Our Tech Pride was strong at the 4th annual Alumni Day event at the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Attendees were treated to a Technology grab bag, scavenger hunt, animal exhibits and an ice cream social.
CG Visions offers technology solutions to home builders
The home building market is ripe for an innovation revolution, and CG Visions in Lafayette, Indiana, is poised to take advantage of it. The four partners of CG Visions all graduated from the computer graphics technology program in Purdue's College of Technology.
Internships in Richmond: experience gained, companies aided
Interns are on the job to learn and to gain real-world experience. Some are paid. Some get class credit. Most are college students.
And more are likely to be visible soon in Wayne County and the surrounding region, according to the Richmond Palladium-Item.
Earlham College, Indiana University East, Ivy Tech Community College and Purdue University College of Technology at Richmond all are seeking to place more of their students in internship situations.
Jobs Fair creates possibilities
A few months ago, Chris Snively didn't have a job.
Now, he's a student services coordinator at Purdue University College of Technology at Richmond.
Snively gives a lot of credit to the jobs fair he attended at the Kuhlman Center, organized by the Wayne County Task Force on Jobs. He learned a lot at the fair, and he shares tips for others who attend.
Summer camp prepares admitted students for Purdue
Seventeen students admitted to the College of Technology participated in the five-week STEM Academic Boot Camp (ABC) this summer. The college collaborates with the colleges of Engineering, Science and Agriculture to help students make a smooth academic transition from high school to college.
Banking apps and cultural enrichment: study abroad in Peru
Victor Barlow, assistant professor of computer and information technology, is on a mission to change the world through his summer study abroad course, Unified Modeling Language and Mobile Application Development.
What now for the class of 2014: Jessica Theuerl
As the College of Technology’s May 2014 graduates move into their careers, we are profiling a few and finding out their future plans and how they arrived at this point in their lives.
Jessica Theuerl, South Bend, Indiana
Catapult Rotation Program for ExactTarget in Indianapolis, Ind.
Aviation students represent Purdue at EAA AirVenture
For one week every summer, east-central Wisconsin becomes the site of the greatest spectacle in aviation. EAA’s Air Venture in Oshkosh draws a half-million people from all over the world – including aviation fans and aeronautics businesses from Indiana.
College of Technology leads nation in engineering technology disciplines
The Purdue University College of Technology continued its standing as the leader in engineering technology disciplines in the United States. The college leads the nation in several categories of the 2013 Profiles of Engineering and Engineering Technology Colleges, published by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).
College of Technology Alumni Awards
The College of Technology will honor Distinguished Technology Alumni, Outstanding Technology Alumni, and Early Career Awardees. The awards recognize Technology alumni who have accomplished great professional, philanthropic, and personal success.