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Faculty Meeting
Notes - Winter 2006 - 2007
3/7/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Carole Womeldorf, Izzi
Urieli, Bob Williams; Khairul Alam; Frank Kraft, Ken Halliday, Bhavin Mehta,
Stephanie Walker, David Burnette, Dave Bayless, Gary Graham
Curriculum - discussed and approved the
following changes (which had been previously submitted in memo form for
review by faculty and SAB):
1)
Incorporate important lab elements from CE 223 (Strength of Materials Lab) in
the new ME lab sequence and drop the CE223 requirement from our curriculum
2) Add 2
new 1-credit seminar (or colloquium) courses to the curriculum, intended to
be taken in the sophomore and junior years to help build community and bridge
the gap between the freshmen and senior years where the students will be
building community in ME101 / Sr Design. [Pending feedback from SAB and check
of the total number of credit hours required for graduation].
3) Change
the way that ME489 is currently used and re-introduce ME499 for independent
projects. This will require the
elimination of the instructor-specific sections of ME489 to be replaced as
needed by project (i.e. Robocup) or one-time course specific sections, and
the creation of instructor-specific sections of ME499 for any faculty willing
to guide independent projects.
Risk Assessment: Began the discussion of the risks
that were rated by at least 1/3 of the raters as needing a risk management
plan. The goal of the discussions
is to get everyone to a common understanding of the situation so we can vote
again to prioritize the items and start to attack the highest priority ones
and monitor the rest. We will
continue the discussion at a future meeting. The results of this process will
ultimately be used to determine distribution of resources and discretionary
departmental money.
2/28/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Carole Womeldorf, Izzi
Urieli, Bob Williams; Khairul Alam, Rudy Pasic; Frank Kraft, Ken Halliday,
Bhavin Mehta, Stephanie Walker, Matt Dixon
Reminder
Schedule:
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White Awards applications for
2007: send to
department committees by March 5
o
Teaching Committee Chair: Dave Bayless (with Greg and Frank)
o
Research Committee Chair: Frank Kraft (with Dave and Khairul)
Quick
notes
·
Disks available in ME office for new MS OFFICE 2008 version and the
new Microsoft operating system - Vista.
There are some compatibility issues with the new OS, so talk to Bhavin
before installing on an existing system.
When ordering new systems you can select the cheapest OS and upgrade
using departmental disks.
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Math Placement test changes and early start program are being
implemented for next year's incoming class.
·
Math has changed prerequisites to "C or better" for each
course in the Math 263A-340 sequence
·
MSME & PhD Alumni database - Merry is compiling and will be asking
for input from faculty
·
OHIO IT recently finished installing standard, multimedia classroom
presentation packages in all centrally scheduled Athens classrooms. We currently have a limited number of
these packages available for installation in teaching labs or other
non-traditional learning spaces at no charge. Both centrally scheduled and
departmentally controlled spaces are eligible; however, due to limited
resources, we cannot guarantee that all requests will be fulfilled...propose
upgrade for our conference room.
·
John Cotton's plans: As I believe you know, I will be coming to Athens
with my wife, Sarah on Sunday, March 4. We plan on staying Monday and leaving
Tuesday morning.
·
Upcoming faculty meetings: 3/7, 3/28 (no meeting 3/14 or 3/21)
Action
Items:
1. Lab committee recommendations
concerning 015
[Izzi]
First
step: ME lab committee and others will define the required experiments/experiences
that are important for our students and decide where they will fit in our
curriculum, including the replacements for CE223. Izzy will lead this and it will be
complete by May 2007.
Current
"equipment-related" outcomes:
·
An ability to explain the operation and performance characteristics of
electric motors [Competence; ME388 or ME488]
·
An ability
to use common measurement equipment [Competence; ME388 or ME288]
·
An ability
to apply previously-learned engineering concepts to compare theoretical
predictions with actual experimental results in diverse, practical mechanical
engineering experiments. [Competence; ME388]
·
The
ability to program and use CNC machines to manufacture simple parts
[Competence; ME388 or ?]
