October 6-7, 2006
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR

Program (pdf)
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• Opening Lunch: Graduate Dean Collis Geren, University of Arkansas
• Session 1: New and Established Faculty Recruiting
  • Sub Gollahalli, University of Oklahoma [Presentation]
  • Bob Pitz, Vanderbilt University [Presentation]
• Session 2: Fund Raising
  • David Gearhart, Vice Chancellor for University Advancement at University of Arkansas [Presentation]
• Tour of Mechanical Engineering Research Labs
  Joe Rencis, Bill Schmidt, University of Arkansas
• Dinner: Engineering Dean Ashok Saxena, University of Arkansas

Saturday, October 7, 2006

• Breakfast: Chancellor John A. White, University of Arkansas [Presentation (part 1), Presentation (part 2)]
• Session 3: ABET Visit Challenges
  • Mo Hosni, Kansas State University [Presentation]
  • Joe Rencis, University of Arkansas [Presentation, Handout 1, Handout 2]
• Session 4: Potential Collaborations with Mexico
  • Eloy Meza Fuentes, Mexican Society of Mechanical & Electrical Engineering [Presentation]
• Session 5: Round Robin: Institutional Highlights
  • Darrell Hoy, Tennessee Technological University
• Closing Lunch: Provost Bob Smith, University of Arkansas