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College of Computing Sciences and Engineering Overview for UNF Board of Trustees
Neal Coulter
Dean, College of
Computing Sciences and Engineering
University of North Florida
April 18, 2002
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Topics Covered
College organization
Degree programs and accreditation
Student/faculty data
New Science and Engineering Building
Cooperative education
College sponsored research
Access to Excellence Campaign
College challenges
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COCSE Organization
Dean’s Office
Dr. Neal Coulter
Computer and Information Sciences Department
Construction Management Department
Engineering Division
(CE, EE, ME)
Florida Engineering Education Delivery System
(FEEDS)
Dr. Judith L. Solano
20 faculty
BS, MS degrees
Dr. Gerald Merckel
3.5 faculty
BS degree
Dr. Joseph Campbell
11.5 faculty
BS degrees
Dr. Donald Farshing
MS degrees
Development
Ms. Janette Vega
Technical Support
Mr. Terry Smith
Administrative Support
Ms. Carrol Reilly
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COCSE Degree Programs and Accreditation
Unit BS MS BS Accredited/Year
BCM Yes No ACCE/2000
CIS
Computer Science
Information Systems
Information Science
Software Engineering
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
ABET/1987
ABET (review in 2002)
NA?
ENG
Civil Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
NA now-ABET (review in 2002)
ABET/1995
NA now-ABET (review in 2003?)
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COCSE Faculty Rank
Prof
24%
Assoc
36%
Assist
23%
Inst
9%
Inst/Adv
8%
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COCSE Faculty Tenure
78
3
2
1
1
6.58
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Prof Assoc Asst Inst
Tenured Tenure Earning Not Tenure Earning
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COCSE Support Staff
Off Staff
Devel
Staff
Techn
Sfaff5
7
1
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COCSE Student Majors History
707752
786
867
967 961
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
Fall 1996 Fall 1997 Fall 1998 Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001
Years
Nu
mb
er o
f S
tud
ents
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COCSE Undergraduate Majors (Juniors and Seniors Only)
587635
687638 618
0 026 33 42
97 95 106 118 118
5087 96 108 118
14 22
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
Fall 1998 Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Spring 2002
Years
Majo
rs
CIS CivE EE BCM ME
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CIS-MS Majors History
52
39
5250
52
64
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
Fall 1996 Fall 1997 Fall 1998 Fall 1999 Fall 2000 Fall 2001
Nu
mb
er
of
Ma
jors
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COCSE Student FTE History
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
FTE
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002
Year
Lower Upper Grad
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COSCE Student Graduation History
8496
118134
2332
2433
1326 23 28
917
10 12
129
171 175
207
0
50
100
150
200
250
Total 98-99 Total 99-00 Total 00-01 Total 01-02*
CIS-BS
EE-BS
BS-BCM
MS-CIS
Total
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Recent COSCE Student Achievements
Rebecca Hayman, EE sophomore, Goldwater Scholar
Christy Rogers, EE senior, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, Honorable Mention
Both are UNF firsts
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Science and Engineering Building
Now under construction, opens in fall 2003
132,000 sq ft—mostly laboratories, with some classrooms, faculty offices, and department suites
Will house Construction Management, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemistry, and Physics
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Science and Engineering Building
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Science and Engineering Building
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Science and Engineering Building
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COCSE Advisory Councils COCSE Advisory Councils and Current Chairs
Advisory Council for Computer and Information Sciences
(ACCIS) - Sam Perone, Merrill Lynch
Construction Management Advisory Council (CMAC) - Ron
Foster, Sr., The Stellar Group; Barry Allred, Elkins
Constructors, Inc.
Engineering Advisory Council (EAC) - Don Boggs, JEA
Northeast Florida Regional FEEDS Advisory Council
(NEFFRAC) – Dr. Bruce Taylor, Taylor Engineering
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COCSE Advisory Councils The Haskell Company Technology Seminar to COCSE students and faculty April 4, 2002
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COCSE Cooperative Education Spring 2002 Data
17 CIS students currently in Co-ops at:
Adtec Incorporated
Amtech Computer Services, Inc.
