Purdue Polytechnic: Techies Today

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Purdue Polytechnic: Techies Today

A podcast about Purdue Polytechnic, one of the 10 academic colleges at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

OCT 28

Gary Bertoline (part 1), Maximizing Our College's Value

Purdue Polytechnic, known before 2015 as the College of Technology, has disciplines that look at times like engineering, computer science & management—which, former dean Gary Bertoline says, makes it difficult to understand our unique role. He recalls creating a future-forward plan to redefine & differentiate the college. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/podcast

26 min
02/25/2023

John Gates, Belonging and Inclusion for Everyone

Equity is not about treating everybody the same. John Gates, Purdue’s vice provost for diversity and inclusion, says it’s is about providing people what they need to succeed, even if that means treating people differently—and what we do innately in our lives is what we should do in our classrooms and offices. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

43 min
10/10/2022

Mike Reckowsky & Tech Expo, a Showcase of Student Solutions

Mike Reckowsky, director of industry relations in Purdue Polytechnic, says companies that sponsor students’ senior capstone projects receive working prototypes that address real-world problems. See students’ unique problem-solving abilities on display during our Tech Expo, and learn why your company should partner with our college. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

30 min
09/25/2022

Daniel Castro, Meeting the Polytechnic’s New Dean

How did building cities in the dirt with toys and listening to soccer games on the radio lead a boy from Colombia to a distinguished career in industry and higher education that spanned three continents? It’s the story of Daniel Castro, the new dean of Purdue Polytechnic. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

18 min
07/11/2022

James Letsinger, Building Polytechnic’s Future

James Letsinger, a 2013 Construction Management Technology grad, is overseeing construction of Purdue's $140M Engineering & Polytechnic Gateway Complex. He discusses what his job is like each day at the construction site and what it means to him to advance from being a graduate to building his school’s future home. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

16 min
06/27/2022

Toni Munguia, Making a Difference

Toni Munguia, affectionately known as "Miss Toni" to legions of current and past Purdue students, loves them like her own family. Toni tells us how she first came to Purdue, why working with students is so meaningful to her, and how her TECH 101 course makes a difference for students and the Polytechnic. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

30 min
03/19/2021

Abby Perez, Psychology+Design=UX

Abby Perez is a user experience engineer at Hewlett Packard Enterprise. In 2018, she earned a bachelor’s degree in Purdue Polytechnic’s UX Design program with a minor in psychology and a certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. This episode features interviews with Abby recorded several years apart. See this episode's hotlinks at our website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

19 min
02/16/2021

Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, Purdue's CyberSleuth

Kathryn Seigfried-Spellar, associate professor of computer and information technology, fights crime using cyberforensics, a branch of digital forensic science pertaining to evidence found in computers and digital storage media. She has become a national leader in the field. See this episode's hotlinks at the Techies Today website: polytechnic.purdue.edu/techiestoday

30 min

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Techies Today Preview

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.

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A podcast about Purdue Polytechnic, one of the 10 academic colleges at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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techiestoday@purdue.edu
Years Active

2019 - 2024
Episodes

20
Rating

Clean
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