Faculty & Staff Accomplishments
We are excited to share recent accomplishments from faculty and staff members at our campuses around the world.
Accomplishments are listed by date of achievement in reverse chronological order, with the most recent first.
Jane Polizzi
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesJane Polizzi,, assistant dean, administration and operations, College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, will represent 色界吧 at the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO). On September 25, 2023, it the 2023颅鈥�2024 cohort of the , a professional development experience for promising mid-level managers in higher education business and finance. Seventy-three business officers at member institutions were selected for the program, which helps participants enhance their leadership skills, expand their cross-campus relationships, and build their professional network. Designed for business officers who want to advance in higher education business and finance, the program focuses on higher education business models and financial communications.
Pablo Lorenzo-Eiroa
SoADPablo Lorenzo-Eiroa, M.Arch., associate professor of architecture, was on September 11, 2023, in relation to his recent book: . He described the danger of AI exponential growth but also the speculation of a digital feudalism in creating advantages for their models to expand; he focused on AI replication of data bias and the effect of human behavior.
Dong-Sei Kim
School of Architecture and DesignDongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, will be serving as one of the \nco-chairs of the Korean Studies seminar, one of at Columbia University, beginning on September 21, 2023. The seminar series is an ongoing community of partnerships, each of which is constituted by scholars from multiple academic departments and disciplines, often including experts from outside academia, devoted to the study of an institution, practice, or issue of theoretical and practical importance.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, and Dongsei Kim, M.Des., assistant professor of architecture, exhibited their collaborative proposal "Productive Han-Ga-Ram: the Han River as an Ecological & Cultural Madang (Frontyard)鈥� at the 2023 Seoul Biennale of Architecture & Urbanism, on display from September 1 to October 29. The exhibition was created in collaboration with MMK+, Strange Works Studio, and Terrain Work. It aims to transform Seoul's Han River into a new central hub for the city by utilizing a kit-of-parts approach that adapts existing bridges and riverfronts. The result is a performative, productive, and social infrastructure that addresses the hydrological impacts of the climate crisis while sparking sociopolitical changes for the next 100 years in Seoul.
Babak Beheshti
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBabak D. Beheshti, Ph.D., dean of the 色界吧 College of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was interviewed for a September 1, 2023, article on climate change and connectivity and was quoted several times in the article entitled featured on the IEEE Climate Change website.
Evan Shieh
School of Architecture and DesignEvan Shieh, M.AUD., assistant professor of architecture, received 色界吧 2023 Presidential Excellence in Teaching Award for part time faculty at 2023 Convocation on August 31. The award recognizes a faculty member who has demonstrated a consistent dedication to teaching and to their students judged by quality of teaching and impact on student success and student learning.
Cameka Hazel
College of Arts and SciencesCameka Hazel, Ed.D., assistant professor in the psychology and counseling department, shared her expert knowledge concerning bullying in schools in a recently published article, on the on August 31, 2023.
Wenyao Hu
School of ManagementWenyao Hu, Ph.D., assistant professor of School of Management, published an article in Financial Management (ABDC ranking: A) on August 30, 2023. In the paper, Hu shows that firms hype up their corporate social responsibility narratives during the turn-of-the-year earnings conference calls to project an overly responsible public image of their firms.
Batu Chalise
College of Engineering and Computing SciencesBatu Chalise, Ph.D., associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been appointed as an for an academic journal, , on August 25, 2023.
Rozina Vavetsi
School of Architecture and DesignRozina Vavetsi, M.SC., associate professor and chair of the Department of Digital Art and Design, received the Graphis Silver Award in August 2023 for the poster Graphis publishes the world鈥檚 most prestigious annual volumes with award-winning work from international talents in design, advertising, art/Illustration, photography, and more. The Graphis Institute is dedicated to promoting and celebrating the most compelling work and has the most significant collection of creative excellence worldwide.