http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/ Office of the President News Feed from Purdue University News Service en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 15:06:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/purdue-trustees-approve-frozen-tuition-and-fee-cuts.html Purdue University trustees on Wednesday (May 22) approved frozen tuition and cut costs for West Lafayette students. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/purdue-trustees-approve-frozen-tuition-and-fee-cuts.html Mon, 13 May 2013 08:51:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/purdues-incoming-class-projected-to-raise-academic-profile.html The group of first-year students Purdue expects on its West Lafayette campus this fall will be the university's most academically prepared ever, according to preliminary admissions data. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/purdues-incoming-class-projected-to-raise-academic-profile.html Fri, 10 May 2013 20:30:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/daniels-to-grads-world-may-be-uncertain-but-boilermakers-shouldnt-be.html In a world of uncertainty with difficult global challenges ahead and no shortage of pessimists, Purdue President Mitch Daniels on Friday (May 10) sent the university's newest alumni out with one certainty: Boilermakers have and will continue to make a difference. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/daniels-to-grads-world-may-be-uncertain-but-boilermakers-shouldnt-be.html Fri, 10 May 2013 10:03:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/purdue-trustees-review-fee-cuts-and-budget-plan-vote-set-for-may-22.html The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (May 10) approved a conceptual general fund operating budget for fiscal year 2014, which uses internal cost savings to cover a tuition freeze and other student fee cuts at the West Lafayette campus. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/purdue-trustees-review-fee-cuts-and-budget-plan-vote-set-for-may-22.html Sun, 05 May 2013 16:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/statement-from-mitch-daniels-on-death-of-otis-bowen.html Doc Bowen was a great public servant and an important counselor to me and countless others, but he was much more: He was the living embodiment of the virtues we associate with our state - modesty, honesty, kindness. We have lost him, but I hope we never lose touch with the example he gave us in the way he led his life. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/statement-from-mitch-daniels-on-death-of-otis-bowen.html Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/daniels-announces-changes-to-purdue-wage-proposal.html Following the second meeting of the new President's Council on Budget and Affordability, Purdue University President Mitch Daniels announced changes in his original proposal for wage restraint as a contributor to holding tuition constant during the 2013-14 and 2014-15 academic years. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q2/daniels-announces-changes-to-purdue-wage-proposal.html Fri, 01 Mar 2013 08:51:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-to-freeze-tuition-for-two-years.html Purdue University announced Friday (March 1) that it will freeze tuition and most fees at current levels for the next two years for students at the West Lafayette campus. The last year without a tuition increase was 1976. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-to-freeze-tuition-for-two-years.html Wed, 27 Feb 2013 12:18:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/hasler-appointed-president-of-purdue-research-foundation.html Purdue President Mitch Daniels announced Wednesday (Feb. 27) the appointment of Dan Hasler as president of the Purdue Research Foundation and chief entrepreneurial officer. Daniels will remain as chair of the PRF Board of Directors, which voted on the appointment at its meeting Wednesday morning. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/hasler-appointed-president-of-purdue-research-foundation.html Tue, 26 Feb 2013 10:36:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdues-new-center-for-healthy-living-opens.html The Center for Healthy Living will open Wednesday (Feb. 27) in the Purdue West Shopping Center, 1400 W. State St. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdues-new-center-for-healthy-living-opens.html Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:59:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/daniels-to-co-chair-national-human-spaceflight-committee.html Purdue University President Mitch Daniels has been asked to co-chair a National Research Council committee to review and make recommendations on the future of the U.S. human spaceflight program. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/daniels-to-co-chair-national-human-spaceflight-committee.html Mon, 18 Feb 2013 11:18:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/65-million-committed-to-purdue-ag--universitys-largest-gift.html The Purdue University College of Agriculture has received an anonymous estate gift valued at $65 million in today's dollars, the largest donation from individuals in the university's history. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/65-million-committed-to-purdue-ag--universitys-largest-gift.html Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:51:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-opens-up-intellectual-property-rules-for-students.html Purdue University student inventors will own their innovations thanks to a new interpretation of the university's policy governing intellectual property. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-opens-up-intellectual-property-rules-for-students.html Thu, 07 Feb 2013 10:45:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/daniels-names-delsanto-as-chief-of-staff.html Gina DelSanto will join Purdue University on Feb. 18 as chief of staff to President Mitch Daniels. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/daniels-names-delsanto-as-chief-of-staff.html Mon, 28 Jan 2013 10:45:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-hires-steven-r.-schultz-as-legal-counsel.html Purdue University has hired its first in-house legal counsel to help the university better manage its legal function within the complex environment of a major public research university. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/purdue-hires-steven-r.-schultz-as-legal-counsel.html Fri, 18 Jan 2013 12:41:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/an-open-letter-to-the-people-of-purdue.html I have spoken to a host of experts across the spectrum of higher education, including more than a dozen current and past university presidents. I have visited campuses including Harvard, Yale, and Chicago, and attended seminars on topics such as the impact of technology and the restructuring of student assistance. And I have read as much as I could manage of the gusher of books, articles, and interviews which are everywhere these days, predicting major change or even upheaval in American higher education. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2013/Q1/an-open-letter-to-the-people-of-purdue.html Sun, 16 Dec 2012 10:00:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/sands-to-graduates-boilermakers-have-a-history-of-going-one-brick-higher.html Purdue acting President Timothy Sands paired Boilermaker spirit with the wisdom of accomplished alumni to challenge the university's newest graduates to make a difference. