We would like to recognize our staff members Loretta McKinniss and Jim Whitford for their nominations at this year's College of Engineering Staff Awards of Excellence.

Congratulations to ENE Graduate Student Avneet Hira for having been elected as the President of Student Platform for Engineering Education Development (SPEED) at the General Assembly elections held at the 12th Global Student Forum last week in Seoul, South Korea.

Our fall meeting with the IAC was well attended by faculty and staff and featured a luncheon for members of the council to meet and network with our staff.

INSPIRE kicked off their third annual Engineering Gift Guide last weekend at the Indianapolis Children's Museum and interviewed live on WTHR's noon news segment.

Last Thursday, we hosted the sixth annual Interdisciplinary Engineering Colloquium in the Kurz Atrium of Armstrong Hall. This year's theme centered on our collaboration with the College of Liberal Arts School of Visual and Performing Arts for Acoustics and Theatre Engineering.

The 2016 Engineering Gift Guide from Purdue University is filled with fun toys, games and applications to engage girls and boys ages 3-18 in engineering thinking and design.

ENE's Richard W. McDowell Best Counselor Award was presented to Suzi Coolbaugh-Walker (right) on May 12, 2016 for excellence in advising first-year engineering students.

It is of great honor that we introduce this year's Outstanding Alumni Honoree, Holly Simmons,1998 graduate from the Interdisciplinary Engineering Program (IDE). Holly used what she gained from Purdue’s Interdisciplinary Engineering program to make a positive difference in her chosen field and the millions of users whose lives have been enriched by the products that she has developed and marketed along her path. She is an excellent example of just what our students can accomplish when they combine an interdisciplinary outlook with a drive to contribute to the world around them.

Senay Purzer, assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education (ENE), is one of approximately a dozen Purdue faculty members selected for a yearlong fellowship program.

Joyce Main, assistant professor in the School of Engineering Education, is one of 15 Purdue faculty members selected for a yearlong program focused on teaching.

Lee Rynearson is one of four recipients of the Purdue University Graduate School’s 2015 Excellence in Teaching Award.