I began work as a faculty member in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy in August 1996. I am also a Sister of St. Joseph (Baden, Pennsylvania). I know, it's an unusual combination.
You may peruse my curriculum vitæ (CV) if you are interested in what I do professionally.
Check out my new (as of December 7, 2006) blog, nunsuch - the adventures of a techie nun.
(Note: If you use Skype - see www.skype.com - you can call me up if I'm online.)
Cost of the War in Iraq
Good News! Our incoming Engineering and Science students for Fall 2007 have been strongly encouraged to equip themselves with a Tablet PC, and instructors will be exhorted to use the technology to enhance interaction in our courses! Pretty exciting stuff. (The Tablet PC will be required for new students starting in Fall 2008.) I've been working with a Tablet PC myself, but because so few of our current students bring notebook PCs to class, I have not had any opportunity to use some of the interactive applications that are out there. If you are interested in seeing what my experience so far has taught me, see the paper I presented at the 2007 ASEE North Central Section Conference.
As part of my sabbatical year, I volunteered to work on the design of a web site for Centre International St. Joseph. My main contribution has been to learn the PHP/MySQL coding needed to build an administrative interface so that the staff can add/edit content without any background in web site development. The web site has not yet been launched, but I'll let you know the link when we do launch it.
I also traveled to France for the last half of April to train the staff on how to use the admin interface and to make other adjustments based on their feedback. After about 3 full days of hard work, I was able to let go of the project temporarily to make a directed retreat. The retreat was also something of a pilgrimage, walking the same streets to the same destinations as the first Sisters of St. Joseph back in the mid-17th century.
I took a camera and digital camcorder along on some of my jaunts, and have put together some video clips and slide shows to give you a sense of what I experienced. Click here to see a listing.
Sandra A. Yost, CSJ, Ph.D., P.E.
Associate Professor
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Detroit Mercy
4001 W. McNichols Road
Detroit, MI 48221(313) 993-1748
(313) 993-1187 (fax)
yostsa@udmercy.edu