INFORMS Open Forum

New faculty members face a number of challenges as they begin their career in higher education.  From the tenure process, to sponsored research, to strategies for effective teaching, new faculty can benefit from the experience of seasoned faculty and administrators. 

The New Faculty Colloquium is intended for professionals who are in their first three years of being a faculty member. Confirmed speakers include, in alphabetical order:

• Elif Akcali, Associate Professor in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Florida
• Damian Beil, Associate Professor of Technology and Operations at the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan
• John Birge, Jerry W and Carol L Levin Distinguished Service Professor of Operations Management at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business
• Shane Henderson, Professor, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering at Cornell University
• Julie Higle, Professor and Chair, Industrial and Systems Engineering Department at the University of Southern California
• Sheldon Jacobson, Professor in Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• Eva Lee, Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• Ozalp Ozer, Ashbel Smith Professor of Management Science, Jindal School of Management, University of Texas at Dallas
• Edwijn Romeijn, H. Milton and Carolyn J. Stewart School Chair and Professor, H. Milton Stewart School of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology
• J Cole Smith, Professor and Department Chair, Department of Industrial Engineering, Clemson University
• Mike Trick, Harry B. and James H. Higgins Professor of Operations Research and Senior Associate Dean, Faculty and Research, Carnegie Mellon University Tepper School of Business
• Candace Yano, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Chair of the Faculty, Gary & Sherron Kalbach Chair in Entrepreneurship, Professor and Group Chair, Operations and Information Technology Management Group, Haas School of Business, University of California at Berkeley.

This colloquium is one of three offered by INFORMS; others include the Teaching Effectiveness Colloquium and Doctoral Student Colloquium. All will be held in Nashville, TN on Friday, November 11 and Saturday, November 12, prior to the INFORMS Annual Meeting. The colloquia will begin on Friday evening with a welcome dinner for all participants and will continue all day Saturday with informative sessions, good food, and plenty of time to socialize and network. All colloquia participants must also register for the INFORMS Annual Meeting. The cost is $80 for students, $200 for all others.

The application deadline has been EXTENDED! All nomination packages must be received by September 14th, so please respond today! For complete nomination requirements and to make your submission, click here.

Matt Bailey is serving as 2016 Chair of the Combined Colloquia committee, while the co-chairs of the New Faculty Colloquia are Barrett Thomas and Auriele Thiele.  Send New Faculty nomination packages (electronic submissions as a single .pdf file) and requests for more information to:

Barrett Thomas
Associate Professor and Gary C. Fethke Faculty Research Fellow
Dept. of Management Sciences, Tippie College of Business, University of Iowa
W272 Pappajohn Business Building, Iowa City, IA, 52242-1000
Phone: 319.335.0938
http://tippie.uiowa.edu/barrett-thomas
E-mail: barrett-thomas@uiowa.edu

We look forward to seeing you in Nashville!