Purdue Today.

November 29, 2021

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Arm Yourself Against COVID-19

Faculty and Staff News

Reviewing, updating home addresses and beneficiary designations important for employees

Employee mailing addresses serve a variety of purposes at Purdue, which means it’s important that employees have them listed correctly in SuccessFactors. Without correct mailing addresses, employees miss out on or face delays in receiving important information such as insurance cards, new HSA Bank cards — 2022 HSA Bank cards will be sent toward the end of the year — dental cards, benefit statements, W-2s and more.

Protect Purdue

Purdue COVID-19 dashboard
What to do if you feel ill or were exposed to COVID-19

Things to Know

Human Resources announces IRS retirement contribution limits for 2022
IRS contribution limits for 2022 health savings accounts announced; new cards arriving
Change of reservation system for outdoor, some indoor event space begins today
Nominations sought for Purdue University’s Dreamer Award
This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

Things to Do

Finalists for dean of the Polytechnic Institute to make on-campus presentations today, Wednesday

In the Spotlight

Mariam and family

Purdue instructor finds support from campus, community after enduring unthinkable circumstances in Afghanistan

For three consecutive days, Purdue instructor Mariam and her family traveled to the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, attempting to catch a return flight to the United States and her job at Purdue. With support from her Purdue colleagues and members of the Greater Lafayette community, the family finally arrived in West Lafayette this fall to start over in America.

Additional News

Commencement

Purdue to celebrate December graduates

Purdue University will celebrate the accomplishments of more than 2,600 students during three commencement ceremonies on Dec. 18 and 19 at Elliott Hall of Music.

Fall campus

ICYMI: Photo gallery features fall foliage

When autumn arrives, Purdue’s West Lafayette campus adds an intense array of color to its traditional Old Gold and Black. Enjoy a look at the campus's fall foliage in a new photo gallery.

Campus

Campus community invited to Violet Haas, Leadership in Action, and Research Project Grant awards reception
Season of Sharing accepting gifts for local children, families through Dec. 10

Sports

Volleyball receives No. 6 seed in NCAA tournament

Bringing Our Best

Purdue launches faculty cluster hire effort as part of diversity initiative

Purdue is launching one of the largest faculty hiring initiatives in its history as a key part of a $75 million Equity Task Force effort to diversify the racial makeup of its faculty, staff and student ranks. Over the next five years, 40 full-time faculty will be added through several academic clusters as part of this initiative.

Campus arch

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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.

Parabolic Arc, Morning Brew: Expert on space junk: When spacecraft explode, answers may be in the debris left behind
Axios: Player empowerment is key to the future of U.S. women’s pro soccer
Smithsonian: Engineers pick the 10 best STEM toys to give as gifts this year
WTHR: Purdue cable could charge electric cars in 5 minutes
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