Andrew Takami, the new director of the Purdue University College of Technology at New Albany, center, speaks with Bill White, the executive director of the Corporate College at Ivy Tech Community College, and John Hartstern, a former director of development at Indiana University Southeast, during a reception for Takami in the main lobby of the school in New Albany on Tuesday afternoon. Takami started the position in early April, replacing Andrew Schaffer, who moved up to be the associate dean for Purdue University's eight college of technology locations in Indiana. Staff photo by Christopher Fryer