Lake Superior State University Industrial Advisory Board FALL 2008 MEETING

1. Lake Superior State UniversityIndustrial Advisory BoardFALL 2008 MEETING November 7, 2008 Museum Bronze  Auburn Hills, MI

2. AGENDA Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

3. ACTION ITEMS Minutes – Spring 2008 Meeting Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

4. CHAIR’S REPORT • State of the industry • Credit is Tight • Schedules are being revised, 09 is going to be a challenge • Commodity pricing is falling • Prime time to have Industry Partnership with Education • Good time to be in school • Need Institutions to assist Industry to weather the storm • Cheaper Labor • Innovated Ideas Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

5. CHAIR’S REPORT IAB Role Statement: • The Industrial Advisory Board (IAB) is comprised of professional men and women in engineering positions who actively participate in the development of and the promotion of Lake Superior State University engineering and engineer technology programs, faculty members and students. • IAB members guide, nurture and assure that the School of Engineering and Mathematics produces engineers with skills that will not only fulfill today’s industrial needs, but will foresee the requirements of tomorrow in a global economy. IAB members provide “real time” interface with both faculty members and students bringing today’s industrial technology to LSSU “today”. Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

6. CHAIR’S REPORT IAB members are expected to: • Evaluate and critique engineering programs by providing professional experience and direction. • Be able to provide technical support such as, teaching materials, information on equipment, donate equipment, funding. • Promote LSSU engineering curriculum to young people by participating in regional recruitment seminars and invite students for industrial tours. • Attend IAB meetings. • Support the senior project program with ideas or equipment and/or materials. • Encourage professional development of the faculty by providing summer employment and sponsoring sabbaticals. • Provide assistance with job placement for students both full-time and summer internships. • Participate on subcommittees. • Vote during IAB meetings on issues relative to the Role Statement. Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

7. IAB Chair Election

8. IAB Officers’ Term Limits TERM LIMITS • The term of each office shall be two calendar years. • The terms of Chairman and Secretary shall expire on alternate years. • No more than 2 consecutive terms are allowed. • There is no limit to the number of non-consecutive terms. • Election shall be by a majority of the members present at the spring meeting. • The term shall pass to the successors at the end of the spring meeting. • Communication of all necessary information is the responsibility of the exiting officer. Comments: • The smooth operation of this small organization will depend on communication. • Form of correspondence: Phone Fax E-mail Letters • To facilitate hand-offs, a format should be consented upon for electronic applications (e.g. IBM/DOS). Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

9. IAB Chair Responsibilities • It is the Chairman’s responsibility to oversee all of the activities of the IAB including coordinating committees. • As the need arises, the Chairman shall appoint committee chairpersons. • The Chairman is an ex-officio member of all committees and is eventually responsible for the completion of all committee business. He/She shall keep in touch with all committee chairs, facilitate the completion of their task, and if necessary, remove inactive committee chairs/members and appoint successors. • The Chairman is directly responsible for the IAB meetings. • Meeting Responsibilities include: • Establish meeting dates, locations and times (coordinate with Dean of Engineering) • Arrange meeting facility • Finalizing meeting agendas • Presiding over meeting Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

10. IAB Chair Election Nomination Process: • Any existing IAB members are eligible • Self nominations are acceptable • If you are nominating another member please be sure he/she is willing to participate • All nominations will be accepted and presented at the spring IAB meeting • Any questions you can contact the existing IAB offices. • The Nominations Are: • _____________________________ • _____________________________ • _____________________________ Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

11. COMMITTEE REPORTS

12. Recruitment Subcommittee:Recruitment Supportfor Fall 2008 MACRAO Events Chris Conklin

13. IAB MACRAO Participation Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology We participated again this year in the 2008 Fall MACRAO events. MACRAO calendar was updated in mid-summer. LSSU Admissions office continues to work with the IAB. LSSU Admissions counselors are very appreciative of our participation.

14. Thoughts/Sharing Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology MACRAO events are well organized and the students and parents look forward to attending these events to help in deciding career and education choices. MACRAO events were focused more regionally this year. In the central Michigan area all of our events were concentrated into the same week, this kept us busy.

15. Thoughts/Sharing Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology The events are held in high schools and universities. The space/area utilized varies significantly from event to event. The events are held in gymnasiums, hallways, cafeterias, or a commons. Some of these areas have low ceilings, hard surfaces, and are cramped. Other areas are large open areas and are able to better handle the crowds that attend these events.

16. Thoughts/Sharing Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology Table top space is too limited for the amount of recruiting materials utilized. Typical table top is 60”x 30”. Some of the events were poorly attended this season with little or no inquiries from the attendees. Recruiting brochures had not been received by the admissions counselors prior to the events.

17. Thoughts/Sharing 11/3/2008 LSSU IAB 11-07-2008 Meeting 17 Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology Significant interest in Nursing and Health Care related fields. Lower interest in Engineering, possible lack of awareness or other? None of the admissions counselors had any of the recruitment CD’s from the Engineering and Technology department.

18. …in closing Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology We all enjoy supporting these events, it is a rewarding experience to be able to provide information that may be used in a student’s decision making process for their educational and career choices. The Spring 2009 MACRAO events are coming up after the beginning of the new year. I will again post an email soliciting your support.

19. THANK YOU Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology A special THANK YOU to all of the IAB membership that supported the Fall 2008 MACRAO events. Your support is greatly appreciated and I hope that we can have more of the membership participate in future events. You can make a difference in the lives of these young people as they make their education and career choices.

