College Council Meeting

April 5, 2012, EC 302

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Dr. Stephan J. Nix (SJN)Dr. Selahattin Ozcelik (SO)Dr. Kai Jin (KJ)

Tamara D. Guillen (TDG)Dr. John Chisholm (JC)Dr. Mohamed Abdelrahman (MA)

Dr. Kim Jones (KDJ)Dr. Bruce Marsh (BM)Dr. CarlD. Murphy (DM)

Dr. Sung-won Park (SP)Dr. Sheryl Custer (SC)Eusebio Torres (ET)

Dr. Joseph Sai (JS)Eric Hollingshead (EH)

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Not present: NA
1.Welcome/Introductions- None

2.Announcements

-None

3.Reports/Updates/Announcements from departments and dean’s staff

Motion made by Dr. Chisholm to approve 03/08/12 meeting minutes. Dr. Sai second. Motion approved.

EE/CS

-1st wk of May, ___class will take a field trip to Sinton wind farm.

CEAE

-Rosenkrantz helping students on field trips and teaching______.

CHNG

-AIChE conference was at University of Houston. ChemE car was disqualified b/c it did not stop running. Students placed 1st in poster session and 2nd in jeopardy competition.

MEIE

-IEEE competition coming up, robotics students going, but will overlap with senior dinner.

Dr. Abdelrahman

-FAST track option 2 emailed sent by Dr. Challoo. Graduate Studies has some scholarship money still for TA’s, need 3.6 GPA or higher. Some summer money is being offered, but may not qualify student for in-state tuition. MS review email was sent by Dr. Challoo- EVEN & CHNG were due April 2nd for self-study & external review. Grad student research poster competition is April 26th.

Dr. Chisholm

-SACS wants list of all publications & service activities done on university campus, goes to Dr. Gardiner for 2011.Regeant Mendoza wants undergrad research & service learning itemized by K# and will start collecting in Fall 2012.

Dr. Custer

-ROTC scholarship presentation next week in lobby. Commencement all set. Receiving a lot of minors, but it is not on degree plan.

4. Items for discussion/Action

  • College Faculty Meeting- April 24th from 12:30-1:45pm. SJN
  • ABET retreat- May 3rd, think about adding topics to go into core curriculum. SJN/JC
  • Reassigned time-Fall will be due early, not all faculty will receive reassigned time. SJN
  • Dean’s award-need 1 person from each dept, due tomorrow. SJN
  • Instructional Enhancement fees-Spring distribution not done, need to request report from Tina to show why fees are less this semester. SJN
  • Recruiting Updates-LCC- Torres & Elkassabgi went,Tuloso-Midway- Torres needs people. SJN
  • Assistant Dean search- Selection made, announcement next week. SJN
  • Dept.Chair searches- Announcement next week. SJN
  • Faculty searches- ITEM- Polaski, CEAE- need to redo announcement, CHNG- dozen apps to review, MEIE- reviewing and meeting today to decide for interview. BM/JS/DM/KJ
  • Staff searches-underway for new academic advisor. SJN
  • BS NG program-hopefully goes before THECB 04/25, Chisholm will track document. SJN
  • Annual reviews, continuation, etc.-Need MEIE & CHNG, were due 01/17 and also need 3rd, 4th & 5th yr reviews. 3rd yr- Montiel, Li, Ryu, Caiero, Liao, Medellin & Su done; 5thyr- Lee, Yilmazer, Yilmaz, Hao; Glusing- 1st yr. SJN
  • “Engineering Marvels”- Done for the year, will start again Fall 2012. SJN
  • HEAF proposals- still no word yet. SJN
  • Javelina Innovation Lab-Contract with City will be finalized soon. SJN
  • Senior Design Conference- Wed, April 18th, still looking for judges, rubric attached. SJN
  • Senior Dinner- Thurs, April 19th, guest speaker??, could use staff/faculty help. SJN
  • Engineering Advisory Council- Next meeting May 18th. SJN
  • Commencement- Engr- May 11th @ 10:30am, reception in EC @ 8:30am. SC