2008 Woodie Awards
Popular prof. leaves U. for Big Apple
Eric Beck
Issue date: 1/26/05 Section: Campus News
Josef Mittlemann '72 P'00 P'04, adjunct lecturer in engineering, has accepted the position of chief operating officer of Silverstein Properties, the New York real estate giant and World Trade Center leaseholder announced Jan. 3.
Jon Cohen '87, adjunct lecturer in engineering, will replace Mittlemann this semester as instructor of the popular EN 9: "Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organizations."
Mittlemann, who will remain an adjunct lecturer at Brown, described his decision to accept Silverstein's offer as a difficult but quick one, adding that he sees the job as an opportunity to work on an important project in the field he knows best - real estate.
Students taking EN 9 will not be left in the lurch by Mittlemann's departure.
Cohen, an experienced entrepreneur and principal of the Newport Hotel Group, has extensive knowledge of the field and will provide proper leadership for the course, said Clyde Briant, dean of engineering.
"Jon has been involved in EN 9 for a long time," said Barrett Hazeltine, professor emeritus of engineering. Hazeltine taught the course last semester.
Cohen delivered some EN 9 guest lectures last semester and was well received by students, Hazeltine said.
Mittlemann said he and Cohen have met to refresh the EN 9 curriculum. The two have also worked together, leading a group independent study project and advising the Brown Entrepreneurship Program.
Though Cohen intends to draw from the syllabi of both Mittlemann and Hazeltine, he said he would steer toward Mittlemann's because many students probably registered expecting him to teach the class.
Cohen said EN 9 will feature four modules: marketing, strategic planning, finance and entrepreneurship, and organization behavior.
"This class is great because it makes students think about an environment they might be in when they graduate," Cohen said, adding that the Brown curriculum's focus on personal choice and individual exploration mirrors the experience of entrepreneurs in the business world.
Jon Cohen '87, adjunct lecturer in engineering, will replace Mittlemann this semester as instructor of the popular EN 9: "Management of Industrial and Nonprofit Organizations."
Mittlemann, who will remain an adjunct lecturer at Brown, described his decision to accept Silverstein's offer as a difficult but quick one, adding that he sees the job as an opportunity to work on an important project in the field he knows best - real estate.
Students taking EN 9 will not be left in the lurch by Mittlemann's departure.
Cohen, an experienced entrepreneur and principal of the Newport Hotel Group, has extensive knowledge of the field and will provide proper leadership for the course, said Clyde Briant, dean of engineering.
"Jon has been involved in EN 9 for a long time," said Barrett Hazeltine, professor emeritus of engineering. Hazeltine taught the course last semester.
Cohen delivered some EN 9 guest lectures last semester and was well received by students, Hazeltine said.
Mittlemann said he and Cohen have met to refresh the EN 9 curriculum. The two have also worked together, leading a group independent study project and advising the Brown Entrepreneurship Program.
Though Cohen intends to draw from the syllabi of both Mittlemann and Hazeltine, he said he would steer toward Mittlemann's because many students probably registered expecting him to teach the class.
Cohen said EN 9 will feature four modules: marketing, strategic planning, finance and entrepreneurship, and organization behavior.
"This class is great because it makes students think about an environment they might be in when they graduate," Cohen said, adding that the Brown curriculum's focus on personal choice and individual exploration mirrors the experience of entrepreneurs in the business world.