Colleagues,
We have much to look forward to in 2020, and I'd like to begin by sharing good news on a variety of fronts:
Strategic Planning
Our working groups have been busy addressing refined thematic areas, and are ready to share additional information and gather your feedback once more. Please join us for focus groups - open to all faculty and staff - with our working groups in the Hill Conference Room on the following dates:
Wednesday, January 22nd:
- 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.: Research and Innovation
- 12 - 1 p.m.: Graduate Programs
- 1 - 2 p.m.: Curriculum and Pedagogy
- 2 - 3 p.m.: Space and Culture
Tuesday, January 28:
- 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.: Space and Culture
- 1:30 - 3 p.m.: Curriculum and Pedagogy
- 3 - 4 p.m.: Graduate Programs
Thursday, January 30:
- 12 - 1 p.m.: Research and Innovation
- 1 - 2 p.m.: Curriculum and Pedagogy
More about the process and charges of each group may be found on our strategic planning
community webpage
. In particular, I encourage you to check out the "Documents in Review" section, which includes the report shared last month with progress through December.
Year in Review
At the end of December, I shared a recap of engineering activities, research, and more.
The attached slides
provide a follow-up to our end-of-year faculty and staff meetings.
Staffing Updates
On 1/21, Michele Diehl will join the college's enrollment team as Director of Undergraduate Recruitment and Engagement. She has served as Director of Undergraduate Admissions at Gwynedd Mercy University in Pennsylvania since 2003.
We are also in the final stages of the searches for Director of Graduate Recruitment and Senior Director of Marketing and Communications positions - stay tuned in the coming weeks for additional updates there.
Faculty Development Workshops
As announced at the last faculty meeting, don't forget to mark your calendars for upcoming faculty development workshops. Up next is "How do I start a company as a Drexel Engineering faculty member?" to be held Thursday, January 23, at 2 p.m. in Hill Conference Room, LeBow 240. Join Drexel experts and learn how to translate your research to market, in response to the question, "What is academic entrepreneurship and how can I start a company?" Presenters include:
- Michele Marcolongo, PhD (Author of Academic Entrepreneurship: How to Bring Your Scientific Discovery to a Successful Commercial Product);
- Kapil Dandekar, PhD, Entrepreneur;
- Kathie Jordan, PhD, Coulter-Drexel Translational Research Partnership;
- Shintaro Kaido, Office of Applied Innovation; and
- Sorin Siegler, PhD, Entrepreneur.
P-Card Compliance Refresher
A friendly reminder that tomorrow, 1/14, our faculty and staff P-Card holders are invited to join us along with representatives from Procurement Services from 9 - 11 a.m. in Hill Conference Room. The workshop will include refresher training on P-Card and travel policies and practices, and offer an opportunity for you to meet directly with staff from Procurement.
In partnership,
