Faith Morrison (Ch E) will serve Michigan Tech in the capacity of associate dean of the Graduate School beginning this semester. The position is half time, with Morrison continuing in her faculty role for the balance of her time. Morrison will be involved in a number of projects in the Graduate School. A major project . . .
Tech Wins Awards for Diversity Efforts in Engineering Education by Jenn Donovan Michigan Tech’s efforts to increase the numbers and diversity of women in engineering have been recognized by Women in Engineering ProActive Network (WEPAN), a national network of women engineers, engineering educators, universities, corporations and non-profits who are working together to develop a diverse . . .
by Office of Provost and VP of Academic Affairs Pushpalatha Murthy, currently the associate dean of the Graduate School, has been selected as the new associate provost for Graduate Education and dean of the Graduate School. Murthy will begin serving as dean on Sunday, June 19. Prior to being selected as dean, Murthy served as . . .
By Allison Mills | Published 12:30 PM, May 3, 2016 Colleen Mouw double-checked to make sure the email wasn’t spam. Who gets a personalized message from the White House anyway? The correspondence was indeed real—and an early step to Mouw winning one of the prestigious Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) this . . .
Michigan Tech’s Van Pelt and Opie Library has received the H.W. Wilson Award from the American Library Association. The award is given to the “library organization whose application demonstrates greatest merit for a program of staff development designed to further the goals and objectives of the library organization.” In making the announcement, the awards jury unanimously believed . . .
by Jenn Donovan President Barack Obama has named 106 researchers—including Assistant Professor Colleen Mouw (GMES)—as recipients of the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers. It is the highest honor bestowed by the US government on science and engineering professionals in the early stages of their independent research careers. “These early-career scientists are leading . . .
Tasks in process. Telephone survey of Search Chairs regarding current practice. I expect results any day now. An electronic survey has been drafted for Deans and Chairs to determine current state centered around interview and negotiation phase. This will be going out soon. Patty Sotirin will be holding some focus groups for partners currently slated for early . . .
Michigan Tech desires to hold another University Climate SURVEY of which Jill Hodges and Beth Lunde are the leads. This will include all faculty, staff (union and non-union), and students. The committee is leaning toward hiring externally to do this study and based upon discussions held in the Unit Climate Group (AMP-UP) is also leaning . . .
Dr. Nina Mahmoudian is featured as one of the 2016 Emerging Scholars in the recent issue of Emerging Scholars of the Diverse Magazine. Read her profile below on page 21 Emerging Scholars, Volume 32:26, January 2016
The Advance Matrix Process-University Programs (AMP-UP) teams have been established and there has been two rounds of meetings held for the Initiative teams and one round for the Process Teams. A google web-site has been established to assist these team with agendas, minutes, reference materials, and task management. All teams have discussed the importance of . . .