Class of 2011: What now for Kip Goulder?
As the College of Technology's December 2011 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 is December 18, 2011. 
Recent grad shares Global Education Challenge Award for Pocket Tales game
It isn’t just the product idea that makes Pocket Tales worthy of an award. It’s also the creativity, drive and determination of the game’s creators, Anthony Smith and Yaw Aning.
“Pocket Tales is an application that provides gaming incentives to get kids engaged and excited about reading,” Smith said. “We’re not as concerned with retention; others do that well. We want kids to really enjoy reading, and read whatever they can get their hands on. We provide a gaming layer on top of that.”
In the news: FAA electronics rules are clear
Alec Baldwin's high-profile rants against FAA rules governing personal electronic devices led the Chicago Tribune to Brent Bowen, head of Purdue's Department of Aviation Technology, to talk about the existing policies. Read more.
Seeds of Success awards honor researchers
Fourteen College of Technology faculty were Seeds of Success honorees at the Excellence in Research Awards dinner Nov. 1. These awards are given to principal investigators and co-principal investigators of projects that garnered $1 million or more in grants last year. Those honored (College of Technology faculty italicized) included:
Getting to know Mike Suckow
Mike Suckow, clinical associate professor and assistant department head in the Department of Aviation Technology, came to Purdue in July 2001. His main responsibility at that time was to serve as a captain on turbine flight operations (TFO) aircraft. As the number of TFO flights have decreased, Suckow’s duties on the administrative side have increased, including coordinating the purchase of a new fleet of airplanes and working with industry to build opportunities for aviation students.