| Pageantry, progress, and pride are among the watchwords at Purdue University this fall as contributions to Ever True: The Campaign for Purdue University rose to $1.586 billion. Set to conclude on June 30, 2019, during the university’s 150th anniversary year, the campaign has a $2.019 billion goal. As you’ll see in this issue, there’s plenty to celebrate as our University raises its profile as a national leader in providing higher education at the highest proven value. A case in point: the September announcement that The Wall Street Journal ranked Purdue fifth among more than 1,000 public institutions in the United States. The rankings focus on performance indicators for student success and learning. Also of note: the National Science Foundation has chosen Purdue to lead an engineering research center that will develop new technologies to produce fuels from U.S. shale-gas deposits that could inject $20 billion annually into the economy. Your continued enthusiasm and support are vital and invaluable to advancing these distinctions as well as all the Purdue Moves initiatives—affordability and accessibility, STEM leadership, world-changing research, and transformative education. Visit our campaign website for the latest news, additional stories of impact, and details on how to give, ways to stay connected, and how to get involved in the year ahead. Hail Purdue! | 
