Purdue Polytechnic student Noah Scott was appointed to the Purdue University Board of Trustees.
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Cox named Global Faculty Fellow
Robert Cox, senior associate dean for globalization and professor of construction management, has been named a 2017 Global Faculty Fellow by Purdue’s Office of Corporate and Global Partnerships (OCGP).
Patankar appointed head of Aviation and Transportation Technology
Manoj Patankar has been appointed head of the School of Aviation and Transportation Technology. Patankar was previously a professor of aviation science at Saint Louis University.
Connolly appointed associate dean for undergraduate programs and learning innovation
Patrick E. Connolly, Ph.D., has been appointed associate dean for undergraduate programs and learning innovation in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute.
Two new department heads appointed
Two new department heads have been appointed in the College of Technology. Kenneth Burbank, Ph.D., will be head of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. Ragu Athinarayanan, Ph.D., will be head of the new Department of Technology Leadership & Innovation.
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