{"id":3567,"date":"2024-02-27T00:52:59","date_gmt":"2024-02-27T00:52:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/?page_id=3567"},"modified":"2026-02-19T17:44:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-19T17:44:20","slug":"meet-the-alumni","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/meet-the-alumni\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The Alumni"},"content":{"rendered":"\n    <div  class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"section has-padding-top-large has-padding-bottom-large\">\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__content\">\n                                    <p class=\"purdue-home-hero__subheader tagged-header tagged-header--gold purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subheader\"><strong>Alumni Spotlight<\/strong><\/p>\n                \n                                                        <h1 class=\"second-level-page-heading purdue-home-diagonal-hero__header\">Meet the alumni<\/h1>\n                \n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-diagonal-hero__subtext\">\n\n                        \n<p>Purdue alumni are innovators, leaders and inventors who are shaping the future of thousands of different industries. As a Purdue alumnus, you join the ranks of a distinguished group of professionals and world-builders.<\/p>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                \n                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DTech-Student-v2.jpg\"\/>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap full-width-bleed\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\"><strong>Ready to Become a Boilermaker?<\/strong><\/p>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap--wrap\">\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/#request\" target=\"_self\" >Request Info<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"\/online\/how-to-apply\/\" target=\"_self\" >How to Apply<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/gradschool\/admissions\/how-to-apply\/index.html\"  target=\"_blank\">Apply Now<\/a>\n                  \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-intro-text has-layout-one-left \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                                    <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\"><strong>Hear from our alumni<\/strong><\/h2>\n                                                \n            <h3 class=\"purdue-home-intro-text__header header-font-acumin\"><strong>When you graduate from Purdue, you join an expansive and prestigious network of university alumni<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p style=\"font-size:18px\">Our online students, just like our on-campus students, use their Purdue degrees to move the world forward. Learn more about our alumni through their stories:<\/p>\n\n\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel \">\n        <div class=\"section has-none-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n                        <div class=\"tagged-header-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"tagged-header tagged-header--gold\">Our Alumni<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cards\" data-columns=\"4\">\n                <div class=\"glide\">\n                    <div class=\"glide__track\" data-glide-el=\"track\">\n                        <div class=\"glide__slides\">\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Omer-web.jpg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-tag\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cite-name\">Omer Mahboob, MSECE<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">\u201c[My degree] allowed me to get a good background in how systems typically work and enhance my understanding. It gave me a better understanding for the projects I work on today, in the position that I&#8217;m in right now.\u201d                                             <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/engineering.purdue.edu\/ECE\/News\/2024\/purdue-university-online-masters-in-ECE-enables-semiconductor-engineer-to-explore-his-field-boost-his-skill-set\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                    <\/ul>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/23mph_314-e1699893207598.jpg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-tag\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cite-name\">Suesan Coleman, MHA <\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">\u201cAt Purdue, I was able to focus on what I was interested in, which was veterans\u2019 health care. Veterans are a particularly vulnerable population, so there are lots of interesting challenges when it comes to figuring out health care solutions for them. We have to be innovative, forward-thinkers if we want to make an impact.\u201d                                             <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/hhs\/news\/2023\/11\/purdue-mha-graduate-plans-to-make-a-difference-in-veteran-health-care\/\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                    <\/ul>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/TTTLindelienHeidlageFreeman_NewsPage-768x384-1-e1708997316988.jpg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-tag\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cite-name\">Matthew Lindelian, Transition to Teaching<\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">\u201cThe program pushed me out of my comfort zone but made me a better person because of it. It challenged the way I think about teaching, and for that I\u2019ll forever be grateful.\u201d                                             <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/education.purdue.edu\/2023\/06\/professionals-jumpstart-rewarding-teaching-careers-via-colleges-transition-to-teaching-program\/\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                    <\/ul>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                        <div class=\"glide__slide\">\n                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-card purdue-home-cta-card--horizontal purdue-home-cta-card-carousel--story\"\n                                    >\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-image\">\n                                        <div class=\"image is-16by9\">\n                                                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"purdue-home-background-image\" alt=\"\"\n                                                src=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Amanda_Young-771x1024-1.jpeg\" \/>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-content\">\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__card-tag\">\n                                            <span class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__cite-name\">Amanda Young, Master of Science in Communication <\/span>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                                                                <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-wrap\">\n                                            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-title\"><\/p>\n                                                                                        <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-carousel__story-content\">\u201cOver the course of my education, my passion for communication just grew and grew. By the end of the program, I really understood that this is what I want to do with my life. I didn\u2019t feel that when I was working as an accountant, so that revelation means a lot to me.\u201d                                              <\/p>\n                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                        \n                                                                            <ul class=\"purdue-home-button-list\">\n                                            <li><a class=\"purdue-home-button\"\n                                                    href=\"https:\/\/cla.purdue.edu\/communication\/former-accountant-uses-masters-in-communication-degree-to-jumpstart-a-career-change\/\"\n                                                    target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/li>\n                                                                                    <\/ul>\n                                                                                                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                                                    <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                                <div class=\"slider-controls\">\n                    <button class=\"glide__arrow arrow--left\">prev<\/button>\n                    <div class=\"glide__bullets\" data-glide-el=\"controls[nav]\">\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=0\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 1\"><\/button>\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=1\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 2\"><\/button>\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=2\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 3\"><\/button>\n                                                <button class=\"glide__bullet slider__bullet\" data-glide-dir=\"=3\"\n                            aria-label=\"slide 4\"><\/button>\n                                            <\/div>\n                    <button class=\"glide__arrow arrow--right\">next<\/button>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap full-width-bleed\">\n    <div class=\"section has-black-background\">\n        <div class=\"container\">\n            <p class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap__content\">Helpful Resources<\/p>\n            <div class=\"purdue-home-cta-strap--wrap\">\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/programs-of-study\/\" target=\"_self\" >Program Finder<\/a>\n                                                            <a class=\"purdue-home-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/student-experience\/\"  target=\"_blank\">Student Experience<\/a>\n                  \n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3567","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Ryan M Olson","author_link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/author\/rolson\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":null,"rttpg_excerpt":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3567"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9765,"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3567\/revisions\/9765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/online\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}