{"id":1440,"date":"2025-04-18T13:15:46","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T13:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/?page_id=1440"},"modified":"2026-06-18T20:27:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T20:27:35","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1440\" class=\"elementor elementor-1440\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-4da2875 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"14075\" data-id=\"4da2875\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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menu-item-object-page menu-item-1940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/steering-committee\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Steering Committee<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1941\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/stories\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Stories<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3026\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/ways-to-participate\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Ways to Participate<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-3025\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/about\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">About<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-9511b1f elementor-hidden-mobile 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alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_Schulte-NASA_Web_800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_Schulte-NASA_Web_800x500-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_Schulte-NASA_Web_800x500-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab1858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueforlife.org\/engineer-advances-purdues-proud-lunar-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">Advancing a proud lunar legacy<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ef877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"25ef877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tEngineer fulfills dream as Artemis flight operations manager.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67358ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67358ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueforlife.org\/engineer-advances-purdues-proud-lunar-legacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1557\" class=\"elementor elementor-1557 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3848 post-3848 our_stories type-our_stories status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e69a478 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"13346\" data-id=\"e69a478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb10a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb10a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/achieving-dreams-from-three-purdue-degrees-to-nasa-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emily-Spreen-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3849\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emily-Spreen-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emily-Spreen-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emily-Spreen-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Emily-Spreen.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab1858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/achieving-dreams-from-three-purdue-degrees-to-nasa-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\">Space dreams take flight<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ef877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"25ef877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNASA engineer balances dual leadership roles.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67358ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67358ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/achieving-dreams-from-three-purdue-degrees-to-nasa-missions\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1557\" class=\"elementor elementor-1557 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3844 post-3844 our_stories type-our_stories status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e69a478 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"13346\" data-id=\"e69a478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb10a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb10a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueforlife.org\/ywca-honorees-lead-with-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_YWCA-winners_Web_PRIMARY_800x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3845\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_YWCA-winners_Web_PRIMARY_800x500.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_YWCA-winners_Web_PRIMARY_800x500-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/26_PFL_VH_Impact-story_YWCA-winners_Web_PRIMARY_800x500-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab1858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueforlife.org\/ywca-honorees-lead-with-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\">Leading with purpose<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ef877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"25ef877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tYWCA honorees celebrated for advocacy and service.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67358ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67358ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdueforlife.org\/ywca-honorees-lead-with-purpose\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-arrow-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"loop-item\" data-elementor-id=\"1557\" class=\"elementor elementor-1557 e-loop-item e-loop-item-3840 post-3840 our_stories type-our_stories status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\" data-custom-edit-handle=\"1\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-element elementor-element-e69a478 e-ecs-flex e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-eae-slider=\"13346\" data-id=\"e69a478\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ecs_container_type&quot;:&quot;flex&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-acb10a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-featured-image elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"acb10a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-featured-image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/purdue-alums-work-helps-share-the-american-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hero-Caroline-Shanley-Purdue-Alumni-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3841\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hero-Caroline-Shanley-Purdue-Alumni-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hero-Caroline-Shanley-Purdue-Alumni-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hero-Caroline-Shanley-Purdue-Alumni-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campaign\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Hero-Caroline-Shanley-Purdue-Alumni.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab1858 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-title elementor-page-title elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8ab1858\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/purdue-alums-work-helps-share-the-american-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sharing America&#8217;s story<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25ef877 elementor-widget elementor-widget-theme-post-excerpt\" data-id=\"25ef877\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-excerpt.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\tNational Archives Foundation staffer helps showcase historical treasures.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67358ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"67358ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button 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