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ISD Graduate Student Coordinator James Tobias gleefully guides graduate students and gives back to his community as a youth wrestling coach
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The X Factor
ISD communications leader adapts to the unexpected in his career and in life as a father of a son with Fragile X Syndrome, who teaches him about love, sacrifice, patience and appreciating the little things in life, like going for a walk, riding escalators, and opening and closing grocer freezer doors.
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Dr. Bob Bordley
Program Director of Systems Engineering Design
A passion for integrating history and engineering fueled Dr. Robert Bordley’s student council campaign for president at Bishop Ireton High School, Virginia. He prepared a speech outlining his passion, ran for student council president with the slogan, Tippecanoe and Square Root of Two, and won in a landslide. Fast forward to 2021. Dr. Bordley, Professor of Engineering Practice and Program Director of Systems Engineering and Design in ISD, was just recognized again. He earned the 2021 Frank P. Ramsey Medal for distinguished contributions in decision analysis. Learn about Dr. Bordley’s distinguished career.
TED COUTILISH
Assistant Director of Strategic Engagement and Communications
ISD communications leader adapts to the unexpected in his career and in life as a father of a son with Fragile X Syndrome, who teaches him about love, sacrifice, patience and appreciating the little things in life, like going for a walk, riding escalators, and opening and closing grocer freezer doors.
Bonnie Jiang
Master’s Student in Design Science
Bonnie Jiang, 25, is a coffee fanatic who uses the extra caffeine boost to fuel her passion in pursuit of two Master of Science degrees simultaneously in University of Michigan’s Design Science program in Integrative Science + Design and School of Information. She started at ISD in 2019 and plans to graduate with MSI degrees in Information Human Computer Interaction and MS Design Science in December 2021. Her research focuses are product design, design for social impact, and UX (User Experience) research.
Important Dates
- January 21: ISD Smart Manufacturing Seminar: Alauddin Ahmed
- January 25: Winter Drop/Add deadline
- January 26: ISD Career Fair (in person)