{"id":26,"date":"2024-09-06T19:31:22","date_gmt":"2024-09-06T19:31:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/?page_id=26"},"modified":"2025-10-03T14:41:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T14:41:42","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  id=\"#LinkHero\" class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-link-hero \">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/2024_GMB5838.jpg\"\/>\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-exlarge\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader purdue-home-link-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">\n                    Purdue LIVing LAb                <\/p>\n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-link-hero__header\">\n                    ABOUT US                <\/h1>\n                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__subtext\">\n                                     <\/p>\n                                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-container\">\n                    <span class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list-desc tablet-hidden\">\n                        Shortcuts:\n                    <\/span>\n                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-link-hero__list--desktop\">\n                                                                                <li>\n                                <a class=\"purdue-home-button purdue-home-button--white \" href=\"#About_WhatWeOffer\" target=\"_self\">\n                                    What We Offer                                <\/a>\n                            <\/li>\n                                                  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         \n\n<p>Explore what the Purdue Living Lab has to offer to all students.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner \">\n    <div class=\"image\">\n                    <!-- <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023_KAL_3631.jpg\"\/> -->\n            \n            \n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"background-center\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2023_KAL_3631.jpg\"\/>\n\n\n            <\/div>\n    <div class=\"section has-padding-exlarge\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                            <h2 class=\"purdue-home-subheader purdue-home-cta-banner__subheader\">Project Based Experience<\/h2>\n                                                            <h3 class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner__header font-size-small\">The Living Lab experience is a <br>resume-worthy experience. Many of our students have acquired jobs based on their experience in the lab. The Living Lab course can count as a valuable RISE credit. <\/h3>\n                    \n                                \n\n                                <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                                    \n                            <li class=\"\"><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/project-archive\/\" target=\"_self\">See Projects<\/a><\/li>\n                                            <\/ul>\n                        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div id=\"About_History\" class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">HISTORY<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p>The Full History of the Purdue Living Lab.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-home-timeline has-gray-background \">\n        <div class=\"section\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__intro\">\n                                        <h2 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-united purdue-home-cta-grid__header purdue-home-timeline__header\">Purdue Living Lab Timeline<\/h2>\n                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__content\">\n                            \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__cards\">\n                          <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card card-width-align content-align-left\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtitle\">2001<\/p>\n                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-title\">In the Beginning<\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtext\">With the launch of new web development and programming courses, the CIT faculty required a server capable of running Microsoft IIS 4.0. However, university IT services declined the request due to security concerns. In response, the CIT department took the initiative to acquire and set up its own servers for instructional use. The first two machines were configured by the CIT systems engineer, who served as both a faculty member and the program coordinator.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card card-width-align content-align-right\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtitle\">2005<\/p>\n                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-title\">First Student Team<\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtext\">The first Living Lab group started with six students and expanded to 24 by Spring 2005. These students supported networking and security labs while managing an increasingly complex server environment, which had grown to 18 servers providing a wide range of services.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card card-width-align content-align-left\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtitle\">Mid 2000s<\/p>\n                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-title\">Curriculum Growth &amp; Student Experience<\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtext\">As CIT\u2019s networking curriculum expanded, students expressed concern about lacking the real-world experience needed for internships and jobs. In response, one student was mentored in systems administration, marking the true beginning of the Living Lab model. What started with a single student soon grew into a structured, team-based learning environment.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n                           <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card card-width-align content-align-right\">\n                <div class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-content\">\n                                    <div class=\"flex-container--align-center\">\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtitle\">Today<\/p>\n                                                <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-title\">The One-Stop Shop<\/p>\n                                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-timeline__card-subtext\">The Living Lab functions like an in-house IT department, where students apply skills in networking, security, databases, and web or application development. It supports both internal and external CIT-related projects, providing hands-on experience in a collaborative, real-world setting. Students participate in the Living Lab by enrolling in CIT 48500, a course that offers between 1 to 6 credit hours based on their level of involvement.