ISAT Director s TMU (Thursday Morning Update) Thursday, February 5, 2015 ISAT GOALS of 2014-2015 ACADEMIC YEAR 3S for One-Two-Star (12*: One School, Two Degrees, & Multiple Specializations) 1) Make ISAT Stable focus on enrollment increase to be School 2) Make ISAT Sustainable focus on continuous growth in teaching, research, & service Specialization, Certificates, New Degree Programs, & RSOs 3) Make ISAT Successful - focus on high quality programs with reputation undergraduate researches, accreditation, & funding ANNOUNCEMENT- ISAT ISAT Web Updates Some Changes: o Faculty and Staff Staff: http://isat.siu.edu/faculty-staff/staff/index.php o Research: http://isat.siu.edu/research/index.php o ISAT Connect http://isat.siu.edu/isat-connect/isat-social-media.php o Jobs: http://isat.siu.edu/jobs/index.php o Internship: http://isat.siu.edu/undergraduate/internships/index.php You may receive several emails from Dr. Tim Lee, ISAT Web Master, for information of your teaching, research, and service. If you find any old or incorrect information, feel free to contact Dr. Lee at humantad@siu.edu CASA Research Paper of the Year Award ISAT Due: Friday, February 20, 2015 5 PM to the Director CASA Due: the Dean's office no later than the last Friday in February (2.27/2015) ISAT Faculty Search ISAT is looking for two assistant professors (tenure track). o Assistant Professor (IST) http://affact.siu.edu/jobs/asa468.html o Assistant Professor (EST, IST, or TRM) http://affact.siu.edu/jobs/asa469.html If you know any good candidate, feel free to share this link with the possible candidate. Due: February 16, 2015 or until suitable applicant is found. ISAT Outreach Visiting JALC on Tuesday February 24, 2015 from 0830 to 1030. ANNOUNCEMENT- University Chancellor s and University Excellence Scholarship Interview Weekend When: Friday, February 6, 2015 12:00 PM - Saturday February 7, 2015 4:00 PM, Where: Student Center URL: http://scholarships.siu.edu/types/freshmen/chancellor.html University Career Fair Events for your Professional Careers 1
When: Wednesday, February 25, 2015 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Where: Student Center Ballrooms What: a variety of internship and full-time opportunities for students. URL: http://careerservices.siu.edu/events/careerfairs/spr2015_ucf.html Your Interview Prep o Resume Development: February 4 th at 4 p.m. in the Student Services Building Room 150 February 5th at 3 p.m. in the Student Services Building Room 150 o Interview Skills: February 11th at 4 p.m. in the Student Services Building Room 150 February 12th at 3 p.m. in the Student Services Building Room 170 o Maximizing a Career Fair How to Bring Your A Game: February 18 th at 4 p.m. in the Student Services Building Room 170 February 19 th at 3 p.m. in the Student Services Building Room 170 Walk-up Resume Critique sessions in the following locations: o College of Applied Sciences and Arts February 11 th Transportation Education Center 8 to 10:30 a.m. and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. February 12 th Quigley Hall (entrance) 2 to 4:30 p.m. The online job database for Salukis! o URL: http://siuc.experience.com o Please feel free to share this list with your students ANNOUNCEMENT-Registered Student Organization (RSO) or SO Events Security Dawgs RSO - RSO Fair When: Saturday February 7, 2015 9:00 AM 4:00 PM, Where: Student Center Officer: Marcus Wood Adviser: Belle Woodward, Associate Professor of IST URL: http://www.securitydawgs.org/ Security Dawgs RSO - LAN Party (One Night Together) When: Friday, February 13, 2015 6:00 PM Saturday, February 14, 1200 PM Where: CASA C204B Prep: Bring your PC, monitor, keyboard, mouse, and power strip. Cost: Pre-registration online $15, $20 at door Officer: Marcus Wood Adviser: Belle Woodward, Associate Professor of IST URL: http://www.securitydawgs.org/ Tech Dawgs RSO - Spring 2015 IT Experts Speaker Series 2
When: Wednesday February 11, 2015 5:30 PM 7:30 PM Speaker: Detective Weisenberger, Carbondale Police Department Topic: Introduction to Cyber Crime Investigations Where: ASA 204B Officer: Allen Ewing (techdawgs@siu.edu) Adviser: Tom Imboden, Associate Professor of IST URL: techdawgs.rso.siu.edu Project Management Group (PMG) When: Monday February 9, 2015 at 5:30pm 7:30 PM Where: Student Center - Illinois River Room Topics: o A graphic logo and a slogan for PMG o To be a part of a project on campus. Officer: Aimee Taylor Adviser: Jim Sissom, Associate Professor of IST URL: https://orgsync.com/78808/chapter ANNOUNCEMENT- Research for Student Success Undergraduate Assistantship (UGA) applications All faculty and qualified staff are encouraged to consider potential UGA opportunities within their area for the 2015-2016 academic year (Fall 2015 and Spring 2016) and submit a position request. The UGA positions must be creativity activity or research projects resulting in the student presenting a poster at the Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Forum to be held on the first Monday of April 2016. o The deadline date to submit an application is Friday, February 27, 2015. o Positions that were approved for the 2014-2015 academic year are not automatically approved for the next academic year. o Faculty and staff must re-apply and compete for funding each year. Only one application is to be submitted each year by a faculty or staff member. o UGA applications are submitted electronically from the UGA website. o To apply for a UGA position, please follow the Apply link from the following website: http://undergraduateassistantship.siu.edu/facultystaff.html. o This form is found in the Faculty and Staff section of the website. o After the deadline to apply, a university committee reviews the applications and selects the positions to be funded for the 2015-2016 academic year. o Approved positions will be posted to the UGA website. o Please email questions to ugrada@siu.edu. ISAT Research Forum URL: http://isat.siu.edu/_common/documents/research-forum/isat-research-forum_feb13.pdf Friday, February 13, 2015 from 12:00 AM to 1:00 PM in CASA C0111 Faculty Speaker: o Tom Hovatter, PhD Project Coordinator Nurse Aide Testing Project Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL Gamers and Wizards and Geeks! Oh My! Student Speaker: 3
