WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue’s College of Engineering has selected a new head to lead the School of Engineering Education.

"The women in First-Year Engineering Advising are amazing team members and are absolutely phenomenal in the work that they do with our students. It doesn’t matter if it is interacting with students in advising appointments, greeting them as they come through the door, talking with them on the phone, or helping them during STAR or other interactions – the women of FYE are fantastic. Their professionalism is matched by their genuine passion for the job. They are committed to their students and the FYE mission. They are not only colleagues, but have become friends and people we can count on – for anything from answering an advising question to providing us a laugh with their humor. It is truly a joy to work with each of them." Read more below for individual messages about each of our women academic advisors!

Lucero "Lu" Campos is the business manager for the School of Engineering Education, the Women in Engineering Program, and the Minority Engineering Program. Born and raised across the Wabash River in Lafayette, Indiana, Lu earned a communications degree from Purdue University and her MBA from Indiana Wesleyan University.

When asked who inspires her as we reflect on Women's History Month, Allison replied, "I would have to say my mom."

In celebration of Women's History Month, Professor Mary Pilotte nominated Jessica Rush, current graduate student in our program. Learn more about Jessica and who inspired her!

Annually, we celebrate students of academic and service achievements in our undergraduate programs of Interdisciplinary Engineering Studies and Multidisciplinary Engineering. For 2017, we have five honorees, Reis Lehman, Abby Lemert, Sean Obrecht, Lucas Ray, and Danielle Render. Congratulations to all of our honorees!

It is our great pleasure to present this year’s recipient of the Engineering Education Outstanding Alumni Award to Brian C. Bosma, graduate of the former Division of Interdisciplinary Engineering (now part of the School of Engineering Education). The Engineering Education Outstanding Alumni Award is presented to alumni who have achieved singular accomplishments in their fields, whose successful careers are role models for our students, and whose achievements set an example for all the School’s alumni.

Last week, Profs. Allison Godwin and Tamara Moore hosted 180 middle school students from two Indiana schools to test their First-Year Engineering students' space-related educational exhibit prototypes and take-home activities.