Dean's Message
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Faculty and Staff,
Once again we are at the conclusion of another academic year. I am of the opinion that they come and go too quickly.
Let me begin by thanking each of you for the many wonderful contributions you make to the success of our college. You are to be commended for your dedication to our students and the discovery and engagement missions of our college. It is your work and focus on excellence that make this a world class institution.
We are also completing the final year of our five-year strategic plan, which was approved by Provost Mason and President Jischke. Once again our ability to successfully accomplish many of our goals is directly linked to your dedication and hard work. We have hired 48 new faculty members, with nearly half being women and minorities. We have dramatically increased the number of scholarships to support our students, and ground breaking for the new Niswonger Aviation Technology Building is scheduled to take place this fall.
Our college's location in Anderson will be moving into a new building this summer at the Flagship Education Center, and we anticipate a fall ground breaking for the new building that will house house part of our New Albany location at the New Albany Purdue Technology Center. As we move forward in the coming years, we will continue to seek approval of more baccalaureate degrees at all of our locations. You are truly engaging the State of Indiana and having an impact on economic development and education is pivotal to sustaining success.
As we anticipate the change in leadership with the arrival of our new president, France A. Córdova, we are working on the next generation of a strategic plan. Many of you have been involved in the process of evaluating the current plan and developing a new strategic plan for the new president to review.
I wish for each of you a productive and rewarding summer. Please find time for family and a renewing of your spirit. I will look forward to seeing you back this fall as we begin yet another successful year in the College of Technology.
All the best,
Dean Depew
Faculty and Student Honors
Profs Mark French and Brad Harriger assisted several students who received awards at last week's undergraduate poster session during the Advanced Manufacturing Summit. Mike Fiwek, senior MFET student (May '07 graduate), received first place while Amanda Smith and Omayra Hernandez, seniors in MFET, garnered third place.
William "Bill" Hutzel, associate professor of MET, received an ASHRAE fellowship appointment in Washington, D.C. He will spend a year, starting in August 2007, in Washington providing engineering and technical advice to policy makers in Congress, federal agencies and the White House. ASHRAE is the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers.
Helen McNally, assistant professor of EET,received an Instructional Innovation Award of $70,000 from the Provost during the spring 2007 semester to support a scanning probe microscope for nanotechnology curriculum development.
Katharine Newton, associate professor of IT, was named IT department head, effective July 1, 2007
Mark French, assistant professor of MET, received Purdue's Teaching for Tomorrow Award. Made possible by the Classes of 1944 and 1945, the award recognizes the demonstrated talents for teaching of up to 12 assistant professors (or recently promoted associate professors). These faculty work together in teams to address topics which can enhance the learning environment for students across the campus.
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CoT News Submission
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CoT Sponsored Research
For an updated look at sponsored research activities within the College of Technology, visit the applied research section of the CoT Web site.
CGT Showcase
Computer Graphics Technology is showcasing its student and faculty projects on its Web site. More Info.
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In the News
Technology Education Name Change Better Reflects the Program's Focus
Purdue's College of Technology senate and curriculum committee recently approved changing the name of technology education to engineering/technology teacher education to better reflect the focus of the program.
George Rogers, coordinator of the program, said one factor in the name change was that the technology education program became a certified engineering and technology teacher education program in November
by Project Lead the Way. That enables graduates to receive Project Lead the Way engineering teacher credentials at the same time they receive their diplomas and Indiana technology education teaching licenses.
Another factor in the change was to better distinguish the College of Technology's program from the educational technology program in the College of Education, which focuses primarily on computer-related training.
He said the change also will better reflect the program's alignment with the American Society of Engineering Education K-12 engineering/engineering technology standards.
In addition, Rogers said the professional accrediting association in the field — the Association for Career and Technical Education — also changed its name to better reflect its purpose. The organization is now known as the Association for Career and Technical Education's Engineering and Technology Education Division.
The technology teacher education program is an undergraduate specialization area in the Department of Industrial Technology. Students take courses in technology theory and application in the College of Technology and courses in classroom instruction in the College of Education. They graduate with both a technology degree and a teaching license. Last year, the program was selected as the best in the country by the Association for Career and Technical Education's Engineering and Technology Education Division.
51 New Graduates Proud, Looking to Future
Purdue College of Technology conferred 51 degrees at its first commencement for Columbus and Greensburg students May 8 at Columbus Learning Center.
The college, which is an extension of Purdue’s main campus at West Lafayette, previously awarded its degrees during IUPU-Columbus’ graduation ceremony.
Andy Schaffer, director of Purdue College of Technology at Columbus, said the joint practice left students desiring “something that was uniquely theirs.”
The college, opened locally in 1984, serves about 200 students in Columbus and Greensburg. More Info.
High School Students Scramble to Become Egg Launch Winners
Most high school students probably wouldn't know what to do with an egg if you gave them a skillet and spatula.
But tell them to create an apparatus that launches the egg several meters without breaking it and some of them would master it. Students from Delta, Pendleton Heights, Noblesville, Blue River and Southern Wells were invited to Ball State to compete in the fourth annual Iron Egg Launch competition.
"We're trying to get them to apply math and physics applications and use what they've learned in the classroom in a fun way," said Dave Riegle, Purdue's Anderson/Muncie student services coordinator. More Info.
Swinging Away the Stress
The Purdue student chapter of the Association for Computing Machinery's Special Interest Group on Graphics and Interactive Techniques held a "computer smash" called Anger Management 101 on April 26.
Stephen Woodall, the president of the association, said the event is a good way for those who work with computers to work off their frustrations, as well as to draw attention to the group. More Info.
New Purdue laboratory tackles energy efficiency
A new Purdue University laboratory that opened recently is dedicated to improving energy efficiency.
The International Rectifier Power Electronics Development and Application Lab was funded through a $100,000 gift from International Rectifier, a global power management technology company from El Segundo, Calf.
The new lab will allow Purdue to expand its research in electrical energy efficiency, a topic of much interest now as energy prices are on the rise.
"Having a lab dedicated to the study of these systems will enable students to benefit from technology common in industry, and industry will eventually benefit as we develop research partnerships," said Athula Kulatunga, associate professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology. More Info.
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