located in Kennedy 324 & 330!