Appointments, honors and activities

Faculty and staff honors

 Ellen Ernst Kossek, the Basil S. Turner University Distinguished Professor of Management, has been appointed to an expert committee by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The committee will produce a report providing leaders in academia and government with evidence-based guidance on how to implement policies and programs to support the retention, re-entry and advancement of students and professionals working in the sciences who have family caregiving responsibilities.

Purdue’s HyFlex Team earned the North America Gold Winner award from QS the Reimagine Education and Awards Conference 2022 for the team’s HyFlex model it developed. The conference is for innovations across the globe. Nathan Mentzer, associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and his team developed the HyFlex model, which blends in-person and online instruction.

Notables

Tamara Phillips Fudge, professor in the graduate technology programs in Purdue Global’s School of Business and Information Technology, served as editor as well as chapter author, along with 28 collaborators, in the recent release of “Exploring Ethical Problems in Today’s Technological World.” The book focuses on ethical dilemmas created by today’s ever-changing technology. Topics covered include ethical issues related to artificial intelligence, data rights, various uses of RFID (radio frequency identification), facial recognition, hackers, the metaverse, privacy, smart homes, social networking, autonomous vehicles, virtual assistants and web accessibility.

In addition to Fudge, contributors from Purdue Global were Susan Shepherd Ferebee, faculty member in the School of Business and Information Technology; Jennifer Fleming, adjunct faculty in the School of Business and Information Technology; Thomas Huston, Academic Center tutor team lead; Jennie Lee Khun, adjunct faculty in the School of Business and Information Technology; Kelly Wibbenmeyer, adjunct faculty in the School of Business and Information Technology; Lynne Williams, adjunct faculty in the School of Business and Information Technology; and Florence Wolfe Sharp, assistant dean of curriculum in the School of Business and Information Technology. Ibidayo Awosola, doctoral candidate in technology leadership and innovation at Purdue West Lafayette, also contributed, as did authors from other U.S. institutions, India, Hong Kong, Colombia, Chile and Australia.