The innovative mindset will be showcased during the sixth annual Tech Week hosted by Purdue's College of Technology. Events are planned April 14-20. Following the week's theme, "Relevant. Responsive. Results.", Deborah Wince-Smith, CEO and president of the Council on Competitiveness, will headline the week's activities. She will discuss "Technology and the U.S. Innovation Imperative" during the Dean's Distinguished Lecture April 18.
Fourteen alumni to be honored
The slate of College of Technology alumni awards has been expanded to include three levels this year. Fourteen alumni will be honored in 2012 as Distinguished Technology Alumni, Outstanding Technology Alumni or Early Career Award recipients. Award recipients will be honored on campus Friday, April 20. Wherever they are in their career paths, the honorees have harnessed the power of their Purdue degrees to positively impact their chosen professions.
TEDx event at Purdue takes on '. . . Innovation'
Graduate students Freddy Solis and Jeffrey Peters have often sought inspiration from TED Talks videos online. And then inspiration hit — Purdue would be a perfect fit for a similar event. Planning for TEDx Purdue soon followed, and the inaugural event will take place March 22, 2012, in Fowler Hall. The theme for day will be “ . . . Innovation.” Speakers are encouraged to fill in the ellipsis. “We chose that theme because we are interested in entrepreneurship and innovation,” Peters said. “They are embodied in Purdue’s outlook.
In the News: South Bend to host Entrepreneurship Academy
A successful business venture starts with a great idea. And then the business planning begins. Twenty-five area high school students will have the chance to work on both during the Purdue Research Park Entrepreneurship Academy at Purdue University's College of Technology at South Bend on July 8 to 13. The five-day residential experience will focus on the high-tech industry. The academy is designed for high school juniors and seniors who are strong in math, science and technology. Read the full South Bend Tribune article.
Earn a master's degree while maintaining career, family
The Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) continues to expand its offering of master's degrees for working professionals. Six programs are accepting applications for Fall 2012. Three of the programs follow the hybrid weeekend/distance format, which includes three weekends a semester on campus. These programs can be completed in 22 months (four semesters):
Family helps create legacy for son with scholarship
“Think big, Charla.” Those words from a Purdue development officer helped Charla Benner establish an endowed scholarship fund in memory of her son. The first George A. Benner Scholarship in building construction management (BCM) was awarded in the fall of 2010, just three years after he died tragically at the age of 35. He was a 1996 graduate of the BCM program. Charla Benner originally hoped to use the $2,000 she received as memorial donations for a local scholarship.
Earn a master’s degree while maintaining career, family
The Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research (ProSTAR) continues to expand its offering of master’s degrees for working professionals. Six programs are accepting applications for Fall 2012.
Three of the programs follow the hybrid weeekend/distance format, which includes three weekends a semester on campus. These programs can be completed in 22 months (four semesters):
How can firefighting robots impact Purdue, Lafayette area?
A new international partnership focused on robotics, particularly firefighting robots, could result in several benefits to Purdue University and the Lafayette-West Lafayette area.
Computer graphics professor to study ASL for animation work
Nicoletta Adamo-Villani, associate professor of computer graphics technology, has received a Faculty Fellowship for Study in a Second Discipline for the 2012-2013 academic year. For the last six years, Adamo-Villani has focused her research on animation-based teaching technologies for deaf children. This fellowship will allow her to learn American Sign Language (ASL) and to research the linguistics and other grammatical markers, or prosody, unique to ASL, which convey additional meaning.