Purdue Polytechnic provided me with the experience I needed to succeed, and inspired me to pursue unorthodox opportunities. Harley Barta, my department’s student success coordinator, has been especially important to me. She is a mentor, a challenger, an advocate and a lifelong friend.”
Michaela Tabor
Design Construction Integration '24
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Michaela Tabor

Design Construction Integration '24
Visualization Engineer for Clayco

Describe your potential job duties: 

Experimentation across disciplines to combine interior design, psychology, spatial analysis, data analytics, and technology to change the way our industry thinks about design. 

In what ways did the Polytechnic and/or Purdue help make you uniquely qualified for your new job? 

Purdue Polytechnic provided me with the multidisciplinary experience that I needed to succeed, and inspired me to pursue unorthodox opportunities. 

Who would you like to thank as you finish your time at Purdue and start your career? 

Harley Barta. She likes to describe her role to her students as their “mom away from home,” but she is so much more than that. Harley is a mentor, a challenger, an advocate and a friend. She highlights your successes and puts failure into perspective. She celebrates your victories in a way that shows that she is just as invested in your future as you yourself are, and demonstrates immense empathy when you cope with setbacks.