{"id":3259,"date":"2026-06-11T20:33:33","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/?page_id=3259"},"modified":"2026-06-11T20:33:34","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T20:33:34","slug":"evan-hawkins-bio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/evan-hawkins-bio\/","title":{"rendered":"Evan Hawkins Bio"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"modal-ready\"><div  class=\"section has-padding-bottom-small  page-layout-wide page-layout-two-column\">\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\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1810\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-scaled-e1778001135521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2989\" style=\"aspect-ratio:3\/4;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-scaled-e1778001135521.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-scaled-e1778001135521-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-scaled-e1778001135521-966x1024.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-scaled-e1778001135521-768x814.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/24_JU_Evan-HawkinsJU_9969_Vert-scaled-e1778001135521-1449x1536.jpg 1449w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66%\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-aged-gold-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1\"><strong><strong><strong>Evan Hawkins<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Senior Director of Administrative Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\">Evan Hawkins is the senior director for Administrative Operations for Purdue University in Indianapolis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\">In this role, Evan serves as a principal liaison for Purdue University in Indianapolis, collaborating with key partners and stakeholders, including state and local officials, municipalities, private industry and community organizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, he provides executive oversight and administration of campus services and facilities, ensuring they effectively support faculty, staff and students in alignment with Purdue\u2019s mission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5 wp-block-paragraph\">Evan came to Purdue from Marian University, where he served as the assistant vice president of facilities and procurement. In this role, he was responsible for operations, maintenance and construction projects; managing lease agreements; and leading strategic planning for housing and parking. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6 wp-block-paragraph\">Evan also brings a wealth of K-12 school operations experience. Prior to working for Marian University, he served as the chief operating officer for Tindley Accelerated Schools in Indianapolis and was elected to the Indianapolis Public Schools Board of School Commissioners from 2019-2022, serving as board chair during his final two years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7 wp-block-paragraph\">Evan earned a bachelor\u2019s degree from IUPUI and his master\u2019s degree in business administration from Purdue University in West Lafayette.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3259","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3259","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3259"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3259\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3260,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3259\/revisions\/3260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/indianapolis\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3259"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}