{"id":17402,"date":"2024-03-21T12:16:26","date_gmt":"2024-03-21T16:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/?page_id=17402"},"modified":"2026-04-10T09:48:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:48:47","slug":"caitlin","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/about-us\/faculty-and-staff\/caitlin\/","title":{"rendered":"Caitlin Cotten"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large \">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-teritary-hero__header\">FACULTY &amp; STAFF<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-custom-container has-gray-background \">\n    <div class=\"section has-gray-background has-medium-sidepadding\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Caitlin Cotten\" class=\"wp-image-13406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-384x384.jpg 384w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/bands\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Caitlin_Cropped-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-intro-text has-layout-one-left \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            \n            <h2 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-acumin\">Caitlin Cotten<\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manager of Recruitment and Student Success<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:caitlin@purdue.edu\">caitlin@purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n                            <div class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list-container\">\n                    <ul class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__list\">\n                        <li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"\/bands\/contact\/meet-us\" target=\"_self\">Prospective Student Experiences<\/a><\/li><li class=><a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/learningcommunities\/profiles\/engineering\/band.html\" target=\"_self\">Bands and orchestras &#8211; engr learning community<\/a><\/li>                    <\/ul>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"section \">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                \n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns page-layout-columns columns is-multiline is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column column is-full-tablet page-layout-main is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caitlin&nbsp;<em>(she, her)<\/em>&nbsp;is a graduate of Purdue University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication and Master of Science in Higher Education-Student Affairs.&nbsp; While an undergraduate, she was the vocalist for the Purdue Jazz Band and Purdue Jazz Combo. Caitlin was honored to receive the Sudler Prize for the Arts as representative of her time in Purdue Bands &amp; Orchestras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caitlin joined the Purdue Bands &amp; Orchestras staff in 2017 as Recruitment and Communications Specialist and transformed the department\u2019s social media presence \u2013 growing the main Instagram account from 1,000 to 10,000+ followers through authentic and engaging content. Additionally, she facilitated the creation and growth of 15+ student-led social media accounts, which she moderates and collaborates with weekly. Today, she also manages a PBO Social Media Ambassador \u2013 allowing students to experience part time work in content creation and marketing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Through her steadfast focus on the recruitment experience, she has helped grow department enrollment from 900+ students to 1,300+ students and takes pride in having grown both the jazz and orchestra programs substantially. In 2021, Caitlin became Manager of Recruitment and Student Success \u2013 allowing her an even greater focus on the Purdue Bands &amp; Orchestras student experience from recruitment to graduation. Caitlin now travels throughout the country in partnership with Purdue Regional Recruiters and presents regularly to high school band and orchestra programs nationwide.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2022, her focus on student success led to the development of the \u201cIndoor Ensembles Transition Weekend Experience\u201d \u2013 a program designed specifically for students who are cut from the Purdue \u201cAll-American\u201d Marching Band at the end of Band Camp. By coming alongside these students and engaging them in a weekend of targeted activities, indoor ensemble retention and student involvement continues to grow each year. Caitlin was invited to present the results of this program at Purdue\u2019s 2023 Steps to Leaps Symposium and was awarded a Purdue Student Life recognition for \u201cExcellence in Program Creation\u201d in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Caitlin serves as an instructor of the Purdue Bands &amp; Orchestras \u2013 First Year Engineering Learning Community and is creator and advisor of Pride PBO, a social group for LGBTQ+ students (all are welcome) which launched in Spring 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In her free time, Caitlin is revising her second novel and is active in the local arts community. She is the vocalist for Lafayette\u2019s Big Swing Band and performs with Civic Theater of Greater Lafayette.&nbsp;Caitlin is a member of the board and public relations committee chair for the Lafayette Citizens Band. 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