Dr. Janet Ellzey has been appointed to the new position of Assistant Dean for International Engineering Education in the College of Engineering.
The appointment draws on the mechanical engineering professor’s previous work to expand overseas educational opportunities by developing new relationships with international institutions and colleagues. Ellzey has also been raising awareness of these opportunities among faculty and students.
The holder of the Engineering Foundation Centennial Teaching Fellowship in Engineering No. 2 accomplished these goals the past two years while serving as the associate chair for international engineering programs in mechanical engineering. She also has served as associate director of the Clint W. Murchison Sr. Chair of Free Enterprise.
Ellzey’s mission as the assistant dean will be assisting the College in meeting its goal of graduating 20 percent of each class with some international experience by 2010. That represents about 200 students annually.
“The College is committed to increasing participation of our students in overseas learning opportunities to expand their professional experiences, and Ellzey has already been working tirelessly to make this possible,” said Dr. David Dolling, who holds the Joe C. Walter Jr. Chair in Engineering and is the College’s associate dean for academic affairs who will oversee Ellzey’s work.
Many new programs have recently been added to enhance engineering students’ overseas exposure. They include summer schools and semester-exchange programs. The new initiatives complement established programs, such as an exchange program with the University of Delft for petroleum and geosystems engineering students, and one in Brazil for civil and environmental engineering students.
