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September 3, 2013
In the Spotlight
Motivated by their dreams. Empowered by a Purdue education. Ready to make a difference. Meet our 5 Students Who Move the World Forward, including Rachit Agarwal (left), a senior in actuarial sciences and applied statistics who helps his peers succeed as a Supplemental Instruction leader and a Purdue Promise math tutor.
Faculty and staff news
To overcome vision and word-recognition challenges, Purdue alumna Aimee Bjornstad used multiple technologies while working toward her degree, including literacy software Read & Write GOLD, supported by ITaP's Assistive Technology Center (ATC). The ATC works to promote technology and Web accessibility for faculty, staff and students.
Students, faculty and staff can communicate callout and event information across a variety of channels including social media, email and digital signs on campus through the PurdueBoard website.
"Thumbs Up" gives faculty and staff the chance to recognize others on campus for a job well done.
* Purdue Today would like to hear about those people whose hard work and commitment contribute to the success of the University as well as make Purdue a wonderful environment within which to work. To submit an item for "Thumbs Up," click here.
General news
Each gift, no matter the size, is a vote of confidence in the University and a testament of loyalty to the Boilermaker family. Purdue employee donors are passionate about their support. But before they click to give through payroll deduction, there is a story. Purdue Today will highlight these stories in an ongoing series presented with the University Development Office. Today, read why Tanya Foster, associate director for athletic academic support services in Intercollegiate Athletics, gives.
Hot, dry weather that has returned to Indiana is beginning to take its toll on the state's corn and soybean crops, which Purdue Extension specialists said needed rain within days to keep them from deteriorating further.
People
Leslie Charters, a Tippecanoe County deputy public defender and former deputy prosecutor, today (Sept. 3) will become Purdue's first director of student legal services.
Purdue sports
For more information on Purdue sports, go to www.purduesports.com.
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