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/sands-to-graduates-boilermakers-have-a-history-of-going-one-brick-higher.html Sun, 16 Dec 2012 01:00:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/sands-to-graduates-purdue-boilermakers-have-a-history-of-leadership.html Congratulations, graduates! What a special day! We are delighted to be here with you to celebrate your hard-earned achievements as graduates of Purdue University. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/sands-to-graduates-purdue-boilermakers-have-a-history-of-leadership.html Sat, 15 Dec 2012 09:50:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/purdue-trims-presidents-pay,-breaks-new-ground-for-executive-compensation.html The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Saturday (Dec. 15) approved an employment contract for incoming president Mitchell E. Daniels Jr. that lowers the base pay and includes performance bonuses based on critical goals such as increased graduation rates and affordability. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/purdue-trims-presidents-pay,-breaks-new-ground-for-executive-compensation.html Tue, 04 Dec 2012 14:55:00 EST http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/one-brick-higher-presented-to-faculty-members-leading-core-curriculum-effort.html Two faculty members who have led the core curriculum initiative, Teresa Taber Doughty and Teri Reed-Rhoads, were honored Tuesday (Dec. 4) with Purdue University's One Brick Higher Award. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/one-brick-higher-presented-to-faculty-members-leading-core-curriculum-effort.html Mon, 22 Oct 2012 15:59:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/mathematics-alum-gives-1.5-million-to-endow-professorship.html Purdue mathematics alumnus Andris Zoltners has given a $1.5 million gift to the university's College of Science to be used for a distinguished professorship. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/mathematics-alum-gives-1.5-million-to-endow-professorship.html Wed, 10 Oct 2012 11:45:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/purdue-to-dedicate-france-a.-córdova-rec-sports-center.html Purdue University on Friday (Oct. 12) will dedicate the France A. Córdova Recreational Sports Center, a student-requested $98 million renovation and expansion of the nation's first general recreation center at a university. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q4/purdue-to-dedicate-france-a.-córdova-rec-sports-center.html Wed, 12 Sep 2012 08:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-ranked-among-top-universities-in-nation.html Purdue University maintained its top 25 ranking among the nation's public universities and is 65th among all universities, according to U.S.News & World Report. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-ranked-among-top-universities-in-nation.html Mon, 27 Aug 2012 19:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/armstrong-memorialized-at-purdue-service.html Neil A. Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, was lauded as 'an exemplary Boilermaker and an extraordinary American' during a memorial service Monday (Aug. 27) at Purdue University. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/armstrong-memorialized-at-purdue-service.html Wed, 15 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-rises-to-56th-in-shanghai-world-university-rankings.html Purdue University was ranked 56th in the 2012 Academic Ranking of World Universities by the Center for World-Class Universities of Shanghai Jiao Tong University. Purdue was 61st last year and 69th in 2010. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-rises-to-56th-in-shanghai-world-university-rankings.html Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-graduates-urged-to-seek-opportunities,-embrace-change.html Acting Purdue University President Timothy Sands on Saturday (Aug. 4) sent more than 1,200 graduates off to the next chapter of their lives with a lot of Purdue pride and a little advice for the future. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-graduates-urged-to-seek-opportunities,-embrace-change.html Sat, 04 Aug 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-president-to-graduates-seek-opportunities,-embrace-change-.html Acting Purdue President Timothy Sands made these comments during the commencement ceremony on Aug. 4, 2012. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-president-to-graduates-seek-opportunities,-embrace-change-.html Thu, 26 Jul 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/administrators-discuss-policies-in-place-to-report-suspected-child-and-sexual-abuse.html Purdue administrators reiterated the importance of reporting sexual abuse and outlined protocol in place for university employees. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/administrators-discuss-policies-in-place-to-report-suspected-child-and-sexual-abuse.html Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-summer-commencement-set-for-aug.-4.html Purdue University's summer commencement ceremony is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Aug. 4 at the Elliott Hall of Music. The university will award 449 undergraduate degrees, four professional degrees, 401 master's degrees and 369 doctoral degrees. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-summer-commencement-set-for-aug.-4.html Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/trustees-ratify-appointments,-approve-new-degree-programs.html The Purdue University Board of Trustees on Friday (July 20) ratified appointments of top administrators at the West Lafayette and Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne campuses. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/trustees-ratify-appointments,-approve-new-degree-programs.html Thu, 12 Jul 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/downtown-location-to-house-purdue-art-gallery.html Purdue University will locate a new gallery in the heart of downtown Lafayette that will make a variety of art more accessible to the community. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/downtown-location-to-house-purdue-art-gallery.html Tue, 10 Jul 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-donations-of-nearly-300-million-second-highest-in-university-history.html Purdue University reported fundraising activity of nearly $300 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, marking the second highest annual total ever for Purdue fundraising. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q3/purdue-donations-of-nearly-300-million-second-highest-in-university-history.html Tue, 19 Jun 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/purdue-to-move-art-gallery-downtown.html The Greater Lafayette community will soon have easier access to the art in Purdue's Robert L. Ringel Gallery. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/purdue-to-move-art-gallery-downtown.html Mon, 18 Jun 2012 15:20:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/purdue-plans-professorship-in-honor-of-lechtenberg.html Purdue University President France A. Córdova has announced a challenge match to endow a professorship in honor of Victor Lechtenberg, the university's former vice provost for engagement. http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q2/purdue-plans-professorship-in-honor-of-lechtenberg.html Tue, 13 Mar 2012 01:00:00 EDT http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q1/u.s.news-ranks-purdues-graduate-programs-among-nations-best.html Purdue University's programs remain among the best in the nation in U.S.News and World Report's rankings of the top graduate schools released Tuesday (March 13). http://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2012/Q1/u.s.news-ranks-purdues-graduate-programs-among-nations-best.html