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==Visiting Committee Visit Planning '08==
==Visiting Committee Visit Planning '08==
Main Topics:
Main Topics:
*'''Faculty Size/Curriculum'''
===Faculty Size/Curriculum===
**Increase number of electives
**Increase number of electives
***From Survey:
***From Survey:
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***Mathematical modeling
***Mathematical modeling
***Ethics
***Ethics
*'''Research Areas'''
===Advisor Selection Process===
**What research areas lacking?
*First year funding is critical, need for more fellowships?
***From 2006 survey:
*Working for two advisors - one in BE, one not
***Strengthen core subjects already emphasized
 
***Neuroscience
===Research Areas===
***Metabolic engineering
What research areas lacking?
***Energy/Environment
*Synthetic Biology
***Epigenomics
*From 2006 survey:
***Immunology
**Strengthen core subjects already emphasized
*'''Space'''
**Neuroscience
**Metabolic engineering
**Energy/Environment
**Epigenomics
**Immunology
===Space===
**Currently de-centralized,lack of collaborations?,social interactions?
**Currently de-centralized,lack of collaborations?,social interactions?
***Labs in the Biology Building can definitely feel isolated from department
**Tech Square people generally happy over there, would not necessarily want to move
**Tech Square people generally happy over there, would not necessarily want to move
**Not enough space for new faculty
**Not enough space for new faculty
*'''BE Department Staff'''
===BE Department Staff===
**Compared to other engineering departments, less staff; asking them to wear a lot of hats
**Compared to other engineering departments, less staff; asking them to wear a lot of hats
**minimal web site activity, low student input, other departments seem to do more self-promotion (related to staff issue)
**minimal web site activity, low student input, other departments seem to do more self-promotion (related to staff issue)
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***ChemE has dedicated Web Site developer, Communications/Events people
***ChemE has dedicated Web Site developer, Communications/Events people
***EECS has Alumni Relations
***EECS has Alumni Relations
*'''Jobs'''
===Jobs===
**Current grads are finding jobs, but new web portal might offer more help
**Current grads are finding jobs, but new web portal might offer more help
**How to attract recruiters - currently Merck actively recruits, but few others
**How to attract recruiters - currently Merck actively recruits, but few others
**Alumni contacts/database?
**Alumni contacts/database?
*'''Undergraduate Effects'''
===Undergraduate Effects===
**Increase in number of semesters as TA?
**Increase in number of semesters as TA?


==Visiting Committee Meeting 2006==
==Visiting Committee Meeting 2006==
[[BE Board:Visiting committee|Notes from previous Visiting Committee Meeting]]
[[BE Board:Visiting committee|Notes from previous Visiting Committee Meeting]] - have these issues been addressed significantly?

Revision as of 13:40, 18 February 2008

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Visiting Committee Visit Planning '08

Main Topics:

Faculty Size/Curriculum

    • Increase number of electives
      • From Survey:
      • Statistics Class focused on Biology
      • Tissue Engineering
      • Graduate Lab Technique class:Imaging,Biochemistry,Basic Biology
      • Cellular,Physiological,Organ level biology
      • Genetics
      • Metabolics
      • Mathematical modeling
      • Ethics

Advisor Selection Process

  • First year funding is critical, need for more fellowships?
  • Working for two advisors - one in BE, one not

Research Areas

What research areas lacking?

  • Synthetic Biology
  • From 2006 survey:
    • Strengthen core subjects already emphasized
    • Neuroscience
    • Metabolic engineering
    • Energy/Environment
    • Epigenomics
    • Immunology

Space

    • Currently de-centralized,lack of collaborations?,social interactions?
      • Labs in the Biology Building can definitely feel isolated from department
    • Tech Square people generally happy over there, would not necessarily want to move
    • Not enough space for new faculty

BE Department Staff

    • Compared to other engineering departments, less staff; asking them to wear a lot of hats
    • minimal web site activity, low student input, other departments seem to do more self-promotion (related to staff issue)
      • BE: 7, ChemE: at least 9, EECS: at least 9
      • ChemE has dedicated Web Site developer, Communications/Events people
      • EECS has Alumni Relations

Jobs

    • Current grads are finding jobs, but new web portal might offer more help
    • How to attract recruiters - currently Merck actively recruits, but few others
    • Alumni contacts/database?

Undergraduate Effects

    • Increase in number of semesters as TA?

Visiting Committee Meeting 2006

Notes from previous Visiting Committee Meeting - have these issues been addressed significantly?

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