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Healthcare facilities manager hones her leadership skills and sets new career horizons with Purdue’s online Master of Health Administration

Victoria Olmsted, a student in Purdue’s online Master of Health Administration (MHA) program, started her healthcare career when she was a freshman in high school. She got a job sterilizing dental equipment at a local dentist office, and soon realized she wanted to continue working in the healthcare field.

February 14, 2025

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Brightspace Creator+ lets instructors create interactive, sustainable and accessible courses with ease

Purdue faculty and staff have a new way to add interactive elements to their Brightspace courses to increase learner engagement and comprehension. Features include hotspots, flip cards, timelines, tabs, carousels, practice questions, and more. Instructors now have access to Creator+…

February 12, 2025

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Program manager finds a passion for community service in Purdue’s online Master of Public Health

After Gabriella Quintana graduated from Purdue University in 2018 with a bachelor’s in public health, she moved back to the San Francisco Bay Area and started a career in clinic services. A couple years later, the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and her field was thrust into a crisis. Her undergraduate coursework had focused on epidemiology, a branch of health science focused on the distribution and control of disease in communities

January 28, 2025

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Through strategic partnerships, Purdue University’s online programs help organizations prepare for the future

Experts predict that in the future economy, upskilling and reskilling will be the primary means by which professionals stay on top of market demands and keep themselves employable. But, according to Forbes, the future economy is already here – emergent technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) have already changed the job market, creating unprecedented demand for new skills.

January 24, 2025

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Purdue Teaching and Learning Technologies wins bronze at QS Reimagine Education Awards

Purdue University Teaching and Learning Technologies earned a prestigious Bronze Award in the QS Reimagine Education competition for the Best Use of Generative AI, as applied in the Purdue-developed Variate application.

January 13, 2025

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AI Bytes hands-on AI workshops for instructors are being continued in the spring semester

Purdue is continuing the popular AI Bytes workshop series in the spring semester. With more than 400 instructors participating in the fall, these workshops have quickly become a resource for hands-on learning activities centered around the practical applications of cutting-edge generative artificial intelligence technologies.

January 8, 2025

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Purdue’s online themed entertainment design certificate teaches students how to bring themed attractions to life

Every year, hundreds of thousands of visitors travel to Santa Claus, Indiana to experience the holiday-themed attractions of Holiday World. Holiday World, the nation’s first theme park.

December 9, 2024

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Army vet uses what she learned in Purdue’s online Master of Public Health to improve veterans’ health outcomes

As an army veteran and health and wellness coach in the federal services, Elizabeth Freitas knows that providing healthcare for veterans is about more than offering life-saving services, it’s also about building community. Organizations that specialize in veterans’ healthcare do more than address veterans’ health needs, they also bring veterans together and help them make valuable connections with one another.

December 3, 2024

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From Stay-at-Home Mom to Director of Preconstruction: Purdue Construction Management Grad Hopes to Give Other Unlikely Construction Professionals a Seat at the Table 

Carlyn McClelland, director of preconstruction for Final Phase Electric in Elkhart, Indiana, knows that success does not follow a predictable path. After all, her own career journey has had more than its fair share of twists and turns. From going to trade school as a stay-at-home mom, to pivoting her construction career and earning her master’s degree in construction management online after a life-altering injury, McClelland’s unlikely journey has made her a voice for change within the construction industry.

October 16, 2024

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For Many Working Professionals, Master’s Programs Provide a Big Return-On-Investment

If you’re currently looking for a new job, you may have noticed that the job market is sketchy, or at least it seems to be. Despite a growing labor shortage, many professionals report that they’re having trouble finding high-quality jobs. According to Fast Company, this could be because the job market is shifting from a pandemic-era employee market to an employer’s market, meaning employers can afford to be pickier about who they hire.

October 1, 2024

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Purdue’s online master’s in hospitality and tourism management updates curriculum to prepare service professionals for success in a wide range of industries 

According to The Atlantic, the United States is in the midst of a paradigm shift – our economy, which was once driven by manufacturing, is now dominated by the services sector. This sector, which encompasses a wide range of businesses and industries that provide services to consumers, now accounts for over 70% of the United States’ Gross Domestic Product (GDP).

August 29, 2024

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The Brian Lamb School’s New Director of Online Programs Brings Decades of Crisis Communication Experience to The Virtual Classroom

In the high-stakes world of crisis communication, trust is key. Few people understand this as well as Matt Charles, the new online graduate program director in Purdue’s Brian Lamb School of Communication. His career as a crisis communicator has spanned decades – and in that time, he’s collected a lot of stories and learned a thing or two about building trust.

August 19, 2024

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