o Eric Essen, Graduate Student M.S. Ed. Curriculum and Instruction Learning Systems Design and Technology Research Assistant Nurse Aide Testing Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL Gamification Implemented Through Construct 2 Contact: Dr. Andrey Soares (asoares@siu.edu) CASA Journal of Applied Sciences and Arts (JASA) Website: http://research.asa.siu.edu/ Contact: Karen Jo Johnson, jasa@siu.edu Submission Due: February 15, 2015 CONGRATULATIONS & THANK YOU FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) SIU News: http://news.siu.edu/2015/01/012815par15009.php When: Saturday, January 31, 2015, 7:30 AM 5:00 PM Where: SIU Transportation Education Center (TEC) Thank you for your volunteers: o Craig Anz, Zowadi Owens, David Miller, Andrey Soares, Sam Chung, Tim Choengho Lee, and several members of SSC Research Lab and MiC SO ISAT Recruiting Booth (Dr. Andrey Soar s Work) R2 N3 Demo (EST Alumni, James Chakes) 4
Opening FRX Event (Sue Kunzeman, Illinois SIU - FTC Planning Committee) For Opening Ceremony: Michael Behrmann, AUT Dept. Chair, Craig Anz, Associate Dean, & Susan Fors, Acting Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Greetings from Dr. Susan M. Ford, Acting Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Ready for Competition Competition Competition Award Ceremony Judges (David Miller and Sam Chung) encourage the awardees. Award Ceremony Judges (David Miller and Sam Chung) encourage the awardees. ISAT Outreach Visiting Southeastern Illinois College (SIC) in Harrisburg, IL Tom Imboden, IST Program Coordinator and ISAT Associate Professor, had a good visit Tuesday, February 3, 2015 morning at SIC in Harrisburg, IL. Response has been pretty positive and he was optimistic his visit will result in some transfers. 5
Visiting Kaskaskia College in Centralia, IL Tom Imboden, IST Program Coordinator and ISAT Associate Professor, visited Kaskaskia College on Wednesday, February 3, 2015 during lunch time and introduced ISAT degree programs. Twenty students came to Prof. Imboden s presentation about ISAT. RSO or SO Events Tech Dawgs RSO (Adviser: Tom Imboden) Spring 2015 IT Experts Speaker Series Date: Wednesday, January 28 @ 5:30pm Speaker: Evan Youngblood, Megabytes; Bill Long, SIH Topic: Virtualization in the Real World Where: ASA Room 204B Research for Student Success Friday, January 30, 2015 o 12:00 PM 1:00 PM, ISAT Research Forum, CASA A0111 ISAT Research Forum ISAT Research Forum at SIU Today http://news.siu.edu/2015/01/012615siutoday-isat.php Friday, January 30, 2015 from 12:00 AM to 1:00 PM in CASA 0111 Why Attending? o What are other professors and students doing for their research and creative activities? o How are other undergraduate students doing their undergraduate level researches and/or creative activities? o Are you interested in joining a research group to advance your knowledge, skills, and abilities in a subject area with your faculty and students? o All ISAT undergraduate students are welcomed. Faculty Speaker: o Dr. Sam Chung IBM T. J. Watson Research Center Visited IBM s Research Trends Lab Director s Talk: o Dr. Andrey Soares Introducing Intelligent Systems & Informatics (ISI) Research Lab http://www.andreysoares.com/research o Dr. Sam Chung Introducing Smart & Secure Computing (SSC) Research Lab http://smartandsecurecomputing.org/ (Under Construction) Contact: Dr. Andrey Soares (asoares@siu.edu) 6
Dr. Andrey Soares Introducing Intelligent Systems & Informatics (ISI) Research Lab Dr. Sam Chung Introducing Smart & Secure Computing (SSC) Research Lab ON THIS WEEK S CALENDAR Thursday, February 5, 2015 o 9:00 AM 9:30 AM, Meeting with a Student, ISAT Director s Office o 2:00 PM 3:00 PM, Tele-Conference Meeting for North Island EST Military Off-Campus Advisor, Associate Dean for DE s Office o 4:00 PM 5:00 PM, Meeting with ISAT Web Master, ISAT Director s Office Friday, February 6, 2015 o Friday, 12:00 PM Saturday 4:00 PM, Chancellor s and University Excellence Scholarship Interview Weekend, Student Center o 3:30 PM 5:30 PM, SSC Research Lab Meeting, ISAT Conference Room Saturday, February 7, 2015 o Friday, 12:00 PM Saturday 4:00 PM, Chancellor s and University Excellence Scholarship Interview Weekend, Student Center o 8:30 AM 4:30 PM, Security Dawgs RSO Student Fair, Student Center o 9:30 AM 12:30 PM, MiC Meeting, ISAT Conference Room Wednesday, Friday 11, 2015 o 9:00 AM 11:00 AM, CASA Support Staff Meeting, CASA Conference Room AND FINALLY If you see something in this update that you want to comment on, please send me an email at my SIU email SamChung@siu.edu Also, if you know of somebody who might be interested in receiving the ISAT Director s TMU, please ask them to send me an email and we will gladly add them to our mailing list. On the other hand, if you prefer not to receive the ISAT Director s TMU, please let me know as well. Thank you. 7