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Faculty
Forum to Discuss Science and Technoloyg Commission Report
Dec.
1 , 2000 -- The Faculty Senate-sponsored Virginia
2020 Commission Forum on the Science and Technology Commission will
be held Friday, Dec. 1 in Newcomb Hall, Room 168 from 3:30-5 p.m.
Anita Jones, chair of the commission, will give an overview of the
her commission's work before opening the floor to questions and
comments from the audience.
In
addition, the commission will be holding discussions on each of
the focus area initiatives that are proposed in the commission's
recently published report. The objective is to explore faculty interest
in various aspects of the focus area and to discuss how U.Va. might
build world class programs.
Commission
members want to ask: How should we structure implementation plans?
What should we do sooner? Later? What would give us an edge in building
truly excellent research and education programs in these areas?
Three
meetings are scheduled:
* Biodifferentiation
-- Dec. 5 in Newcomb Hall 168, 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
* Information
Initiative -- Dec. 7 in the Rotunda Dome Room, 4 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
* Quantum
and Nanoscale Science and Engineering -- Dec. 8 in Newcomb Hall
168, 4:30 p.m. - 6:30
p.m.
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