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June 10, 2021

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Faculty and Staff News

Shared Governance Task Force sets listening session for June 16

The Shared Governance Task Force will hold a second listening session at 6-7 p.m. ET June 16. For this session, the questions and concerns submitted by faculty and staff have been developed into four major thematic queries that will assist the working group this summer.

Protect Purdue

Manager Toolkit outlines how to lead individuals, teams working remotely

Things to Know

Hall promoted to vice provost
Associate provost for special initiatives to retire after 41 years at Purdue
Board of Trustees meeting set for Friday; agenda available online
MaPSAC awards grants to 22 employees for professional development

Things to Do

Survey being sent in coming days to gather employee feedback on Purdue's workplace environment
Healthy Boiler Portal launches ‘Fitness Library’ tool to help mental health
Steps to Leaps Discussion and Dialogues series to focus on 'Summer Introspection and Renewal'
Applications sought for Alliance for Graduate Education and the Professoriate program

In the Spotlight

Purdue President Mitch Daniels

'This is Purdue': President Mitch Daniels

In the new episode of "This is Purdue," President Mitch Daniels discusses his decision to fully open Purdue amid a pandemic and communicate that to the world back in 2020. Daniels also talks about what he missed most during the past school year, what he’s looking forward to this fall (Hint: It involves Purdue Athletics), and his favorite IndyCar driver. Listen in on Apple, Spotify, or the Purdue website, and check out the podcast videos on YouTube.

Additional News

Astronauts

Engineers test a fridge prototype in microgravity

Astronauts have been going to space since 1961, but they still don’t have a refrigerator to use for keeping food cold on long missions to the moon or Mars. A team of engineers from Purdue, Air Squared Inc., and Whirlpool Corporation has shown that a prototype they developed could potentially overcome the challenges of getting a traditional fridge to work in space.

Purdue Memorial Union

Bringing new life, dining concepts to PMU

On the West Lafayette campus, the grand Purdue Memorial Union is undergoing a transformative renovation to the 67,000-square-foot ground floor, which will be complete later this year and is scheduled to open in January 2022. The investment in the adjoining Union Club Hotel and its subsequent renovation served as catalysts for the $47 million ground floor renovation.

Research

Purdue researchers receive Amazon Research Award for streaming video analytics method on IoT devices
Research Computing expanding GPU capabilities to meet researchers’ AI needs
Researchers in various studies looking for participants

General

PPRI, Scholars Strategy Network to host mini-symposium on 'Food Insecurity in the Time of COVID'

Campus

Golden Taps ceremony honors 13 Purdue students

Teaching and Learning

Purdue University Global, OnlineDegree.com partner to make higher education more affordable in light of COVID-19

Sports

Women's basketball announces 8 games of nonconference slate

Bringing Our Best

Understanding, empathy lead to teaching success

On university group chats and on Reddit boards throughout campus, students refer to Andrew Freed, professor of earth and atmospheric sciences, as a GOAT — one of the greatest of all time. Full story | Video

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Purdue in the News

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

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Toledo Blade: Life aversion
Washington Post Opinion: I never thought I’d miss the Gridiron Club dinner, but I think now maybe I do
Chemical & Engineering News: Purdue program prepares Black engineering students for success
WLKY (Louisville): Cicadas have taken over Louisville. So, when will they be gone?
WTHR: First class graduates from Purdue Polytechnic High School
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