Episodes
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Jay Akridge, Preparing Purdue for 2030
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Tuesday Jan 21, 2020
Purdue Provost Jay Akridge speaks with Polytechnic faculty and staff about the University's growth, its investments in faculty and facilities, and its future aspirations. The landscape for higher education will be very different in 2030, he says, and the time to start preparing is now.
See this episode's hotlinks at the Techies Today website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Renee Thomas, Education thru Entertainment
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Wednesday Dec 04, 2019
Renee Thomas, director of Purdue's Black Cultural Center, knows that being active in the campus community leads to academic success. With music, performing arts and cultural programs, the Black Cultural Center helps students get involved in “edutainment” — education through entertainment.
See this episode's hotlinks at the Techies Today website: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Lindsay Drake & Carson Deal, Study Abroad Before Classes Begin
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Sunday Nov 24, 2019
Lindsay Drake and Carson Deal, Purdue Polytechnic students, went on a two-week Study Abroad trip to Europe before their first semester at Purdue. The experience was more than just an amazing cultural immersion; they each earned 3 credit hours.
See this episode's hotlinks at the Techies Today website: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Jim Tanoos, Supply Chain Management & Study Abroad
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Purdue Polytechnic Vincennes' Jim Tanoos discusses supply chain management, globalization, and how studying abroad provides students with unique insight into this increasingly global field of study.
See this episode's hotlinks at the Techies Today website: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Melody Birmingham-Byrd, Be Humble & Take Giant Leaps
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Melody Birmingham-Byrd studied organizational leadership and has been a supervisor throughout her career, including more than seven years with Duke Energy. She reveals the inspiration for her career in management and shares advice about how to succeed in business in every phase of your career.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Gozdem Kilaz, Jet Fuel from Plastic Waste?
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
(Episode has been edited to correct a minor error.) Gozdem Kilaz is an assistant professor of engineering technology, who focuses on developing alternative liquid fuels for transportation — specifically, biofuels for aviation. She discusses her work on a project to convert plastic waste into jet fuel. Gozdem also has big news to share about an upcoming project.
Learn more: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Daniels & Bertoline, $140M Gateway Complex
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Tuesday Oct 15, 2019
Mitch Daniels & Gary Bertoline discuss the Engineering & Polytechnic Gateway Complex. Details: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/newsroom/lilly-endowment-grants-40m-gateway-buildings-for-polytechnic
Learn more about Purdue Polytechnic & our podcast: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Mark French, Purdue's Surprise YouTube Star
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Tuesday Oct 08, 2019
Mark French’s videos, seen by over 6.5 million viewers, help students understand challenging mathematical concepts. We talked with Mark about his channel's origins and production techniques.
Mark's YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/purdueMET
Learn more about Purdue Polytechnic and our Techies Today podcast: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Techies Today Preview
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
Tuesday Oct 01, 2019
From Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, welcome to Techies Today — a new podcast about Purdue Polytechnic, one of Purdue's 10 academic colleges. In this preview episode, we introduce our podcast and play clips from a few upcoming episodes.
To learn more about Purdue Polytechnic and our college, visit polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday. Our podcast launches soon! Thanks for listening.