Jack said that W. Ken Jenkins accepted Penn State's offer to become our next department head. His background is in signal processing. Croskey and Sznaier proposed this in 1996. Dave Salvia will coordinate its schedule. It will be used for faculty meetings and thesis defenses as well.
Enrollment is up.
Over the years it has gone from 180 to 220 to 280. This year it is expected to be up to 280 juniors again. This is the first time we have offered multi-year awards. The Dean's office will contribute to the first year but the Department needs to contribute for the second year. Departures include Tony Ferraro, Eric Cross, Stewart Kurtz, Karl Kunz, and Jim Robinson.