Fall 2009 Start-up MeetingFall 2009 Start-up Meeting

Mission StatementOur 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 ScheduleToday’s Schedule Guests

Jeanne Arnold – Inclusion Implementation Plan Julie Guevara – Strategic Positioning document

Guest Debbie Morrow – new college liaison librarian

Guests President Haas Provost Davis

College business 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 DayAnnouncements of the Day

We encourage all faculty and staff to participate by joining …

Opening ceremonies this Friday

10:00 a.m. – Louis Armstrong Theatre/AllendaleOpening Address by President Thomas Haas

11:30 a.m. - Fall Convocation ceremonyFieldhouse Arena – contact Dean of Students @ 1-2345 to RSVP

12:30-1:30 p.m., Cook Carillon Tower Plaza, AllendaleAll 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 & InsertsBusiness Items & Inserts

Handouts Ballot Beloit College Mindset List (yellow)(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 Fall 2009 Office Hours with the Deanwith the Dean

Scheduling a time with Joan is appreciated, however, drop-ins are welcome.

Tuesday, September 22, 11-5, KEN 332Tuesday, September 22, 11-5, KEN 332 Wednesday, September 30, 1-5, C-2-204 MAKWednesday, September 30, 1-5, C-2-204 MAK Wednesday, October 7, 9-3, KEN 332Wednesday, October 7, 9-3, KEN 332 Thursday, October 15, 9-3, C-2-204 MAKThursday, 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 2009-2010New Faculty for 2009-2010

Welcome!

Dr. Rajeev Agrawal 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 EngelsmaDr. 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 MohktarDr. 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 PideuDr. 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 ActionsPersonnel 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

Nael Barakat – Fall 2009Nael Barakat – Fall 2009Fundamental Research and Development of Educational Material in the area of Control Systems and Robotics

Hans Dulimarta – Fall 2009Hans Dulimarta – Fall 2009Exploration of Discrete Techniques in Computer Animation of Elastic Objects

Bruce Dunne – Winter 2010Bruce Dunne – Winter 2010Development of new course entitled “Wireless Communication

Systems”

Aziz Rahman – Fall 2009Aziz Rahman – Fall 2009 (from Winter 2009)(from Winter 2009) Development of a complete course packet and laboratory materials for EGR 330 Power Systems Analysis

2009 - 2010 Sabbatical Activities2009 - 2010 Sabbatical Activities

Changes in PCEC Staffing Changes in PCEC Staffing AssignmentsAssignments

Charlie StandridgeCharlie Standridge – Assistant Dean and Director of Engineering

Paul Leidig Paul Leidig – Acting Assistant Dean and Director of CIS

Paul Johnson Paul Johnson – Acting Assistant Dean

College Organization (in your handouts)

Initiatives and Focus for This YearInitiatives 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 YearInitiatives 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 YearInitiatives and Focus for This Year

Continue to develop and expand external support to address: Current and emerging economic /

funding realitiesExpansion of our co-op and

internship employer baseOutreach efforts with the K – 12

schools and community colleges

Initiatives and Focus for This YearInitiatives and Focus for This Year

Support emerging academic programs and revisions:MajorsMinorsGraduate programsUniversity sustainability effortTranscript enhancement effort

Identified noteworthy elements Certificates

Initiatives and Focus for This YearInitiatives and Focus for This Year

Continue to advocate for enhanced and expanded facilities to support: InstructionFaculty DevelopmentCommunity and industry interaction

and support

Initiatives and Focus for This YearInitiatives 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

LunchLunch

Located in Kennedy 324 & 330!