CST External Advisory Board Meeting Friday, May 18, 2012 Board members in attendance Jeff Wright, David Bover, Rick Kaiser, Matt Dunn, JC Hickman, Bob Brim, John Francis, David Kennerud, Peter Hallson, Jim Osness, Nona Larson, Truc Thon, Dwight Walters, Reid Kuhn, George Kriz, Margo Hammond, Dave Spanel, Jason Clark, and Kathy Cartwright. Welcome and outline of the day: Rick Kaiser Jeff Dean’s message (Welcome and introductions) – Dean’s Report Status/observations after first year at Western Greatest excitement Quality of work and opportunities for students Greatest comfort Dean’s office staff Greatest disappointment Greatly underestimated level of how under-resourced WWU is Greatest accomplishment Securing of full time appointment for new Associate Dean, David Bover Greatest surprise surprises at WWU Why is that the way it is? Bombshells – daily Perspectives the front burner – is renamed Advisory Board” “External David Bover new Associate Dean of CST and current acting chair of Computer – Science WWU finally hiring faculty Starting and engineering school at Western YOYO = on your own” “You’re Manca Vallum Director of Development for the Sciences, WWU Foundation – Her background 6 years on Foundation CST/Huxley/Environment/Shannon Point Foundation update New Foundation member coming to CST Introduction of The “Matrix” A tool/foundation to strengthen the vision for CST Department focused goals
CST External Advisory Board Meeting Friday, May 18, 2012 Board members in attendance Jeff Wright, David Bover, Rick Kaiser, Matt Dunn, JC Hickman, Bob Brim, John Francis, David Kennerud, Peter Hallson, Jim Osness, Nona Larson, Truc Thon, Dwight Walters, Reid Kuhn, George Kriz, Margo Hammond, Dave Spanel, Jason Clark, and Kathy Cartwright. Welcome and outline of the day: Rick Kaiser Jeff – Dean’s message (Welcome and introductions) Dean’s Report Status/observations after first year at Western Greatest excitement Quality of work and opportunities for students Greatest comfort Dean’s office staff Greatest disappointment Greatly underestimated level of how under-resourced WWU is Greatest accomplishment Securing of full time appointment for new Associate Dean, David Bover Greatest surprise surprises at WWU – Why is that the way it is? Bombshells daily Perspectives – the front burner is renamed “External Advisory Board” David Bover – new Associate Dean of CST and current acting chair of Computer Science WWU finally hiring faculty Starting and engineering school at Western YOYO = “You’re on your own” Manca Vallum – Director of Development for the Sciences, WWU Foundation Her background 6 years on Foundation CST/Huxley/Environment/Shannon Point Foundation update New Foundation member coming to CST Introduction of The “Matrix” A tool/foundation to strengthen the vision for CST Department focused goals