Moving. Expanding. Innovating. Changing.
by Dr. Niaz Latif, professor and assistant dean for statewide technology
These are the words that I would use to currently describe our college’s 10 Statewide Technology locations.
Moving
Anderson faculty and staff are eagerly awaiting and facilitating the transition of their location from Anderson University to the newly constructed Flagship Education Center. Adjoined to the Flagship Enterprise Center, Anderson’s regional business incubator, the new education center will provide increased visibility, expanded space, and new opportunities for faculty and students. A dedication is set for August 16, 2007.
The Purdue Research Park is the lead for a new business incubator in southeast Indiana to open in fall 2008. Named the Purdue Technology Center at New Albany, it will also house a sizable portion of our college’s New Albany location. The center will offer about 12,000 additional square feet for classrooms, labs, and faculty offices.
Expanding
Statewide Technology is redefining its programmatic delivery to the state of Indiana by continuing to offer more bachelor’s degree options. This is the current status on new program requests.
New Albany – CGT bachelor’s degree (Board of Trustee approved, at the ICHE)
Vincennes – IT (Board of Trustees approved, at the ICHE)
New Albany – ECET and MET bachelor’s degrees (submitted to the Provost’s office for Board of Trustees action)
Columbus – MET bachelor’s degree (submitted to the Provost’s office for Board of Trustees action)
And Statewide Technology turned the corner on enrollment this spring with increased headcount and credit hour generation for the spring 2007 semester. Headcount was up 2.6%, and credit hours increased 1.3 %. This increase can be directly attributed to the recruitment and retention efforts of faculty and staff at all of the locations.
Innovating
The faculty and staff at all of the locations have had a tremendous impact on recruitment and retention this past academic year. Their many innovative (and sometimes unconventional) methods for attracting and retaining students have made all the difference this year. I hope that this enthusiasm for trying new, innovative ideas will continue to reap positive outcomes for the college’s enrollment and instructional quality.
Among the many new initiatives for this year were the following.
- A “Day in College” for high school seniors and their parents at Columbus/Greensburg/New Albany
- Alternative delivery of programs with area industry and new linkages with Ivy Tech (Lafayette)
- Dual credit (Indianapolis and Anderson)
- Increased visits to schools with teachers, counselors, and superintendents; and involvement with high school students through FIRST Robotics (Columbus) and the Egg Launch competition (Anderson/Muncie)
- Enlisting the assistance of 400 Club members in identifying prospective students for scholarships (Kokomo)
- Increased publicity through University News Service
- Streamlining of marketing initiatives and messages through branded publications, advertising, displays, and talking point templates
- Increased engagement visits and events with both the corporate and education sectors, including a special meeting with superintendents in the Anderson region to determine how best to serve Indiana high schools
- Partnering with Ag Extension to disseminate information on Statewide Technology
- Faculty and staff phone calls to students not registered and to those who have been away from school for a semester or more
Changing
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future. — John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)
Statewide Technology will experience a change in several leadership roles for the upcoming academic year. Jon Aull will assume directorship for the Indianapolis and Lafayette locations. Jon comes to us from Alabama and most recently served as Title III instructional technologist and director, Center for Instructional Excellence, at Wallace Community College in Dothan, Alabama. Jon is a 1991 graduate of our Aviation Technology program. Michele Summers will continue in Lafayette as assistant director, and Jim Lampe at Indianapolis went for partial retirement after the spring 2007 semester.
Dr. Mark Curtis left the position of director of the CoT at South Bend to become the vice president for instruction at Alpena Community College in Michigan.
Tom Capozzoli, associate professor of OLS and director of the Kokomo location, will return to the OLS classroom this fall. In his place, Kevin Taylor, associate professor of EET, will serve as interim director for Kokomo.
As most of you already know, I have accepted a position with Purdue Calumet as dean for the School of Technology. My last day on campus will be June 22. I am most pleased to announce that my replacement has been secured. Dr. Duane Dunlap has accepted the position of associate dean for Statewide Technology, effective July 1, 2007. Dr. Dunlap has a prior history with our college as a faculty member in Industrial Technology and as director of the Weekend Master’s Degree Program during his 11-year tenure at Purdue. He is coming back to us from his most recent assignment as dean for the Kimmel School of Construction Management, Engineering, and Technology at Western Carolina University.
I am confident that our future leadership direction will take us to even greater places. I wish everyone the very best; and if you ever find yourself in the Calumet area, please come see me.
