Giant Leaps in HHS

2010

College of Health and Human Sciences established to enhance student opportunities and promote faculty collaborations aimed at improving health and quality of life of people
Christine Ladisch, vice provost for academic affairs, appointed inaugural dean
First class graduates from College of Health and Human Sciences
Purdue Athletes Life Success program celebrates 10^th anniversary

Marriott Hall, home to the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management, opens
Hanley Hall, home to the Department of Human Development and Family Studies, opens
Jessica Huber (Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences) develops SpeechVive, a device that cues patients with Parkinson’s disease to speak more loudly and clearly.
HHS Chronic Disease Interest Research Group is formed

Women’s Global Health Institute launches in partnership with Purdue’s Discovery Park
School of Health Sciences establishes 3+2 program which combines three years of health sciences curriculum and two years of Krannert business management study for an advanced business degree in health management.
Hospitality and Tourism Management student Brad Niemeier wins $20,000 as the top finisher in Purdue’s 25^thannual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition for his Azzip Pizza fast-casual restaurant concept. (By 2018, Brad has seven Azzip Pizza restaurants.)

School of Nursing celebrates 50^th anniversary
Christine Ladisch formally named first dean of HHS
Consumer Science student Krizia Phillips creates the official Purdue tartan plaid
U.S. Department of Defense selects Department of Human Development and Family Studies to develop a new curriculum based on best practices in promoting children’s school readiness in all domains of early development.

Expanded Public Health Graduate Program launches
Lyles-Porter Hall, home to the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences; a fitness center; a healthcare clinic; psychology treatment and research clinics; and a nutrition science training and research center.
Purdue Autism Cluster established
Jeffrey Karpicke (Psychological Sciences), receives Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers
Linda Nie (Health Sciences), creates first-ever transportable, noninvasive medical device to assess real-time bone levels of manganese, aluminum and other essential metals in normal and diseased human subjects. It is particularly useful for bone manganese as biomarker for early diagnosis of manganese-induced Parkinsonian disorder.
Shirley Rietdyk (Health and Kinesiology), co-designs SmartGait, a modified smartphone tool to aid health care professionals in assessing a person’s risk of falling and identifying ways to avoid injury.

HHS Extension introduces Be Heart Smart, the first health and wellness program developed by Purdue Extension
Military Family Research Institute celebrates 15^th anniversary
Center for Families celebrates 20^th anniversary
Department of Consumer Science offers CSR 103 (Introduction to Personal Finance), a new course intended to provide students with a solid foundation of basic financial knowledge and very practical solutions and tools to help them better manage their personal finances.
Consumer Science student, Rachel Box, wins $20,000 as the top finisher in Purdue’s annual Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition. Her company, “Guarders,” designs women’s undergarments with strategic pockets for unobtrusively stashing necessities such as a phone, key, credit card and driver’s license.
Wayne Campbell (Nutrition Science) serves on a U.S. government committee to shape Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

First C.A.M.P. (Clinical Applications for future Medical Professionals) session launches
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Facility opens
Center for Research on Brain, Behavior, and Neurorehabilitation launches
Purdue Acceptance and Inclusion Consortium launches
Newly renovated Nutrition and Exercise Clinical Research facility opens
Department of Nutrition Science celebrates 110^th anniversary
Department of Health and Kinesiology celebrates 100^th anniversary
Ben and Maxine Miller Child Development Laboratory School celebrates 90^th anniversary

School of Nursing expansion initiative launches
Faculty in Hospitality and Tourism Management create wage impact calculator for fast-food restaurants. The free online tool provides restaurant owners a quick reference to calculate the percentage price change needed to maintain profit levels in relation to increasing the minimum wage.
Industrial-Organizational Psychology celebrates 80^th anniversary
Inaugural cohort of PhD in Nursing students begin their plans of study to become nurse scientists

HTM online MS degree program launches
Public Health Graduate Program/MPH accreditation received
MPH online degree program launches
2018 Didactic Program in Dietetics and Coordinated Program in Dietetics receives re-accreditation
HHS Study Abroad participation at an all-time high
HTM Black Tie Dinner celebrates 20^th anniversary
David Rollock (Psychological Sciences) name 150^th Anniversary professor
Ben (AG’63) and Barbara (HS’64) Edmonson establish first Rising Star Professorship in HHS
HHS exceeds $77 million fundraising goal for Ever True: The Campaign for Purdue University a year ahead of schedule
Marion Underwood named new dean of HHS

New Department of Public Health is established
Department of Consumer Science becomes a Division of Consumer Science under the School of Hospitality and Tourism Management