ACADEMIC COUNCIL REPORT

WARREN K. WRAY

PROVOST AND

EXECUTIVE VICE CHANCELLOR

FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS

April 12, 2007

ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT

UMR - Enrollment Management Services Fall 2002 Fall 2003 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007

WEEKLY ENROLLMENT REPORT (PS) (PS) (PS) (PS) (PS) (PS)

4/1/2002 4/1/2003 4/1/2004 4/1/2005 4/1/2006 4/1/2007

FRESHMEN Inquiries Beg. Fr. Inquiries 13135 10775 9482 10098 10740 10749

HS Jr. Inquiries 6210 5318 4786 4702 4537 4238

Applications 1828 1727 1771 1854 1967 2274

Pending 132 72 68 111 93 109

Withdrawn Apps 3 13 4 0 5 1

Admitted 1631 1590 1634 1697 1772 2037

Cancelled Admits 79 27 43 33 52 42

Denied 62 52 65 46 97 127

Enrolled 68 193 216 252 235 281

TRANSFERS Inquiries 540 542 717 613 862 770

Applications 274 281 242 274 279 286

Pending 77 55 52 90 100 100

Withdrawn Apps 0 0 1 0 5 5

Admitted 191 221 180 181 172 180

Cancelled Admits 0 0 1 0 0 3

Denied 6 5 9 3 2 1

Enrolled 0 45 14 0 58 51

GRADUATES Inquiries 3007 2171 1109 1165 1632 1522

Applications 2775 2194 1090 1047 1410 1315

Pending 1103 794 396 330 412 358

Withdrawn Apps 4 7 4 1 4 2

Admitted 1214 907 429 457 590 572

Cancelled Admits 0 0 0 0 0 0

Denied 454 486 261 259 404 383

Enrolled 181 0 0 0 0 2

ORIENTATION Freshmen Total Reservations 502 568 612 719 772 806

Transfer Total Reservations 0 0 53 37 70 48

HOUSING AGREEMENTS Returning 580 644 N/A 720 687 *790

Beginning Freshmen 436 452 538 731 761 *725

New Transfers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A *24

Waivers N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A *10

Greek Housing N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

TOTAL 1,016 1,096 538 1,451 1,448 *1549

4TH WEEK CENSUS Beginning Freshmen 815 897 877 914 977

New Transfers 261 281 288 279 266

Graduates 423 348 402 355 392

TOTAL 1,499 1,526 1,567 1,548 1,635

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Preview, Registration and Orientation PRO 2007

March 30, 2007

Number of Student Participants By Session and Academic Major 2007 Spring/Summer

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RESEARCH

Research

Proposal activities through February 2007

Proposals awarded: $24.2M (up 7.3%)

Proposals submitted: $80.0M (down 10.4%)

Externally sponsored grant and contract expenditures through February 2007: $20.8M (down 16.6%)

FY 07: Proposals Awarded through February

Total: $24.2M+7.3% compared to FY 06

Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Totals

Biol. Sci. 0 5,000 0 0 0 0 75,000 72,218 152,218Chem. 612,910 12,667 120,000 78,400 18,562 0 0 157,941 1,000,480Comp. Sci. 294,281 0 87,160 0 0 0 0 0 381,441Engl. & Tech. Comm. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hist./PS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Math/Stat 0 0 0 0 0 30,695 51,294 0 81,989Phil. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Phys. 273,910 -20,668 98,432 20,668 7,556 0 100,000 90,000 569,899Psych. 98,604 98,152 0 0 0 0 0 0 196,756

A&S Totals: 1,279,706 95,151 305,592 99,068 26,118 30,695 226,294 320,159 2,382,783

Materials Sci. & Eng. 265,000 580,476 385,513 294,984 1,210,963 464,176 698,670 541,029 4,440,812Mining & Nuclear Eng. 840,818 172,965 144,713 330,583 52,077 14,189 0 6,064 1,561,408Geol. Sci. & Eng. 10,000 172,642 130,000 30,000 11,789 161,914 164,507 3,000 683,852

