After decades at Purdue University and 20 years shaping the student journey at Purdue Polytechnic, Antonia Munguia, director of the Office of Recruitment and Diversity, will retire on May 30. Read about her decades of ceaseless student advocacy here:
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Messages from our alumni & success stories.
Aviator siblings take flight as pilot, co-pilot
The James siblings just had their aviation education come full circle, flying together as pilot and co-pilot!
A father and a Boilermaker: Zach Arman talks Purdue Polytechnic in Lafayette experience
Zach Arman, a standout student from our Lafayette location, shares his story.
Construction management student finds full-time job through program’s internship
Cassidy Marshall leveraged her experience in construction management—a program that Purdue Polytechnic will now run at the new Purdue Indy campus—into a job with the very same company she interned with. Her first giant leap of many more to come!
Polytechnic alumnus makes Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30’ for innovations in agriculture
Polytechnic alumni Ivan Ball and Scott Massey created their company called "anu" in order to bring the newest technology to agriculture, not only stopping food waste in the developed world but endeavoring to end scarcity in other parts of the globe as well. Read more about how their efforts landed Massey on Forbes' 30 Under 30:
Polytechnic alumna coaches evGrandPrix team to world championship
Hayley Grisez, a 2023 graduate of Engineering Technology Teacher Education coached students to first place at the high school-level evGrand Prix World Championship.
Ph.D. student’s immersive VR journey brings him to new role in North Carolina
Pedro Acevedo successfully defended his dissertation, and will now have a faculty role at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Read about how he is moving the needle on immersive VR in the world of education:
Purdue honors David Byers with Distinguished Technology Alumni Award
David Byers, a 1985 graduate of Purdue’s Professional Pilot Technology program, was just recently honored for his remarkable career in aviation and his enduring contributions to the field:
Engineering Technology alumni coach McCutcheon High robotics team to world championship
Our alumni are achieving amazing things at Purdue and beyond! Read about how Zach and Mike coached a high school team to worldwide success:
Dean’s Lecture Series highlights cyber-physical VR innovations
A Purdue undergrad alumnus, Dr. Gregory Welch of the University of Central Florida returned to campus to deliver a lecture on his work on "expanding the notion of virtual realtiy as a medium." Read on: