Purdue Polytechnic Spotlights
Purdue Polytechnic has extraordinary students, faculty, staff and alumni. Many have stories to tell that go beyond their plans of study, their jobs or their research. Read their stories — and see yourself here.
The Persistent Pursuit, Purdue University’s publication highlighting the community’s outstanding stories, recently spoke with Purdue Polytechnic’s Greg Strimel. This...


In a new interview with The Persistent Pursuit, Charles B. Murphy Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Award winner Bryan Hubbard gave some revealing insights into his background and teaching...


Gryphon Mawhorter has been making guitars for as long as he’s known how to use power tools. A junior in audio engineering technology (AUET), it was clear to Mawhorter long before he...


In July 2020, Julie LaGrange received some of the worst news one can receive: a diagnosis of stage two breast cancer. After battling for a year and a half and coming out cancer-free, LaGrange...


One of the most popular courses in campus is MET 34900 (Stringed Instrument Design and Manufacture). Given that students get to design and build their own guitars in the course, it’s no...


It’s 5:45 a.m. on a Monday morning, and Angel Price (BS mechanical engineering technology ’07) is already on the move.
She walks fast, passing industrial-size...


There’s more than one way to fly.
When a childhood medical issue with his eyesight delayed his plan to become an airplane pilot, Hudson Tsang took his father’s advice and checked...


A new partnership with a national college outreach and youth leadership development organization gave 11 first-year students a chance to become Boilermakers. Purdue partnered with the Posse...


Toni Munguia, Purdue Polytechnic’s director of recruitment, retention and diversity, was named a recipient of the 2022 Special Boilermaker Award for her dedication to Purdue....


Markell Jones (BS professional flight ’19) was always fascinated with flying. He has his father, a pilot, to thank for that.
“My Dad would share stories with us, and I could tell...


What’s one way to become a true-blue Boilermaker? Do what Tatiana Ringenberg did: Earn all of your degrees at Purdue.
Ringenberg, assistant professor of cybersecurity in Purdue Polytechnic...


Mike Reckowsky, director of industry relations in Purdue Polytechnic, says companies that sponsor students’ senior capstone projects receive working prototypes that address real-world...

