CoT Intranet is launched
 by Matt Bosma, electronic communications coordinator
The College of Technology has launched a new Intranet for sharing documents and increasing collaboration between faculty and staff. A few of the things you can do on the intranet include:
• Store and share documents with other users
• Use shared calendars for public events and schedules and view them in Outlook
• Create different kinds of shared lists including task lists
• Have team discussions
• Create surveys and get feedback on ideas
• Create team sites for special projects with calendars, lists, and documents.
• Create online forms and custom workflows for automating processes.
The new Intranet site is organized into four areas: Operational Administration, Academic Administration, Academic Departments, and Statewide Locations. Each area has its own Web site that includes a shared calendar, custom lists, and document workspaces. You will notice that some content for the areas, especially business services, has been transferred from the “X” drive and public CoT Web site to the Intranet. The home page includes a survey, consolidated calendar, announcements, and links to all of the sub sites.
To access the intranet, go to https://share.tech.purdue.edu/ and log in with your career username and password. Use the format: “onepurdue\username” The Intranet can also be accessed from the public Web site using the “Faculty/Staff” link. Requests for new sites should be sent to Matt Bosma.
Currently, CoT faculty and staff can view all “public” information. Before you can start working with content on a site, you will need to request access. Do this by browsing to the site you want access to, then click on your name at the top right corner of the page. Choose “request access” – this will send an email to the site owner, and you’ll be added as a member as soon as your request is processed.
Intranet Training
Instructions for basic Intranet tasks, including “how-to” videos can be found on the CoT Web site Blog: http://cotweb.wordpress.com. Two in-person demo/Q&A sessions are scheduled in Knoy 202 for Wednesday, September 10 from 1:30 to 2:00 p.m. and Thursday, September 11 from 9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Note: Additional one-on-one and group training also will be provided for individuals from the areas who are designated as “Site Owners” for their sites.
Faculty News
Alka Harriger, assistant department head of computer and information technology, recently was approved for a supplemental award of $62,700 for the SPIRIT program she is directing. The total value of SPIRIT is now $1,258,529. She said the supplemental grant request was necessitated by the strong interest by teachers, counselors, and students in the program. SPIRIT, which stands for Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized Through Information Technology, is a three-year project funded by the National Science Foundation. This is the first year of the program.
Bedrich Benes, assistant professor of computer graphics technology, and Daniel Aliaga, assistant professor of computer science, received an unrestricted gift of $45,000 from Adobe Inc. for a research project in vector pattern modeling and editing. This research will be done in collaboration with Radmir Mech from Adobe Research.
Nathan Hartman, assistant professor of computer graphics technology, has been appointed co-director of the Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence in Discovery Park.
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Alumni News
Stephen Duquaine, MET ’08, formerly an employee of Caterpillar, Inc., will enter Mount St. Mary Seminary in Emmitsburg, Md., as a first-year pre-theology student this fall.
Sponsored Research Update
For an updated look at sponsored research activities within the College of Technology, visit the applied research section of the CoT Web site.
CoT News Submissions
Report your CoT news through the online reporting form. Feel free to use this form to notify the communications team of your college-related news, events, and achievements. This information will be distributed to the team for potential use in news releases, the dean's e-newsletter, Innovation magazine and updating information on the college's Web site. The next e-newsletter is scheduled for distribution on Monday, September 22.
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In the News
New director named at the College of Technology at Kokomo
Christy Bozic has been selected as the new director of the Purdue University College of Technology at Kokomo.
She will oversee operations for the Kokomo location, which is on the campus of Indiana University Kokomo at 2300 S. Washington St.
Bozic most recently was manager of business innovation for the Purdue Technical Assistance Program, where she managed a $2.5 million WIRED innovation grant.
She previously was business development manager at Kimball Electronics Group in Jasper, Ind., the Delphi account manager at TDK Corp. of America in Indianapolis and account manager at Federal-Mogul in Southfield, Mich. She also held sales positions at Taylor Newcomb Engineering and Neff Engineering, both in Indianapolis.
Bozic has a bachelor's degree in industrial technology and industrial distribution from Purdue and an MBA from Butler University.
AT faculty making an impact nationally
Thomas Carney and John Young, both professors of aviation technology, are each serving terms as presidents of national collegiate aviation associations. Carney, former head of the department, is president of the Aviation Accreditation Board International (AABI), and Young is president of the University Aviation Association (UAA).
The AABI's mission is to advance quality aviation education worldwide through accreditation and leadership. All three of Purdue's aviation baccalaureate degrees — aviation management, aeronautical engineering technology, and professional flight technology — are accredited by AABI. Carney has been president of the organization since July and a member since 1997 and has held a variety of leadership roles.
The UAA is a professional association that works to promote aviation education as a collegiate academic discipline. The group's mission is to be an open forum for students, faculty, staff and others to develop stronger programs and curriculum. Young has been president of the organization since October 2007 and will become past president in October. He has been a member of the UAA since 1988 and has held numerous leadership roles in the organization.
Both Carney and Young, who have been at Purdue since 1967 and 1981, respectively, say they are proud to represent Purdue in their leadership roles in two major national associations.
"Purdue's aviation program is now and has been historically respected around the country for many decades," Carney said. "This is just one small piece of that."
Carney and Young also say that part of their roles in these organizations is to maintain currency on changes within the aviation industry and how universities can continue to meet the needs of current students and attract new ones.
