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.

5/12/08

Summer camps turn kids on to technology

Purdue University's College of Technology will offer several camps in June that feature hands-on activities that will introduce students from diverse backgrounds to career opportunities offered in technology.

The first camp, called TOTAL (Turned on to Technology and Leadership), is for seventh- and eighth-graders and will be June 8-12. It is targeted toward a multicultural audience but is open to any student in those grades, said Antonia Munguia, director of diversity for the College of Technology.

5/11/08

Splingaire wins NHRA midwest national title

Brina Splingaire, a senior in MET, placed first in the Super Gas class of the National Hot Rod Association O'Reilly NHRA Midwest nationals held May 3 in St. Louis. Splingaire, driving her 1963 Corvette roadster, ran the race in 9.912 seconds at 156.86 mph. She has been in drag racing since the age of 8, but this was her first win at a national event. Next, she will compete in two other national races, the Torco Racing Fuels Route 66 NHRA Nationals held June 5-8 in Joliet, Ill., and the Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Nationals held June 26-29 in Norwalk, Ohio. After graduating from Purdue, Splingaire plans to pursue a career as a professional stock car driver.

5/9/08

Laux appointed voting member of ISO technical advisory group

Chad Laux, a visiting professor of industrial technology at the Purdue College of Technology at Anderson, has been appointed a voting member of the International Standards Organization Technical Advisory Group 22006 for the United States. The 22006 group makes recommendations on quality-management systems in crop production. Laux also is a member of the 22005 technical advisory group, which makes recommendations on food safety management systems and applying traceability of agents in the food chain, both in human and animal food. Both groups are administered by International Standards Organization Technical Committee 34.

5/9/08

Tetteh selected for Scholarship of Engagement Faculty Grant

Edem Tetteh, a continuing lecturer in industrial technology at the College of Technology at Richmond, recently was selected for a 2008-09 Scholarship of Engagement Faculty Grant by Indiana Campus Compact. The $2,250 in funding is for his proposed project "Disability Services Safety Improvement Evaluation." The Lilly Endowment provides funding for the program.

5/9/08

Columbus open house will feature mechatronics demo

A cutting-edge lean manufacturing system will be the centerpiece of an open house for Purdue University's College of Technology at Columbus on May 19.

The open house, which will be 3:30-5 p.m. at the Columbus location at 4601 Central Ave., Room 101, will feature a demonstration of the equipment known as a mechatronics system. It is open to the public, and refreshments will be served.

5/9/08

CGT offers two computer graphics camps

High school students can learn more about computer graphics and possible career paths at two computer graphics technology summer camps in June at Purdue University.

The Department of Computer Graphics Technology will offer an advanced-level camp June 15-20 and a beginner's-level camp June 22-27.

5/7/08

TCN Server Outages Scheduled for May 8-10

Due to the construction taking place on the 2nd floor of Knoy Hall, all College of Technology servers will need to be shutdown on the following schedule –

Thursday, May 8, at 5:15 PM – Friday, May 9, at 7:15 AM

Friday, May 9 at 5:15 PM – Saturday, May 10, at 3:00 PM

Systems affected and not available during outage–

• College of Technology  H: drive (West Lafayette Only), X: drive, G: drive
• Software needing to access West Lafayette license servers. 
• Any Web servers hosted by TCN.
• All Statewide Technology VPN access (This will prohibit access to any WL resources and Internet from the statewide location. Access to email will be available from off-campus locations)

NOTE:  This only affects the College of Technology (West Lafayette) resources, not ITaP resources, so email will still be available during this time.

-TCN