1.
CIM Lab
Equipment is obsolete...Randy suggested MASTERCAM tool path studies - can it
be integrated into ME 351/451?...Consider rewriting this outcome statement?
Lab
experiences to fit in our curriculum (initial proposals, committee will
make final recommendations for faculty approval):
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Mechanical/Materials Testing: tensile test, torsion test, column
buckling, strain gages,...
·
Thermal testing: thermocouples, ...
·
Engine / Motor testing: Stirling engine, dynamometer (1 HP and/or 20
HP), rotational speed,...
·
Equipment performance: pump,...
Ken
proposed returning to the idea of experiments associated with specific
faculty members, and having an instructor of record who is responsible for
the mastery outcome for lab report writing and other outcomes, and assigning
course grades. There was general
acceptance of the idea, so Ken will follow up with a more detailed
proposal.
2. Other Space Issues: STKR 402 space assessment -
Proposal to make the main room a dual-purpose ME grad student office space
and "back-up" conference room.
Arrange desks around perimeter and assign them to faculty with grad
students actively doing work (PhD students and Research Post-docs get top
priority). Put tables and chairs
in the center of the room (conference room style) for use by other grad
students (bookshelves and cabinets available for them to store books and
personal items) and to allow the room to be used as a backup conference room
(using the extra projector for presentations).
Other
ideas:
·
use 402 as "light" lab space?
·
need to consider 408 also
·
Khairul is converting ME596 and could move to 402, freeing up 298
3. Curriculum / Scheduling
·
ME398 in the Spring - issue with instructor. Consider PhD students, or canceling it
and offering a session in summer I
·
Memo about proposed changes to ME curriculum for consideration and
future discussion. [Ken]
·
Closure for the CE 222 / ME 403 issue
4. SAB/GSAB: Working on next newsletter. SAB will review the memo of proposed
changes to ME curriculum and will provide input.
Items below were not addressed in the meeting since we ran out of
time. An email will be sent
requesting faculty input.
5. Departmental
Risk Assessment -
Next Steps:
·
More group discussion (looking at highest ranked items from all
categories to ensure all understand the current status) followed by a
multi-vote process to determine what items to work on first.
or
·
Establish working groups to develop risk management plans for each
area, with each group responsible for developing a better understanding of
the risks and the current "controls" in place, and proposing
actions to reduce and monitor risk.
The working group will establish the priority within their area.
Other
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Assessment 1-page forms due: ME314 and ME471
submitted. ME100, ME224, ME288,
ME301, ME321, ME350, ME398, ME491, ME498 still needed. There will be an audit of our process
happening soon. Please let Greg
and/or Steph know what help you need to complete the assessments.
·
Mentoring program for new faculty - [P&T Committee] Address research collaboration,
teaching guidance, and must include a yearly discussion of P&T committee
with untenured faculty in December or January with results included in the
yearly evaluation letter from the chair.
·
Other long term actions
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2/21/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Izzi Urieli, Bob
Williams; Khairul Alam, Rudy Pasic; Frank Kraft (part of meeting), Ken
Halliday, Bhavin Mehta, David Burnette, Stephanie Walker, Randy Mulford
Reminder
Schedule:
·
Stocker Endowment due to department today (2/21) and to college by (2/22)
·
"Russ Best Paper Award" applications due by Feb 23rd to Dept, nomination by March
2nd to college. Dave/Greg and Bob
have applied.
o
Khairul, Rudy and Jay will evaluate and rank the papers.
o
We may be able to send forth more than one (a change that is in
discussion at the college level), but our applications need to be ranked by
the department.
o
Khairul will serve on the
college award selection committee.
·
White Awards applications for
2007: send to department
committees by March 1
o
Teaching Committee Chair: Dave Bayless (with Greg and Frank)
o
Research Committee Chair: Frank Kraft (with Dave and Khairul)
Action
Items:
1. Welcome Back Randy
·
Current Work Schedule 11-3 PM and 4-8 PM
·
We will be working on a prioritized task list to better define Randy's
duties. Faculty may propose tasks
(lab or equipment related) for Randy to work on.