Young said he sees future opportunity in regional airlines, business aviation, and global aviation, especially in China and India.
"The aviation industry is cyclical and hard to predict," Young said. "Right now, fuel prices are changing everything, but in tough times, good people rise to the occasion."
Carney said that despite the challenges of the industry, universities with aviation programs will always be attractive to students who share the dream of flight.
"Throughout history, humans have always wanted to fly," he said. "If you have that passion, there will always be long-term career opportunities that will be rewarding and a joy to pursue."
Internet-based support network for volunteers subject of Sept. 8 talk
A Purdue visiting professor will give a presentation Sept. 8 about her project to develop an Internet-based support system for volunteers in developing countries.
Lori Foster Thompson, a visiting professor in the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision, will give a presentation from 4:30-5:30 p.m. at Young Hall, Room 447, on the project titled "SmartAid: Consultants Without Costs." There will be a one-hour reception after the presentation where Thompson will be available to talk with audience members.
Thompson, an associate professor of psychology at North Carolina State University, will give the talk with Steve Atkins of the Otago Polytechnic University in New Zealand, who will be presenting by video from New Zealand.
University News Service
Speaker to discuss use of virtual organizations in engineering, technology education
An expert in technology education and former Purdue University researcher will speak Sept. 11 about the potential impact on learning represented by cyberinfrastructure tools, such as virtual organizations.
Krishna Madhavan, assistant professor in the Department of Engineering and Science Education and the School of Computing at Clemson University, will present "Challenges and Opportunities in Creating Virtual Organizations for Engineering and Technology Education Research" at 2:30 p.m. in Stewart Center, Room 202.
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Boilermaker Bash in Columbus set for Sept. 10
The College of Technology at Columbus is holding its second annual back-to-school celebration on Sept. 10.
The Boilermaker Back-to-School Bash will be 4:30-6 p.m. at the Columbus Learning Center, Room 1400. It is open to students, alumni, faculty and staff.
The event will feature food, games and prizes. A scholarship presentation will take place at 5:30 p.m.
"This social gathering provides a great opportunity for us to get to know our freshmen, welcome back our continuing students and reconnect with our alumni," said Angela McKinney, lead student services coordinator at the College of Technology at Columbus. "We also are proud to be recognizing several students with scholarships."
The event is sponsored by the Purdue College of Technology at Columbus/Greensburg Alumni Advisory Council, whose members have graduated from the location and serve as College of Technology ambassadors and assist with various recruiting and on-campus events.
Virtual teams: Learning how to make them successful
Read OLS professor and department head Michael Beyerlein's featured column in the latest issue of the Indiana Chamber of Commerce's BizVoice magazine:
BizVoice magazine (PDF)
New lab to focus on collaboration
Construction is complete on a new computer lab aimed at providing a more collaborative research environment to the Purdue community.
Thomas Hacker, assistant professor of computer and information technology, said he is pleased with the results. "We're absolutely delighted with it," Hacker said. "We couldn't be happier."
The lab was partly inspired by programs using collaborative technology to bring researchers together from across the globe in fields, such as cyberinfastructure.
"Cyberinfastructure is a term used to describe the combination of high-performance computing, massive data-storage systems and collaborative technologies," Hacker said.
Hacker said the lab will serve as a focal point for collaboration among researchers and students.
Purdue Exponent
Weekend Master's Program expands to Columbus
The Weekend Master's Program, which is housed in the Department of Industrial Technology, is now being offered in Columbus.
An orientation for the first group of students was held Aug. 28 at the College of Technology at Columbus.
The Weekend Master's Program is a 22-month master's degree program geared toward working professionals. Classes meet for three extended weekends each semester. The program is tailored for those interested in manufacturing and distribution, but is useful to anyone looking to hone their technology and leadership skills.
The program will meet for the fall semester during the weekends of Sept. 12-14, Oct. 24-26 and Dec. 12-14, all at the Columbus Learning Center.
Weekend Master's Program coordinator Rick Doan said the program, modeled after the West Lafayette program that is now beginning its 10th group, attracts students from various backgrounds, from engineers to business leaders to those in liberal arts.
University News Service
Two statewide EET programs receive ABET accreditation
The electrical engineering technology bachelor's degree program at the College of Technology at South Bend recently applied for and received its first accreditation by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET, the national professional accrediting board for engineering and technology programs.
Also, the electrical engineering technology bachelor's degree program at the College of Technology at Kokomo recently was reaccredited by the Technology Accreditation Commission of ABET.
The evaluation involves an on-campus visit, during which the team from ABET reviews outcomes-based assessments and evaluations of educational objectives and program outcomes, along with course materials, student projects and sampled assignments. The team also interviews students, faculty, administrators, alumni and industrial advisory board members.
Expert: Staying positive best route to improving an organization
Focusing on what works instead of what doesn't is the best way to inspire positive change in an organization, says Alexander Crispo, associate professor of organizational leadership and supervision.
He says the practice of appreciative inquiry, in which leaders ask employees questions about what is successful in an organization, creates a sense of connectedness that can motivate workers.
"Appreciative inquiry seeks out the best of what is to help ignite the collective imagination of what is possible," Crispo says. "Every organization has some good, so it is the leader's job to ask the right questions to identify these strong points."
Crispo will present a session on appreciative inquiry during the Conference for Collaboration and Innovation, being held at Purdue from Sept. 14-17. More information on the conference can be found at http://www.cci.purdue.edu/
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