SoMEER 1,115,818 926,083 660,226 655,567 1,274,829 640,279 863,177 550,093 6,686,073

Interdisciplinary Eng. 50,000 6,000 77,000 0 0 0 0 0 133,000Chem. & Biol. Eng. 1,490 2,500 10,175 14,450 271,600 3,991 0 0 304,206Civil, Arch. & Env. Eng. 54,470 416,115 272,080 457,038 38,593 2,000 25,000 284,051 1,549,347Elec. & Comp. Eng. 15,000 316,937 1,424,846 372,170 486,390 106,985 464,966 534,336 3,721,630Engr. Mgt. & Sys. Eng. 0 158,620 0 499,642 232,800 0 20,000 21,627 932,689Mech. & Aero. Eng. 514,280 326,534 60,512 105,000 1,734,744 354,795 83,999 44,650 3,224,514

SOE Totals 635,240 1,226,707 1,844,613 1,448,300 2,764,127 467,771 593,965 884,663 9,865,387

Econ. & Finance 0 0 0 0 0 0 37,551 0 37,551Business Admin. 98,604 861,940 0 0 60,000 0 0 0 1,020,544Info Sci. & Tech. 116,400 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 116,400

SMIS 215,004 861,940 0 0 60,000 0 37,551 0 1,174,4950

Enrollment Mgt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International Affairs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Minority Affairs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other 0 10,000 0 620166 0 11,338 1,980,000 0 2,621,504

RPDC 21,550 0 659,924 0 678,780 0 7500 0 1,367,754

KUMR 0 0 0 0 64,978 20,191 0 0 85,169

Grand Totals: 3,267,318 3,119,881 3,470,355 2,823,101 4,868,832 1,170,274 3,708,487 1,754,916 24,183,164

Total: $80.0M

FY 07: Proposals Submitted through February

-10.4% compared to FY 06

Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Totals

Biol. Sci. 644,137 209,636 13,774 283,510 42,891 0 137,360 1,564,997 2,896,305Chem. 1,041,565 300,749 506,022 494,521 1,474,441 1,029,705 441,178 5,288,181Comp. Sci. 1,040,264 0 243,880 0 1,352,261 0 936,407 1,306,793 4,879,605Engl. & Tech. Comm. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Hist./PS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Math/Stat 0 0 51,294 194,855 6,600 30,695 0 162,330 445,774Phil. 0 0 0 0 131,126 0 22,050 0 153,176Phys. 40,000 0 1,016,960 580,526 811,386 130,320 420,928 228,494 3,228,614Psych. 98,604 98,152 0 0 63,336 0 0 9,340 269,431

A&S Totals: 2,864,569 608,537 1,831,930 1,553,412 3,882,041 1,190,720 1,516,745 3,713,132 17,161,086

Materials Sci. & Eng. 699,707 2,050,548 214,718 466,553 7,320,522 1,237,712 129,562 964,122 13,083,443Mining & Nuclear Eng. 846,244 73,200 2,240 457,195 57,691 14,189 122,438 199,990 1,773,186Geol. Sci. & Eng. 0 300,260 0 211,207 163,666 411,937 391,984 149,233 1,628,286

SoMEER 1,545,951 2,424,007 216,958 1,134,955 7,541,879 1,663,838 643,983 1,313,345 16,484,915

Interdisciplinary Eng 0 93,724 61,029 462,090 462,230 325,573 0 611,086 2,015,731Chem & Biol. Eng. 1,053,594 736,242 358,703 0 400312 252,268 16,504 405,740 3,223,364Civil, Arch. & Env. Eng. 45,000 1,050,445 381,019 805,405 950,935 2,755,468 649,945 2,238,596 8,876,813Elec. & Comp. Eng. 1,683,831 2,718,983 532,688 2,464,835 3,163,675 62,000 3,011,935 3,107,102 16,745,049Engr. Mgt. and Sys. Eng. 499,640 188,151 79,907 0 521,278 70,936 392,217 410,587 2,162,716Mech. & Aero. Eng. 1,287,543 878,306 323,027 921,775 2,530,063 451,143 110,646 1,652,193 8,154,695

SOE Totals 4,569,608 5,665,851 1,736,371 4,654,105 8,028,493 3,917,388 4,181,247 8,425,304 41,178,367