2. New Faculty hire status:
a. Offer letter sent to John Cotton.
He is planning to visit with his wife during the week of March 5th
(his Spring Break). He must
accept/decline by March 12th.
3. Departmental Risk Assessment - Summary of results from the final
3 rating sheets
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Undergraduate Program highest rated risks:
o
Inadequate quality of service courses will cause problems for students
o
Curriculum issues will cause problems for students
o
Inadequate attention to assessment will cause accreditation problems
·
Department and Personnel highest rated risks:
o
Excessive Work Load Expectations will reduce job satisfaction and
performance
o
Inadequate Resourses and support for New Faculty will lead to problems
with performance and retention
o
Inadequate incentives will cause the program to not meet its
objectives
o
Inadequate Staffing levels will lead to inability to complete
essential tasks
·
Communications and Relations highest rated risks:
o
Negative press (including Plagiarism issue) will impact our Reputation
o
Lack of guidelines leading to deficient reports, thesis/dissertation
o
Lack of Publicity or Exposure in Public and Media will cause
recruiting problems
o
Poor student advising will cause problems for students
o
Poor University Relations will cause problems for the department
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Next Steps:
·
Group discussion (looking at highest ranked items from all categories
to ensure all understand the current status) followed by a multi-vote process
to determine what items to work on first.
·
Establish working groups to develop risk management plans.
4. SAB/GSAB:
·
Input on CE223: All demos - students do not run the experiments. It is useful to have these experiences
(tensile test, torsion test, column buckling, strain gages...) but could be
much better. Students would like
to have experiences integrated with the theory and actually get the hands-on
experience to run the tests.
Suggestion to consider combining with CHE418 (best from both labs)?
·
ME470/ME101 interactions and time change to 1PM: try to work schedule
around ME Labs, 350/351, CHE418, EE305 and IT117.
·
Website is active at www.ent.ohiou.edu/me/sab/index.htm
·
ME faculty invited to ASME social: Late night free skate this
Saturday, 11PM - midnight at Bird Arena (after the 7:30 PM hockey game)
5. Lab committee recommendations
concerning 015
[Izzi]
a. Basic
concerns about appearance and impact on recruiting tours, etc.
·
Immediate need: clean and organize to make it
presentable
·
Responsibility: Sr. Lab instructor, TA, and Randy
b. We
will begin a formal process of assessing equipment and space (Refrigeration
research apparatus, Steam turbine experiment, other major eqpt in CAMP, Sr
Lab equipment,...) by evaluating 3 factors:
·
Is it relevant?
o
For student learning: ME lab committee and others will define the
required experiments/experiences that are important for our students and
decide where they will fit in our curriculum, including the replacements for
CE223. Izzy will lead this and it
will be complete by May 2007.
o
For departmental research: PIs will verify that all equipment is
active (possible criterion: has been used in the past year or will be used in
the next year).
·
Is it working? (If not, is
it worth fixing or replacing?)
·
Is it presentable? (Can it be made part of a "showcase lab"
with posters, etc.)
·
Need positive responses to all 3 items by August 07, or equipment will
be removed and/or space reassigned...
Other
issues to consider for the lab:
c.
Balance of research space, undergraduate lab space, and desk space
d. Layout
of space for ME288/388/488 to co-exist
e. Lab
technician responsibility (Randy will assume the role, but if it proves to be
too much then we will try to get additional help)
6. Curriculum
·
CE222/ME403/ME304 issue has emerged for co-ops who cannot take 403 in
Spring or Summer.
o
We will get an idea of the number of students impacted and have them
talk to Ken - he will determine how to deal with them fairly on a
case-by-case basis.
