Campus fireside chat to feature Sen. Young, U.S. ambassador to India

Eric Garcetti, Mung Chiang, Todd Young

Eric Garcetti, U.S. ambassador to India; Purdue President Mung Chiang; and U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind. (Photo provided)

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University is inviting students, faculty and staff to a fireside chat at 3:30 p.m. Friday at Fowler Hall in Stewart Center. The chat will be moderated by Purdue President Mung Chiang and feature U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Ind., and Eric Garcetti, U.S. ambassador to India.

The event will end with an announcement by Chiang to further strengthen the 125-year-old Purdue-India relationship.

Free tickets are available at https://am.ticketmaster.com/purdue/buy/fireside. Four tickets are available per person.

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