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March 28, 2022

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Faculty and Staff News

Student of concern reports may be made to Office of the Dean of Students

As April approaches, the Office of the Dean of Students wants to remind the Purdue community of the Student of Concern Report to share concerns they may have regarding a student. Signs that a student may be struggling include changed behavior, stopped attendance or participation in classes and activities, or concerning comments.

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Things to Know

This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

Things to Do

Due Wednesday: CURE-Purdue accepting applications to design course-based undergraduate research
Due Thursday: Nominations for 2022 Focus Awards

In the Spotlight

Julie Wainwright

Presidential Lecture Series to welcome Purdue alumna Julie Wainwright on Tuesday

Purdue alumna Julie Wainwright, founder of The RealReal, will join President Mitch Daniels for a conversation at the next Presidential Lecture Series event at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday (March 29) in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. The event, titled “Shedding Setbacks and Achieving RealReal Success,” is sponsored by the Purdue President’s Council and is free and open to the public. It also will be livestreamed.

Additional News

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New Purdue program would welcome displaced scholars from Ukraine

With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine now in its fifth week, Purdue is planning to create a program to host Ukrainian scholars who have been displaced by the conflict. Through Purdue’s Ukraine Scholars Initiative, individuals directly impacted by the war with faculty positions at Ukrainian universities and who are engaged in academic research would have the opportunity to resume their academic pursuits at Purdue.

McKaya Simon

Degree-in-3 program provides minimal debt, maximum benefit

When McKaya Simon realized that paying for college would be up to her, she knew affordability would be her top priority. Even so, she still needed a school that offered great value and a rigorous educational experience. Why? She had her sights set on law school. Learn how Purdue’s Degree-in-3 programs helped Simon launch her journey to becoming an attorney by age 25.

General

Purdue part of alliance offering online programs to 1.8 million federal government employees
Purdue Canine Care Certification is changing hearts and minds about what we owe to dogs
Purdue Global's Alternative Credit Center honored with Innovate Award by the Online Learning Consortium

Teaching and Learning

Instructors can create more accessible learning experiences by prioritizing inclusive design in course curriculum

Campus

Verbal De-escalation training available online in April and May

Sports

Downs wins NCAA title on diving tower; Purdue men place 15th
Men's basketball's season ends in Sweet 16

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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.

KHBS-TV (Fayetteville, Ark.), KOAT-TV (Albuquerque), KCCI-TV (Des Moines): NASA's Perseverance rover is hunting for ancient life
CBS News: A March Madness family affair: Mom and son are both in NCAA's Sweet Sixteen
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