College of Engineering / Department of Mechanical Engineering / Dr. Sabit Adanur / Service-Extension

Service - Extension

Department, College and University Service Work

• Founding faculty advisor for AU Chess Club, August 2020 – present.
• Member of the Academic Standards Committee, August 2020 – 2023.
• Member of the Student Conduct Committee, August 2020 – 2023.
• Mechanical Engineering Senator for AU Faculty Senate, June 2020 – present.
• Member of the Academic Honesty Committee, Aug. 2019 – Aug. 2022.
• Member of the Patent and Invention Disclosure Committee, Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2020.
• Chair of the Academic Computing Committee, Aug. 2019 - Aug. 2020 (member Aug. 2017 - Aug. 2020).
• Member of the Faculty Salaries and Welfare Committee, Aug. 2015 – Aug. 2018.
• Prepared and submitted SLO7 report for SACS, 20 November 2014.
• Member of the Calendar and Schedules Committee, Aug. 2014 – Aug. 2017. 
• Member of the Academic Program Review Committee, Aug. 2013-Aug. 2016.
• Prepared the SACS assessment reports for PFEN B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs for the SACS visit, March 21-22, 2013.
• Participated in the AU Strategic Planning Focus Group sponsored by the Office of the Provost, 19 March 2013.
• Member of the Academic Standards Committee, Aug. 2012-Aug. 2015.
• Member of the Post Tenure Review Committee, Aug. 2012-Aug. 2015.
• Prepared the 2011 SACS assessment reports for PFEN B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. programs, Jan.-Feb. 2012.
• Member of the PFEN faculty search committee, Aug. 2011- Aug. 2012.
• Member of the Faculty Handbook Review Committee, Aug. 2011-Aug. 2014.
• Member of the Faculty Dismissal Committee, Aug. 2010-Aug. 2013.
• Mentor - AU Early Career Faculty Mentoring Program, 2009-2010.
• Chair of the AU Faculty Grievance Committee, Aug. 2009-Aug. 2010.
• Member of the Student Discipline Committee, Aug. 2009-Aug. 2012
• Hosted TALON exhibit for incoming engineering freshman, Feb. 18, 2008.
• Member of the new PFEN PhD Program Committee, Apr. 2008-present.
• Member of the AU Faculty Grievance Committee, Nov. 2007-May 2009.
• Member of the PFEN Faculty Search Committee, Aug. 2007-Apr. 2008.
• Member of the CoE Graduate Student Recruiting Committee, March. 2007- present.
• Chair of the PFEN Faculty Search Committee, Fall 2006-Spring 2007.
• Member of the Alumni Engineering Research Award Committee (2008).
• Responsible for the polymer processing equipment purchase (visited University of Akron, Oct. 2006).
• Chair of the AU Student Academic Grievance Committee, Jan. 2006-Aug. 2008.
• Member of the AU Student Academic Grievance Committee, Aug. 2005- Dec. 2005.
• Member of the AU Academic Honesty Committee, 2003-2006.
• Member of the Alumni Professorship Committee, 2002-2005.
• Member of the Budget Advisory Committee, Feb. 2003-2005.
• Member of the Ginn Professorship Selection Committee, 2002.
• Member of the Engineering Faculty Council (EFC), 2002-2205.
• Member of the AU Diversity Leadership Council, May 2002-2004.
• TE Department Futures Committee Member, 2001.
• Mentoring Committee member for Dr. Aliecia McClain, February 2001- 2004.
• Member of the AU Senate Research Grant-in-Aid Committee, Fall 2000- Fall 2003.
• Member of the Textile Engineering Department Head Search Committee, 1999-2000.
• Member of the College of Engineering Freshman Computing Initiative (FCI) Committee (1999-2000)
• National Textile Center (NTC) Site Director for Department of Textile Engineering (June 1998 to October 2001).
• Chairman of the PFEN Curriculum Committee (1993-prsent).
• Coordinated the Semester Transition activities for TXEN, TXCH, TXMT, TXTS and ITAS programs. Prepared/edited the departmental semester transition package (162 page document)
• College of Engineering Priorities Task Force Member (1998).
• Member of  the College of Engineering Curriculum Committee (1993 to present)
• Chairman of the Textile Engineering Award Committee (1992-2000).
• Member of the new PhD program in Integrated Textiles and Apparel (ITAS) preparation committee (1994 - 1998).
• Member of the three new faculty and two new technician search committees  in Textile Engineering (1994-2000).
• Participated in the 1994-1995 and 1995-96 Faculty/Student Mentor Program
• Honorary Member of the Phi Psi Textile Fraternity.
• Freshmen scholarship interviewer (1993-2000)
• ABET Coordinator for PFEN Department, Spring 2003-present.