{"id":2908,"date":"2026-04-24T13:50:35","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:50:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/campuses\/indianapolis\/?page_id=2908"},"modified":"2026-04-24T13:50:37","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:50:37","slug":"purdue-honors-jon-rienstra-kiracofe-for-teaching-excellence","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/purdue-honors-jon-rienstra-kiracofe-for-teaching-excellence\/","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Honors Jon Rienstra\u2011Kiracofe for Teaching Excellence"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-banner purdue-home-teritary-hero \">\n        <div class=\"section has-gold-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\">Indianapolis Updates<\/h1>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-teritary-hero__content\">\n                \n\n<p>Stay informed with updates from Senior Vice Provost David Umulis on the latest happenings in Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  id=\"spring2025\" class=\"section has-padding-top-small  page-layout-wide\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                <div class=\"tagged-header-container tagged-header-container--content-block tagged-header-container-gold\">\n            <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">april 17, 2026<\/h2>\n        <\/div>\n                \n\n<p>Congratulations to Jon Rienstra\u2011Kiracofe on receiving Purdue\u2019s Charles B. 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