Rubi Ortiz joined the ProSTAR staff in March as a secretary.
DATA lab, Perscio win Big Data for Social Good Challenge
A team of industry professionals and Purdue graduate students won the Big Data for Social Good Challenge, a national competition sponsored by IBM.
Red Hat funds two-year doctoral research position in open innovation
Purdue University and Red Hat Inc., the world's leading open-source solutions, are collaborating to create a two-year doctoral research position for Discovery Park's Research Center for Open Digital Innovation.
Faculty, staff, students honored at annual awards
The Purdue Polytechnic Institute administration recognized faculty, staff and students at its annual recognition luncheon May 1, 2015, for their achievements during the 2014-2015 academic year.
Purdue will expand collaboration with Project Lead The Way
Purdue University is expanding its collaboration with the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) STEM education program for K-12 students.
For 14 years, the Purdue Polytechnic Institute (formerly the College of Technology) has led Purdue University’s affiliate partnership with the national organization from its Kokomo location. To help increase PLTW teachers’ exposure to the college’s programs and facilities, the college liaison to PLTW will soon be headquartered on the West Lafayette campus.
What now for the class of 2015: Thomas Kieffer
Find out the future plans for 2015 professional flight technology graduate Thomas Keiffer.
Trustees approve changing college name to Purdue Polytechnic Institute
The Purdue University Board of Trustees approved renaming the College of Technology to the Purdue Polytechnic Institute to better reflect its changing and expanded mission.
Class Notes - May 2015
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Bradford Sims (BCM ’90, PhD EDU’99), Ormond Beach, FL, was named chancellor of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide. He joined the university in 2013 after serving as dean of the College of Technology at Indiana State University for four years.
What now for the class of 2015: Alex Lande
Find out the future plans for 2015 building construction management graduate Alex Lande.
What now for the class of 2015: Sadia Qasim
Sadia Qasim
Class of 2015, West Lafayette, Indiana
Payoff: Technical artist for Deep Silver Volition, Champaign, Illinois
Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer graphics technology and Spanish language and literature
Job duties: Scripting and developing tools for various video games developed by Deep Silver Volition using MEL, Python, C++, and PyMel.