The University of Iowa

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• The University of Iowa
• College of Engineering
• Annual Report to the
• Advisory Board
• Fall 2001

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Strategic Plan - Vision

• To be recognized internationally for engineering
  education and research, and for leadership to the
  profession

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Strategic Plan - Aspirations

• Strategic characteristics and aspirations to
  realize vision
• Small-college atmosphere
• Breadth and depth of education
• Preparation of graduate students
• International recognition for research
• Leadership and service
• Partnerships
• Successful alumni

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Strategic Plan - Goal 1

• Increase the quality and reputation of academic
  programs to prepare students for successful
  careers in a changing global environment

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Center for Technical Communication

• Integrate writing-to-learn strategies and project
  presentation skills into curriculum
• Teaching efficient ways to conduct research,
  gather evidence, and identify audiences
• Helping students gain confidence as speakers and
  writers
• Opportunity for summer short courses for industry

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Program for Enhanced Design Experience

• Exposing students in a team-based setting to
  solve real-world industrial problems

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Student Leadership Institute

• Two-day retreat
• Engineering and Business students
• Students consider, discuss and wrestle with
  leadership issues
• Industry and government leaders share experiences
  with students

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Strategic Plan - Goal 2

• Achieve international recognition for research
  and graduate programs

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International Recognition

• Carmichael (CBE), Distinguished Guest Professor
  Award, Japanese Ministry of Education and Culture
• Carmichael (CBE), researching Asian pollution
  effects on USA, NSF and NASA
• Lee (CEE), Guest Professor, Technical University
  of Denmark
• Nixon (CEE), research on snow removal in Andes
• Sonka (ECE), International Symposium on Medical
  Imaging
• Abdel-Malek (ME), NATO Collaborative grant with
  Egypt
• IIHR, International Prespectives Course, Eastern
  Europe

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Strategic Plan - Goal 3

• Become a more valuable asset to the profession,
  the state, and the University

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College Activities in Support of Goal 3

• Entrepreneurial Seed Grants for Students
• Support for Advisory Boards
• Publication of IOWA ENGINEER
• WISE outreach events
• Student professional organizations
• Career Fair
• Support for Co-op/Intern coordinator
• ACE Academy for middle and high school students

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Strategic Plan - Goal 4

• Attract, develop, and retain a high quality
  faculty and staff

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Endowed Chairs and Professorships

• Allen S. Henry Chair of Engineering
• Jerald Schnoor (CEE)
• Joseph and Rose Summers Chair in Water Resources
  Engineering
• Witold Krajewski (CEE)
• Karl Kammermeyer Professorship in Chemical and
  Biochemical Engineering
• Greg Carmichael (CBE)
• F. Wendall Miller Distinguished Professorship
• Jasbir Arora (CEE)

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Faculty - New Hires

• Nicole Grosland (BME/Orthopaedics)
• Khalid Kader (BME)
• Michael Mackey (BME/Radiology)
• Madhaven Raghavan (BME)
• Oguz Poroy (BME/Whitaker)
• Julie Jessop (CBE)
• James Schmeidler (MIE)
• Jia Lu (MIE)

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Faculty - Departures

• J.S. Chen (ME), UCLA
• V.J. Goel (BME), Toledo, Head
• A. Korpel (ECE), retired
• Z. Ding (ECE), UC Davis
• W. Chan (ECE), Sarnoff Labs
• Kasra (BME), U of Tenn

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Strategic Plan - Goal 5

• Acquire and effectively manage resources to
  enable growth of the College to meet increased
  demand for engineers

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FY01 Expenditures by Source of Funds 33,700,000
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FY01 Expenditures by Category 33,700,000
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FY01 Research Expenditures by Funding Source
17,700,000