Andrew Takami has been appointed director of the Purdue University College of Technology at New Albany, effective April 4. He will oversee operations for the location, which is headquartered at the Purdue Technology Center of Southeast Indiana.
Faculty and staff accolades for April 2013
Mark French, associate professor of mechanical engineering technology, spoke at the recent Center for Instructional Excellence conference about IMPACT.
Michael Kane, associate professor of computer and information technology, is one of four authors of a new textbook titled Pharmacogenetics, Kinetics, and Dynamics Personalized Medicine. The book is available from Jones and Bartlett Learning.
Six projects win awards at undergraduate research poster symposium
Six College of Technology projects won awards at the annual Undergraduate Research Poster Session March 26.
Awards, winners and their abstracts were:
External funding for January-February 2013
During January-February 2013, the College of Technology received external funding that totaled $668,249.
Faculty who received funding (all are principal investigators unless otherwise noted) were:
Mendez featured as one of five Purdue 'transformation makers'
Diego Mendez has seen firsthand the proverbial light-bulb moments when younger students realize the enormous possibilities of the STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) disciplines.
College collects 250 dreams during MLK Day observance
Members of the Minority Technology Association (MTA) helped collect 250 dreams of students, faculty and staff as part of the college's observance of Martin Luther King day in January. Here is a small sample of the collection. The full collection will be placed online later this spring.
"I have a dream":
2nd annual Paint Purdue Pink event reaches out to high school girls
A special one-day event for high school girls will make the connection between technology-focused degrees and solutions to a variety of social challenges.
Purdue’s College of Technology at Richmond will host the second annual Paint Purdue Pink this month. The event is being organized to show high school girls how they can make a difference with each of the degrees offered at the location.
Lean LaunchPad course offered for Fall 2013
Lean LaunchPad is coming to Purdue University for the first time as part of a new course for graduate and undergraduate students.
A collaboration of the colleges of Technology and Engineering, Krannert School of Management and the Industrial Design program, the course was created especially for students who want to start a business. The class will be offered during Fall 2013.
Griffin named director of Purdue’s College of Technology at Kokomo
Jeffrey A. Griffin has been appointed director of Purdue University’s College of Technology at Kokomo. He will oversee operations at the location, which offers Purdue degrees on the IU-Kokomo campus.
In the News: Kokomo location to help Chrysler train employees
Chrysler has announced a multi-million dollar investment that will bring hundreds of new jobs to Central Indiana, but it will need help finding enough qualified workers to make it a reality.
Purdue's College of Technology at Kokomo is busy preparing to address that skills gap. They’ve already added a new faculty member for mechanical engineering technology in Kokomo.