All College of Technology students are invited to a forum with Gary Bertoline, dean of the college, October 30.
Sponsored by the Dean’s Undergraduate Advisory Council (DUAC), the forum will give students a chance to provide feedback about their experiences and ask questions about the college’s future.
The forum will be in Stewart Center, Room 218D, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch will be provided.
Five aviation management students are competing in the finals of the first Boeing Company Business Case Competition this weekend.
The competition, between teams from Purdue University and the University of Illinois, asks students to apply their knowledge of supply chains, finance and LEAN concepts to industry problems.
Eight Purdue teams competed for the chance to travel to Seattle to present their solution. SkyTeam, the winning team, consisted of all aviation management majors: Amber Lloyd, Chris Webb, Dan Wiggins, Tracey Guerrero and Bellamy Oon.
James Burin, director of technical programs at Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), spoke to Purdue aviation students and local aviation enthusiasts Oct. 11.
Burin discussed global aviation safety performance, current industry safety and economic trends, as well as about collaborative research programs between the FSF student chapter at Purdue and industry
Purdue University will host the Federal Aviation Administration’s newest Center of Excellence focused on General Aviation. Purdue is one of three core universities leading the center. The other two institutions are The Ohio State University and Georgia Institute of Technology.
An all-woman team from Purdue won the third annual Stryker Engineering Challenge Sept. 27-28 at Stryker Medical in Portage, Mich.
Team members were Bakytgul Khaday, Gwenlynn Schroeder, Sarah Small and Rachel Lindsay. Khaday and Schroeder are electrical engineering technology majors, and Small and Lindsay are mechanical engineering majors.
The 2012 TechPride Golf Scramble brought together 19 teams to raise money for scholarships for College of Technology students. The 2012 event raised $10,200 to be distributed to students with financial need during the 2013-14 academic year.
Students in the BCM 100 (Introduction to Construction) have been asked to contribute ideas to transform a metal-free span building into office space.
James Jenkins, associate professor of building construction management, will lead the 2013 International Construction Management Study Abroad experience to Ireland in May. He has offered study abroad courses to Ireland since 2009, and he also participated in a faculty exchange with the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) during Fall 2009.
On September 28, a perfect fall afternoon in West Lafayette, more than 100 construction industry partners participated in the fall Building Construction Management Career Fair. The department and organizers thank all who made it to Mackey Arena for the event.
Career Fair participants:
The Department of Building Construction Management held its fall career fair Sept. 28. It attracted more than 100 companies, nearly 20 percent more than the Spring 2012 fair.
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