Project Announcements
Project Milestones
An assessment of the user interface to improve end user experience in the system, as well as restrict access where appropriate, was concluded in February 2025. The result of this assessment are currently being assessed. Once available, these should allow the project milestone details currently marked in the table below as “TBD” to be given specific date estimates.
| Project Timeline | ||
| Engineering Database (GradDB) Replacement Sprints | March 2024 | TBD |
| GradDB Conversion | June 2024 | TBD |
| GradDB Validation and Refinement | June 2024 | TBD |
| User Interface Assessment and Refinement | October 2024 | TBD |
| Transition GradDB to GRM | September 2024 | December 2025 |
| Grad Student Database (GSDB) Discovery | June 2024 | TBD |
| GSDB Replacement Sprints | July 2025 | TBD |
| GSDB Conversion | TBD | TBD |
| GSDB Validation and Refinement | TBD | TBD |
| Transition GSDB to GRM | TBD | TBD (tenatively December 2026) |
Executive Sponsors
Haley Oliver, Vice Provost for Graduate Programs
Tamara Kinzer-Ursem, Associate Dean of Graduate and Professional Education, College of Engineering
Jim Motta, Senior Director of IT Enterprise Solutions
Project Sponsors
Janet Beagle, Managing Director of Graduate Programs, College of Engineering
Nicole Moody, Director of Graduate Records
Adam Lawson, IT Director, CRM Enterprise
GradDB Advisory Committee
Joshua Church, Academic Purdue IT
Patti Foster, Graduate Program Administration Specialist, FNR
Matt Golden, Graduate Programs Director, ECE
Yvonne Hardebeck, Senior Undergraduate and Graduate Prog, ABE
Stephen Hoffman, Assistant Head, Chemistry
Karen Hull, Assistant Director, Engineering Management
Jennifer Ricksy, Graduate Administrator, CE
Nina Robinson, Administrative Director, EEE
Lacey Siefers, Senior Graduate Programs Manager, ECE
Sheri Tague, Senior Graduate Program Manager, ME
Nicole Zimmerman, Graduate Program Administrator, ABE
BSDB Advisory Committee
Jessica Taylor, Assistant Director of Graduate Records, PWL, GRAD
Kindra Rodgers, Associate Manager of Indianapolis-based Programs, PWL, GRAD
Lisa Williams, Graduate Records Coordinator of Online Programs, PWL, GRAD
Maira Aponte-Rodriguez, Credentials Analyst, PWL, GRAD
Teresa DeMien, Graduate Records Coordinator, PWL, GRAD
Carla Coffey, Graduate Records Coordinator of Theses/Dissertations, PWL, GRAD
Zachary Mahnke, Credentials Analyst, PWL, GRAD
Anita Sale, Academic Operations Coordinator, IUI, GRAD
Peggy Greer, Associate Director of Graduate Admissions and Records, PNW, GRAD
Prof. Abe Schwab, Director of Graduate Studies, PFW, GRAD
Heather Oakley, Director of Financial Affairs, PWL, GRAD
Prof. Melissa Franks, Director of Graduate Studies, PWL, GRAD
Michelle Fulk, Senior Associate Bursar- Operations, PWL
Amanda Goodwin Bowman, Graduate Studies Director, PWL, EDCI/EDST
Deirdre Ryan, Senior Graduate Program Administrator, PWL, CHEM
Felicia Anderson, Senior Administrative Assistant- Academic Programs, PWL, TECH
Jamie Moffatt, Lead Administrative Assistant, PWL, PHARM
Jenny Ricksy, Graduate Administrator, PWL, CIVL
Lacey Siefers, Graduate Programs Manager, PWL, ECE
Nikki Zimmerman, Graduate Program Administrator, PWL, ABE
Patti Foster, Graduate Program Administration Specialist, PWL, FNR
Sara McPhail, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, PUBH
Sheri Tague, Senior Graduate Program Manager, PWL, ME
Vickie Sanders, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, PHIL
Christal Musser, PWL, Interdisciplinary Programs
Zach Rost, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, Purdue Online
Jennifer Schukraft, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, MGMT
Nancy O’brien, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, PSYS
Rozlyn Hernandez, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, MGMT
Courtney McCarrey, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, Purdue Online
Diane Greenberg, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, ASEC
Yvonne Hardebeck, Graduate Program Coordinator, PWL, ABE
Jeff Bridgham, Lead Data Analyst, iData
Michael Wakolbinger, Data Analyst, iData
Michael Konieczka, Lead Data Analyst, iData