·
ME/HTC physics dual major 5-year plan [Bob]
·
Memo about proposed changes to ME curriculum for consideration and
future discussion. [Ken will distribute later]
Other
·
Academic honesty: Update on hearings as reported to the board of
Trustees - two cases have gone through the full hearing process. One case will require a rewrite and
another case calls for degree revocation. The latter is under appeal. Many cases have been resolved prior to
the hearing phase.
·
Assessment 1-page forms due: ME314 and ME471
submitted. ME100, ME224, ME288,
ME301, ME321, ME350, ME398, ME491, ME498 still needed. There will be an audit of our process
happening soon. Please let Greg
and/or Steph know what help you need to complete the assessments.
·
Mentoring program for new faculty - [P&T Committee] Address research collaboration,
teaching guidance, and must include a yearly discussion of P&T committee
with untenured faculty in December or January with results included in the
yearly evaluation letter from the chair.
·
Potential safety issues with wind tunnel - do we need procedures for
operation to avoid hazards?
·
Other long term actions
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2/14/07 Dean Irwin will be with us
for this meeting
2/7/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Izzi Urieli, Bob
Williams; Carole Womeldorf, Khairul Alam, Rudy Pasic; Frank Kraft, Ken
Halliday, Dave Bayless, Bhavin Mehta, Gary Graham
David Burnette, Matt Dixon, Damon Givens, Stephanie Walker
Reminder
Schedule:
·
Reminder: Assessment 1-page forms due for ME100, ME224, ME288, ME301,
ME314, ME321, ME350, ME398, ME471, ME491, ME498 - Contact Steph if you need a
blank template.
·
Stocker Endowment (2/22)
·
New SEM Machine arrives at ICMT Feb 26th. Training for any faculty/students
who want it will occur shortly after.
If interested contact Bruce Brown, 593-9922.
·
White Awards applications for
2007: send to
department committees by March 1
1. Teaching Committee Chair: Dave
Bayless (with Greg and Frank)
2. Research Committee Chair: Frank
Kraft (with Dave and Khairul)
·
"Russ Best Paper Award" applications due by Feb 23rd to
Dept, nomination by March 2nd to college. Dave and Bob are applying. Any others? Grad faculty not applying will be
asked to evaluate the papers. We
may be able to send forth more than one (a change that is in discussion at
the college level), but at a minimum our applications need to be ranked by
the department.
o
We need to identify a faculty member to serve on the college award
selection committee.
Action
Items:
1. New Faculty hire
discussion/decision:
a. Faculty hiring committee [Ken, Rudy, Bob] will open the discussion and
either provide a recommendation for which candidate to hire, or lay out the
pros and cons of each candidate as they see them.
·
A rating table will likely be used to guide the discussion.
b.
Student input will be solicited and included in the evaluation table
c. Other
faculty and staff will be invited to share their impressions
d. If a
clear majority favorite has emerged from the discussion, we will work towards
a consensus decision (a decision that everyone can live with). If no clear favorite is evident, we
will identify the concerns and questions that are the differentiators in the
decision, and request more information to address them and/or move to the
reference checking phase for more than one candidate.
2. Lab committee recommendations
concerning 015
[Izzi]
3. Departmental Risk Assessment - The final 3 rating sheets will be
distributed this week and should be returned promptly, but at the latest by Feb 16th:
·
Undergraduate Program, Department and Personnel, Communications and
Relations
4. Mentoring program for new
faculty -
[P&T Committee]
·
Address research collaboration, teaching guidance, and must include a
yearly discussion of P&T committee with untenured faculty in December or
January with results included in the yearly evaluation letter from the chair.
5. SAB/GSAB:
Input on CE223? What
is happening now? How valuable is it to our program?
6. Dean Irwin will be with us for
next week's meeting (Feb 14)
Other
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Bulletin Board Update Status - [Steph]
·
long term actions
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1/31/07 - No meeting (due to faculty interviews and
advising week)
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1/24/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Izzi Urieli, Bob
Williams; Carole Womeldorf, Khairul Alam, Rudy Pasic; Frank Kraft, Ken
Halliday, Stephanie Walker [Dave Bayless, Bhavin Mehta, Gary Graham absent]
Reminder
Schedule:
·
Reminder: Assessment 1-page forms due for ME100, ME224, ME288, ME301,
ME314, ME321, ME350, ME398, ME471, ME491, ME498 - Contact Steph if you need a
blank template.