<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n             <\/div>\n                         <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"About_Staff\" class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">STAFF<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div  class=\"purdue-home-link-cards \">\n\n<div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-small\">\n<div class=\"container header-wrap\">\n<div class=\"columns is-mulitline align-bottom\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n    <div class=\"tagged-header-container  tagged-header-container--gold\">\n    <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Meet The Staff<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column is-narrow mobile-hidden\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-link-cards__cards\">\n            <div class=\"columns is-multiline\">\n                                <div class=\"column is-12-desktop is-full-tablet\">\n                <a class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--stack \" href=\"https:\/\/polytechnic.purdue.edu\/profile\/cthampto\" target=_blank><figure class=\"image is-square\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/picture-8476-1718317931.png\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"flex-container flex-container--faculty\"><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-name\">Clay Hampton<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-titleline\">Clinical Assistant Professor<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-email\">cthampto@purdue.edu<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-address\">799 W. Michigan St., ET 309 Indianapolis, Indiana 46202<\/p><p class=\"purdue-home-cta-grid__card-phone\">Cell: 765-495-7815<\/p><\/div><\/a><\/div>\n                            <\/div><\/div>\n        \n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-black-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-black-background-color has-background is-style-default\" \/>\n\n\n<div id=\"About_Q\/A\" class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">FAQ<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Here are some of the most common questions we receive about the Living Lab. Find answers to help you better understand what to expect from the program.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap \">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\"><mark style=\"background-color:#cfb991\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">General Questions<\/mark><\/p>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap--wrap\">\n                  \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-88a6e7bf-f11c-4787-ae7b-dc39831b1e21\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-88a6e7bf-f11c-4787-ae7b-dc39831b1e21\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What is the Living Lab?<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-88a6e7bf-f11c-4787-ae7b-dc39831b1e21\">\n                    \n\n<p>The Living Lab is an opportunity for CIT students to bridge the gap between schoolwork and real-world projects.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-a913b616-19cc-4a63-beaa-7baebdcfa159\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-a913b616-19cc-4a63-beaa-7baebdcfa159\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Where is the syllabus for the Living Lab?<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-a913b616-19cc-4a63-beaa-7baebdcfa159\">\n                    \n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/polytechnic\/livlab\/syllabus\/\">View Syllabus Here<\/a><\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-5b89109e-cb1c-4970-9979-a0f9af3da5fd\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-5b89109e-cb1c-4970-9979-a0f9af3da5fd\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How does the Living Lab class meet?<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-5b89109e-cb1c-4970-9979-a0f9af3da5fd\">\n                    \n\n<p>Class meetings are 9 AM to 5 PM on Fridays in rooms ET 005 and 007. Students will be notified of any location or time changes via Brightspace.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-274a4f71-6d6d-47fa-953a-769b9261c911\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-274a4f71-6d6d-47fa-953a-769b9261c911\" aria-expanded=\"false\">How many credit hours is the Living Lab worth?<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-274a4f71-6d6d-47fa-953a-769b9261c911\">\n                    \n\n<p>The Living Lab is worth 1-6 credits. Undergraduate students typically choose to take 3 credits in one semester.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap \">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\"><mark style=\"background-color:#cfb991\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Projects and Work<\/mark><\/p>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap--wrap\">\n                  \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-44636810-daed-41c2-bf85-684b34987f7b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-44636810-daed-41c2-bf85-684b34987f7b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">What kind of projects are given to students?<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-44636810-daed-41c2-bf85-684b34987f7b\">\n                    \n\n<p>Projects may range anywhere from updating servers, installing and configuring servers, reimaging lab machines, developing web applications, developing or interfacing database systems, IT security, and other IT-related research.<\/p>\n\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"purdue-accordion-wrap  purdue-accordion-wrap--small\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background has-padding-top-none has-padding-bottom-none\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-accordion has-no-bottomborder\">\n                <h4 class=\"accordion__heading purdue-accordion__title  purdue-accordion__title--small\" id=\"title-b311df6e-034f-468f-8316-21883e3bed7b\">\n                    <button aria-controls=\"content-b311df6e-034f-468f-8316-21883e3bed7b\" aria-expanded=\"false\">Where do the projects come from?<\/button>\n                <\/h4>\n                <div class=\"accordion__content purdue-accordion__content\" id=\"content-b311df6e-034f-468f-8316-21883e3bed7b\">\n                    \n\n<p>The projects assigned to students are either internal or external. 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