EECS News Final 1.30.indd - Electrical Engineering and Computer ...
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What’s New<br />
<strong>EECS</strong> Sums Up FY 2007<br />
Undergraduate students 402<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 129<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 108<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Science 165<br />
Masters students 159<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 72<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 14<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Science 52<br />
Information Technology 21<br />
Ph.D. students 70<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 24<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Science 46<br />
Bachelor degrees awarded 70<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 25<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 13<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Science 32<br />
Masters degrees awarded 54<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 16<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 10<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Science 28<br />
Garmin Establishes Merit-<br />
Based Scholar Program<br />
A long-time supporter of <strong>EECS</strong>, Garmin<br />
International has created the Garmin Scholar<br />
Program. Scholars will receive $5,000 per year up<br />
to four years of undergraduate study provided<br />
they continue to satisfy scholarship criteria.<br />
Starting in the fall of 2008, the program will<br />
award 15 scholarships.<br />
All students, including international students<br />
<strong>and</strong> current scholarship holders, who meet the<br />
criteria are eligible.<br />
Applicants must be electrical engineering or<br />
computer engineering majors. Current KU<br />
students need a minimum 3.8 cumulative<br />
GPA. Incoming freshmen must have minimum<br />
composite <strong>and</strong> mathematics ACT scores of 30 <strong>and</strong><br />
32, respectively, <strong>and</strong> a high school GPA of at least<br />
3.8.<br />
A leader in global positioning system (GPS)<br />
technology, Garmin has donated GPS receivers<br />
<strong>and</strong> equipment to <strong>EECS</strong>. Garmin also employs<br />
many <strong>EECS</strong> graduates at its world headquarters<br />
in Olathe, Kansas. <br />
Ph.D. degrees awarded 6<br />
<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Engineering</strong> 4<br />
<strong>Computer</strong> Science 2<br />
Tenure Track Faculty 39<br />
Research Expenditures $7,370,584<br />
<strong>EECS</strong> Distinguished Professor <strong>and</strong> ITTC Director<br />
Victor Frost (left) explains the KU-Tag to FCC<br />
Commissioner Michael Copps. Copps learned about<br />
<strong>EECS</strong> research <strong>and</strong> toured ITTC after he spoke at the<br />
Rural Broadb<strong>and</strong> Round Table Summit held at KU this<br />
summer.<br />
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