Purdue University's engineering/technology teacher education program within the College of Technology was named the nation’s outstanding program in 2012 by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE).
Class of 2012: What now for Christopher Carlino?
As the College of Technology’s December 2012 graduates complete their time at Purdue, we are profiling a few and finding out their future plans and how they arrived at this point in their lives. Commencement was December 16, 2012.
Christopher James Carlino, Fishers, Ind.
Project Engineer for Norcon Inc. in Chicago, Ill.
External funding for November 2012
During November 2012, the College of Technology received external funding that totaled $340,916.
Faculty who received funding (all are principal investigators unless otherwise noted) were:
Barnett named continuing lecturer at Anderson location
Lorri Barnett has been appointed a continuing lecturer of Purdue University’s College of Technology at Anderson. She will teach for the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation.
Burris featured as one of five Equality Makers
They advocate for positive change. They seek justice and demand a level playing field.
Martha Burris, a senior organizational leadership and supervision major from Beloit, Wis., is being featured as one of 5 Students who are Equality Makers during January 2013.
Read the full story about Burris and the other campus equality makers.
BCM class notes - Feb. 2013
- Kurt Gleason (AS ’83) supervised the blasting of a new commercial cavern entrance south of Corydon, Ind., as part of his job at Rock Management Services LLC. See photos on Rock Management Services Facebook page.
Diversity newsletter to showcase initiatives, successes
In May of 2012, faculty and staff assembled to discuss our path moving forward relative to diversity within the college. The primary goal was to develop a diversity plan that provided specific actions we could undertake to continue to improve diversity in the college. We began by collectively defining what diversity means in the CoT, why diversity is important to us (value statement), and our purpose in focusing on it.
NECA stays busy with competitions, engagement
The mission of the Purdue student chapter of National Electrical Contractors Association (NECA) is to explore the vast opportunities that exist in the electrical construction industry via its interaction with construction professionals worldwide.
NECA participates in three competitions throughout the year:
Fall 2013 diversity highlights
The College of Technology's diversity initiatives for Fall 2013 semester went very well. The college experienced some firsts and some significant diversity successes. In addition to what you'll see throughout the newsletter, these included:
Duval-Couetil elected to USASBE board
Nathalie Duval-Couetil, director of the Certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program and associate professor of technology leadership and innovation, has been elected to the board of the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship as vice president for research. USASBE offers programs for entrepreneurship education and encourages research that has practical application.