{"id":5478,"date":"2022-09-06T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-06T19:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=5478"},"modified":"2024-07-15T19:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-07-15T19:32:10","slug":"purdues-new-faculty-appointments-reach-an-all-time-high-driven-by-record-enrollment-investment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q3\/purdues-new-faculty-appointments-reach-an-all-time-high-driven-by-record-enrollment-investment","title":{"rendered":"Purdue\u2019s new faculty appointments reach an all-time high, driven by record enrollment, investment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words\">WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p>Andrea Hayes had familial ties that made an opportunity very appealing to join Purdue University\u2019s faculty as an assistant professor focusing on public health literacy in the Libraries and School of Information Studies.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Her mother, Stephanie Allen, gained her Ph.D. in American Studies from Purdue. And Hayes knew Purdue\u2019s commitment to teaching and scholarship would make an offer from the Big Ten school too attractive to resist leaving the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe atmosphere of Purdue Libraries, the comradery from the very minute I arrived during my visit was overwhelmingly positive,\u201d said Hayes, an expert in public health literacy among the underrepresented and underserved populations, who has degrees from North Carolina Central and Columbus State universities.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hayes-andrea22LO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5457\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hayes-andrea22LO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hayes-andrea22LO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/hayes-andrea22LO-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Andrea Hayes is a new assistant professor of libraries and information studies, coming to Purdue from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. (Purdue University photo\/John Underwood)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Hayes joins a class of new faculty that\u2019s now in Purdue\u2019s history books: 213 new faculty are joining Purdue, the most ever in a single year, added to expand Purdue\u2019s research capacity and to work with&nbsp; the more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate Boilermaker students for Fall 2022, an expected eighth consecutive year for record enrollment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through 281 faculty searches the past year at Purdue\u2019s West Lafayette campus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>213 new faculty members have been hired \u2014 the most ever.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>84 among the 213 new faculty members were brought to Purdue through new investments as part of Purdue\u2019s enrollment growth initiative, the Equity Task Force cluster hire program or other strategic initiatives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThese are indeed exciting times at Purdue, a landmark year with the record levels of investment we are making in our faculty, drawing the best and brightest scholars, teachers and researchers from across the nation and world to be a part of our Boilermaker family,\u201d said Jay Akridge, Purdue provost and executive vice president for academic affairs and diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe rising tide from our record student enrollment growth resulting from our persistent affordability and accessibility efforts is creating the commensurate demand to bolster our faculty numbers, to enhance our commitment to quality learning and competitive student-to-faculty ratios in our classrooms. With these new faculty, we are dramatically expanding our research capabilities as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of these record faculty numbers, 37 are arriving through Purdue\u2019s successful\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/provost\/faculty\/initiatives\/dual-career.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dual-career assistance program<\/a>, which provides funding to departments and colleges for spouses and partners of faculty members who are seeking faculty and nonfaculty appointments, said Peter Hollenbeck, Purdue vice provost for faculty affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/qazi-taimoor-22LO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5483\" style=\"width:300px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/qazi-taimoor-22LO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/qazi-taimoor-22LO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/qazi-taimoor-22LO-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Taimoor Qazi joins the Purdue faculty as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, arriving this fall from the University of Pennsylvania. (Purdue University photo\/provided)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Joining Purdue this fall as an assistant professor of biomedical engineering, Taimoor&nbsp;Qazi points to the University\u2019s ideal research environment, particularly the strong culture promoting interdepartmental collaboration, for advancing his research program in engineering biomaterials for musculoskeletal tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was very impressed with the facilities and laboratories, opportunities for collaborations between different schools and departments, and the high quality of students and staff support available here at Purdue. That made the decision