The transformation of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s undergraduate learning experience is built on 10 principles, and our departments/schools are all making great progress in changing the curricula necessary to implement the principles. I think it is important we remember the 10 principles were chosen based on evidence-based research.

The week of January 22 was a busy and very successful week for the Purdue Polytechnic on opposite sides of the globe.

President Mitch Daniels' annual Open Letter to the People of Purdue focuses on the theme of “calculated risk,” including the Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s learning transformation efforts.

Fostering an increased global and cultural capacity among our faculty and students is a key focal point of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute’s Office of Globalization.

According to the Council of Graduate Schools, U.S. graduate school enrollment is a bit unstable at the moment, and has most recently been described as flat. Fortunately, that has not been the case at the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. While enrollments across Polytechnic departments are mixed, they have risen steadily since 2014 from 485 to a current enrollment of 585. The goal is to continue to increase this number, and to that end, recruiting and program enhancements have become of primary importance.

The future of a quality STEM education will be marked by programs that embrace a STEM-based discipline that has integrated the humanities and social sciences. The Purdue Polytechnic Institute is leading that effort and making progress toward fulfilling the promise.

One of the major activities being led by faculty and staff in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute is the creation of the Purdue Polytechnic High School in Indianapolis. Its mission? To provide a rich, integrated, learning environment by providing a hands-on, STEM-focused education which teaches students the skills and knowledge needed to be successful throughout their careers and paves the way toward admission to a post-secondary institution.

Even though it is a very busy time of the year, there are still a number of significant events to report on as the college continues with its transformation.

It has been a really remarkable few weeks for the college since my last Tech Insider update. The Purdue Polytechnic Institute and its faculty, staff and students continue to make news and enjoy accomplishments that are transformational.