·
SFEF (1/26) and Stocker Endowment (2/22)
Announcements
and quick items:
ICC Approved (1/3/07) ME 491; Change Prerequisite from C or
better in 224, MATH 340, ET 240, sr to C or better in 224, MATH 340, MATH
344; Effective S 06/07
SEM agreement with ICMT: Khairul has obtained a JEOL SEM as
part of a project with Pete Klein.
Due to space issues we have arranged to have it located and maintained
by ICMT for the next 3 years, with free access for Khairul's project and
"reasonable access" for other ME projects. Other ME users would be expected to
enter into a formal agreement with ICMT that includes a contribution to help
cover the operating costs (equipment maintenance and training of users).
·
Machine arrives Feb 26th. Training for any faculty/students who want
it will occur shortly after. Send
names to ICMT.
White Awards applications needed
for 2007.
Apply by March 1?. Names should be sent to Colleen by
April 1.
Teaching Committee Chair: Dave Bayless
(with Greg and Frank),
Research Committee Chair: Frank Kraft
(with Dave and Khairul)
"Russ Best Paper Award" applications due by Feb 23rd to
Dept, nomination by March 2nd to college. To be eligible, it must be a
journal article that describes work done while the faculty member has been at
Ohio University and must have been published during calendar year 2006.
·
We must provide the name of a tenure track faculty member from your
department who will serve on the award selection committee.
New Faculty hire update: "Finalize" schedules and
interview times.
Other faculty/staff status
updates...Still
lots of uncertainty
Bulletin Board Updates - If there is anything on the
Conf Room bulletin board that should still be displayed, let Steph know. Also get pictures to Steph if you'd
like them included in future displays...
SAB/GSAB:
Input on CE223? What
is happening now? How valuable is it to our program?
Vendors on campus to display
alternatives for a new Student Information System (SIS).
info: http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/January/a283-067.cfm
to sign up:
http://iliad.cats.ohiou.edu/cgi-cf/adminsys/onlineseminar/menu.cfm
·
Steph checked out the details and we decided that it is not worth
sending a departmental representative
Action
Items:
1. Departmental Risk Assessment - 11 responses so far for Graduate
Program issues (Still need some grad student input).
·
We will have the rest of the rating sheets soon.
2. Curriculum and Ugrad issues -
·
The lab committee is working on issues related to use of 015 (space
for ME288, dyno for ME488, ...)
·
Online catalog software proposed - see demo at www.digarc.com/solutions/demo.php
1. Annual catalogs and revisions will
continue...hopefully changes will occur automatically after ICC/UCC approval,
with departments just reviewing changes.
Other
·
long term actions -
> P&T Committee to propose a
formal mentoring program for new faculty
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1/17/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Gary Graham, Izzi Urieli,
Bob Williams; Carole Womeldorf, Khairul Alam, Rudy Pasic; Frank Kraft, Bhavin
Mehta [Dave Bayless, Ken Halliday absent]
Reminder
Schedule:
·
Reminder: Assessment 1-page forms due for ME100, ME224, ME288, ME301,
ME314, ME321, ME350, ME398, ME471, ME491, ME498 - Contact Steph if you need a
blank template.
·
SFEF (1/26) and Stocker Endowment (2/22)
·
Faculty evaluation forms due by Monday Jan 22nd
Announcements
and quick items:
Advisory Board Meeting - January
26. Plan is to go to a 3X per year meeting
schedule (correlated with Sr. Design involvement)
Baker Center Dedication on
Saturday Feb 10th at 11 AM - Bob will be our departmental representative to
participate in ribbon cutting (with 200 or more others).
Randy...
on sick leave until Jan, 22nd.
