Purdue president among speakers for Polytechnic Summit

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue President Mitch Daniels will welcome academic and industry leaders to this year’s Polytechnic Summit on the university’s campus.

Daniels is the first speaker as part of the summit’s opening dinner on Monday (June 5) in the South Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union.

He will be introduced by Gary Bertoline, dean of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute and a Distinguished Professor of Computer Graphics Technology and Computer and Information Technology at Purdue.

The 2017 Polytechnic Summit is an international gathering of professionals showcasing innovative 21st-century polytechnic approaches to applied learning environments and student-centered active learning.

Other leaders in higher education scheduled to give keynote addresses during the summit include Timothy D. Sands, president of Virginia Tech University; Brian Norton, president of Dublin Institute of Technology; Vincent Manno, provost of Olin College of Engineering; and Carlos Heeren, executive director of UTEC (Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología) and Tecsup (Instituto Superior de Tecnologia), both in Lima, Peru.

The event is being hosted by the Purdue Polytechnic Institute in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Stout and Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences.

Attendees will network with innovators from around the world, participate in panel discussions and view presentations on topics including community/industry engagement, competency-based programs and assessment, innovative instructional methods, globalization, applied research, and senior projects/capstones.

Summit sessions will be in Stewart Center and the Purdue Memorial Union. Registration for the event has ended.

State Street Redevelopment Project construction is in progress on the Purdue University West Lafayette campus. This work has closed a large portion of State Street and significantly affected surrounding thoroughfares in West Lafayette. For project and travel information, visit http://statestreetwl.com/. 

About Purdue Polytechnic Institute

The Purdue Polytechnic Institute offers degrees in nine Indiana communities in addition to the main campus at West Lafayette. The degrees are designed to offer relevant knowledge, provide local impact, and foster lasting results. The statewide locations are a direct extension of the main campus. Each Purdue Polytechnic location has a non-Purdue host campus, which offers non-Purdue courses for the offered degrees. These partnerships provide a richer experience for the student and a slightly different process for applying, registering and paying for college. 

Writer: Brian L. Huchel, 765-494-2084, bhuchel@purdue.edu 

Source: John O’Malley, 765-494-9345, omalley@purdue.edu