Econ. & Finance 0 0 0 0 0 37,551 0 9,340 46,891Business Admin. 98,604 861,940 0 0 0 0 0 18,679 979,223Info Sci. & Tech. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 149,939 149,939

SMIS 98,604 861,940 0 0 0 37,551 0 177,957 1,176,052

Enrollment Mgt. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

International Affairs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Grad/UG Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Other 0 10,000 0 505,604 1,338 0 1,980,000 0 2,496,942

RPDC 1,332,038 0 0 0 0 0 7,500 0 1,339,538

KUMR 0 0 0 0 129,955 20,191 0 0 150,146

Grand Totals: 10,410,769 9,570,335 3,785,259 7,848,077 19,583,706 6,829,688 8,329,475 13,629,738 79,987,046

Proposals Awarded Year-over-Year ComparisonFY05 FY06 FY07 FY05 FY06 FY07

Biol. Sci. $53,963 $482,732 $152,218 6 2 4Chem. $1,411,917 $1,231,769 $1,000,480 7 10 5Comp. Sci. $861,767 $347,897 $381,441 5 1 2Engl. & Tech. Comm. $0 $0 $0 0 0 0Hist./PS $7,224 $0 $0 1 0 0Math/Stat $102,600 $269,942 $81,989 3 4 2Phil. $0 $27,340 $0 0 1 0Phys. $375,876 $1,080,445 $569,899 5 4 6Psych. $64,787 $195,511 $196,756 0 0 1

A&S Totals: $2,878,134 $3,635,636 $2,382,783 27 22 20

Materials Sci. & Eng. $2,162,102 $4,330,579 $4,440,812 39 43 51Mining & Nuclear Eng. $1,881,211 $1,556,979 $1,561,408 14 9 19Geol. Sci. & Eng. $728,433 $862,505 $683,852 11 18 13

SoMEER $4,771,746 $6,750,063 $6,686,073 64 70 83

Interdisciplinary Eng. $14,177 $94,495 $133,000 1 2 2Chem. & Biol. Eng. $40,000 $692,692 $304,206 1 3 1Civil, Arch. & Env. Eng. $2,478,817 $2,678,812 $1,549,347 40 36 27Elec. & Comp. Eng. $3,097,825 $2,840,182 $3,721,630 34 46 51Engr. Mgt. & Sys. Eng. $798,659 $316,847 $932,689 6 2 3Mech. & Aero. Eng. $2,249,948 $2,676,706 $3,224,514 18 22 19

SOE Totals $8,679,426 $9,299,734 $9,865,387 100 111 103

Econ. & Finance $11,779 $0 $37,551 2 0 1Business Admin. $1,544,518 $1,056,990 $1,020,544 9 4 3Info Sci. & Tech. $205,797 $444,622 $116,400 1 1 1

SMIS $1,762,094 $1,501,612 $1,174,495 12 5 5

Enrollment Mgt $0 $0 $0 0 0 0

International Affairs $0 $0 $0 0 1 0

Minority Affairs $0 $14,000 $0 0 0 0

Other $20,723 $577,316 $2,621,504 2 7 7

RPDC $353,581 $605,494 $1,367,754 3 2 7

KUMR $124,394 $147,889 $85,169 2 2 3

Grand Totals: $18,590,098 $22,531,743 $24,183,164 210 220 228

Number of Proposals & AMENDMENTS thru FebruaryDollars thru February

Proposals Submitted Year-over-Year ComparisonFY05 FY06 FY07 FY05 FY06 FY07

Biol. Sci. $3,989,605 $3,693,121 $2,896,305 8 6 4Chem. $6,851,433 $5,697,959 $5,288,181 18 17 5Comp. Sci. $6,731,098 $1,975,101 $4,879,605 15 5 5Engl. & Tech. Comm. $140,688 $108,488 $0 0 0 0Hist./PS $2,224 $0 $0 0 0 0Math/Stat $1,810,708 $1,370,369 $445,774 10 9 1Phil. $0 $296,354 $153,176 0 1 0Phys. $3,082,646 $2,157,976 $3,228,614 9 9 6Psych. $343,194 $472,357 $269,431 1 1 2