Capernaum
Citistreet
CSX Transportation 2 students
England, Thims, & Miller
Information Display Systems, Inc.
Law Offices of David J. Thorpe
Mayo Clinic
Medical Services Company
Merrill Lynch 2 students
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation 4 students
Was 27 CIS students in Fall 2001
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COCSE Cooperative Education Spring 2002
ENG - 7 EEL and 6 CE students currently in Co-ops at:
Williams Earth Sciences CE
Taylor Engineering CE
England, Thims, & Miller CE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers CE, 3 students
Bill Simpson & Associates EEL
Industrial Power Systems, Inc. EEL
JEA EEL, 2 students
Southwest Signal Engineering Co. EEL
W. W. Gay Fire Integrated Systems, Inc. EEL, 2 students
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COCSE Cooperative Education 20 Spring 2002 BCM intern students Aviation Contractors Bateson-Cook Company Bench Mark Homes Builder’s Care 2 Dostie Elkins Constructors 2 Fannin Davis Construction Hardin Construction Company Hubbard Construction Company New Home Collection North Florida Builders R.E.C. Construction Rodda Construction Company Summit Contractors The Edmonds Company The Haskell Company Vestcor Construction Services Watson Home Builders
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COSCE Research Objectives
Undergraduate Research Experience
Graduate Student Support
Scholarly Works
Modern Curriculum
Infrastructure Improvements
UNF Publicity & Reputation
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Booked COCSE Research Contracts $s
0
100
200
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1999 2000 2001 2002
823
To date Nine proposals totaling about $1,800,000 are pending
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Some Current COSCE Research Sponsors
FL Dept of Transportation $380,000
Blue Cross/Blue Shield $150,000
Univ Corp for Atmospheric $78,285
Research &
U.S. Nat Weather Service
National Science Found. $63,306
JEA $32,000
Joint Action Water Agency $25,600
Predator Cue $26,000
JEA $20,000
FL Dept of Health $12,000
Emergency Operations
Health Care Systems $7,700
Several UNF $20,000
IPTM $3,200
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COCSE Sponsored Research
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A COCSE Researcher at Work!
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COCSE Research Laboratory
(Soon to be--Alltel)
Applied Global
Systems Laboratory
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AGSL Application Architecture
Server
Antenna
Mobile Users
Satellite
Users accessing Data
Real Time Field Data
Field Instrumentation
Satellite
Global Positioning System
Wireless Communications
Person 1
GIS Database
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AGSL Research Students John Sarman, MS CIS
Geoff Begley, CIS
Scott Sanders, CIS
Ray Mathews, CS
Richard Wells, CS
Chris Groff, EE
Nick George, CS
Melissa Rehrer, POL
Chandra Olson, CEN
Jeff Arnold
Jeff Bradshaw
Julia Downes, MS CIS
John Marinatos, CIS
Jaime Campbell, CIS
Matt Mahin, EE
Matthew Little, EE
David Glover, EE
Jeff Bostick, EE
Kim Golant, CIS
Ken Martin, CS
Hugh Henderson, EE
Renato Quintao, CS
Shari Wernow, CIS
Nicole Googe, CIS
Rachel Wind, Psych
Mark Price, MS CIS
Mike Meadows, EE
Rebecca Hayman, EE
Brian Sauer, EE
Timothy Wyvrett, EE
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COCSE Access to Excellence Campaign Status (4/2002)
-4,000,000
-2,000,000
0
2,000,000
4,000,000
6,000,000
8,000,000
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Goal In-Hand Needed
Does not include $558,500 in State matches expected over next five years
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COCSE Challenges
Secure additional faculty for current programs in mechanical engineering, construction management, and computer and information sciences
Secure additional technical staff for all programs
Secure accreditation of civil and mechanical engineering BS programs
Continue to increase research funding
Plan and implement Engineering and Construction Management graduate programs
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Thank You!