{"id":343,"date":"2023-02-10T21:16:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T21:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=343"},"modified":"2024-05-17T21:18:20","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T21:18:20","slug":"appointments-honors-and-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/Q1\/appointments-honors-and-activities","title":{"rendered":"Appointments, honors and activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty and staff honors<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&nbsp;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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue\u2019s HyFlex Team earned the North America Gold Winner award from QS the Reimagine Education and Awards Conference 2022 for the team\u2019s HyFlex model it developed. The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reimagine-education.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">conference<\/a>\u00a0is for innovations across the globe. Nathan Mentzer, associate professor in Purdue Polytechnic Institute, and\u00a0his team developed the\u00a0HyFlex model, which blends in-person and online instruction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tamara Phillips Fudge, professor in the graduate technology programs in Purdue Global\u2019s School of Business and Information Technology, served as editor as well as chapter author, along with 28 collaborators, in the recent release of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.igi-global.com\/book\/exploring-ethical-problems-today-technological\/298264\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\u201cExploring Ethical Problems in Today\u2019s Technological World.\u201d<\/a>&nbsp;The book focuses on ethical dilemmas created by today\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Faculty and staff honors &nbsp;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. 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