Best wishes,
Dr. Niaz Latif
Flight Team Finish
The Purdue University Flight Team finished in fifth place at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's SAFECON 2007 competition May 8-13 at Rickenbacker Airport in Columbus, Ohio. Thirty-one teams from across the country participated. The competition was hosted by The Ohio State University.
The following individuals placed in the top 20 in their events:
Navigation: Arthur Ruderman/David Chapman, eighth place
Simulated Comprehensive Aircraft Navigation (SCAN): Matthew L. Clark, eighth place
Computer accuracy: Jason J. Ward, 17th place
Aircraft preflight inspection: Katie L. Sparrow, 19th place
Short field landing: Joseph E. McArdle, fourth place
Power-off landing: Arthur Ruderman, ninth place
Aircraft recognition: David Chapman, second place
Outstanding Team Member: Pascal Nguyen
Men's Achievement Award, third place: Matthew Clark
Women's Achievement Award, first place: Danielle Kaskel
CoT News Submission
Report your CoT news through the online reporting form. During summer break, the newsletter will be published on June 25 and July 23 before resuming the first day of fall classes on Aug. 20.
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.
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Summer Students
The average age of our students gets much younger during part of the summer months … through the outreach of our camp programs for middle school and high school students.
2007 camps scheduled include:
TOTAL -- Turned on to Technology and Leadership (grades 7 and 8), June 10 to 14
TOTAL is targeted toward a multicultural audience but is open to any student in those grades.
TEAM -- Technology's Expanding All Minds (grades 8 and 9/girls), June 24 to 28
Activities will relate to technology in ways that will be of particular interest to young women.
Computer Graphics (grades 9 to 12), June 24 to 29
Coordinated by Clark Cory, associate professor of CG, the camp is geared towards students interested in learning more about career paths in computer graphics. Camp topics include Web site development, 3-D animation, 3-D modeling, multimedia design, desktop publishing, digital illustration and computer game development. Participants will use a variety of software programs commonly used by computer graphics artists, including 3D Studio Max, Maya, Flash, Photoshop, Illustrator and RHINO.
Cheering in the Classroom (grades 9 to 12), July 21-24
Although the camp is directed toward females with an interest in cheerleading, the camp is open to all high school students. Campers will participate in a variety of activities and sessions that give them an overview of the various technology-related fields and its real-life applications by incorporating the topic of cheerleading into examples. Christi Jacobs, a graduate student in technology education who was a Purdue cheerleader for four years and captain of the squad her senior year, is organizing the camp.
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In the News
Alsops are 'Bullrun' champs
Win or lose, Morgan Alsop and her father, Mike, of Lafayette agreed it was a good trip, but they were happy to accept the $200,000 grand prize all the same. The father and daughter team, known as Team Trans-Am, was the winner of Bullrun, a reality show on Spike television.
The show followed the adventures of what started out as a dozen teams of competitors as they made a 4,800-mile drive across America. Morgan received a bachelor's degree in organizational leadership and supervision in 2006. More Info.
College of Technology graduates 30 in New Albany
Purdue’s College of Technology graduated 30 students May 10 from the New Albany program at the extension program’s third commencement ceremony on the IU Southeast campus.
Dr. Andy Schaffer, director of Purdue College of Technology at New Albany, said the separate ceremony gives the students a chance “to see a lot of black and gold.”
The College of Technology — which is a direct extension of Purdue’s main campus at West Lafayette — awarded its degrees during IU Southeast’s graduation ceremony until the separate ceremony was organized in 2005. More Info.
51 New Graduates Proud, Looking to Future
 Purdue College of Technology conferred 51 degrees at its first commencement for Columbus and Greensburg students Tuesday night 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.” More Info.
I-69 Corridor Job Fair in Anderson
The Purdue College of Technology at Anderson/Muncie co-sponsored a job fair Wednesday (May 9) in Anderson.
The I-69 Corridor Job Fair took place from 1-7 p.m. at Mounds Mall, which is the other event sponsor. The mall is located at 2109 S. Scatterfield Road.
David Riegle, Purdue's Anderson/Muncie student services coordinator, said the job fair gave people an opportunity to see what jobs are available in a wide variety of industries. More Info.
The Anderson location received accolades in the Mayor of Anderson's weekly e-newsletter for hosting the regional job fair: More Info. (PDF)
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