Wiess School of Natural Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities Dan Carson, Dean May 12, 2009.
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Wiess School of Natural Sciences: Challenges and Opportunities
Dan Carson, Dean
May 12, 2009
Carson Background
BA – University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D – Temple University School of Medicine
Post-doctoral fellow – Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Asst – Full Professor – MD Anderson Cancer Center
Chair – Department of Biological Sciences,University of Delaware (Human Health Initiative, programs withGraham Cancer Center, TJU, AI duPont Childrens Hospital)
Active research program in reproductive and cancerbiology
What are the Wiess School challenges?
Provide key core courses (Math, Biology, Chemistry) for a variety of majors
Maintain research functions of 6 departments and 4 institutes
Retain outstanding faculty members
Juggle budget demands
Balance need to fulfill School core missions and provide community outreach functions with essential role of School in interdisciplinary activities
What are the Wiess School opportunities?
New courses and curricula – Energy, Science Policy, Human Biology, joint programs with TMC partners
Enhance research activity through collaboration and partnerships – Rice, TMC, other area partners
Recruitment of outstanding new faculty members
Resource redeployment
Refinement of our unique role in Houston and the region
How do we get there? Step 1. Listen and Learn
1. Meet the faculty members in the school
2. Meet and develop rapport with key administratorsand faculty members from other Rice Schools
3. Meet with and understand current goals and challenges facing other Houston partners (TMC, corporate and government)
4. Be alert, flexible and adaptable – Rice’s size advantage
What initiatives are emerging?
Energy – Integration of campus efforts
NASA – JSC, LPI
TMC – BCM and others