A&S Totals: $23,198,580 $15,771,725 $17,161,086 61 48 23

Materials Sci. & Eng. $16,641,907 $11,177,436 $13,083,443 49 44 51Mining & Nuclear Eng. $5,494,975 $9,700,379 $1,773,186 26 27 18Geol. Sci. & Eng. $2,773,417 $1,459,120 $1,628,286 20 21 12

SoMEER $25,168,946 $22,336,936 $16,484,915 95 92 81

Interdisciplinary Eng. $1,436,484 $1,914,399 $2,015,731 5 4 4Chem. & Biol. Eng. $5,420,905 $2,725,165 $3,223,364 14 12 3Civil, Arch. & Env. Eng. $6,644,782 $12,485,063 $8,876,813 48 48 26Elec. & Comp. Eng. $13,078,807 $14,500,933 $16,745,049 56 67 54Engr. Mgt. & Sys. Eng. $5,823,560 $3,031,550 $2,162,716 13 8 4Mech. & Aero. Eng. $11,968,835 $13,048,475 $8,154,695 43 35 25

SOE Totals $44,373,374 $47,705,586 $41,178,367 179 174 116

Econ. & Finance $215,591 $12,500 $46,891 3 1 1Business Admin. $305,505 $1,188,653 $979,223 3 3 3Info Sci. & Tech. $502,139 $344,846 $149,939 1 0 1

SMIS $1,023,235 $1,545,999 $1,176,052 7 4 5

Enrollment Mgt $0 $0 $0 0 0 0

International Affairs $0 $13,710 $0 0 0 0

Minority Affairs $308,728 $0 $0 1 1 0

Other $133,083 $1,235,982 $2,496,942 2 6 7

RPDC $175,592 $605,494 $1,339,538 3 2 7

KUMR $0 $87,612 $150,146 0 1 3

Grand Totals: $94,381,539 $89,303,044 $79,987,046 348 328 242

Number of Proposals thru FebruaryDollars thru February

UNDERGRADUATE AND

GRADUATE STUDIES

UMR Outstanding Academic Advisor Awards- NOMINEES

Joel Burken, Professor, Civil, Architectural & Environmental Engineering Minsu Choi, Assistant Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering Stephanie Fitch, Instructor/Advisor, School of Management & Information

Systems Norma Jane Harris, Administrative Assistant, Aerospace Studies /Air Force

ROTC Kimberly Henthorn, Assistant Professor, Chemical & Biological Engineering Susan Kellems, Administrative Assistant, Arts, Languages & Philosophy Ed A. Malone, Assistant Professor, English & Technical Communication Daniel A. McAdams, Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering John J. Myers, Associate Professor, Civil, Architectural & Environmental

Engineering J. Keith Nisbett, Associate Professor, Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Debra Schatz, Assistant Director, Transfer Recruiting, Admissions Daniel Tauritz, Assistant Professor, Computer Science Shevawn Tipton, Assistant Registrar, Registrar’s Office Ganesh Kumar Venayagamoorthy, Associate Professor, Electrical & Computer

Engineering Steve Watkins, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering David J. Westenberg, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

Center for Educational Research & Teaching Innovation

CERTI- Clicker Lunch n’ Learn on April 5: Effectiveness of Clicker Usage in A Small Upper

Division Level ClassPresenter: Bih-Ru Lea, School of Management &

Information Systems

April 5, 200712:00 pm , Havener Center

To attend, please call the CERTI office at 341-7648 or RSVP to angelap@umr.edu by Tuesday, April 3rd. All attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch; dessert and beverages are provided.

Experiential Learning Showcase

The Office of Undergraduate & Graduate Studies is hosting an Experiential Learning Showcase on April 11, 2007.  This event will take place as part of the UMR Undergraduate Research Conference. All UMR students, faculty and staff are invited to present information related to unique out-of classroom learning experiences such as: International Studies, Learning Communities, Service Learning, Student Design, Undergraduate Research & More!

This event is open to the UMR campus.  Food & Refreshments will be provided. Anyone interested in participating should contact Amy Gillman, Office of Undergraduate Studies, at gillman@umr.edu or (573) 341-7600.

