Purdue Polytechnic’s Andrea Fay Barber-Dansby received the Jefferson Award for Outstanding Public Service.
Finding the right major: Change is uncomfortable, but worth it
Summer camps for high school students helped student Faith Spencer discover that she wanted to pursue a career that would give her a more direct hand in helping people. Purdue Polytechnic’s cybersecurity major ended up being just the right fit.
Sustainable Energy Technologies: An International Perspective
Title: Sustainable Energy Technologies: An International Perspective
3 credits: TECH 48155
Location: Wolfenbuttel, Germany
Dates: May 11-24, 2025
Program cost: $1,654.70
(round trip airfare not included)
Techies Today Episode 016: Daniel Castro, Meeting the Polytechnic's New Dean
How did building cities in the dirt with toys and listening to soccer games on the radio lead a boy from Colombia to a distinguished career in industry and higher education that spanned three continents? It’s the story of Daniel Castro, the new dean of Purdue University's Polytechnic Institute.
Polytechnic students place first, third at 2022 airport-related design challenge
Students in Purdue Polytechnic’s aviation technology-related majors won first- and third-place awards at the Transportation Research Board’s annual University Design Competition for Addressing Airport Needs.
Researchers create autonomous robot that disinfects classrooms
An interdisciplinary research team including Purdue Polytechnic’s Richard Voyles and Haoguang Yang created the Purdue Campus Patrol Robot, an autonomous robot to disinfect classrooms. The robot incorporates an entirely new air filtering system which they call the Bernoulli Air Filtration Module.
Techies Today Episode 015: James Letsinger, Building Polytechnic's Future
James Letsinger, a 2013 Construction Management Technology grad, is overseeing construction of Purdue’s $140 million Engineering & Polytechnic Gateway Complex. He discusses what his job is like each day at the construction site and what it means to him to advance from being a graduate to building his school’s future home.
New polytechnic at University of Oklahoma inspired by Purdue Polytechnic
The University of Oklahoma (OU) announced plans to develop a Polytechnic Institute in Tulsa. Tomás Díaz de la Rubia, a former Purdue senior vice president now serving as OU’s vice president for research and partnerships, helped inspire the idea after witnessing Purdue Polytechnic’s successful transformation.
Techies Today Episode 014: Toni Munguia, Making a Difference
This episode of Techies Today features a visit with Toni Munguia, Purdue Polytechnic’s director of recruitment, retention and diversity. Learn why Toni loves her students like her own family. Toni tells us how she first came to Purdue, why working with students is so meaningful to her, and how her TECH 101 course makes a difference for students and the Polytechnic.
Polytechnic professor receives industry awards for co-authored book on Lean Six Sigma, quality
Purdue Polytechnic’s Chad Laux was one of four authors to receive two prestigious awards in recognition of their book, “The Ten Commandments of Six Sigma: A Guide for Practitioners.”