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Faculty Meeting

Faculty Meeting. Andrea Fumagalli andreaf@utdallas.edu April 28, 2008. Agenda. IAB Feedback Graduate Program Review Feedback (preliminary) Four Action Items QE Next Faculty Meeting. IAB Feedback. Not enough telecom engineers to hire One company alone evaluates tens of students/year

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Faculty Meeting

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  1. Faculty Meeting Andrea Fumagalli andreaf@utdallas.edu April 28, 2008

  2. Agenda • IAB Feedback • Graduate Program Review Feedback (preliminary) • Four Action Items • QE • Next Faculty Meeting

  3. IAB Feedback • Not enough telecom engineers to hire • One company alone evaluates tens of students/year • Course content not adequate • UG students not aware of technology • Old image of the program • TE name alone not appealing • Lack of cohesive research focus

  4. Graduate Program Review Feedback(Preliminary) • UTD looks like A&M in 70-ties • Warning: pace of growth must be realistic • Senior Lecturers: strong component • Lack of Strategic Plan for TE • Lack of communications • Between faculty and administration • Across labs • Faculty diversity • Develop top programs • TE is a valuable program

  5. Four Action Items • Present an accurate and appealing image of the TE program • Revise course content and consider seminar series with industry speakers (mandatory for internship programs) • Improve communications and strengthen collaboration across Labs • Improve communications between faculty and administration http://www.te.utdallas.edu/constituents-activities.html Volunteers welcome – let me know if you would like to help

  6. QE • EE new policy • CS new policy • TE old policy • What is most appropriate for TE students? • Discussion • Meet for faculty vote in 2 weeks?

  7. Tentative Dates for Next Faculty Meetings • Long semesters: third Monday of every other month, about 2 meetings each long semester (or more?) • September 15, 2008 • November 17, 2008 • Summer 2008 • June/July?

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