Assembly Required

Purdue Polytechnic hosts high school juniors and seniors each year for a day of activities that give a them a good idea of what a day in the life is like for our students.  For some, this reinforces their decision to apply and accept admission to our location.  For others, it reinforces their decision to continue exploring other colleges.  Either way, if we help students to find the right college for their goals and learning style, we are successful. In this episode, Matt, Victoria and Patrick interview a few of the students who attended Black and Gold Day 2018 to get their thoughts on the experience and the process of choosing a college.  Enjoy!

Matt, Victoria, Lorne and Ric got together on the cold and drizzly, dark and stormy Friday before Halloween to discuss some of the spooky scary content they've found on the internet.  They also talked about some old Twilight Zone shows.  Give a listen to help you get into Spooky Scary state of mind, just before Halloween 2018.

On October 12, 2018, we hosted 28 young women, 9th through 12th grade, from area high schools who are interested in the pathway from high school to a lucrative career in a STEM field (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).  In this episode you will hear Victoria and Myranda interview a few of the girls who attended, and also 3 of the 4 women who graduated from Purdue Polytechnic Institute Anderson working in lucrative career positions and making a difference in the world.  At the end of the episode you will hear the four alumni who returned for the day to assist with the event, along with two other engineers, speak to the girls about their education and jobs, and what it is like to be working in what is currently a male dominated field. To learn more about the Purdue Polytechnic Institute Anderson, visit our website: https://polytechnic.purdue.edu/anderson   Boiler Up!

In this episode, Matt and Abbie interview a few incoming freshmen on new student orientation day.  Also, Matt and Victoria reflect on their orientation day, their expectations and anticipations as incoming students, and their experiences now as second year (Matt) and third year (Victoria) students.

On April 20, Second Harvest Food Bank hosted their first Madison County Fill A Bowl luncheon at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson - a fund raising event for their organization.  Second Harvest Food Bank is a philanthropic organization whose mission is to fight hunger.  In 2017, they delivered nearly 8 million pounds of food to families throughout 8 counties in East Central Indiana.   In this episode of Assembly Required, you will hear Matthew and Victoria interview several of the people attending the Fill A Bowl luncheon, including the SHFB Executive Director, Tim Kean, and the Director of Purdue Polytechnic Anderson, Corey Sharp, who serves on their Board of Directors.   Visit www.curehunger.org to learn more about the important work that is done by this fine organization. Thank you for listening to Assembly Required.        

No matter what you are majoring in at Purdue Polytechnic, TECH 12000 Design Thinking in Technology is a required course.  It takes students through the process of team building, thinking like and engineer, and creating a project from initial idea to final product.  In this episode, Abe, Victoria and Matt discuss their experiences in TECH 12000, and the staff sponsor of Assembly Required, Ric, interviews some of the students taking the course this semester.

We were honored to have the Governor of Indiana, Eric Holcomb, visit our location on Monday, February 19, 2018 and Abe had the honor of interviewing him for this podcast.  Also in this episode, you will hear Veronica and Matt reflect on the governor's visit and interview Professor Lorri Barnett, discussing the ways Purdue Polytechnic Anderson contributes to the development of a skilled Indiana workforce.  With approximately 1,000,000 jobs being created in Indiana in the next 10 years, workforce development is a big part of the Governor's agenda.  Enjoy!

In this episode, Abe, Megan, Matt and Victoria discuss their experiences in the fall semester, and the strategies they use to prepare for finals and cope with stress.

There is no way around it, completing a Purdue University degree is hard work.  Many of our students find internships in order to apply what they learn in their classes and labs in real world settings.  These experiences bring relevance to their coursework and make the hard work of being a successful student a little easier to do.  In this episode, Abe, Megan, Victoria and Matt speak with Junior Engineering Technology student, Cameron Smith, as he reflects on his nearly two year internship/job with Mursix Corporation in Yorktown, IN.

Every fall we invite High School seniors and juniors to visit us for Black and Gold Days.  This day of activities dives deep into our 5 degree majors and gives our guests hands-on experience and insight into what it is like to be a student at Purdue Polytechnic Anderson.  These activities are designed, planned and implemented by our students and faculty.  In this episode, Abe, Victoria, Megan, Matt and Myranda interview some of our prospective students.

Abe, Victoria, Matt and Megan discuss the origin of Halloween, their favorite Halloween candies, favorite scary movies and a few experiences that are hard to explain.  

Welcome to our first episode of Assembly Required - Produced by the Media Club of Purdue University Polytechnic Anderson.  In this episode, you will meet the members of the Media Club: Abe, Victoria, Myranda, Matt and Megan.  You will also learn about the six Bachelors Degree majors as we interview a student from each program: Luke - Engineering Technology, Senior Courtney - Mechatronic Engineering Technology, Junior Donovan - Computer and Information Technology, Senior Mackenzie - Organizational Leadership, Sophomore Mike - Supply Chain Management Technology, Junior Noris - Industrial Engineering Technology, Sophomore