"Technology and Us" School of Technology Centennial Symposium An Extended Celebration Fall Semester 2002 Spring Semester 2003

"We create technology, but technology has the ability, for the better and for the worse, to come back and reshape our lives."

Wafeek Wahby

We celebrated technology and how it affected our own lives. First, the academic year 2002 - 2003 was named "The Centennial Year." Then at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 20, 2002, we had a reception and dinner at the University Ballroom along with a special program. The following day, Saturday, September 21, 2002 we planned optional events to choose from: A Golf Outing that included lunch, a Tailgate prior to the Panther Football Game (Hall of Fame Day) and game tickets in the evening.

An extended Centennial Technology Symposium entitled "Technology and Us" was held through the fall 2002 and spring 2003 semesters as a continuation of the School of Technology centennial celebrations. We celebrated technology and how it affected different aspects of our lives in a practical way as a variety of discipline areas across EIU campus, as well as guest speakers gave presentations on how technology affected their disciplines over the past 100 years.

It was said that when sorrows are shared they are divided and minimized, while joys are multiplied when shared.This web site is meant to share our joys with you. It comprises a summary of most of the presentations given at the Centennial Technology Symposium, besides several others who kindly shared their thoughts and ideas to celebrate with us. This web site will be "under construction" over the coming weeks, and will be updated with new articles, links, and photos. Enjoy!

Wafeek Samuel Wahby, Ph.D., B.Th.
Chair, SoT Centennial Celebration Committee.

For more information, please call Dr. Wafeek Wahby, 217.581.2318, e-mail: cfwsw@eiu.edu
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