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A Message from Provost Schwehn
Dear faculty, staff and students,I am pleased to announce that Eric Johnson will begin serving as acting dean of Valparaiso University’s College of Engineering beginning July 1, 2012.
In his new role, Eric will be responsible for the leadership, coordination, and guidance for the College of Engineering. Primary responsibilities will include budget development and management, strategic planning, faculty development, student recruitment and advising, College advancement, and the continued enhancement of constituent relationships, especially alumni relations.
Eric has served Valpo since 1997 as professor of electrical and computer engineering, and he has been named the Paul and Cleo Brandt Professor of Engineering. He was the director of the University’s study abroad center in Reutlingen, Germany, from 2004-2007 and leads many of the international engineering programs in the college.
Eric’s involvement on many levels across campus, including serving as chair of electrical and computer engineering, chair of the international affairs committee, vice chair of the Faculty Senate and as a member of the Master Plan Task Force, made him an ideal candidate to lead the College of Engineering, where he will build on the great accomplishments of outgoing dean Kraig Olejniczak, which include the creation of the Donald V. Fites Center and the construction of the James S. Markiewicz Solar Energy Research Facility.
Eric teaches classes in digital systems design, computer architecture and VLSI design, with research focuses in nanotechnology, international engineering, and engineering education pedagogy. He is professionally affiliated with the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, the American Society for Engineering Education, Sigma Xi, Eta Kappa Nu, and Tau Beta Pi. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Valpo (1987) and his master’s and doctorate degrees at Notre Dame (1994, 1997).
Please join me in congratulating Eric as he begins this new journey in academic leadership at Valpo.
Mark Schwehn
Provost
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