HLC/NCA Accreditation

Two upcoming workshops to assist departments with evidence submissions:

Criterion 2&5: April 23, 2007 Workshop: Tuesday, April 10, 2007

Criterion 1: May 7, 2007 Workshop: Tuesday, May 1, 2007

Honor’s Academy Banquet

Spring Honor’s Banquet

Sunday, April 15, 2007

6:00-8:00 pm

St. Pat’s Ballroom

Havener Center

Learning Enhancement Across Disciplines (LEAD)

Training session for LEAD Peer Learning Assistants-

April 15, 7:00-9:00pm, room 208 Norwood Hall.

New Faculty ProgramsNew Faculty Programs Activities:

April 2, 3:00-4:00pm, room 206B-C Havener Center (St. Pat's Ballroom B-C)Presentation by Judy Raper and Vittal Rao "What we learned as NSF program directors that can help you" (jointly sponsored by NFP and Office of Sponsored Programs)

April 11, 11:45am-12:55pm, room 207-A Havener Center (Missouri Room), rescheduled from normal date of April 4. New Faculty Teaching Scholars Luncheon

April 11, 4:00-5:00 p.m., room 201 Havener (Silver and Gold Room) Freshman Faculty Forum

April 18, noon-12:50pm, room 204 Havener Center (Carver-Turner Room)Presentation by Bruce McMillin "The tenure and promotion process in the reorganized campus structure"

April 25, time and place TBA. New Faculty Teaching Scholars alumni program led by UMSL Associate Provost Margaret Cohen on "Learning-Centered Teaching: Rethinking faculty roles"

3rd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference

Wednesday, April 11, 2007UMR Havener Center

Approximately 60 UMR undergraduates will present their research

findings in both oral and poster sessions at the conference.  In addition, students compete for cash prizes in nine separate research categories. 

In addition to the oral and poster presentations, activities will include a keynote luncheon address and an experiential learning showcase.  The conference is free and open to all UMR students, faculty and staff. For more information, contact the Office of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies at 341-7600 or visit the conference web site at http://www.umr.edu/ugs/UGRC.html .

Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol

The following UMR students will be showcasing various research projects, as individuals or in groups, during Undergraduate Research Day at the Capitol on April 17, 2007 in Jefferson City, MO:

Ashlee Abbott -- a sophomore in ceramic engineering from Rolla Tara Banaszek -- a senior in biological sciences from Imperial, Mo. Lucas Carr -- a senior in geological engineering from Willow Springs, Mo. Brandon Brinkmeyer -- a senior in metallurgical engineering from Kansas City, Mo. Kenneth Doering -- a senior in metallurgical engineering from Wildwood, Mo. Agatha Dwilewicz -- a junior in biological sciences from Rolla Will Granich -- a senior in environmental engineering from Russellville, Mo. Ryan Craig Hupe -- a junior in physics from Troy, Mo. Tracie Kost -- a senior in chemistry from Rolla Kristen Loesch -- a senior in computer science from St. Louis Lane Martin -- a junior in physics from Rogersville, Mo. Travis McDowell -- a senior in chemistry from Fredericktown, Mo. Megan McGrath -- a junior in metallurgical engineering from St. Louis Tamala Morris -- a sophomore in chemical engineering from St. Louis Lauren Elizabeth Rich -- a junior in physics from St. Louis Stuart Salvador -- a senior in mechanical engineering from St. Louis Laura Woodard -- a senior in computer science from Rolla.

SCHOOL OF EXTENDED LEARNING

School of Extended LearningAcademic Council Report

April 2007

International Student Enrollment The following two slides describe the international student enrollment

picture at UMR. The first slide reveals a slight increase in total enrollment for the current

winter semester compared to the same time period last year. The second slide indicates a substantial drop in new student enrollment

compared with WS 2006. If this trend continues, the result will be a significant drop in total enrollment of foreign students at UMR.

» This drop mirrors a recent national trend. » However, the magnitude of the drop at UMR is higher than the national

average as other universities have moved more aggressively than UMR to increase international recruiting efforts.

