Technology Tutoring Ensures Student Success
by Regena SCoTt, tutoring coordinator
The College of Technology offers a unique opportunity for its students to receive free tutoring help. Along with tutoring for CoT courses, the program has tutors for math, physics and statistics. Students can take advantage of a minimum of one (1) hour of tutoring per week and a maximum of three (3) hours. One-on-one tutoring sessions are arranged between the student and a tutor. During these sessions, the tutor helps the student clarify and understand course assignments and information and prepares them for quizzes and exams.
Tutors are recruited from across Purdue. They are generally upperclass and graduate students who bring their major expertise, like math education or physics to our program. These students all bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to the CoT tutoring program.
During the 2006-07 academic year, 97 Technology students took advantage of more than 1,100 tutoring hours and approximately 70 percent of those who received help completed the tutored course with a grade of “C” or better. Successful students met regularly with their tutors and come prepared with specific questions and purpose to each tutoring meeting.
More then four weeks into the fall semester, we have already seen an increase in student awareness of the tutoring program from last year so the word is getting out. In coming weeks, we will be launching a web-link to enable students to access information about the program, request a tutor, and acquire application forms online.
If you have a student who could benefit from tutoring in one of your classes, please have them stop by the CoT tutoring office located in MGL1212 or have them talk to their academic advisor. For questions, please stop by the office or contact me at rlsCoTt@purdue.edu
Faculty and Student Endeavors
John Blood, a doctoral student in the college, has been awarded a Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART) fellowship from the Department of Defense. The SMART Scholarship for Service Program was established by the Department of Defense to support undergraduate and graduate students pursuing degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines. The program aims to increase the number of civilian scientists and engineers working at Department of Defense laboratories. SMART scholars receive an annual stipend, full tuition and related educational fees, and a book allowance of $1,000 per academic year. Blood is a second-year doctoral student studying the issue of technology transfer. The sponsoring organization for the fellowship is the U.S. Navy’s Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command in San Diego. Blood has been employed with the Department of Defense for the last seven years, serving in various in-service engineering support positions. He is the first Purdue student to receive the SMART scholarship.
CoT Sponsored Research
For an updated look at sponsored research activities within the College of Technology, visit the applied research section of the CoT Web site.
CoT News Submission
Report your CoT news through the online reporting form. The next e-newsletter is scheduled for distribution on Monday, October 1. The deadline to submit items for consideration in the next edition is Tuesday, September 25.
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OLS sponsors talk by CEO of the Associated Press
 Tom Curley, president and CEO of the Associated Press, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 at Stewart Center's Fowler Hall. The talk is free and open to the public. Curley will speak on "The Upside of Change Management."
Al Crispo, associate professor of organizational leadership and supervision, said the talk will be especially relevant to OLS students because Curley leads an organization that has had to undergo rapid changes as technology has evolved in the last several years. He said what Curley will have to say about the news industry will easily translate to any industry.
His talk is part of a yearly fall event sponsored by student group the Purdue Association of Leaders and the Department of Organizational Leadership and Supervision.
Heart Walk scheduled for Saturday
Technology's "Walk for Life" team is among Purdue participants in the American Heart Association's Heart Walk scheduled for Saturday, September 22 at SIA.
Co-captains for the College of Technology team are Bob Herrick, ECET department head, and Raji Sundararajan, associate professor of EET and wellness ambassador for the college.
To join the team or make a donation to the Technology team contact Raji Sundararajan or visit the Heart Walk Web site
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In the News
Anderson students create Web site for war ship's veterans
Students at Purdue University College of Technology at Anderson have developed a Web site for veterans of a destroyer escort ship used from World War II through the Vietnam War to share memories, record history and stay in touch.
The Web site, http://www.ussmarsh.com, was created for the veterans of the USS Marsh, which was used in the Atlantic, Mediterranean and Pacific during World War II, as well as in the Korean and Vietnam wars.
Students of Gary Randolph, an associate professor of computer and information technology at the Purdue location and project coordinator, worked on the Web site during the fall 2006 and spring 2007 semesters. More Info.
Excitement building for Purdue project in New Albany
Two top Purdue University officials and area business leaders gathered Sept. 6 to celebrate the forthcoming Purdue Technology Center and talk about the potential the 40-acre site off Charlestown Road has for New Albany and the region.
Under construction on donated land valued somewhere between $10 million and $12 million, the center represents an expansion of a model already working effectively in Merrillville and West Lafayette, Purdue Research Foundation official Joseph B. Hornett said.
Dennis R. Depew, dean of the College of Technology at Purdue, spoke about the impact the new center will have on academic programs. Classroom space at the campus will more than double the area available — from 7,600 square feet on the IU Southeast campus to a total of nearly 20,000 square feet at the two locations, Depew noted. The technology center is slated to open next year. More Info.
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