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1. Welcome to the Pioneering Cohort of the Polytechnic Incubator

   Entry #360

   18 Jun 2014

   3:16 pm

   Fatma Mili

   23 comments

     The Purdue Polytechnic Incubator faculty and staff are eagerly preparing for the 2014 pioneering cohort of students. Starting in Fall 2015, the institute plans to offer a distinct multi-disciplinary degree. In the interim, a select group of students from the College of Technology and...

2. A million thanks for a momentous year and an exciting one ahead

   Entry #361

   17 Jun 2014

   3:18 pm

   Fatma Mili

   66 comments

     Last year, President Daniels called for bold proposals for the Board of Trustees meeting of June 26, 2013. We proposed to create the Purdue Polytechnic Institute: The goal of the Purdue Polytechnic Institute is to establish an environment within Purdue that benefits from all the...

3. My Visit to the SUSTAIN Program at California Polytechnic

   Entry #363

   11 May 2014

   3:22 pm

   Fatma Mili

   25 comments

     I finally visited the SUSTAIN program at Cal Poly. Since I met Linda Vanasupa last summer, I have been wanting to see for myself what they have been doing; Linda insisted on picking the right time, and, given my constraints and hers, that time ended up being last week. I spent time...

4. Report on my visit to High Tech High in San Diego

   Entry #362

   11 May 2014

   3:19 pm

   Fatma Mili

   27 comments

     I was very impressed by Tony Wagner’s account of High Tech High, both in his Global Achievement Gap book and in the video he showed us during his recent Purdue visit, so I decided this is a place I must visit. I took the day tour this past Monday. I arrived there Monday morning at...