Susie Scarbeck’s majors and campus activities seem to be perfectly aligned.
Scarbeck is pursuing majors in organizational leadership and engineering/technology teacher education, and she is interested in development and talent management. She has gained plenty of real-world experience as a resident assistant in McCutcheon residence hall. For example, in TLI 25400 (Leading Change In Technology Organizations), she learned about managing transitions.
Several construction management students and two professors traveled to Managua, Nicaragua, over the 2015 Thanksgiving break to install solar panels on a healthcare clinic for retirees.
The trip was the culmination of more than a year of planning by students and their advisors.
Second Harvest Food Bank has a constant need for fresh vegetables, and students at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson are working on a plan to help produce more of it locally year round.
Find out the future plans for 2015 electrical engineering technology graduate Jason Patel.
Hometown: Columbus, Ohio
Payoff: Production supervisor/mechanical engineer for Allison Transmission in Indianapolis
Education: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering technology (MET)
Job duties: I will manage a team of operators and machines to mass-produce a new product line for Allison Transmission. I will be leading all fabrication cells and the assembly lines for the new product launch.
Find out the future plans for 2015 building construction management graduate Will Busse.
Computer graphics technology students from Purdue University offered their solution to distracted driving due to smartphone use during a recent competition sponsored by Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative Engineering Education (PACE).
Team 2 from Lafayette Sunnyside, also known as Broncho Attack, was named the overall champion of the 2015 TECHFIT showcase December 10.
The Indianapolis Charter School Board on Thursday (Dec. 3) awarded a charter to the Purdue Polytechnic Indianapolis High School. The board's decision was the final step in the school's application process.
"With the approval of the charter, we are now able to start making bigger investments in the future of the school," said Gary Bertoline, dean of Purdue Polytechnic Institute. "Our next big steps are hiring a school leader and selecting a location. Both of those goals should be accomplished in the next few months."
Mike Leasure, associate professor of aviation technology, has been appointed coordinator of unmanned aerial systems for Purdue University’s new FAA certificate of authorization (COA) for agriculture. A COA approved the use of airspace for the flight of registered unmanned aircraft.