20. BREAK Please return in 15 minutes

21. FACILITY TOUR Museum Bronze

22. Lake Superior State UniversityUpdates Morrie Walworth

23. Engineering & Technology Updates • Reorganization • New Faculty/Staff • Enrollments • Scholarships • Gaylord • PDC Updates Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

24. Reorganization • College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) • Dean: Dr. Tony Blose • Associate Dean: Morrie Walworth • Biology, Chemistry, Geology, Physics • Mathematics, Computer Science • Engineering, Technology Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

25. Reorganization • My Duties • Associate Dean: STEM • Report to Founding Dean • Department Head: Engineering & Technology • Faculty/Staff • Facilities • Resources • Director: Intellectual Property & Economic Development • Prototype Development Center • Product Commercialization & Manufacturing Center • SmartZone Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

26. Reorganization • Other Impacts • Tenure • Promotion • Curricular Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

27. New Faculty Introductions • Two New Faculty Dr. Ron DeLap (EE) Dr. Hui Tang (CE/EE) Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

28. Dr. Ron DeLap • PhD: University of Michigan • Electrical Engineering • Signal Processing • MS: Michigan Technological University • Control Systems • Electrical Engineering • BS: Michigan Technological University • Electrical Engineering Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

29. Dr. Ron DeLap • Work History • Systems Engineer; Delphi Automotive • Adjunct; SVSU • Self Employed; Videography • Teacher; Dominican Republic • UCLA; Air Force Leadership • Air Force • National Security Agency Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

30. Dr. Hui Tang • PhD: University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) • Electrical Engineering • Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) • Image Processing • MS: Louisiana Technological University • Biomedical Engineering • MS: University of Science and Technology (China) • Electrical Engineering • BS: University of Science and Technology (China) • Electrical Engineering Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

31. Dr. Hui Tang • Work Experience • Assistant Professor • University of Missouri (Columbia) • Research Assistant • University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign) • Louisiana Technological University • Software Engineer Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

32. Enrollments • Fall 2008 Statistics • 176 student (same as last year) • Computer Engineering: 34 • Electrical Engineering: 41 • Mechanical Engineering: 56 • General Engineering: 17 • MfgET: 20 • Eng Mgt: 8 • Freshmen Numbers up 10% • LSSU Enrollment up 2.5% Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

33. Scholarships • Offered Over $40,000 in Awards • Only $25,000 Accepted Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

34. Major Scholarships • Charlie Snyder Scholarship $2,000 • Huizenga Scholarships $8,500 • Robotics Scholarships $12,000 • SAME $500 • MSPE $6,000 • Jacobsen/Bell $2,000 • Precision Edge $8,500 • Sven Heikkinen $500 • John & Jan Madl $500 • Floyd W Starks $2,400 Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

35. Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

36. New Enrollment Initiative • Gaylord University Center • Proposal to Start STEM Programs this Fall • General Engineering • Technology • Engineering Management • Robotics • Not Yet Confirmed – Preliminary Stages Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

37. Prototype Development Center (PDC) • Completed 1 Year of Operation • 90 Projects • 24 Completed • 32 Quotes in Process / Review of Scope • 8 Active • 7 Cancelled • 19 Initial Leads; In Development Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

38. Prototype Development Center (PDC) • Added New Functionality • Product Commercialization and Manufacturing Center • Collaboration with Business • SmartZone Application (July 1, 2008) • SmartZone Award (October 15, 2008) Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

39. LUNCH

40. Program Updates David Baumann Wael Mokhtar

41. Electrical and ComputerEngineering David Baumann

42. Electrical and Computer Engineering— Faculty — • Dave McDonald (36th year) • David Baumann (10th year) • Andrew Jones (4th year) • Ronald DeLap (1st year) • Hui Tang (1st year) Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

43. Electrical and Computer Engineering—Proposed EET Program— Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

44. Electrical and Computer Engineering— Proposed EET Program— Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

45. Electrical and Computer Engineering— Proposed EET Program— • Other EET Programs in Michigan • Ferris State University • Michigan Technological University • Northern Michigan University • Wayne State University Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

46. Electrical and Computer Engineering— Proposed EET Program— • Commonalities of EET Programs • 2 “Light” Calculus Courses • 2-3 Basic Science Courses • 24-59 Credits in Electrical Eng Tech • 1-2 Senior Projects Courses • Eng Tech “Breadth” Courses • General Education Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

47. Electrical and Computer Engineering— Proposed EET Program— • Strengths of LSSU Program • 3 Science Courses (All with Labs) • Programmable Logic Controller Course • 5 Engineering Level Courses • Robotics, Robotics, Robotics! • LSSU Industrial Projects • Electronic Manufacturing Processes Course Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

48. Electrical and Computer Engineering— Proposed EET Program— • Electronic Manufacturing Processes (3,3) • schematics and circuit simulation (Cadence) • board design and lay-out (Eagle) • chip selection • surface-mount soldering techniques • programming pick-and-place machine • several “design-through-fabrication” projects • extensive experience with new PDC equipment Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology

49. Mechanical Engineering Wael Mokhtar

50. Mechanical Engineering Program • Retention and Recruitment Plan (Spring 2008) • EGME 141 Solid Modeling: Pro-E is used. Three faculty members attended a training week for Pro-E in summer 2008. Course content has changed. Course Structure has changed. Pass/Fail ratio:23/9 (Last year) Average midterm score: 90% (This year) Lake Superior State University Department of Engineering & Technology