Find out how Polytechnic programs "bring curriculum to life," through opportunities such as extensive industry tours:
Student Success
Boilermaker Showcase spotlights student successes, hands-on learning
The Boilermaker Showcase is in support of the hands-on, real-world learning goals that are universal standards across all Purdue Polytechnic locations. See what our students got up to this year:
Engineering Technology alumni coach McCutcheon High robotics team to world championship
Our alumni are achieving amazing things at Purdue and beyond! Read about how Zach and Mike coached a high school team to worldwide success:
PhD student uncovers ‘human values gaps’ in AI datasets
A Purdue Polytechnic PhD student has devised a technique for examining AI training data to see if systems will align with human morals and values. Read more here:
Computing, graphics senior creates innovations that work in practice, not just theory
Take a look at Julian Triveri's story in our newsroom; he's a senior in computing and graphics whose work with Purdue's Envision Center adds genuine value to education with new VR tech, with a serious commitment to creating substantial—not gimmicky—programs.
Purdue senior Allison Boyd awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in the UK
Allison Boyd, a first-generation Purdue Polytechnic senior, has been awarded the prestigious Marshall Scholarship to pursue graduate education in the United Kingdom. Today, she is set to join an elite group of scholars as a recipient of the prestigious Marshall Scholarship. The scholarship enables intellectually distinguished young American leaders to study in the United Kingdom.
Building community across Purdue—finding belonging in Columbus
Whether its organizing outreach events as a team or supporting one another over the holidays, Purdue Polytechnic's statewide sites like Columbus are profound example of the Boilermaker spirit across all of Indiana:
Ideas, execution combine at Design and Innovation Challenge, fall semester 2024
Congrats to all of our student winners at the most recent Design and Innovation Challenge:
Engineering technology students build kid's powered wheelchair through GoBabyGo program
Five engineering technology students are using a battery-powered toy as a platform to build a powered wheelchair for a child in the community:
Purdue Themed Entertainment Design program in Indianapolis expands with industry partnerships
Purdue Polytechnic's Themed Entertainment Design program, available only at Indianapolis, is going places with the help of some new collaborators: