This
year's Data Digest, in its sixth edition, continues the tradition
of providing the University community with a broad array of institutional
data. Recognized as an essential resource, the Digest has now made
access to data easier than ever before by being available in print,
online, and CD-ROM formats.
Each edition of the Digest also includes the progress
Purdue University is making toward its Strategic Plan goals of
Learning, Discovery, and Engagement. The Board of Trustees initially
approved Purdue's
five-year strategic plan in 2001. Recognizing that several major
strategic initiatives, including some building projects, will not
be completed until 2007, the Board has extended the strategic plan
period by one more year. The Digest will therefore include progress
report data on the current strategic plan through 2007.
This year's edition of the Digest brings you expanded coverage
of the University's efforts toward engagement with the state,
national, and international communities. We are pleased to provide
more information about programs that have educational, social,
and economic impact on the state of Indiana. From Engineering Projects
In Community Service (EPICS) to invention and commercialization
of new technology and collaborations with the public and private
sectors, our initiatives are helping to ensure that at Purdue — It's
Happening Here.
It is our hope that you will find this edition of
the Data Digest to be a valuable resource for information on Purdue
University.
Rabindra N. Mukerjea,
Director of Strategic Planning and Assessment
Acknowledgements: The preparation of this
document could not have been done without the contributions of
the staff
of the Office of Institutional Research, members of the Institutional
Data Network, and staff in Purdue Marketing Communications who assisted in the preparation of the paper, Web,
and CD versions.
