ICYMI: Purdue alum and pilot Capt. Sully Sullenberger of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’ fame highlights Purdue Presidential Lecture

Purdue University photo/Coleman Gipson

Capt. Sully Sullenberger, a Purdue University alumnus who heroically landed a commercial airliner on the Hudson River in 2009 after it lost power from a bird strike, saving all 155 passengers and crew, joined Purdue President Mung Chiang for a Presidential Lecture Series event on Nov. 4.

Capt. Sullenberger’s Purdue appearance, titled “How a Life’s Commitment to Excellence Saved 155 People Aboard US Airways Flight 1549,” took place in Elliott Hall of Music.

Purdue University photo/Coleman Gipson
Purdue University photo/Coleman Gipson

Faculty-Staff News

Purdue students studying.

Researchers in various studies looking for participants

June 18, 2025

Hovde Hall during the summer at Purdue University.

Webinar on navigating publisher contracts set for June 25

June 18, 2025

Spring flowers at the Purdue Memorial Union

Subrecipient invoice payments: Interview with Ken Sandel and Susan Corwin

June 18, 2025

Flowers growing beneath Purdue University’s Gateway to the Future arch on a sunny summer day

Purdue Books Initiative continues monthly publishing webinars for authors

June 16, 2025

All Faculty-Staff News