September 16, 2014

Faculty and Staff News

Provost Advisory Group to focus on digital education, environments

Provost Deba Dutta has created a Provost Advisory Group (PAG) to explore the various dimensions of digital education and environments. Topics the group is expected to discuss include Purdue's short- and long-term digital education goals, how best to engage digital education stakeholders on campus, and whether or not the campus is organized appropriately to deliver a high-quality and purposeful digital education.

In the Spotlight

National alliance formed to improve college completion for low-income and first-generation college students

In an unparalleled effort to ensure that more low-income students can earn a college degree, 11 major public research institutions announced today (Sept. 16) an alliance that will test and disseminate proven innovations in education so colleges and universities across the country can be more successful in retaining and graduating all students. The founding members of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) have raised and will match $5.7 million to facilitate the sharing of ideas and to scale proven interventions, with the intention of developing a national "playbook" that will benefit low-income and first-generation college students.

* Today's announcement and discussion on the UIA will be
live-streamed from 9 to 11 a.m. here.

Additional News

General

Purdue Center of Excellence for Diversity, Inclusion in Veterinary Medicine takes human-centered approach to advance profession

Sports

Football game notes: Purdue vs. Southern Illinois

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

Indianapolis Star, Springfield (Mo.) News-Leader, Salem (Ore.) Statesman Journal: Tuition discount hopes to lure Hoosiers back to college

Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Press Republican: Nature never sleeps: The sounds of fall

Events


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Renowned Christian philosopher Alvin Plantinga to deliver Discovery Lecture

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