5/13/08

Two OLS graduates leave Purdue with perfect marks

Lori Hullinger and Jessica Thewes, May 2008 graduates of the college's organizational leadership and supervision (OLS) program completed their degrees with a 4.0 grade point average.

5/12/08

New director named at college's South Bend location

Michael D. Sanders was recently selected as director of the Purdue University College of Technology location at South Bend.

Sanders started as director in April. His duties include overseeing degree programs, increasing internship programs for students, strengthening partnerships with area industries and using students to help solve problems in industry.

5/12/08

Camp uses cheerleading to teach technology

Getting teenagers, especially girls, interested in pursuing careers in technological fields is no easy feat, but a former Purdue University cheerleader says a camp she is organizing can help make those subjects more enticing.

For the second year, Christi Jacobs, who was a Purdue cheerleader for four years and captain of the squad her senior year, is in charge of Cheering in the Classroom, a camp for middle school and high school students who have an interest in cheerleading or dance.