Bart Sims
and Steve Spencer are filling in for some of his duties...
New Faculty hire update: Phone interviews in process (Complete
by TH at 3:30 PM). Hope to
complete on-campus interviews by early February.
EE420/520
Nanoelectronics approved (course name changed based on our request).
Bulletin
Board Updates - Conference room and "paper display cabinet" are
being updated with recent student project and research project pictures. Get pictures to Steph if you'd like
them included...
·
If you'd like to put other postings in the hall, the preferred
location is in the long hall leading to the ME office. Posters should look professional.
Presentation
cart provided to each department, including: Luxor A/V cart, DVD/VCR combo
player, Panasonic Projection Unit, powered speakers.
SAB/ GSAB: Newsletter to be distributed this
week - SAB members may ask to distribute in your class. Includes first
release of ME department statement on plagiarism.
Engineering Ambassador Nominations by Jan 26 - 3 names requested for
1 opening, preferably 2008-2009 graduates. Names submitted are Mike Starkey, John
Robe, and Kevin Drummond.
PHC Update: So far, 21 cases have been reviewed:
9 former students have been asked to attend a hearing, 9 former students have
been asked to perform a rewrite, with the option of a hearing, 3 cases were
dismissed because it was determined they were source documents.
Action
Items:
1. Discussed and agreed to changes
to Faculty Interview Process -
·
We will replace most individual interviews with use a mix of small
group interviews (topic based), individual discussions, and large group
activities (show collegiality).
·
In addition to the presentation on research and a discussion of future
directions and funding in their research area (possibly done as part of
ME580), the candidates will be asked to lead a group session (a disciplinary
teaching colloquium) focused on teaching (and we will try to get significant
student involvement).
·
We will have smaller groups for lunch to enable more personal
conversation and to give the candidate some down time.
2. Grad Program: Frank presented a proposal to
simplify and update our graduate course requirements. After some discussion of the titles of
the categories, the proposal was accepted.
3. Departmental Risk Assessment - the rating list on Graduate
Program issues was handed out and should be completred and returned to Steph
before next Wednesday.
·
I met with Terry Russell in December to verify our process and to get
input on how to prioritize after all ratings are completed. He suggests a multivoting technique.
4. Curriculum and Ugrad issues -
·
The lab committee meets today to review equipment and other issues related
to use of 015 (space for ME288, dyno for ME488, ...)
·
Online catalog software proposed - see demo at
www.digarc.com/solutions/demo.php
1. Annual catalogs and revisions will
continue...hopefully changes will occur automatically after ICC/UCC approval,
with departments just reviewing changes.
Other
·
long term actions -
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1/10/07
Special Meeting With President
McDavis. The informal discussion addressed
departmental strengths (undergraduate teaching including the senior design
experience, collaborative research, collegiality among faculty, healthy
balance of teaching and research, a "research culture", and
students feeling like their professors care and are willing to help them in
many ways outside of class,...) and resources needed to grow (research space,
technicians, more faculty,...).
The president was surprised at our use of the term "research
culture" and asked for explanation of how it developed. Lots of credit was given to Jay
(as researcher and chairman) and Khairul and others, with the culture taking
off as Dave and Bob became successful in building research collaborations. We finished with a discussion of the
possible switch to semesters (latest
news at http://www.ohio.edu/outlook/06-07/January/241n-067.cfm)
Faculty salaries: the latest from the Provost's
Monday meeting with the chairs:
·
The plan is to make a 5-year commitment to address the competitiveness
of faculty salaries at OU. The
money for this (which is an addition to and not a replacement of the normal
raise pool) will be taken off the top of the Vision Ohio funds - it is a top
priority.
·
The goal is to move from near last up to the 3rd quartile in
comparison to our peer institutions.
·
Distribution of money to colleges will be based on market data.
