External funding for October 2012
During October 2012, the College of Technology received external funding that totaled $69,270.
Faculty who received funding (all are principal investigators unless otherwise noted) were:
Green ideas solicited for College of Technology
As the college strives to become more sustainable, the dean is encouraging faculty, staff and students to submit green ideas for possible implementation. Organizers of the Green Ideas contest encourage all submissions of creative ideas, collective action and sustainable efforts.
Prizes will be awarded in four categories:
ProSTAR star: Nancy Smigiel
ProSTAR’s newest staff member is Nancy K. Smigiel, administrative coordinator. She may be new to ProSTAR but Nancy has been working at Purdue since 2001 and also is a Boilermaker graduate.
During her tenure at Purdue, Nancy is proud that she earned a bachelor of arts degree in history (with specialization in the history of science and technology) at the age of 40. Her Boilermaker blood runs deep: her daughter is now a third generation Boilermaker, having started at Purdue this past Fall. She also has a son.
ProSTAR was right fit for Goodfellow's needs, lifestyle
Editor’s Note: Jamie Goodfellow, formerly Jamie Morton, was in our Industrial Technology Cohort 9 from 2007 to 2009.
CoT-Anderson expands its reach with classes in Elwood, Ind.
Select Purdue College of Technology classes will be offered in Elwood, Ind., thanks to a partnership between the university, Red Gold and Hinds Career Center. The classes will we available to the public, including high school students, other college students and area employees who are seeking additional expertise.
Students enhance disaster restoration curriculum with certification
Six building construction management majors completed an extra certification this fall as part of the disaster restoration and reconstruction management program (DRRM). The three-day water damage restoration technician (WRT) training took place at Hydro Lab in Cicero, Ind.
The experience included frequent discussions about the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy because of the amount of water damage it caused along the Atlantic Coast.
Technology student offers Commencement response
Ellen Zouras, who received her bachelor of science degree in building construction management Saturday (May 12), was the student responder for Purdue University’s morning Commencement.
She said of her time at Purdue: “We have been blessed with a solid base, forged from life’s strongest resources: experience, guidance, knowledge, struggle, success, and love.”
Career strikes right chord
Loving what you do has at least one drawback.
“I’m up to about 40 guitars now,” said Josh Hurst. “But I only play that one guitar, my favorite.” As a senior designer at Fender Guitar in Corona, Calif., Hurst is able to support his guitar habit easily.
Twelve from Purdue learn up close at Panama Canal
Just as the Panama Canal connects two oceans, a recent trip to the canal connected two universities through a study of logistics and international business.