Special edition: board of trustees

Purdue to establish new Honors College

Purdue's top students will have more academic options and resources thanks to the new Honors College approved today (July 12) by the Board of Trustees. The new college, expected to admit first-year students in fall 2013, will build on the success of the University Honors Program, which began in 2004. Read more...

Purdue fundraising shows growth

Purdue reported fundraising activity of $227.3 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30, marking the highest annual total since the $1.7 billion Campaign for Purdue ended in 2007. Read more...

Purdue Board of Trustees adds members, elects officers

The Board of Trustees today (July 12) added two new members, re-elected Keith Krach as chairman and elected Thomas Spurgeon as vice chairman. Read more...

Trustees approve appointments, academic programs

The Board of Trustees today (July 12) approved a named professorship and three degree programs, including a master's degree in building construction management; a master's degree in modeling, simulation and visualization at Purdue University Calumet; and a bachelor's degree in neuroscience at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Read more...

Purdue trustees approve lab renovation, new residence hall, cooling tower

The Board of Trustees today (July 12) approved renovations to the west wing of the Lilly Hall of Life Sciences. On Monday (July 11) the board's Physical Facilities Committee approved construction of a new residence hall at the West Lafayette campus, a Stewart Center sprinkler system and energy efficiency upgrades across the Purdue Calumet campus. Read more...