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College Calendar
ENGINEERING ADVISORY
COUNCIL
Fall meeting, Oct. 7, 8:45 a.m.-4:20 p.m., DLC Bechtel Collaboratory.
Information: 303-492-7006
ABET VISIT
Oct. 16-18; coordinated by Terry Mayes, 303-735-6446
ENGINEERING OPEN HOUSE
Oct. 29, 8:15
a.m. –
4:30 p.m., one-day program for high school juniors and seniors,
including an overview of majors and careers, lab demonstrations,
discussions with student and faculty panels; and financial aid,
scholarship, and residence hall information. For a detailed
schedule, go to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
prospective/open_house.htm.
COLORADO MESA FALL FLING
Nov. 17-18, outreach event for students in the Colorado Math,
Engineering, Science Achievement program; hosted by the
Multicultural Engineering Program. Information: 303-492-6606
For more information about
college events, visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
EventCalendar/Calendar.aspx
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In the
News
Following is a list of recent press releases pertaining to the college. Click each
[story]
link to read the full news release, or visit
http://engineering.colorado.edu/news/
current_news.htm
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CU-Boulder's Stein Sture Named
Interim Dean Of Graduate School, Vice Chancellor For Research - Oct.
6
(story)
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CU-Boulder Researchers Chart
Hurricane Rita Through Gulf of Mexico - Sept. 21 (story)
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CU-Boulder Engineering
Professor Named One of Top 35 Young Innovators - Sept. 20 (story)
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CU-Boulder Researchers Chart
Katrina's Growth in Gulf of Mexico - Sept. 15 (story)
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CU Students Commit to Using
Biodiesel on 2,500-Mile Trip to Solar Decathlon - Sept. 13 (story)
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CU-Boulder Ranked 11th Best
Public University in World, According to Survey - Sept. 13 (story)
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CU Wizards Gets 'Too Hot to
Handle' on Sept. 17 - Sept. 12 (story)
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CU Engineering Fast
Facts
The largest share of the undergraduate enrollment in the college is
in mechanical engineering, which has 23 percent of the undergraduate
enrollment. At the graduate level, the largest share is in
electrical engineering, where more than 20 percent of graduate
students are enrolled.
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strong institutional commitment to the principles of diversity and takes
action to achieve that end. The university does not discriminate in its
educational and employment programs and activities on the basis of race,
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Robyn Sandekian of
Engineering for Developing Communities talks to a student at the Sept.
21 Active Learning Fair, held in the lobby.
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Student Enrollment
Undergraduate student enrollment in the college held steady this fall,
with 2,739 students enrolled in fall 2005 compared to 2,736 last year.
Graduate student enrollment declined about 9 percent to 1,055, however.
About 17 percent (464) of the undergraduate enrollment and 22 percent
(236) of the graduate enrollment are women. The enrollment also includes
202 underrepresented minorities at the undergraduate level, or 7.3
percent, and 51 at the graduate level, or 4.8 percent. To view the
engineering enrollment breakdown by department and to look at trends, go
to
http://engineering.colorado.edu/
overview/students.htm
and select the desired link.
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Solar Decathlon
CU
engineering and architecture students will defend their first-place title
in the inaugural 2002 Solar Decathlon this month as one of 18 university
teams competing in the 2005 Solar Decathlon sponsored by the U.S.
Department of Energy. The event runs from Oct. 7 through 16 in
Washington, DC, with more than 100,000 visitors expected to tour the solar
village temporarily erected on the National Mall. The teams transported
their homes to the mall last week, and the competition is slated to get
under way Oct. 7. The contest includes 10 different events with the
overall winner announced on Oct. 14. To follow the Solar Decathlon online,
visit
http://www.solardecathlon.org.
Occasional updates from the team also can be viewed at
http://solar.colorado.edu.
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ABET Visit Oct. 16-18
The college will
host several visitors appointed by the Engineering Accreditation
Commission of ABET Oct. 16-18.
The recognized
accreditor for college and university programs in applied science,
computing, engineering, and technology, ABET is a federation of 30
professional and technical societies representing these fields. The
following undergraduate programs will be reviewed for accreditation during
this visit:
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Aerospace
Engineering Sciences
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Architectural Engineering
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Civil
Engineering
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Chemical
Engineering
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Electrical
Engineering
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Electrical
and Computer Engineering
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Environmental Engineering
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Mechanical
Engineering
A self-study was
submitted for each program in June 2005, detailing the manner in which the
program assesses various criteria (students, objectives, outcomes,
profession, faculty, facilities, finances, program). In addition, a
document entitled “Appendix II” provided a college-wide overview and
additional data about the college.
The ABET
visiting team will include one team chair and 8 program evaluators (one
for each of the programs mentioned above), plus at least one observer.
Program evaluators will interview faculty, staff, students, and advisors
within their assigned program area, while the team chair will interview
people with a college and campus perspective. Interviewees are asked to be
prompt to appointments, and thoughtful and candid in responding.
At the
conclusion of the visit, we expect to have a fairly good idea of how each
program was evaluated, but the accreditation action is not final until
July 2006. Additional information about ABET can be found at the following
website:
www.abet.org
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Honors and Awards
Congratulations
to the following individuals on their outstanding achievements.
Faculty
Melissa Mahoney of chemical and biological engineering has been
selected by Technology Review as one of 35 young innovators under the age
of 35 who exemplify the spirit of contemporary innovation in technology,
business and the arts. She is highlighted in the magazine’s October issue
and in an exhibit in the MIT Museum’s Emerging Technologies Gallery
running through Oct. 21.
Kristi Anseth
of chemical and biological engineering has been selected to receive the
2005 Elizabeth Gee Award from the Faculty Council on Women.
Stephanie Bryant
of chemical and biological engineering will receive the NIH Career
Transition Award (K-22, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial
Research) for her project, “Mechanical Stimulation of Cells in
Photopolymerized Gels.” The amount of the award is $500,000 over a
four-year period.
Jim Curry
and Anne Dougherty
of applied mathematics were recognized for their contribution to digital
scholarship at the recent Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and
Online Teaching conference in Nashville. Their module,
Mathematical Visualization Toolkit,
received the highest honor of the 2005 Editors Choice Award. The project
also involved undergraduate and graduate students in applied math and
computer science, along with industry professionals at Sun Microsystems'
Educational Services division.
Bob Kois,
adjunct professor of engineering management, received the Project
Management Institute’s International Volunteer Leader of the Year Award at
the PMI Global Congress in Toronto this month. Bob has served on the Mile
Hi Chapter’s Education Team for the past 6 years and volunteer teaches
Project Management one day per week at North High School in addition to
teaching periodically in Nigeria.
Bernard Amadei
of civil, environmental and architectural engineering has been selected to
receive the 2005 Hassib J. Sabbagh Award from the World Federation of
Engineering Organizations on Oct. 20. The $10,000 award was established to
recognize outstanding achievements in construction and call attention to
the role that engineering can play in furthering sustainable development,
especially in poorer countries.
Staff
Gretchen Lee,
scholarship coordinator, received the Employee Recognition Award from the
Dean’s Office.
Students
Jan Weiss,
graduate student in aerospace engineering sciences, won the best
presentation award in his session at the Institute of Navigation GNSS 2005
conference, for his paper titled, "Aircraft Carrier Multipath Modeling for
Sea-Based JPALS."
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New Faculty and Staff
Welcome to
the following new faculty & staff in the college:
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Chris Sarris,
IT professional, Dean’s Office
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Yvonne Reall,
graduate program assistant, Mechanical
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Gabriel LoDolce,
lab coordinator, Aerospace
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