Associate Dean of EP Allan Bjerkaas to Retire

After thirty-six years of service to Johns Hopkins, Allan Bjerkaas has announced that he will retire as the associate dean for Engineering for Professionals later this year. Beginning his career with Hopkins at the Applied Physics Laboratory in 1973, Dean Bjerkaas began teaching in the part-time graduate programs in the mid-1970's....Read More

EP Engages rSmart as Sakai Host

Prior to the beginning of the spring semester, Engineering for Professionals transferred its Sakai instance, used to host online class materials, from an internally-hosted solution to one provided by rSmart, a Sakai solutions provider. By moving to rSmart hosting, EP gained a custom-tailored site with full support and service for any issues that may arise...Read More

EP News

EP Continued Success Stories - EP alumni continue to lead their fields and pioneer new technologies. Read about two: Kevin Abercrombie, director of the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory, and Dr. Anton Dmitriev, director of the Spine Research Center at Walter Reed....Read More

EP Excellence in Teaching Awards - On March 15^th at the 2010 EP faculty meeting, the annual EP Excellence in Teaching Awards were given. Of special note was honoree Robert Grossman, vice–chair of the Computer Science program. Dr. Grossman is a member of the Principal Professional Staff at the Applied Physics Lab, where he began as a lab instructor in the 1970's....Read More

National Cancer Institute Comes to Montgomery County Campus - On February 24, 2010, the U.S. General Services Administration announced that the Johns Hopkins Montgomery County Campus will be the site of the new National Cancer Institute, a research facility with a staff of over 2,000....Read More

Additional Quality Matters Courses - Three Engineering for Professionals fully online courses were recently reviewed and approved by Quality Matters, a national quality assurance review process....Read More

New Language Requirements for International Applicants - Effective April 1, 2010, EP is now requiring all international applicants to have taken the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as proof of proficiency in English....Read more

New Instructional Technology and Distance Education Manager: Mary Kelty - On April 8, 2010, Mary Kelty joined EP as the new instructional technology and distance education manager. Mary has more than 12 years of experience in higher education in program development and administration...Read more

EP Increases Yellow Ribbon Scholarships to Six - In an update from a story previously mentioned in the Fall 2009 newsletter, EP has increased its support of the Yellow Ribbon Program from four scholarships to six....Read more