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Dean’s Report

Dean’s Report. BU ECS Board of Advocates. Friday, April 28, 2006. Today’s Agenda. Sessions/Reports- 3 Carry-over Global/Communication/Business in curriculum Retention thread (guest) Marketing thread (guest) Leadership students (guests) Board Session Engineering Senior Design (guests)

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Dean’s Report

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  1. Dean’s Report BU ECS Board of Advocates Friday, April 28, 2006

  2. Today’s Agenda • Sessions/Reports- 3 Carry-over • Global/Communication/Business in curriculum • Retention thread (guest) • Marketing thread (guest) • Leadership students (guests) • Board Session • Engineering Senior Design (guests) • Wrap up

  3. Dean’s Report • ACM ICPC World Finals success • ABET EAC accreditation update (& SACS) • ECS Career Fair • Dean’s leadership education • Facilities needs report • Faculty/Student/Staff happenings • Advocate Board Scholarship

  4. Smashing Success! The 2006 ACM-ICPC World Finalswith the Baylor Bear Touch! 14 October 2005 Baylor University BRIEFING presented to The ECS Board of Advocates by Dr. William B. Poucher, Ph.D., ACM Fellow Baylor Professor of Computer Science ICPC Executive Director

  5. Mr. Shawn Sedate- HEB Liaison Dr. Bill Poucher- Executive Director Ms. Marsha Poucher- UCPC Manager Dr. Don Gaitros- Contest Director Mr. Pat Hynan- Host Operations Ms. Leigh Ann Marshall- BU Public Relations Dr. Jeff Donahoo- Headquarter Services Dr. Larry Johnson- Chief Wrangler Washer Prof Cindy Fry- Volunteer Coordination Dr. David Sturgill- Host Java Challenge Coord Prof Bill Booth- Compet-itive Learning Workshop Dr. Amanda Sturgill- Host Activities Chair Dr. Mike Korpi- Digital Media Team Producer Dr. Ben Kelley- Steering Committee Chair ICPC Champions

  6. ABET EAC Update (& SACS) Last visit Fall 2001; Three programs evaluated: ECE, ME, EGR • Preparation/Assessment continuous • Rationale for Fall departmental breakouts • Peer-Evaluation team visits Fall 2006 • Self-Study report due 30-June-06 • Describe programs; BU & ECS details • Assess according to a-k & PEOs • 4 primary authors; 100% faculty involved • On track, yet time consuming

  7. Science  Engineering Technology Career Fair • Wed, 15-Feb-06 in Science Building Atrium • Day after BU Career Fair (Ferrell Center) • 19 Industry recruiters • Next event- 8-Feb-07 • Refine preparation • Later hours • Grow size & selectivity

  8. Dean’s Leadership Training Mentioned at Fall ’05 Board meeting • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People • Fall-Winter 2005 • Harvard Institute for Management and Leadership in Education • 2 weeks on site (June 17-29) • How well-positioned is my organization to meet current and future challenges? • How effective is my own leadership?

  9. Facilities Expansion/Needs Continued from Fall ’05 Board meeting • Space limits affecting performance • Expansion plans back to 1998 • Internal space recovery helped • ECS occupies 70% of 3rd floor • Faculty/staff committee brought to Fall ’05 Advocate Board meeting • Report completed Jan 2006 • Noted need for faculty, research space & classrooms

  10. Identified Space Challenges By the Faculty/Staff Committee (Jordan, Marshall, Maurer, Thornton) plus Kelley

  11. Facilities- next steps • Insert into BU hopper • Load into project-request system • Sell to administration (as settles in) • Upper administration & Regents • Development arm • Architectural detail and costing • Initiate fund-raising campaign

  12. Team wins ASME design event Speegle & Van Treuren promoted Business plan won ASEE Best paper Teams back to Kenya Grants submitted, funded, and planned Budget resurrection Student demand remains high Eunjee Song joining CS faculty (?) Agenda for fall retreat T&P refine, software engr, adm standards Farison ASEE Fellow Faculty/Student/Staff For BU, new President/CEO and Provost/EVP

  13. ECS Board of Advocates Endowed Scholarship • Book Value: $34,708.38 • Market Value: $46,791.40

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