change of plans

The Fulbright people asked if I would consider a different host institution for my sabbatical, so I have asked the Technion to host me. Keep your fingers crossed for me.

Fulbright Application

I just submitted a Fulbright Fellowship application to (a) help fund my sabbatical to Israel, and (b) help me get an extended visa. Of course, being a Fulbright fellow also has a certain caché.

Seminar at the Technion

I just received an invitation to give a seminar on engineering education and the civil engineering capstone course at UMKC at the Technion during my sabbatical visit.

"As a demonstratively Zionist institution, the University Center has two key requirements: every student must study one course per semester on some aspect of Judaism, Jewish heritage or Land of Israel studies, and the Israeli flag must be displayed in every classroom, laboratory and auditorium on campus." (from Ariel University website)

Plans for Ariel

In negotiations to spend my sabbatical at Ariel University, in the civil engineering department during Jan-Aug 2013.