A special reception bidding a fond Boilermaker farewell to outgoing Purdue University President Mung Chiang and First Lady Dr. YingKei Hui is scheduled for 4:30-6 p.m. Monday, June 22. The event is in the North Ballroom of the Purdue Memorial Union. Guests are asked to RSVP for the event.
“Feeding the World As If People Mattered” reimagines what agriculture should value — not just yield and profit, but people, communities and ecosystems. Drawing on more than 15 years of anthropological research across South India, Eastern Europe and North America, Andrew Flachs, associate professor of anthropology, explores how small farmers are already building more sustainable and humane food systems.
Stephanie Willis, director of information and support services in Sponsored Program Services, is the 2026 winner of the MaPSAC Excellence Award. Presented annually by the Management and Professional Staff Advisory Committee, the award honors a staff member who serves as a university ambassador by taking initiative, leading by example and providing exemplary customer service.
Highlighted by the previously approved tuition freeze and further strategic investments — while operating within a structurally balanced framework — the Board of Trustees adopted the university’s operating budget for fiscal year 2027.
Find out in the newest episode of “Relentless” how Liz Gabianelli made the most of a setback. Today, she can see how every pivot is part of the path. That path — and the discovery and growth that go with it — takes letting go of what you imagined and embracing what’s in front of you.
