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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 Guest President Haas Provost Davis College business Debbie Morrow – new college liaison librarian Guests Jeanne Arnold – Inclusion Implementation Plan Julie Guevara – Strategic Positioning document 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/Allendale Opening Address by President Thomas Haas 11:30 a.m. - Fall Convocation ceremony Fieldhouse Arena – contact Dean of Students @ 1-2345 to RSVP 12:30-1:30 p.m., Cook Carillon Tower Plaza, Allendale All campus picnic lunch following convocation – no RSVP needed! Saturday, August 29th – Whitecaps Outing A few tickets are still 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 College Organization (in your handouts) 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!