Purdue trustees get Next Moves update; approve presidential performance metrics, naming of Dorothy Stratton Veteran and Military Success Center, among actions

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WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. —

During their meeting Friday (Oct. 6), Purdue University trustees were updated on the university’s Next Moves initiatives: Plant Sciences 2.0, National Security and Technology Initiative, Purdue Applied Research Institute (PARI), Transformative Education 2.0, and Equity Task Force.

Trustees approved renaming the Veterans Success Center on the West Lafayette campus to the Dorothy Stratton Veteran and Military Success Center, ratified faculty and staff positions and a contract extension for athletics director Mike Bobinski, approved land transfers to support student organizations and future campus development, and approved the metrics on which President Mung Chiang’s performance will be measured for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

  • Trustees updated on Purdue’s Next Moves initiatives
  • Purdue trustees approve renaming Veterans Success Center to Dorothy Stratton Veteran and Military Success Center
  • Purdue trustees ratify faculty and staff positions, award posthumous degrees, approve department name changes and resolutions of appreciation
  • Purdue trustees approve land transfers to support student organizations, future campus development
  • Purdue trustees approve contract extension for Bobinski as vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics
  • Trustees approve Chiang’s performance metrics for 2023-24

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