Rose-Hulman Leader to Speak in Japan
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe president of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology will speak this week at an event in Japan. James Conwell will be one of several international university administrators who will discuss collaboration during a symposium at Japan's University of Aizu. October 22, 2013
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TERRE HAUTE, Ind. – Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology President James C. Conwell is among featured educational leaders speaking during the Symposium on International Research & Educational Collaboration, hosted at Japan’s University of Aizu on Thursday, October 24, in Aizu-Wakamatsu, Japan.
Conwell will join administrators from Aizu, China’s Nanjing University, Taiwan’s Chaoyang University of Technology and Russia’s Novosibirsk State University in making presentations about the value of collaboration at their institutions. There will also be a celebration for the University of Aizu’s 20-year anniversary on Wednesday, October 23.
“Collaboration is evident throughout our Rose-Hulman campus culture and it extends to our partners in industry and abroad,” said Conwell, who became president on May 1 after 17 years as vice president of Jacobs Engineering Group, one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of engineering and technical services. “One of the goals in Rose-Hulman’s Strategic Plan is for the institute to become a more globally connected community.”
Conwell noted Rose-Hulman shares the University of Aizu’s principles to advance knowledge of humanity. “A knowledge and desire for meeting the next wave of global challenges will required strong technical, creative thinkers who can work with diverse groups to bring solutions — often quickly and nimbly,” he said. “As we collaborate side-by-side, strangers from miles away soon become colleagues and friends. These experiences serve as a true education and an influence for a lifetime.”
As an example of collaboration at Rose-Hulman, Conwell will cite the success in the development of Indianapolis-based NICO Corporation’s life-saving brain tumor removal system, including the Myriad and BrainPath devices, assisted by students and project managers at Rose-Hulman Ventures.
Conwell is leading a Rose-Hulman delegation to Aizu’s 20-year anniversary celebration that also includes Phil Cornwell, PhD, vice president for academic affairs, and Julia Williams, PhD, executive director of the Office of Research, Planning and Assessment and a professor of English.
Rose-Hulman has been an educational partner with the University of Aizu since 2006, 13 years after the institution was founded as Japan’s first university solely dedicated to computer science and engineering education.
About Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Founded in 1874, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is dedicated to preparing its students with the world’s best undergraduate science, engineering, and mathematics education in an environment infused with innovation, intellectual rigor, and individualized attention. The college, located in Terre Haute, Indiana, has an enrollment of approximately 2,000 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students. For 15 consecutive years, U.S. News & World Report has rated Rose-Hulman as the top undergraduate engineering college in the nation whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s. Rose-Hulman has also been recognized by The Princeton Review, which cited six of the institute’s professors within their 2012 Best 300 Professors book, the only institution of higher learning in Indiana to be included. Learn more at www.rose-hulman.edu.
Source: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology