Engineering Untenured Faculty Network Agenda & Announcements
February 18, 2016
Announcements
 USRG/FDA overview
 Resources for new faculty
Program: Managing and Evaluating Graduate Students
 David Ben-Arieh, Professor, Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering
 Doina Caragea, Associate Professor, Computing and Information Sciences
 James Edgar, Department Head and Professor, Chemical Engineering
For Your Calendar – Spring UFN Monthly Meetings
The Spring meetings will be 11:30 – 12:30, 2064 Rathbone (the Garmin Room in the former ECE offices) with
lunch provided. Upcoming meetings:
 Mar 24 – Education and Outreach
 Apr 28 – Panel: Collaborative Research Activities
 May 26 - Topic to be announced
REMINDER: Deadline: March 7
Faculty Development Awards (FDA) & University Small Research Grants (USRG)
The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (ORSP) announces the spring 2016 FDA and USRG Call for
Proposals from Kansas State University faculty members ranked assistant professor and above who are
interested in receiving assistance in their scholarly activities and professional development. Note: faculty must
have at least some percentage of their appointment devoted to research.
FINAL FDA and USRG Information Session
Monday, February 22 at 3:30 pm, K-State Alumni Center Lecture Room
ERGP Matching for FDA and USRG Proposals
ERGP will provide matching funds (with equivalent 1 to 1 match from department or faculty member). If you
will be asking for ERGP match, requests must be made by Monday, February 29. No exceptions will be made.
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USRG: up to $750 for untenured faculty and up to $500 for other engineering faculty
FDA: up to $750 for untenured faculty and up to $500 for other engineering faculty where graduate
student recruitment is part of the proposal
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Faculty Development Course - Develop an online course or redesign an existing online course
Co-sponsored by K-State Global Campus and Kansas State Polytechnic Campus, the faculty development course
helps participants develop an online course or redesign an existing online course. Through the course,
participants will:
 Develop an online course or redesign an existing online course
 Gain higher confidence in the ability to teach online
 Learn meaningful instructor-to-student and student-to-student interaction techniques
 Earn a certificate of completion when course requirements are met
Submit your application by March 31, 2016. Cohort participants will be announced by April 22, 2016.
SPOTLIGHT K-State 2016
March 1, 2016, 7-10 pm, Alumni Center Banquet Room
K-State is a showcase event highlighting excellence in innovative, creative, unique teaching on our campus. The
event is a fast-paced informative format with 10 speakers who are each introduced by one of their students. The
presenters are selected from teaching faculty across our university representing many colleges, teaching ranks
and curricula. Each presenter provides a visual portrayal illustrating their topic which is presented in a very short
time frame, around 6 minutes. Often they begin with a problem encountered in their teaching followed by an
inventive successful solution.
http://blogs.k-state.edu/tlc/spotlight-k-state-2016/
Tech Tips Live!
Join Information Technology Services at 3 p.m. every Wednesday for Tech Tips Live! via Zoom webconferencing
and learn about using technology at K-State without leaving your office!
 Feb. 24 - Scantron and K-State Online: How does the new version work?
 March 2 - Sharing, organizing, and syncing files with OneDrive
UFN Meeting Materials Online. See the Untenured Faculty Meetings site.
 Jan 28, K-State Invention Disclosure Process, Chris Brandt, Interim Vice President for Technology Transfer,
KSU Research Foundation
 Feb 4, Tenure & Promotion, Dean Darren Dawson (note: this session was not recorded but handout is
online)
Spring 2016 Calendar
Mar 1
Spotlight K-State 2016
Mar 3
Hazardous Waste Awareness Training, 9:00-10:00 AM, 011 Edwards Hall (registration required)
Mar 22
K-State Research Showcase: Spotlighting Research Capabilities, Facilities and Resources
Mar 24
UFN Meeting, Education and Outreach, 11:30-12:30, Garmin Room (2064 Rathbone)
Apr 1
Engineering Hall Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, 3:00 PM
Apr 12-14
2016 DC Trip for University Untenured Faculty
Apr 15
Engineering Undergraduate Research Poster Forum, 10:30 - Noon
Apr 18
OURCI Fall 2016 Research and Travel Applications due
Apr 24
UFN Meeting, Panel: Collaborative Research Activities, 11:30-12:30, Garmin Room (2064
Rathbone)
May 26
UFN Meeting, Topic TBA, 11:30-12:30, Garmin Room (2064 Rathbone)
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