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Honors Program Newsletter: May 2024

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Honors Program Newsletter: February 2024

Message From the Director

As we look back on another year, we’re delighted to share the accomplishments of some of our outstanding students. It’s been a busy semester's end as our students presented at conferences, finished final projects and exams, and our seniors prepared to graduate.

I'm proud that two Honors students were the recipients of the awards traditionally given to the two top students in the graduating class – the Frederica Clarkson Award and the Levinus Clarkson Award. You can read more about their accomplishments in the links below.

Our students are involved in every aspect of academic life at Clarkson and they continue to impress us. They seek out opportunities for leadership, service, and research. Many of our students were recently lauded for their accomplishments during the Research and Project Showcase and the Celebration and Recognition of Excellence Weekend. We are dedicated to supporting and applauding these exemplary students.

It was a pleasure to cheer on another class crossing the stage at graduation. I wish you a wonderful summer and I look forward to catching up with you again in the August edition of our newsletter when we’ll welcome the next class of Clarkson Honors students.

— Kate Krueger, Director, University Honors Program / Professor of Literature

Frederica Clarkson Award

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Graduating Honors Student Celia Darling received the Frederica Clarkson Award during the spring 2024 commencement ceremony. She was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty based on her scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement. She earned her bachelor of science degree in political science with minors in anthropology, environmental science, and environmental policy.
Read More About Celia

Levinus Clarkson Award

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Graduating Honors Student Miles Compai received the Levinus Clarkson Award during the spring commencement ceremony. He also was selected for the $1,000 award by a vote of the full University faculty, based on his scholarship and promise of outstanding achievement.  He earned his bachelor of science degree in engineering & management (E&M) in December.
Read More About Miles
 

Honors Students Recognized

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Numerous Clarkson Honors students were recognized at the Celebration and Recognition of Excellence Weekend. The Clarkson Honors Steering Board received a Distinguished Service Award for their impact at Clarkson. Benjamin Ellis, Mahnoor Ali, Ella Weldy, and Miranda Wolf were inducted into Phalanx. Many others received recognition for their leadership, service, and research at RAPS. We applaud them all!
Read More About These Recognitions
 

ASCE Student Chapter Leaders Workshop

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Clarkson American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Student Chapter Vice President and Honors Student Kylie Nowicki ‘25 attended the 2024 ASCE Workshop for Student Leaders. Students from four ASCE regions as well as young members and ASCE professionals gathered together to network and attend workshops to better their leadership skills.
Read More About the Workshop
 

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Strategic Project Management Microcredential Series

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Strategic Project Management Microcredential Series

Strategic Project Management Microcredential Series

Strategic Project Management Microcredentials go well beyond the basics of Project Management. They are designed for working professionals aspiring to advance in their careers. The content not only includes how and why organizational “best practices'' shape and support overall business value creation, but also the more strategic objectives associated with continually creating and growing business value over time.  There is no “one-size-fits-all” for the innumerable organizations/markets/industries. Thus, these microcredentials focus on the various options, tools and techniques, and considerations to evaluate for maximizing business success.  The continuum of Strategic Project Management methodologies, from the simple-yet-effective to advanced tools and techniques, is explored – as well as the fundamentals behind determining the right best practices to use over time.

Learners are encouraged to complete the Strategic Project Management microcredentials in the following order:

  1. Project Portfolio Management
  2. Managing Project Risks
  3. Strategic Project Management Methodologies
  4. General Project Management Topics for Leaders
  5. Advanced Project Management Tools and Techniques.
     

Project Management Microcredential Series Courses

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Project Portfolio Management

Learn how project portfolio management aligns strategic goals with project requirements, manages stakeholder expectations, and facilitates effective project planning. Gain tools for balanced project plans and team performance governance.
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Managing Project Risks

Learn project risk management skills: identify, assess, respond, and control risks to enhance project success. Explore tools for balancing project plans and governance to control all projects effectively.
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Strategic Project Management Methodologies

Explore PMI's PMBOK Guide in the Strategic Project Management Methodologies microcredential. Learn why project failures occur and gain vital project management insights.
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General Project Management Topics for Leaders

Explore leadership in project management: balance plans effectively, understand product development processes (Predictive/Waterfall, Iterative/Incremental, Agile/Adaptive, Hybrid), and enhance project management leadership skills.
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Advanced Project Management Tools & Techniques

Level up with IMS (Integrated Master Schedule), SRA (Schedule Risk Analysis), and Earned Value/Schedule Management, and more.

