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Sanger’s Fulbright Scholarship enables research in Russia on active learning, multicultural team dynamics
Phillip Sanger is using a Fulbright Scholarship to study intercultural and gender influences at play in team dynamics by teaching at Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) in Russia. He is also creating a four-year spine of courses that will help KNRTU students learn to manage real-world projects in challenging multicultural teams and help professors there incorporate project-based learning throughout their curricula.
Polytechnic Vincennes students study supply chain management in Europe
Jim Tanoos takes a global approach to helping students study supply chain management. Since 2017, Tanoos has shepherded his students onto planes and into four cities in Europe.
Polytechnic locations bring Purdue promise to students across Indiana
Thanks to Purdue Polytechnic’s multiple locations located throughout Indiana, students can reach their collegiate goals regardless of where they reside.
Recruitment, Retention and Diversity team connects students to success
Purdue Polytechnic’s Office of Recruitment, Retention and Diversity (RRD) is made up of five individuals who assist and encourage high school students on their paths to college, and Polytechnic students on their paths through college.
Student teams share $10,000 in prize money, scholarship funds
Student teams competed for a share of $10,000 in prize money and an additional $10,000 in scholarships at Purdue Polytechnic’s Design and Innovation Challenge.
School of Construction Management hosts Indiana Building Academy
The School of Construction Management Technology held the Indiana Building Academy, a one-day conference for building industry professionals in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
Torbica appointed new head of School of Construction Management Technology
Željko Torbica has been appointed to the position of professor and head of Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Construction Management Technology.
CIT graduate researchers develop cybersecurity scorecard for Indiana government, businesses
Jim Lerums and Katherine Reichart developed the Indiana Cybersecurity Scorecard, a tool for non-experts to confidently self-assess the state of their organization’s cyberinfrastructure.
School of Aviation and Transportation Technology flies first class
To remedy the global shortage of pilots, Manoj Patankar has instituted a suite of advanced flight simulators, industry partnerships and an accelerated path to a professional flight degree in Purdue Polytechnic’s School of Aviation and Transportation Technology.