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College of Engineering Convocation is August 27 Join your College of Engineering colleagues as we open the 2008-2009 academic year with convocation on Wednesday, August 27, at 3:10 p.m. in Howe Hall, Alliant Energy-Lee Liu auditorium. This is an opportunity to meet new faculty and staff members and honor colleagues for special achievements.
The 2008 College of Engineering awards will be presented to Chris Chu, ECpE, Young Engineering Faculty Research Award; Tom Glanville, ABE, Superior Engineering Extension Award; Ann Laws, AerE, Deans’ Staff Excellence Award; Martha Selby, MSE, Superior Engineering Advisor Award; Pranav Shrotriya, ME, Young Engineering Faculty Research Award; Brian Steward, ABE, Superior Engineering Teacher Award; and Hongwei Xin, ABE, David R. Boylan Eminent Faculty Research Award. In addition, James McCalley, ECpE, will receive the Murray J. and Ruth M. Harpole Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering Medallion Award; Tien N. Nguyen, ECpE, will receive the Litton Professorship Medallion Award; and Sivalingam Sritharan, CCEE, will receive the TA Wilson Professorship Medallion Award. |
Technology, Globalization, and Culture course goes public With an impressive list of speakers onboard to give lectures for ME 484/ME/WLC 584, Technology, Globalization, and Culture, instructors James Bernard, Anson Marston Distinguished Professor in Engineering, and Mark Rectanus, professor of German and chair of world languages and cultures, are inviting the public to participate. The course, they say, is for anybody who wants to learn more about globalization and related issues, and opening the course to the public is an effort to build a community around the ideas generated by course speakers, discussions, and books. Class sessions are generally 6-7:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Alliant Energy-Lee Liu Auditorium, and live streaming is also available. For more information about the course, including a schedule of speakers, visit the Technology, Globalization, and Culture Web site. ADVANCE program features resources for faculty searches The first ADVANCE networking event for 2008-2009 is planned for Wednesday, September 10, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Memorial Union Gallery. The discussion will focus on faculty recruitment with special emphasis on recruiting diverse faculty. Bonnie Glatz, ADVANCE administrative fellow for spring 2008, will present her observations and recommendations about the resources she has gathered. The resources are available on the ADVANCE Resources and Reports Web page. Participants are invited to bring their lunches. Refreshments will be provided. The ISU ADVANCE Program is supported by the National Science Foundation through an ADVANCE Institutional Transformation Award. Faculty flexibility is topic of national conference The ISU ADVANCE Program and the Office of Women in Higher Education of the American Council on Education, Center for Effective Leadership, invite faculty, staff, and students to a national conference in Ames on October 10-11. The conference, “The New Norm of Faculty Flexibility: Transforming the Culture in Science & Engineering,” will be held in the Scheman Continuing Education Building. Keynote speakers are Shirley Malcom, head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources Programs of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Mary Ann Mason, Graduate Division dean (2000-2007), University of California, Berkley; and Joan C. Williams, Distinguished Professor, University of California Hastings College of the Law, and author of Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and What To Do About It. Topics include policies and practices for faculty flexibility; intersections and collaborations among business, industry, and academe; and measurement and assessment of policies and flexibility. A complete conference description is available on the ADVANCE Web site. Iowa State faculty, staff, and students may register for a reduced rate of $75 until September 15. Late registration is $100. Mark your calendars! Saturday, September 6--Annual College of Engineering tailgate prior to the Iowa State versus Kent State football game Tuesday, September 16--“Tour The World” Engineering Study & Work Abroad Fair, 5:30-7 p.m., Howe Hall atrium September 21-28--Engineers' Week |
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