WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:15.181 >> PURDUE UNIVERSITY'S FLAGSHIP HIGH SCHOOL HAS A NEW NAME. PURDUE POLYTECHNIQUE HIGH SCHOOL IS NOW KNOWN AT THE SH WHITE SE¶ 2 00:00:15.181 --> 00:00:20.820 TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER SUCCESSES OF UNDERREPRESENTED STUDENTS IN CENTRAL INDIANA. 3 00:00:20.820 --> 00:00:26.593 THAT'S NOT THE ONLY MARK THEY'RE MAKING ON PURDUE AND THE WEST LAFAYETTE AREA. IN FEBRUARY, THE FAMILY MARKED 4 00:00:26.593 --> 00:00:37.737 THE OPENING OF A $20 MILLION SCHWEITZER LABORATORIES AT THE DISCOVERY DISTRICT. THE TWO JOIN US NOW TO EXPLAIN 5 00:00:37.737 --> 00:00:42.942 WHAT'S BEHIND THEIR PASSION NOT ONLY FOR PURDUE BUT FOR EDUCATION AS WELL. WELCOME TO YOU BOTH. 6 00:00:42.942 --> 00:00:46.946 I KNOW YOU'RE RIGHT NOW IN WASHINGTON STATE OUT WEST, WE HAVE YOUR HEADQUARTERS OPERATION. 7 00:00:46.946 --> 00:00:53.219 THANKS FOR JOINING US. >> OUR PLEASURE. >> ED, I'LL START WITH YOU. >> THANKS FOR HAVING US. 8 00:00:53.219 --> 00:00:58.958 >> YOU BET. I'LL START WITH YOU, ED. I WANT TO GET BOTH OF YOUR THOUGHTS ON THIS, BUT A MAJOR 9 00:00:58.958 --> 00:01:08.134 GIFT TO PURDUE AND PURDUE POLYTECHNIQUE HIGH SCHOOL TO SUPPORT THEIR EFFORTS WHICH REALLY ARE FOCUSED ON SOME 10 00:01:08.134 --> 00:01:16.443 UNDERSERVE¶ED STUDENTS. WHY MAKE THE GIFT, WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU TO SUPPORT EDUCATION AND WHY IN PARTICULAR, 11 00:01:16.443 --> 00:01:27.253 THIS PARTICULAR MODEL? >> I THINK THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS UNIQUE TO PURDUE, AND THE IDEA OF THAT AND POLYTECHNIC 12 00:01:27.253 --> 00:01:34.761 HIGH SCHOOL, SO CLOSELY ASSOCIATED WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY, AND EVEN A CHARTER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN THAT 13 00:01:34.761 --> 00:01:43.736 BUILDING, ALL OF THIS COMES TOGETHER TO DO SOMETHING THAT WE'RE REALLY KEEN ON. WE REALLY ARE EXCITED ABOUT 14 00:01:43.736 --> 00:01:52.812 INTRODUCING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY TO YOUNG PEOPLE SO THEY CAN PURSUE CAREERS IN 15 00:01:52.812 --> 00:02:06.493 ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY. >> REALLY JUST RECENTLY OPENED THAT OLD MALLORY BUILDING, TOTALLY REIF YOU BISHED AREA FO. 16 00:02:06.493 --> 00:02:15.101 AS YOU LOOK, THE IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, I KNOW YOU AND THE COMPANY THAT SUPPORTS EDUCATION, WHY WAS THIS IMPORTANT IN YOUR 17 00:02:15.101 --> 00:02:20.240 VIEW? >> THIS ONE WAS PARTICULARLY EXCITING FOR US BECAUSE WE WILL BE ABLE -- THROUGH THIS GIFT, WE 18 00:02:20.240 --> 00:02:29.782 WILL BE ABLE TO REACH STUDENTS AT YOUNGER STAGES, AND WE ARE EXCITED TO HOPEFULLY SEE THEM AND HELP THEM ALL THE WAY 19 00:02:29.782 --> 00:02:42.996 THROUGH COLLEGE. >> THE IMPORTANCE, TOP¶¶ THERESE CORPORATE AMERICA, INDIANA COMPANIES SUPPORTING EDUCATION, 20 00:02:42.996 --> 00:02:48.568 IT'S ALWAYS BEEN IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT SUPPORT, I THINK PERHAPS NOW MORE THAN EVER, THE PRIVATE SECTOR SUPPORT OF 21 00:02:48.568 --> 00:02:58.645 EDUCATION IS IMPORTANT. AGREE WITH THAT? >> VERY MUCH, VERY MUCH. WE DO BELIEVE IN EDUCATION AS A 22 00:02:58.645 --> 00:03:09.355 WAY TO BETTER OUR LIVES AND ALSO TO CONTRIBUTE TO SOCIETY. ENGINEERS DO HAVE A LOT OF FUN. AND THROUGH THIS PARTICULAR 23 00:03:09.355 --> 00:03:22.702 MODEL, WE ARE EXCITED TO REACH OUT TO THESE YOUNG PEOPLE, AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL CONTRIBUTE BACK TO THEIR COMMUNITIES, AND 24 00:03:22.702 --> 00:03:32.779 IN THIS WAY, WE HOPE TO CHANGE THE WORLD JUST A LITTLE. >> AND POTENTIALLY CREATE THAT PIPELINE OF EMPLOYEES THERE FOR 25 00:03:32.779 --> 00:03:37.083 SCHWEITZER. ED, AS MENTIONED IN THE INTRODUCTION, A MAJOR NEW OPERATION AT PURDUE'S DISCOVERY 26 00:03:37.083 --> 00:03:43.389 PARK DISTRICT THERE IN WEST LAFAYETTE. TALK ABOUT THE ENGINEERING LABS, THE LABORATORIES THAT OFFICIALLY 27 00:03:43.389 --> 00:03:51.798 OPENED IN FEBRUARY. IT'S QUITE A COMPLEX. >> WELL, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE BUILT A 100,000 SQUARE FOOT 28 00:03:51.798 --> 00:04:02.875 BUILDING THERE, WE TRIED TO MAKE IT FIT IN WITH THE LOOK OF PURDUE UNIVERSITY, I HOPE WE DID A GOOD JOB WITH THAT, AND WE 29 00:04:02.875 --> 00:04:15.221 REALLY LOVE BEING A PART OF THAT LAFAYETTE AND WEST LAFAYETTE PURDUE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY. IN THAT BUILDING, WE ARE DOING 30 00:04:15.221 --> 00:04:26.132 MANUFACTURING, ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SOME RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES. THAT'S GOING TO EXPAND OVER TIM¶ 31 00:04:26.132 --> 00:04:32.705 TIME. WE BEGAN WITH A NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE EMIGRATED FROM OUT WEST TO THE MIDWEST, AND WE'VE HIRED 32 00:04:32.705 --> 00:04:38.277 A NUMBER OF LOCAL PEOPLE AS WELL. WE JUST COULDN'T BE ANY HAPPIER. THE WHOLE THING HAS WORKED OUT 33 00:04:38.277 --> 00:04:49.355 SO WELL FOR OUR COMPANY AND OUR EMPLOYEE OWNERS. >> TALK ABOUT THE BUSINESS THERE, ED, PURDUE GRAD, PASSION 34 00:04:49.355 --> 00:04:56.129 FOR PURDUE, BUT YOU'VE CREATED A BUSINESS MODEL THERE AS YOU LOOK AT DESIGNING AND BUILDING DIGITAL PRODUCTS AND SYSTEMS 35 00:04:56.129 --> 00:05:04.837 THAT REALLY PROTECT POWER GRIDS. GIVE US KIND OF THE LAYMAN'S DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU DO THERE AT SCHWEITZER. 36 00:05:04.837 --> 00:05:11.844 >> GREAT. OUR VERBS ARE WE INVENT, DESIGN, MANUFACTURE, SELL, SUPPORT AND TEACH JUST ABOUT ANYTHING THAT 37 00:05:11.844 --> 00:05:22.588 HAS TO DO WITH THE CONTROL, PROTECTION, METERING OF ELECTRIC POWER AS USED BY UTILITIES, INDUSTRY, COMMERCE, BY ALL OF 38 00:05:22.588 --> 00:05:30.563 US. SO WE HELP KEEP THE LIGHTS ON WHEN THERE'S A DISTURBANCE LIKE A LIGHTNING STORM THAT 39 00:05:30.563 --> 00:05:35.702 PROPAGATES THROUGH AN AREA, YOU'LL NOTICE SOMETIME THE LIGHTS GO OFF AND AUTOMATICALLY COME BACK ON. 40 00:05:35.702 --> 00:05:46.813 IT'S OUR PROTECTION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS THAT ARE PERFORMING THROUGH THOSE ACTS OF ISOLATING TE PART OF THE SYSTEM THAT HAS 41 00:05:46.813 --> 00:05:51.784 PROBLEM BRINGING IT BACK AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. >> ALL RIGHT. IT IS A MAJOR NEW OPERATION IN 42 00:05:51.784 --> 00:05:59.459 WEST LAFAYETTE, DISCOVERY PARK DISTRICT AT AN EMERGING CENTER AT PURDUE. ED AND BEATRIZ.