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Provost's Newsletter: April 2024

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Provost's Newsletter: April 2024

Message From the Provost

Greetings from the Clarkson University campus, and welcome to the April edition of the Provost's Newsletter. As our academic year quickly draws to a close, I am pleased to announce a brand new bachelor of science degree program in our Reh School of Business. I'm also proud to share the news that two faculty members in our Coulter School of Engineering are the recipients of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) most prestigious award in support of early-career faculty. In addition, two of our faculty are leading an NSF-funded initiative for education and science in Ukraine. Please enjoy reading these and the many other articles on the activities of our innovative students and faculty.

— Christopher C. Robinson, Provost

New BS Degree

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The David D. Reh School of Business is offering a new bachelor of science degree in business administration. The program allows students to select all of their business elective courses from the diverse range of business courses, rather than prescribing the course areas they must concentrate on to fulfill more discipline-specific degrees.
Read About This New BS Degree
 

NSF CAREER Award

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Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Yazhou “Leo” Jiang received the NSF's most prestigious award for early-career faculty who serve as academic role models in research and education. The CAREER Award will provide $500,000 in funding for his research on managing uncertainties in renewable-powered grids.
Read About This Award

NSF CAREER Award

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Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Ian McCrum received the NSF's most prestigious award for early-career faculty who serve as academic role models in research and education. The CAREER Award will provide $601,000 in funding for research to enable the production of fully sustainable and carbon-neutral chemicals.
Read About This Award

International Research Team

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A new international research team headed by Clarkson professors received a $320,000 NSF-funded award for cooperation with scientists in Ukraine and Poland. The cooperation was organized in the framework of a new NSF initiative, IMPRESS-U (International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine).
Read About This NSF Award
 

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Coulter School of Engineering Newsletter: April 2024

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Coulter School of Engineering Newsletter: April 2024

Message From the Dean

Greetings from Clarkson University, and welcome to the April edition of the Coulter School of Engineering Newsletter. As the academic year nears its end, we are proud to announce that two of our assistant professors are the recipients of the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award. We also share news of a new faculty-published book on composite materials, NSF funding for a conference recently held on campus and news about our innovative students' latest activities. I hope you enjoy reading about the students and faculty I am proud to work with daily.

— Bill Jemison, Dean of the Wallace H. Coulter School of Engineering / Tony Collins Professor of Innovative Engineering Culture

NSF CAREER Award

Shoulders-up portrait of Leo Jiang in a light blue, open-collar shirt

Assistant Professor of Electrical &Computer Engineering Yazhou “Leo” Jiang received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for early-career faculty who serve as academic role models in research and education. The CAREER Award will provide $500,000 in funding for his research on managing uncertainties in renewable-powered grids.|
Read More About This Award

NSF CAREER Award

Chest-up outdoor portrait of Ian McCrum in a blue sports coat and read tie

Assistant Professor of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Ian McCrum has received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for early-career faculty who serve as academic role models in research and education. The CAREER Award will provide $601,000 in funding for research to enable the production of fully sustainable and carbon-neutral chemicals.
Read More About This Award

Composite Materials E-Book

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Associate Professor of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering Ioannis Mastorakos has co-published an e-book on composite materials. Composite Materials: Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Materials and Application is part of a collection covering innovations in composite materials with a specific focus on eco-friendly and environmentally sustainable systems.
Read More About This Book

NSF Funding Enables Complex Systems Experts to Meet

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Four professors are the co-principal investigators on an NSF grant that funded the organization of the Seventh Northeast Regional Conference on Complex Systems, which was held at Clarkson in March. The grant allowed the University to offer travel awards to students, postdoctoral researchers and early-career faculty and researchers.
Read More About this Grant
 

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