GAINESVILLE, FL: If you want to go into business for yourself, you need a plan, or plans — a business plan, marketing plan, business model, funding model, etc. James Smith (BS IE 1963) of Smith Business Advisors covered these items… Read More
Month: November 2012
Thomas (BS ’71, MS ’72) Sheds Light on Leadership
GAINESEVILLE, FL: There is no doubt that times have changed. Technology is pervasive in all that we do. However, “I don’t think the fundamentals of leadership have changed,” said ISE Hall of Famer David Thomas (BS IE 1971, MS ENG… Read More
Dr. Toi to give Seminar on Path Tolls and Information
GAINESVILLE, FL: On Thursday, November 29, at 4:05 p.m., Dr. Siriphong (Toi) Lawphongpanich will present a seminar in Florida Gym (FLG) 0245 on his paper about the benefits of utilizing path tolls to induce a target traffic distribution. He argues that… Read More
Daniels (BS ’81) Urges Students to Look Ahead
GAINESVILLE, FL: Trudy Daniels (BS ISE 1981) returned to campus to address students in the “Introduction to ISE” course on Monday, November 19. She opened the session by asking the group what they wanted to do for their careers. As… Read More
Hudson (BS ’72) Leading Women to New Heights in Defense Industry
Bethesda, MD: Lockheed Martin recently announced that Marilyn Hewson would become the company’s top executive effective next year. This comes on the heels of General Dynamic’s summer announcement that Phebe Novakovic would take over the reigns. This is quite a… Read More
ISE SWE Students Network at National Conference in Houston
HOUSTON, TX: Seven ISE students traveled with other students from the College of Engineering’s Society of Women Engineers to Houston, Texas to network with over 5,000 engineers and technologists from across the nation for the WE12 Society of Women Engineer’s Annual… Read More
Scott Ellyson (BS ’93) to Deliver Gregory Lecture on Tuesday, December 4
GAINESVILLE, FL: Scott Ellyson, entrepreneur and CEO of East West Manufacturing, will be delivering a seminar entitled, “Competing in a Complicated Global Environment” on Tuesday, December 4, 2012 from 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. in the Emerson Alumni Hall Classroom. The presentation… Read More
Board and Governor Aim to Keep Tuition Low
SARASOTA, FL: The Florida Board of Governors, meeting at New College of Florida on Wednesday and Thursday of this week, discussed tying $118 million in new state funding (which equals the amount generated from a system-wide 15% increase in tuition)… Read More
Boginski and Butenko (PhD ’03) to Study Cohesive Clusters in Networks
GAINESVILLE, FL: Dr. Vladimir Boginski, Assistant Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering, has initiated a collaboration with Dr. Sergiy Butenko (PhD ISE ’03), Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M, and Dr. Balabhaskar Balasundaram, Assistant Professor of… Read More
Teixeira (BS ’93) Growing with South Atlantic Systems
GAINESVILLE, FL: Mark Teixeira (BS ISE 1993) returned to campus on Tuesday, November 6 to address the Sales Engineering Seminar class. He reminisced about his time on campus, including his part time job at a local scuba shop. “I was… Read More