Attendees:

Advisors

Bob Heller                               Jim Misialek

Chris Barta                              Kim Nelson

Andy Gates                             Brian Popoff

Jennifer Hopkins                      David Steffen

Michael Kiernan                      Emmy Vareberg

David N. Long                         Brian Johnson

Faculty & Staff

Kambiz Farahmand                 David Wells

Reza Maleki                            Valery Marinov

Om P. Yadav                          Canan Bilen-Green

Jing Shi                                    Jun Zhang

John Cook                               Susan Peterson

Students

John Kline, Brian Gefroh

Guests

Elvin Isgrig, Professor Emeritus

Dr. Craig Schnell, Provost

Dr. Gary Smith, Dean, CEA

Minutes

Agenda item: State of the University

Presenter: Dr. Craig Schnell

Discussion:

�         President Chapman’s State of the University Address, October 12

· NDSU received re-accreditation from the North Central Association’s Higher Learning Commission

� New enrollment record was set for the seventh year in a row

· Annual research expenditures topped $200 million

· University’s building boom continues

· University invited to join the Mid-Continent Athletic Conference

�         Engineering and IME Department

      · Dr. Farahmand has done a terrific job and accomplished necessary reorganization of the department

      · Dean’s position (was to be a 2-year position when Gary became Interim)

      · Reaccreditation – Higher Learning Committee for institution (team of 10 people for 2-½ days);

        ABET Report: Overall, we came out pretty good; ECE had 2 deficiencies.  IME Department came out the best

        on the report; most departments had weaknesses on program objectives.

      · Future of Engineering:  We need more facilities and more space.  With Architecture move to buildings

        purchased downtown, that building and Ehly will be available.  The cost of building a new engineering

        building would be anywhere from $40-70 million. 

      · Faculty Salaries:   Start-up packages at NDSU are at a competitive level.  This will be the last year that

        the Provost’s office will pay for computers/equipment for new faculty.

�         State Resources

We need to figure out how to leverage extra money.  Out of $63 million higher education budget, ‘SU’s

Budget is $13 million.  The Board has asked for $10 million for deferred maintenance, $9 million in state

Funding, $4 million in equity, and 5% tuition increase.

Agenda item: State of the College of Engineering & Architecture

Presenter: Dr. Gary Smith, Dean

Discussion:

�         ABET review in 6-7 months to address issues; continuous improvement is important

�         Nancy Rossland, new College Relations Coordinator responsible for recruiting activities

�         University Budgets

      · $0 budget year

      · No new resources, positions, etc.  Possible turnaround next year. 

      · Department chairs asked to develop and submit priority proposals for lab equipment and space.

�         Downtown Space:

      · The move downtown of Architecture will be a benefit to college as far as the space that will be made

        available in the architecture building and Ehly Hall.  Timeline for this move is one year.

�         Major Concerns:

      · Faculty

      · Space

      · Finding new income streams

      · Faculty/student ratio (1:32); faculty attrition is around 9%; primary reason for leaving NDSU is

        Family issues.

      · Changeover from PeopleSoft to Oracle

Agenda item: State of the Department

Presenter: Dr. Kambiz Farahmand

Discussion:  (See handouts from AB meeting for detailed information)

�         Introduction to Jun Zhang, new professor

�         ABET Visit

�         Enrollment

�         Manufacturing Laboratories - Needs

�         Recruiting Opportunities

�         Opportunities – Space

�         CEA Advisory Board

**    Action Items:  Contact Alumni Center and find out names of alumns who may be working for Haas Automation;

       Obtain list of schools participating in JETs

Agenda item: IIE Regional Conference

Presenters: John Kline  Brian Gefroh

�         General Information

      · March 1-4, 2007

      · Radisson Hotel, Fargo

      ·· Expect approximately 200 attendees

      · Focus on professionalism

      · Showcase IME Department, NDSU, Fargo-Moorhead area.

�         Seminars and Tours

      · Six to eight seminars

      · Workshops pertaining to modern IE topics

      · Activity-based workshops

      · Present workplace situations, projects, and implementations

      · Tours – Developing a list of companies

�         Public Relations

      · First Press Release

      · Involving other classes on campus

      · Second Press Release in Forum Newspaper recognizing sponsors and promoting event

(IIE Regional Conference Continued)

�         Competitions

      · Technical paper competition

      · Simulation competition (none due to lack of interest)

�         Current Sponsors

        · Minn-Dak Manufacturers’ Association

        · BTD Manufacturing

        · Phoenix International

        · Rapat Corporation

        · IIE Nationals

          We are at 14% of fundraising goal (need apx $23-$25,000 total)

�         Contacts

        · Web:  wwww.ndsuiie.org

        · John.Kline@ndsu.edu

        · Bryan.Gefroh@gmail.com

Agenda item: Proposal for Professional Recognition of Alumni

Presenter: Elvin Isgrig

Discussion:

�         As an Advisory Board, can we have our own recognition for graduate’s success?  Or does this need to be in

conjunction with NDSU activities?

�         Identify people who should be recognized for success and professionalism

�         “Life Stories” – These could be showcased on the IME web site

�         Endorsement of Elvin’s proposal

        · Refinement of process

        · Reviewing stories

        · Could be placed under IME-Alumni web site with nomination form (will accept nominations from anyone)

        · Elvin & Andy Gates will meet on the process

        · Elvin, Al Henderson, Kambiz Farahmand to be on committee (rotating membership)

        · Evaluations to be looked at in Spring AB meeting

        · Awards to be presented at Homecoming festivities or included in Alumni Center recognition ceremony

Agenda item: Subcommittees

Presenter: Kambiz Farahmand

Discussion:

�         Spring AB Meeting: Department review from Dr. Farahmand, subcommittees, then wrap-up

�         Fundraising:  Additional resources and focus of effort.  Invite Nancy Rossland to Spring meeting

�         Marketability and Recruiting Subcommittee (new)

�         Do away with PC Technology Subcommittee

�         Space Utilization Subcommittee (new)

�         Format for Spring AB Meeting: Fundraising, Space Utilization, and Recruiting/Marketing Subcommittee;

Fall AB Meeting: Curriculum Review Subcommittee