June 5, 2009 University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas

Departmental Report

Joseph J. Rencis, Professor and HeadArkansas Academy of Mechanical Engineering

Board of Directors Meeting

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

Outline

1. UA Budget Status2. Undergraduate Female Enrollment3. African American and Hispanic

Undergraduate Enrollment4. Student Recognition5. Staff Recognition6. Faculty Recognition7. Razorback MEssenger Newsletter

UA Budget Status• Legislative Session Restored $5M Cut from

Budget– One Time Funds– No Permanent Funds

• Athletic Department Transferred $1M to Operations

• No Tuition Increase• No Faculty and Non-classified Staff Raises –

May be one-time supplement in December.• Classified Raises (Office Staff)

Undergraduate Female EnrollmentFall % Women # Women

2004 5.96% 18

2005 4.90% 15

2006 3.75% 12

2007 7.34% 19

2008 8.33% 20

2009 10.67% 27

79% Increase since 2004

Recruitment Strategies for Female Undergraduate

• Last Three Years by COE Recruitment– Women Tour Guide

• Summer 2009 – by James Davis– Brochure Focus on Underrepresented

Groups – Use Study by NAE• Photos

• Wording

• Feature of Alumni

– Separate Tour Focus for Men and Women

African American and Hispanic Undergraduate

Enrollment

Year%African American

#African American

% Hispanic

# Hispanic

2005* 3.0% 8 1.9% 4

2006 3.5% 10 1.7% 5

2007** 5.1% 11 3.7% 8

2008 4.2% 8 3.7% 7

*No breakdown before 2005 from ASEE.**Start of common Freshman Program.

Student Recognition• 2009 SOLAR SPLASH Awards

– 5th & 6th Overall (2 Boats)– 2nd & 9th Sprint– 2nd & 9th Solar Endurance– 2nd & 9th Solar Slalom– 2nd & 9th in Qualifying– 2nd Outstanding Technical Report– Outstanding Solar System Design– Most Improved Team

• http://www.solarsplash.com/

Student Recognition

• Julius Morehead, B.S.M.E. ‘09

• 2009 Graduate Engineering degrees for Minorities (GEM) Fellowship

• 2009 GEM Summer Internship– Stanford Linear Accelerator

(SLAC) National Laboratory

Student Recognition

• 2009 ME Outstanding Teaching Assistant of the Year

• 1st Year of Award

• Elected by Students

• Election held by ME Student Advisory Committee

• Michael ‘Brock’ Schulte

Student Recognition

• 2009 ME Outstanding Freshman of the Year

• Joseph Aldrich

Student Recognition

• 2008-09 ME Outstanding Senior of the Year

• Julius S. Morehead

Student Recognition

• Julius Morehead, B.S.M.E. ‘09

• National Society of Black Engineers

• Awards– 2009 Major Sponsors Scholar– Academic Pyramid of Excellence

(APEX)

Staff Recognition

• 2008-09 ME Outstanding Staff Member– Stacy Perry– 2nd Year of Award

Faculty Recognition

• 2008-09 Outstanding Researcher– Darin W. Nutter

• 2008-09 ME Outstanding Teacher– Ajay Malshe

• 2008-09 ME Outstanding Service to Students– Po-Hao Adam Huang

Faculty Recognition• Ribbon-cutting Ceremony of Duralor

LLC on May 29, 2009 at

• Springdale Technology Park, Springdale, AR

• Trailblazing by the UA gives Arkansas a head start in nanotechnology that could prove vital to the state's economic future, Governor Mike Beebe said.

• Producer of high-performance coatings for cutting tools and machine parts.

• 1st Nanomanufacturing Facility in Arkansas

Razorback MEssenger Newsletter

• To all ME Alumni, Donors, Department Heads and Friends

• Plan to Mail in August-September

• Who will Help?

Tour of ME Building

Thank You for Listening!

Joe Rencis

V-mail: 479-575-3386 (Direct Line)

FAX: 479-575-6982

E-mail: jjrencis@uark.edu