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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences

College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. All Hands Meeting. 15 January 2010. Agenda. Opening Remarks – Tony Vizzini Defibrillator Demo – Karlis Kaugars Dean’s Remarks – Tony Vizzini Questions. Special Day. College of Engineering & Applied Sciences. Karlis Kaugars Defibrillator Demo.

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College of Engineering & Applied Sciences

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  1. College of Engineering & Applied Sciences All Hands Meeting 15 January 2010

  2. Agenda • Opening Remarks – Tony Vizzini • Defibrillator Demo – Karlis Kaugars • Dean’s Remarks – Tony Vizzini • Questions

  3. Special Day

  4. College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Karlis Kaugars Defibrillator Demo 15 January 2010

  5. Introductions • Brian Young (PCI) – Assistant Professor • Ahmed Jrade (CCE) • Sherif Yehia (CCE) Farewells

  6. Challenge Coin

  7. Why a Challenge? • Belong to a squadron (CEAS) – sense of pride • Always have the Brown & Gold at hand • Way of connecting alumni

  8. Student Accomplishments • Alix Phillips (IME) one of Top Ten Finalists “Lakeshore’s Next Top Entrepreneur” • Mallory Good (ME), Brittany Albin (ChE), Margaret Gerhart (PE) 1st @ International Cultural and Academic Meeting of Engineering Students • 18 ChE students @ AIChE Nashville; 16 PE students @ Leadership Summit Charleston; 15 Imaging @ Print 09 Chicago • Mahmoud Said (CS) internship at NEC Labs, Princeton – Spring 2010 • Lotfi Beh Othamne (CS) Editor – “Hilltop Review” • ASCE Student Chapter (Nationally the Most Improved) making great progress towards hosting 2010 NCRC competition

  9. Accomplishments • Eaton Hybrid Hydraulic Drive – CAViDS consortium – $600K initial with $300k/yr follow on – Liou • “Increasing Opportunities and Improving Outcomes for Engineering and Applied Sciences,” NSF ~$600K – Kline, Abdel-Qader, Aller, Tsang • MFE MRC earmark ~$1M – Patten • Gift of Adams Software, MSC Software Corp, ~$1M – Keil

  10. Accomplishments • Dan Litynski – Vice President for Research (thanks ECE) • Gupta (CS) – High Performance Computing Conference, Delhi • CAPE (Joyce PCI) – hosted workshop, leveraged funds for printer

  11. Retention in CEAS 1For all institutions, 2005-06 2Averaged 2000-2004 337.4% graduated in a STEM field in 6 years + 3.3% continued in 7th year 435.1% continued in 5th year + 9.5% graduated with CEAS degrees 548.8% returned to CEAS in Year 4 + 2 graduated with CEAS degrees STEP Works!

  12. TA Room – C-213 • Close to CAE • Home • Flexible

  13. Multi-Purpose Room • Seminars • Short courses • Receptions • Dinners • Professional meetings

  14. Seminar Seating

  15. Banquet Seating

  16. PhD in Eng & App Sciences • Committee – Abudayyeh, Atashbar, Butt, Gupta, Houshyar, Kline, Naghshineh, Patten, and Shao • Allows for all departments/faculty to advise PhDs where appropriate • Interdisciplinary PhDs • Quick response to market trends and needs

  17. John Dunn – 14 Jan 2010 • Reduce Expenditures • Administrative personnel • Enhance sustainability efforts • Current operations • General fund expenditures • Program reviews • Early retirement

  18. John Dunn – 14 Jan 2010 • Increase Revenues • Tuition models • Utilization of on-campus housing • Off-campus resources and programs • Private gifts

  19. CEAS Budget • In round figures • $16M – 2300 students, 25 staff, and 90 faculty • >95% personnel costs • Worse case scenario? - $400K (2.5%) • Western/WMU-AAUP Agreement • Strategic Plan may augment budget

  20. Budget Strategies • Head in the sand • Go quietly • Tighten belt • Strategic • Will result in a decrease of performance • Needs to be visible

  21. Cash Flow Tuition State IDC CEAS WMU AA Research IDC Development

  22. Fund 11 • State appropriations and tuition • Department allocations – personnel and operations • Undesignated funds – Dean’s Office • Part-time and term appointments • GA/DA • Faculty travel • Student societies • Equipment • Maintenance & physical plant

  23. Budget Cut Strategy • Examine undesignated funds and eliminate low priority one-time expenditures • Eliminate support for reoccurring costs – two year hiatus? • Reduce or eliminate necessary items • Responsibility of College Leadership • Open communication

  24. Charge for 2009-2010 • Celebrate • Repair of video system – Video feed, Points of Pride, CEAS Promotion, Photos • Hall of Fame • Share • Challenge Coins • Grow • PhD in Eng & Applied Sciences • Advocate for additional resources

  25. Take Aways • Great things are happening in the college • FY 11 and FY 12 will be tough – preserve what we can • The tunnel is finite

  26. Questions?

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