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Karen FittsDepartment: English My first term on SEL began in 2009. This work, along with my own experiences while on sabbatical, has confirmed for me that leave time for revitalizing and renewing our professional selves is an essential benefit. A key aspect of the committee’s service lies in understanding and valuing diverse disciplinary perspectives and processes articulated in the applications we receive from across the campus. This is important work, and I would like the opportunity to continue in it. Lainey JenksDepartment: Communication Studies I would very much like to serve a second term on the Sabbatical and Education Leave Committee for the following reasons: 1. I've been lucky enough to have two sabbaticals in the 19 years I've been at WCU and understand how important it is for faculty to receive sabbaticals; 2. Sabbaticals are an easy target for those searching for budget cuts and I'd like to help assure continued faculty access to sabbaticals; 3. It's a happy committee (because we get to read interesting proposals from accomplished scholars doing cool stuff). Zhen JiangDepartment: Computer Science I joined WCU in 2002. I took sabbatical leave in Spring 2010. That experience helped me to reach out and to gain many opportunities of interdisciplinary collaboration, in both research and education. The results help me to develop new computer courses for students to quickly gain sufficient skills and knowledge for their study and research on campus (e.g., MatLab, Database, etc). This work has earned grants from many internal funding sources and will be submitted to NSF in near future. I think my sabbatical leave gave me a chance to develop professional skills and to upgrade scholarship activities. I wish to serve this committee and to let every WCU faculty member take the great benefits of this opportunity. With my conference organization experience, I plan to build a better communication between committee, awardees, and applicants (e.g., broadcast, poster, and on-line information of guideline, procedure, and award records, etc). With my working experience of an editor and peer reviewer, I plan to build a more clear review process, helping people apply successfully. Currently, I am an associate professor in the Computer Science, a faculty member with Information Security Center, and a visiting professor at Shanghai Jiaotong University, China (2010-2013). My research work has earned grants from many funding sources including the National Science Foundation (NSF), IBM, CASSDA, local FDC, etc. I was invited and serve as an NSF panelist, external reviewer for the Hong Kong Research Grant Council, and panelist for the office of Global Environment for Network Innovations (GENI). My current work won the best paper award in the area of protocols and algorithms in the 7th IEEE International Conference on Mobile Ad-hoc and Sensor Systems, November, 2010. My book “From problem toward solution: Wireless sensor Networks Security” has been published by Nova Publishers in 2009. I have given talks in more than 15 institutions such as University of Delaware. I have taught general education courses and handled the diversity in classroom at WCU for 9 years. I am also active in many committees such as the PTW (originally called EPT). More details of my teaching, research, and service can be seen at “the faculty achievement of the college of Arts and Sciences” http://www.wcupa.edu/_academics/sch_cas/professors/zhen_jiang.html. Stacey SchlauDepartment: Languages and Cultures During the three years I have served on SaLe, two of which were as Chair, I have been quite impressed with the quality and quantity of faculty research and other professional development activities evident in the applications. It has been an honor to participate in rewarding those activities through sabbatical leaves. This is especially because for faculty members at WCU, time is often our scarcest and most-wanted resource. Undoubtedly, sabbatical leaves constitute a major means of being able to engage in projects that otherwise would fall by the wayside. I would like to continue my service on the Committee, to contribute in a small way to faculty development at WCU. Created and copyrighted by Clifford Johnston, 2000-12 |