[Staff] [Faculty] AE/ME Reorginization

[Karen May-Newman]

Bioengineering is also a program within Mechanical Engineering and will presumably be included in this effort. 
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  From: David Hayhurst 
  To: faculty at attila.sdsu.edu ; staff at attila.sdsu.edu 
  Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 2:37 PM
  Subject: [Faculty] AE/ME Reorginization


  Dear Colleagues:

   

  Most departments in the College of Engineering are currently structured with either two or three programs reporting to a chair. The only exceptions are Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. I wish to reorganize these two programs so that both report to a single chair. 

   

  Dr. Monte Mehrabadi has agreed to lead a committee comprised of faculty from both the Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering programs to accomplish this task. The purpose of this committee is to develop a new department that will serve both programs, maintaining accreditation and assuring sustainability of each. I have asked Monte to organize the committee immediately and provide me a preliminary report of their progress no later than the end of the spring semester. During the interim, Dr. Allen Plotkin will remain as chair of Aerospace Engineering.

   

  There are clearly many commonalities both in the teaching and research efforts of Mechanical and Aerospace faculty, as well as many distinct differences. I feel strongly that both programs will gain from this reorganization. Please provide Dr. Mehrabadi or me with your thoughts or suggestions as this process moves forward. Thanks.

   

  David

   

   

  David T. Hayhurst, Dean

  College of Engineering

  San Diego State University

  5500 Campanile Drive, E-203

  San Diego, CA  92182-1326

   

  (619) 594-6061

  dhayhurs at mail.sdsu.edu

   


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