to kickstart my independent research career at Purdue an easy one to make, and one that I am very excited about,\u201d said Qazi, who comes to Purdue after spending three years at the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBeing part of the largest class of incoming faculty ever just goes on to show that Purdue has big plans for the future and is walking the talk with investing in young faculty who are aiming to make big advances in their fields of research,\u201d Qazi added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, there\u2019s a major story within the story of Purdue\u2019s record-setting new faculty class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of one of the largest faculty hiring initiatives in Purdue\u2019s history, 11 new faculty are arriving through a cluster hire effort that spans six departments in three colleges in the areas of public health, health policy and health equity, Hollenbeck said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These faculty are being welcomed through&nbsp;this comprehensive five-year, $75 million&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/provost\/diversity\/equity\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Equity Task Force<\/a>&nbsp;initiative, a Purdue Moves 2.0 effort aimed at advancing&nbsp;diversity in research, thought and representation among the university\u2019s faculty, staff and student ranks. Of the 11 Purdue faculty members beginning this fall through this initiative, six are Black.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And for the just-started fiscal year 2023, Purdue expects another year of record levels of hiring activity, with 239 planned faculty searches, including 89 positions newly funded through the enrollment growth and other strategic initiatives, Hollenbeck said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this fall, Purdue projects record enrollment of more than 50,000 undergraduate and graduate students; official enrollment figures for the semester will be released in early September. That follows Fall 2021 enrollment of an all-time high 49,639 students, including a record 10,191 freshmen, representing all 50 states and 130 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With affordability and accessibility at the forefront of its mission and buoyed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/datadigest\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">record enrollment figures<\/a>&nbsp;for eight consecutive years, Purdue has kept tuition at 2012-13 levels of $9,992 per year for Indiana residents and $28,794 for out-of-state students for 11 consecutive years. And Purdue\u2019s commitment to hold the line on tuition will run at least through 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Incoming professors at the West Lafayette campus participated in a New Faculty Orientation on Aug. 18, hosted by the Office of the Provost. New faculty received a welcome from Provost Akridge and heard presentations on a variety of subjects such as tenure and promotion; teaching at Purdue; campus climate; research and partnerships; equity, diversity and belonging; and engagement. They also attended an information fair throughout the daylong event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cascade.it.purdue.edu\/entity\/open.act?type=page&amp;id=fa3b64bfac1e8ce104d8d5862f321467&amp;confId=fa3b64bfac1e8ce104d8d58671f2ae04\">Brief profiles<\/a>&nbsp;of many of the new faculty members, by way of welcome and introduction, are presented by the Office of the Provost and Purdue Today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Purdue University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today\u2019s toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News &amp; World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/u7061146.ct.sendgrid.net\/ls\/click?upn=4tNED-2FM8iDZJQyQ53jATUQHG3uQ0RiZihO1RUoI109YdcLUeMv2xlTtu3H8SyArjG97WUtmqZbnsLvSZlZHD0T9uMMpSGJsGR8POWE7oGPnHEjHEDml8-2Bzj1L2SzureVVTKOEJbDXVseVvdlA23cPKyq7f-2B4bgCS1OGlkJWmKYusl8oR69WhXRZIgspenWs1UOdc_vmKvHrnFKuGl7W-2FHOWKX0BOfF-2FyHBLwbvk22IUFcWDgXf-2FvkcsS-2B69QwQlnIdCv7acF4RLVg8UHaMpP42A74U-2BGZQSkEZpmX32l7dJeNrs6EvLfEgZd0dElIgOAWKf2aZKY-2Fu5CiQZ7NdfkE13NO4Kces4Wt7daP0X1S0sIaJuCIufiQ5f6bl-2Fy2KErT0HxKAPwn5w8x4nDeRY1icEA85DFKX8SFD9peCva97gF5vdcJ8OOzkfMMET9-2B9De4tle8Zf6LBU9BfUaHV5BwBNQHwd3vMU5c2RYeYMgwRSDdiEAOd-2FhUSdV0n6zY32I01EbB8V7knFD4pWPFiUEFnLW4XzmfQmdgkXzI3ew-2F7N4sAx0-3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Writer:<\/strong>\u00a0Phillip Fiorini, 765-430-6189,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:pfiorini@purdue.edu\">pfiorini@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<br><strong>Media contact<\/strong>: Trevor Peters, 765-494-2073,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:peter237@purdue.edu\">peter237@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<br><strong>Sources<\/strong>: Jay Akridge<br>Andrea Hayes,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:hayes261@purdue.edu\">hayes261@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<br>Taimoor Qazi,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:tqazi@purdue.edu\">tqazi@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0<br>Peter Hollenbeck,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:phollenb@purdue.edu\">phollenb@purdue.edu<\/a>\u00a0                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. &mdash; Andrea Hayes had familial ties that made an opportunity very appealing to join Purdue University\u2019s faculty as an assistant professor focusing on public health literacy in the Libraries and School of Information Studies. 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