Today’s Top 5 From Purdue University

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Purdue’s annual rite of spring: Happy grads to cross Elliott stage during spring ceremonies

Purdue’s spring commencement is set for May 13-16, with seven ceremonies, each in the Elliott Hall of Music on the West Lafayette campus. Eligible to participate in the ceremonies are 8,131 students, which include 6,257 undergraduates, 1,180 master’s, 454 Doctor of Philosophy and 240 professional program candidates.

Media contact: Matthew Oates, oatesw@purdue.edu

Purdue, Ivy Tech partner on next-generation microelectronics workforce

Purdue University and Ivy Tech Community College are partnering to help meet the future workforce needs in microelectronics, a field that is expected to add more than 100,000 workers over the next decade.

Media contact: Brian Huchel, bhuchel@purdue.edu

Purdue students earn prestigious Goldwater Scholarships

Three distinguished Purdue students, including two from Indiana, have been named 2022 Goldwater Scholars, the nation’s premier scholarship for undergraduates in the natural sciences, engineering and mathematics.

Media contact: Jim Bush, jsbush@purdue.edu

Ascension St. Vincent neighborhood hospital coming to Purdue campus

Ascension St. Vincent and Purdue University have announced plans to build a neighborhood hospital in the Discovery Park District at Purdue, adjacent to the West Lafayette campus.

Media contact: Tim Doty, doty2@purdue.edu

Purdue University Global names vice president of organizational culture and chief diversity officer

Tiffany G. Townsend, Ph.D. has been hired as vice president of organizational culture and chief diversity officer for Purdue University Global, reporting to Chancellor Frank Dooley as a member of the university’s senior leadership team.

Media contact: Tom Schott, tschott@purdue.edu

About Purdue University

Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today’s toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News & World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at https://stories.purdue.edu.