Purdue University recently completed a full, systemwide integration of Purdue IT that began in 2023. This includes the recent consolidation of all Purdue Fort Wayne information technology operations and staffing under Purdue IT.

“The top priority for Purdue IT remains unchanged,” says Ian C. Hyatt, vice president for information technology and chief information officer for the Purdue University system. “We will provide efficient, reliable, and secure service and support to all Purdue faculty, staff, and students systemwide.”

Although the new organizational structure includes a reduced number of management roles, Purdue IT has added 25 new individual contributor positions across the system to provide more in-depth service in areas of greatest need, according to Hyatt. The Purdue IT management team includes leaders from various campuses and academic units.

The Purdue IT senior leadership team is listed here, and the PFW campus team is listed here.

If you’re experiencing issues related to information technology, please contact the Help Desk team in Kettler Hall at helpdesk@pfw.edu or 260-481-6030. To submit a ticket through the Purdue Service Portal, visit service.purdue.edu.

Brady Brown and Joel Hernandez with the Do It Yourself mastodon.

At the start of his junior year, Purdue University Fort Wayne finance major Joel Hernandez found an internship opportunity with Do It Best. He had no idea he was becoming part of the company’s PFW pipeline.

Started in 1945 and growing to become Indiana’s largest private company in terms of sales, Do It Best is the anchor tenant of Electric Works and employs about 450 people locally. Meg Underwood, former director of professional development and outreach for the Doermer School of Business, said it’s likely Do It Best employs more than 110 former Mastodons, according to LinkedIn.

That includes Hernandez’s boss, Brady Brown, a 2016 graduate who earned a business degree with a concentration in accounting. Brown is now the manager of internal auditing. He interned at Do It Best from 2014 to 2016 and started working there full time in 2018. Brown can rattle off the names of various other PFW graduates who also interned at Do It Best in his department and who now work there full time. Many have moved into the company hierarchy.

If you would like to have your portrait taken, you may do so July 2 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The photographer will be set up on the north end of the skybridge connecting Helmke Library and Walb Student Union.

There's always plenty to do at Purdue Fort Wayne. To find your favorites—or discover new activities—check the full events calendar often to see what's happening on campus.

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Mon., 10:05–10:15 a.m.

One of July’s Healthy Boiler Challenges is to practice square breathing, also called box breathing, once a day. Join Health Coach Lindsay Bloom for 10-minute workshops via Teams to learn about and practice the square breathing technique: pause, deep breathe, and relax...

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Fri., 7–11 p.m.

Play all kinds of modern tabletop board games like Settlers of Catan, Ticket to Ride, 7 Wonders, Splendor, and more (all are appropriate for high school and up). You’ll find an eager crowd ready to play your favorites and teach whatever you want to learn...

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Students explore aeronautics in the Walb Student Union atrium on June 18 during the ETCS Middle School Exploration Camp. The program was led by Purdue Fort Wayne professors in the fields of engineering, technology, and computer science.