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March 26, 2014 In the Spotlight
Purdue-developed Convoy app houses various course materials in single, easy-to-use interfaceA faculty member's suggestion inspired a new application, called Convoy, which aggregates PowerPoint slides, class handouts, videos, images, online material and note-taking functionality into a single, easy-to-use interface. ITaP is looking for faculty members to help pilot Convoy during the fall semester of 2014. People
Eichinger named Murphy Award winnerDavid Eichinger, associate professor of curriculum and instruction, has been named a recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards in Memory of Charles B. Murphy. Eichinger was surprised with the news on Tuesday (March 25). Purdue will continue to announce Murphy Award winners throughout the week. The recipients announced on Monday were Kathleen Howell, the Hsu Lo Distinguished Professor of Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering, and Suzanne Nielsen, professor of food science. Cary Troy, assistant professor of civil engineering, received Purdue's new Exceptional Early Career Award. Faculty and staff newsA message from President Mitch DanielsWe have just passed the halfway point in the three-year implementation of Purdue's Foundations of Excellence action plan, an initiative vital to student success and one that is seeing progress and results thanks to intentional coordination and willing partnerships among Undergraduate Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Housing and Food Services. Today, we are announcing the next step in this initiative -- eliminating the boundaries among these units as envisioned in the original, overarching recommendation of FOE. Open Purdue Twitter account established for emergency alertsPurdue recently established an open Twitter account for anyone who would like to receive alerts and information on emergency situations at the West Lafayette campus. 6 ways you can help yourself stay safeThis is the part of a series of articles discussing safety and security for the Purdue West Lafayette campus.
APSAC seeking feedback through online surveyThe Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee is asking A/P staff to fill out a short online survey intended to gauge the group's effectiveness in communicating with constituents and meeting constituents' needs. The survey, which will be available through 5 p.m. April 15, can be found at https://purdue.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_1TyyqRwo88k53Bb. Research newsNanotube coating helps shrink mass spectrometersNanotechnology is advancing tools likened to Star Trek's "tricorder" that perform on-the-spot chemical analysis for a range of applications including medical testing, explosives detection and food safety. General newsIndustrial engineering receives first study abroad incentive awardPurdue's School of Industrial Engineering has received the first incentive award to support the design and launch of its new program in China that will help the University meet its goal of encouraging more students to study abroad. Envision Center marks 10 years of researching visualization and visualizing researchPurdue's Envision Center, which uses a blend of technology and art to help enhance research and teaching by graphically representing data and information and creating publication-quality still visualizations, video, animations and interactive 3-D virtual environments, will mark its 10th anniversary with a special event in April. Online video library gives calculus students a resource to turn to anytime, anywhereBy leveraging a few ITaP-supported technologies, Ben Wiles of the Department of Mathematics created a library of instructional videos for calculus students who want to see example problems. April weather outlook: No major changes in weather patternsIndiana farmers getting ready for spring planting can get a good idea of what they most likely will have to work with in April just by looking across their fields now. Purdue sports10 to represent Purdue men's swimming and diving at NCAAsTen members of Purdue men's swimming and diving will represent the Boilermakers at the NCAA Championships Thursday through Saturday (March 27-29) in Austin, Texas. For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com. |
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