·
Allocation of funds within the college is up to each college, but it
must be merit based (not everyone will receive an equity adjustment)
·
The goal is overall fairness, and recruitment and retention of good
faculty
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1/03/07
Attendees: Greg Kremer; Jay Gunasekera, Gary Graham, Izzi Urieli,
Dave Bayless, Bob Williams; Carole Womeldorf, Khairul Alam, Rudy Pasic; Ken
Halliday [Frank Kraft late, Bhavin Mehta absent]
Reminder
Schedule:
·
Fellowship deadline: proposals to Dean by Jan 19. Jay is applying. Any others?
·
Reminder: Assessment 1-page forms due by Monday of second week. Contact Steph if you need a blank
template.
Announcements
and quick updates:
MATH344
changes approved through UCC to make it open to MEs without pink slips!
Randy is
still on sick leave. We are
hopeful he will return soon. In the interim we will arrange for temporary
replacements to cover the lab and Sr Design responsibilities.
New
Faculty hire update: Committee
will finish reviews and crate their interview list by next week.
New
Course proposal EE420/520 Nanoelectronics and Nanotechnology was
discussed. No objections to the
course, but we will request that the course name be changed to
Nanoelectronics.
Reminder
about IT security issues: all computers should have non-trivial passwords,
automatic security updates for operating systems, current anti-virus
software...
STKR 418
- at least 3 TA desks will be available starting this quarter. Please contact Frank to reserve a
certain time block for TA office hours.
STKR 402
- We will be opening up the space to seal additional grad students and to
give Carole some research space.
Faculty
evaluations - should be completed in January. Merit raise pool currently unknown,
but there will be merit raises this year. We will use the same procedure as in
past. Gary, Khairul, and Rudy
will form the committee to review/approve the forms and the process.
SAB/ GSAB:
Newsletter within a few weeks, Website combined with GSAB.
Recommended
Faculty Seminar -
Meeting the needs of Second Language Writers,
Friday February 9, 1PM - 5 PM, 021D Scott Quad, To register contact
wac@ohio.edu.
Meeting
with President McDavis next week. Meeting with Dennis on Feb 14th.
Action
Items:
1. Departmental Risk Assessment - rating list and rating process.
·
Feedback relative to the process - if it is working we will continue
to rate the other categories in the same way. If improvements are needed we will
make them for the future categories.
·
Next Steps
1. Committees to propose actions to
reduce OCC for areas in need of risk management plans and monitoring.
1. Safety Risk Committee: Randy and
Shyler plus reps from SAB, GSAB, Lab Committee, and Grad committee (beware of
conflict of interest)
2. Academic Integrity: Izzi to act as
liaison with college AHC, and will coordinate departmental actions with
college actions.
2. Next categories to rate: Graduate Program issues, Undergraduate
Program issues, Administrative (Lab space and equipment management issues),..
[Carole to provide rating sheets?]
2. ME Response to the P-word -
1. "Final" draft of initial
departmental chair statement reviewed with Dean and Colleen. Both suggested modifications... We should be able to include the latest
info on cases...
2. Greg will work with SAB
(newsletter?), GSAB, and ME advisory board to determine how best to make it
available to students and alumni.
·
One suggestion for positively putting forth our remaining concerns is
to make recommendations to the provost about improved ways to handle the
investigation and release of information for future cases in a way that is
more appropriate than it was handled for the ME faculty.
3. Faculty Responsibility
Statement - in
development at college level, reaffirming and clarifying the faculty
handbook. We will review a draft
at a future meeting.
4. Curriculum and Ugrad issues -
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The Dean views our situation as "an emergency situation" and
will support us as necessary to meet our obligations [possible overload
contracts, adjunct instructors et. to help us get through]
1. Ideas for visiting professor, adjunct
instructors, ...
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Response from CE about CE220 and CE223 prerequisites? No flexibility, but we should be able
to get around the issue for CE220. We will need to address the issue of CE223
- do we want students to continue taking it, or can we replace the outcomes
in other places in the curriculum.
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The lab committee is reviewing equipment and other issues related to
use of 015. We need additional
space for ME288 and development of the other labs. (Status?)
Other
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long term actions -
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