Daphene Koch, assistant professor of building construction management, is one of seven faculty members selected to be Purdue's 2011 Community of Service-Learning Faculty Fellows.

Koch has teamed with Lori Unruh Snyder, assistant professor of agronomy, to take 10 students to Costa Rica during Maymester.

With the grant she receives as a Service-Learning Fellow, Koch will pay for a student to document the experience on video. “This grant will help document what we’re doing to help future project leaders see how to evaluate and how to reflect on a service-learning experience,” she said. “This becomes a pedagogical process. We can measure the outcomes.”

Airline passengers are experiencing better performance by the airlines, even though it may cost them more to fly.

For the third consecutive year, the performance of the nation's leading carriers improved, according to the 21st annual national Airline Quality Rating. It was the third best overall score in the 20 years researchers have tracked the performance of airlines.

Released during a news conference at the National Press Club on Monday (April 4), the rankings show that of the 16 carriers rated for performance in both 2009 and 2010, nine airlines improved and seven airlines declined for 2010.

The Airline Quality Rating is a joint research project funded as part of faculty research activities at Wichita State University and Purdue University.

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See media coverage of AQR results.

Download the full report from the AQR Web site.

The College of Technology will celebrate its annual Technology Week April 9-15. Using the theme, "We are Technology Makers," the college will showcase how its faculty, students and alumni are impacting society.

Former DreamWorks head of artistic development will offer his perspective at the College of Technology Dean’s Lecture on April 13.

His 40 years in the midst of the Hollywood moviemaking machine have given Frank Gladstone a front row seat to technological advancements in filmmaking. While Gladstone appreciates the role technology plays in creating a visual story, he sometimes asks the question: “Has technology made movies better?”

The veteran filmmaker will bring that question and his experiences to Purdue at the College of Technology’s Dean’s Lecture on Wednesday, April 13 at 6 p.m., at Stewart Center, Fowler Hall. The lecture is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and can be picked up at all three Hall of Music box offices. Call the Hall of Music for more information: (765) 494-3933.

Seven students at the College of Technology at Anderson are coordinating and hosting the 2nd Annual Academic Bowl for high schools April 16.

The event serves several purposes, according to project manager Joe Upsal, an organizational leadership and supervision student. First and foremost, the competition celebrates the academic achievements of area high school students.

The Golden Taps Ceremony, honoring students who have died during the past year, will be held Tuesday, April 19, 2011 at 9 p.m. Family, faculty, friends and staff will gather at the Purdue Memorial Union’s Great Hall. Danita Brown, dean of students, will address the group with a short history of Golden Taps. The group will then proceed outside to the Unfinished Block P, where the ceremony will be held. After, there will be a reception in the Memorial Union in Room 118.

President France A. C?rdova will present the families with a Golden Taps certificate of remembrance, and a replica of the Unfinished Block P, honoring students who did not have the opportunity to complete their time or degree at Purdue.

Twelve students will be remembered, including three from the College of Technology:

• Anthony E. Cole, senior
• Justin B. Evarian, sophomore, Statewide Technology
• Ryan M. Lockwood, freshman

Mara Wasburn, professor of organizational leadership and supervision, died March 27 at her home. She taught in the College of Technology since 2001.

Read her obituary in the Journal and Courier.

Read about the first Grand Challenge conference and a new Community Spirit Award offerd by APSAC and CSSAC.

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