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Reserve a seat for the 2011 AIChE EDU Division Banquet by September 15!
This year's AIChE Education Division Dinner will be a banquet in Honor of T.W. Fraser Russell
Sun, Oct 16, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Where:
Fogo de Chao Restaurant
645 Hennepin Ave.
Minneapolis MN 55403
We are pleased to announce that the Education Division of AIChE will hold a banquet in honor of T.W. Fraser Russell. This will follow the AIChE Sunday Awards Symposium honoring the 2011 award winners. We will meet at the bulletin board by the registration desk at 6:30 pm to walk to the restaurant. The price is $60 for the meat entrees and $32 for the vegetarian entrees and must be paid in advance (by September 15) to reserve a seat. This price includes tax & gratuity but does not include drinks.
Please send a check payable to the University of Delaware to:
Ms. Cinda Younce
TWFR Banquet
Chemical Engineering, UD
150 Academy Street
Newark, DE 19716
The banquet is also the Educational Division's banquet. We will have a private room and we hope you will bring along some comments concerning Fraser to be shared at the Banquet. Thank you for your support of Fraser Russell and the programming of the AIChE Education Division.
Please also RSVP by email to Jason Keith at jmkeith.mtu@gmail.com.
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Issue 2 of ChemEDU News Now Available
The second issue of the official newsletter of the AIChE Education Division, ChemEDU News has just been published. Take note of the original article by Pauline Schwartz from the University of New Haven on engaging students with PowerPoint, and of Adrienne Minerick's (Michigan Tech) summary of her "Journal Club" article recently published in Chemical Engineering Education.
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Division Approved by CTOC
The AIChE Chemical Technology Operating Council (CTOC), repsonsible for Divisions and Forums within the Institute, removed the probationary status of the Education Division during its Chicago meeting held in conjunction with the AIChE Spring Meeting. This means the Education Division is now considered a permanent Division of the Insitute.
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Inaugural EDU Division Newsletter Published
The first edition of the AIChE Education Division Newsletter is now available. Take a look and see what it offers!
Do you have ideas for an article that doesn't fit into the journal mold? Tired of keeping your opinions to yourself? Had a great classroom experience you want to share? Humorous tales from a faculty meeting? Share them in the next issue of the newsletter. Contact the Division Chair with your ideas and articles.
We're also looking for an editor with a vision for what this publication can become. If you're interested, contact the Division Chair.
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New Video from the 2008 AIChE Centennial Education Topical Conference posted
See the Multimedia page to view the complete set of video from the 2008 AIChE Centennial Topical Conference on Education.
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2010 AIChE Annual Meeting
Links to detail on the 2010 Education Program are available on the Conferences page. Note the Division Dinner will be a la carte on Tuesday, November 9. Meet at the registration area at 6:00 for a 6:30PM seating at the Market Street Grill. Take a peek at the menu! Bring cash if you can to speed the end of the event.
Also take a look at the minutes from the 2009 to be approved at the Wednesday, Nov. 10, business meeting (11:10-12:15, SPCC 150A/B), and the agenda slides for the 2010 business meeting. The 2011 Programming meeting will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 9 (11:10-12:15, SPCC 150A/B).
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REU Opporuntities for 2011
Professor Mike Cutlip has posted an updated list of Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program on the Polymath website at http://www.polymath-software.com/REU2011/. Updates, corrections, and additions are welcome.
- 2009 Education Programming at the AIChE Annual Meeting
The details are posted on the AIChE website. Note in particular the New and Prospective Faculty Development Track, highlighted here. Phil Wankat's overview of the development of Engineering Education Research from the conference is now posted. Several other resources from the conference are posted on the Conference page. The Education Division Dinner was held at Sunset Grill on Tuesday, November 10 at 6:30PM. Jim Henry was kind enough to take and post pictures. - Board Elections Complete
July 13, 2009
Following are the winners of the elections for AIChE Education Division.
Chair: David Silverstein
1st Vice Chair Don Visco
2nd Vice Chair Jason Keith
Secretary/Treasurer David DiBasio
Director (1 year term) Phil Wankat
Director (2 year term) Richard Zollars
Director (3 year term) Fred Justice
Eligible voters included all those listed as members of the Division by AIChE at time of the election and those having signed a commitment to joint the Division.
- AIChE Education Division approved by
CTOC
January 2009
The Chemical Technology Operating Council (CTOC) of AIChE has approved the probationary status of the Education Division (EduDiv) of AIChE.