Mat Sutton, Ph.D., is an associate professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation. He received the 2015 Dwyer Award for Undergraduate Teaching in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. Students select the award winners.
Introducing the digital handshake
A group of Purdue University students have developed Socio, a social media application that revolutionizes the way people connect by introducing the “digital handshake.”
Professors coordinate Feb. 6 Nanoline competition
People can see an alert system for school lockdowns and a power chair for toddlers with neurological disorders among the original projects competing in the Midwest Regionals for the 2016 Phoenix Contact Nanoline Contest at Purdue University.
Kelley to be honored by ITEEA
Todd Kelley, associate professor of engineering/technology teacher education (ETTE) at Purdue University, will be honored this spring with the Distinguished Technology and Engineering Professional designation from the International Technology and Engineering Educators Association (ITEEA).
Second Purdue Aviation Day planned 105 years after first
Student leaders are planning an aviation celebration April 16 at the Purdue University Airport, and the world is invited.
Students propel Marion to best Indiana airport
Two Purdue professional flight majors are being praised for their roles in helping Marion Municipal Airport become 2015 Indiana Airport of the Year.
Aviation program participates in Top Hawk program
Purdue University has been chosen as one of the partner schools for Cessna’s 2016 Top Hawk program.
Scarbeck's classes help her succeed in campus activities
Susie Scarbeck’s majors and campus activities seem to be perfectly aligned.
Scarbeck is pursuing majors in organizational leadership and engineering/technology teacher education, and she is interested in development and talent management. She has gained plenty of real-world experience as a resident assistant in McCutcheon residence hall. For example, in TLI 25400 (Leading Change In Technology Organizations), she learned about managing transitions.
Students bring more stable electricity to Nicaraguan health facility
Several construction management students and two professors traveled to Managua, Nicaragua, over the 2015 Thanksgiving break to install solar panels on a healthcare clinic for retirees.
The trip was the culmination of more than a year of planning by students and their advisors.
Developing home-grown food year-round for class project
Second Harvest Food Bank has a constant need for fresh vegetables, and students at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson are working on a plan to help produce more of it locally year round.