by Jennifer Johnson
ASEE Today Section Editor/Writer
Ethics in Russia Engineering ethics has recently been added to the curriculum at some Russian universities. Tatyana Romanovskaya, adjunct professor of logic at George Mason University and a senior researcher at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences, has written a report on
engineering ethics in Russia and the challenges this presents. Please see: European Project Semester, Denmark The European Project Semester (EPS), at the Engineering College of Copenhagen, was designed to
promote international teamwork in cross-cultural and multidisciplinary project groups. EPS director Arvid Andersen has written a description of the program, which can be read at Call for Papers Technology Education Conference, Germany For more information, please see: To submit items for the "International News" section, please send the information at least 12 weeks prior to desired
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The World Council of Associations for Technology Education and the Institute of Technology Education (of the Technical University Braunschweig) invite
submissions to the International Conference of Scholars for Technology Education, being held in Braunschweig, Germany, from September 24-27, 2000. Topics of interest to the conference include technology education for developing countries, assessment practices for technological literacy, and standards for technology education. All proposals for papers and posters must be submitted via e-mail by March 31 to
Bridge to Asia, a nonprofit San Francisco organization, has requested donations for new and used textbooks, reference books, journals, and professional magazines that are still useful to students. These materials are used to help those who are working to improve the lives of their fellow citizens; the organization serves countries where engineering textbooks and reference books are very scarce. If you are on the West Coast, send your donations to
Bridge to Asia, Foreign Trade Services, Pier 23, San Francisco, CA 94111. From the Midwest or East Coast, send them to Bridge to Asia, Follett Higher Education Group, 2211 West Street, River Grove, IL 60171-1800. All donations and shipping costs are tax deductible. For more information, please see:
TImothy A. Barbari
is the new chair of the chemical engineering department at the University of Maryland, College Park. George Campbell Jr., president and CEO of the National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME), has been selected as president of The Cooper Union for the
Advancement of Science and Art, effective July 1, 2000. He is the first African American to hold that position in the college's 141 year history. Cheryl L. Shavers has been sworn in as Undersecretary of Commerce for Technology. Shavers will oversee the Commerce Department's Technology
Administration, which includes the Office of Technology Policy, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the National Technical Information Service, and the Office of Space Commercialization. Samuel G. White has been named the first dean of the School of Engineering at Jackson State University, which will offer degrees in computer, civil, and telecommunications engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level. 
