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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><b>Sent on behalf of Dean Tedesco</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> ------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Dear Cullen College faculty and staff,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Each year faculty and staff within the college convene to discuss the current status and future goals of the Cullen College. At this year's Executive Retreat on May 18-19, we heard presentations from key leaders and innovators both inside and outside of the Cullen College, including:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><br></div><ul type="disc" style="margin-bottom: 0in; font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Amr Elnashai, VC/VP for Research and Technology Transfer at UH. Presentation: Collaborative Leadership of the UH Research Enterprise<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Hanadi Rifai, Associate Dean for Research and Facilities. Presentation: Research Forward: Quality, Diversity and Opportunities<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Suresh Khator, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs and Computing Facilities. Presentation: State of Graduate Education in the Cullen College<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">JR Rao, Director of Online Programs and Extension Services. Presentation: Online Programs: Current Progress and Opportunities for Future Growth<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Pradeep Sharma, Chair of Mechanical Engineering. Presentation: Materials Program — Transition to a Department<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Kaushik Rajashekara, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Christine Ehlig-Economides, Professor of Petroleum Engineering. Presentation: UH NAE Member Initiatives of Interest to Cullen College<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Lisa Robertson, Special Assistant to the Dean. Presentation: Creating a Culture of Engineering Entrepreneurism and Innovation<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Christopher Taylor, Project Director, Career & Entrepreneurship Advancement, Faculty & Academic Development, MD Anderson. Presentation: Creating an Innovation Ecosystem: The MD Anderson Story<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Christiane Spitzmuller, Interim Managing Director, ADVANCE; Erica Henderson, Assistant Provost for Faculty Recruitment, Retention, Equity and Diversity. Presentation: Engineering Diversity Scoreboard/Dashboard<o:p></o:p></li></ul><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">All of the presentations listed above are available for viewing on the college's intranet site (<a href="https://intranet.egr.uh.edu/" style="color: purple; ">https://intranet.egr.uh.edu</a>) by typing in your Cougarnet credentials. Please <a href="https://intranet.egr.uh.edu/executive-retreat/presentations/2017" style="color: purple; ">click here</a> for a direct link to the 2017 Executive Retreat presentations.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">As always, your feedback is welcome and much appreciated. Please feel free to email me at <a href="mailto:dean@egr.uh.edu" style="color: purple; ">dean@egr.uh.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: medium; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; "> <o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Joseph W. Tedesco Ph.D., P.E., F. ASCE<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Elizabeth D. Rockwell Dean<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; ">Cullen College of Engineering</p></div></body></html>