Building construction management students offered knowing laughs as Belfor Restoration’s CEO reacted to the hands-on jobs he was asked to do as part of the reality TV show “Undercover Boss.” Belfor’s Sheldon Yellen visited campus Monday (January 23) to discuss how his appearance on the television show affected the way he leads his company, which is the world’s largest disaster restoration construction company. His presentation, part of a building construction management class, included clips from the TV appearance.
Young uses ITaP services to revamp online course
After spending his 2011 summer “break” recasting his aviation technology course for full online delivery, Professor John P. Young readily smiles at the end of fall semester and rates the process as enjoyable.
Solar Decathlon team in GreenBuilder magazine
Purdue's Solar Decathlon team is one of 12 featured in the January 2012 edition of GreenBuilder magazine. The featured teams were chosen by the editors from among the 19 entries. Purdue's INhome placed second in the international competition last October in Washington, D.C. Read the coverage (beginning on page 10).
In the News: AT department sells A-12 Avenger piece
The Department of Aviation Technology sold a piece from a prototype stealth bomber that it had received as surplus several years ago. The cockpit canopy of the A-12 Avenger II was sold with the help of Purdue's Warehouse and Surplus Disposal. Read more in Lafayette's Journal and Courier.
College launches Center for Technology Development
A new center at Purdue University has been designed to work with industry partners to develop and improve technologies that, in turn, will lead to increased competitiveness. The Center for Technology Development, headquartered in the College of Technology, was officially launched Wednesday (January 11) with the signing of a charter by the directors and founding members. The center will involve professors, graduate students and undergraduates from the colleges of Technology and Engineering.
Getting to know Mike Dyrenfurth
Michael Dyrenfurth, professor in the Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation, has been at Purdue since 2001. He joined the College of Technology administration as the assistant dean for graduate studies to help reinstitute the college’s doctoral program. He returned to full-time teaching in the Department of Industrial Technology (now TLI) in 2005.