Transformative Education news
Nearly $11M in additional DOD funds expands Purdue-led microelectronics workforce program
Purdue University announced Sept. 16 the SCALE (Scalable Asymmetric Lifecycle Engagement) microelectronics workforce development program will extend five years and expand with additional Department of Defense funding of $10.8 million, and a ceiling of $99 million.
Purdue’s next big move: A new School of Business
Purdue University’s next big move in a decade-long series of major strategic investments will reimagine its current School of Management into a new School of Business that will redefine the preparation of business leaders for today’s technology-driven world and tomorrow’s unknowns.
Purdue dedicates new building for Bands & Orchestras program
Purdue University on Friday (Sept. 23) dedicated Marc and Sharon Hagle Hall, a new home for Purdue Bands and Orchestras.
Purdue welcomes 11 faculty through cluster hire effort in public health and health equity; advances goal to further diversify campus
A strategic hiring effort to expand Purdue University’s focus in public health and health equity while diversifying the racial makeup of its faculty has reached a major milestone, with 11 new faculty starting their Boilermaker academic careers this fall.
Purdue Global to offer educational opportunities to Story County Medical Center with tuition reduction
A partnership with Purdue Global will offer first-rate educational opportunities to Story County Medical Center (Nevada, Iowa) staff and their family members with tuition reduction.
Secretaries of State, Commerce discuss efforts to build a US microelectronics ecosystem
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken and Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo visited Purdue University on Tuesday (Sept. 13), touring university research facilities and meeting students as they embark on their mission to bolster the U.S. semiconductor industry.
Purdue sets all-time student enrollment record in West Lafayette
Chukwuocha and the 50,000-plus students at Purdue University this year who are persistently pursuing a Purdue education have been influenced and shaped by several strategic decisions made by Purdue’s Board of Trustees and President Mitch Daniels.
