Appointments, honors and activities

• Faculty and staff honors:

- Karen Foli, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, is one of 164 fellows selected by the American Academy of Nursing. Foli will be honored at the 2016 induction ceremony, in October in Washington, D.C. Fellows are selected based on evidence of significant contributions to nursing and health care. More information about the honor is available online. Foli's expertise is in nursing care of non-traditional families, including support during transitions and challenges faced in community settings. She is co-author of "The Post-Adoption Blues: Overcoming the Unforeseen Challenges of Adoption" and author of the in press "Nursing Care of Adoption and Kinship Families: A Clinical Guide for Advanced Practice Nurses."

- Several Purdue employees recently received recognition from the Indiana Council for Continuing Education, which supports continuing education professionals in higher education and other organizations that promote adult learning in Indiana. Theingi Tim, instructor at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, won for Course of the Year, which was Burmese for the Health Care Professional. Sharmin Taylor, an office manager in the Office of Graduate Medical Education for Indiana University School of Medicine, was named Faculty Member of the Year for her work with the Patient Access Specialist Program at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Mary Gardner, program coordinator for WALLA and Elderhostel at Purdue West Lafayette, received the honor of Continuing Education Professional Staff Member of the Year. Shannon Harvey, program assistant in Digital Education, was named Continuing Education Support Staff Member of the Year. The awards were presented June 24 at ICCE's annual Learn from Success and Professional Development Conference, held at Purdue West Lafayette.

• Rankings:

- Purdue has been ranked 12th for computer science degree programs for international students by College Values Online. The ranking considered tuition rates, return on investment, percentage of international students and distinguishing characteristics using data that was gathered from the Institute of Education Science and PayScale.com. College Values Online offers rankings of colleges and various degree programs as well as information on several career options from a value perspective. For more, visit http://www.collegevaluesonline.com/rankings/computer-science-international-students/

- Purdue has been ranked among the best value colleges for online economics degree programs by College Values Online. Purdue was ranked second. The ranking considered graduation and tuition rates using data from the NCES College Navigator Database. College Values Online offers rankings of colleges and various degree programs as well as information on several career options from a value perspective. For more, visit http://www.collegevaluesonline.com/rankings/online-economics-degree-best-values/