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March 3, 2021
Cameron Wright
Cameron Wright, who has served as interim dean of the University of Wyoming’s College of Engineering and Applied Science since August 2019, has been named acting dean through August 2023 by the UW Board of Trustees.
“Dr. Wright is the right person at the right time to lead the College of Engineering and Applied Science through the pandemic and our current budget headwinds,” Interim Provost Anne Alexander says. “We will restart a dean search in the summer of 2022, but we’re thrilled at his willingness to continue serving at this time.”
Wright, a professor of electrical and computer engineering, says he appreciates the confidence and support of the provost, President Ed Seidel and the Board of Trustees.
FSU physics professor Paul Cottle writes that a Florida Senate bill would mean less Bright Futures scholarship money for high school students who take certain Advanced Placement and dual enrollment courses.
February 23, 2021
The founding dean of Campbell’s School of Engineering will be the next leader of the American Society for Engineering Education.
Dr. Jenna Carpenter was elected ASEE president-elect, the national organization announced in February. Carpenter will serve a one-year term as president-elect beginning in June, followed by a full year as ASEE president. ASEE is a global society of individual, institutional and corporate members whose vision is “excellent and broadly accessible education empowering students and engineering professionals to create a better world.”
“It is such an honor to be able to work with ASEE’s great board, members and staff to continue the work of advancing engineering and engineering technology education,” Carpenter said. “ASEE offers its members a wide range of opportunities to share best practices, develop new programs and ideas, learn new skills, and explore new avenues of research.”