Departments are urged to use existing relationships with their foreign colleagues to promote UMR as the US destination of choice for students wishing to study in the US.

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Engineering Education Center

The graph, on the next page, indicates the changing nature of the Engineering Education Center mission.  In the decades of the 70s and 80s it consisted almost exclusively of Rolla faculty driving to St. Louis to teach face-to-face (F2F) courses.  Today, more qualified adjunct faculty are used and there is an increasing trend of broadcasting distance courses to the UMR campus where they are used both for on campus students and also rebroadcast for a broader audience throughout the world.

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• As reported in the January 2007 Academic Council report, UMR’s first Blended Learning opportunity is now underway. Dr. Doug Carroll is simultaneously teaching one section of IDE 110: Mechanics of Materials to UMR residential students in a traditional class setting, another section to UMR residential students using distance education technology, and a third to off-campus students. While the evaluation process is not yet complete, Doug has noticed an increase in student enthusiasm and the use of his “Office Hours” which are conducted over the internet.

• Doug has spoken to several groups of faculty regarding this experience and is willing to speak to other groups if sufficient interest exists.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Information TechnologyClassroom Foundational Technology

Fall Semester 2006 COMPLETE - 60% of centrally scheduled classrooms (53 out of 87) have been outfitted with a standard technology package to support multimedia teaching needs.

Fall Semester 2007 UNDERWAY - The remaining 40% of centrally scheduled classrooms will be completed. Please visit http://campus.umr.edu/it/services/tcschedule.html for the complete deployment schedule.)

(Example image – setup in each room may vary.)

Information TechnologyDesktop Enhancement

FY2006 complete with 320 machines deployed FY2007 progressing with 109 machines deployed 348 total machines redeployed to graduate students, part-time employees, etc.

Information TechnologyGoogle Site Search Beta – Implemented late February 2007

Enhanced site search functionality

Information TechnologyMinerNet Information Network pilot – Implemented mid March 2007

Locations in the Havener Center and the Civil Engineering Building have been outfitted with multimedia equipment that will allow for the dissemination of student centric information such as MinerTV, news, event announcements and weather. (Want to know what’s happening on campus next week? MinerNet will keep you informed.)

Information TechnologyResearch Repository – Coming early April 2007

Showcase & market UMR Research to internal and external research communities

Information TechnologyVoice-Over IP Telephony

Over 1,200 VoIP phones deployed Physics Building converted February 28, 2007 Materials Research Center converted March 29, 2007

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING

Professor Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy of the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department has received a 2007 ONR Young Investigator Program award. We are pretty sure that this makes Prof. Venayagamoorthy the first UMR faculty to have been awarded both an NSF CAREER award AND an ONR YIP award. Congratulations, Kumar!

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

CAS Events

1. The Campus Performing Arts Series concludes its 2006-2007 season on April 25 with the musical Aida. Some tickets are still available at the Box Office in Leach Theatre.

2. Phil Whitefield, Professor and Chair of Chemistry was named as a winner of the 2007 Climate Protection Award for the Joint Strike Fighter Emission Test Team.

CAS Events (cont’d)

3. Dr. Thomas Vojta, Associate Professor of Physics, has received a grant from the Max-Planck Society in Germany to organize a

4-week long workshop and conference at the Institute in Dresden in June 2008.

4. Ron Bieniek, Associate Professor of Physics, will be an invited speaker at the Professional and Organization Development (POD) conference this June, where he will discuss UMR’s LEAD Program.

CAS Events (cont’d)

5. Martin Bohner, Associate Professor of Mathematics, has received notification that his NSF grant “Time Scales in Economics and Finance” has been funded in the amount of $100K.

6. The CAS has five nominees (Norma Jane Harris, Susan Kellems, Ed Malone, Daniel Tauritz, and David Westenberg) for Outstanding Academic Advising awards. The awards will be presented at a campus reception on April 25.

CAS Events (cont’d)

7. Curators’ Teaching Professor Jim Bogan presented an invited lecture at Imperial College London and was also invited to a brief stay at the Cill Rialaig artist retreat in Kerry, Ireland, where he painted a mural.