Author: Administrative Operations Communications

Officer Zach Waltz, Sergeant Albert Demello, K-9 Mocca and Officer Kyle Cates are shown after being recognized for various achievements during a ceremony held by the Purdue University Police Department on June 2. Photo by Administrative Operations Communications.

Purdue University Police Department welcomes new officer, recognizes OWI enforcement and retires K-9

The Purdue University Police Department (PUPD) recently held a ceremony to swear in a new officer, recognize a current officer and officially retire a police K-9. Swearing In During the ceremony, Officer Kyle Cates was sworn in to serve the...

A photo shows Hawkins Hall in the summertime. (Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox)

Crane work to cause travel impacts at Hawkins Hall June 12 and 13

Updated June 10, 2026 to reflect new dates for the crane work, initially scheduled for June 11 and 13. Crane work is expected at Hawkins Hall on June 12 and 13, impacting sidewalks and the U-shaped drive off Wood Street....

Action Required: Upcoming migration of AO network drives

Purdue IT is implementing a new enterprise network storage platform called Qumulo. The upgrade will improve storage performance, reliability and scalability while supporting Purdue’s long-term technology needs. On Thursday, June 18, files from the following drives will be migrated to...

May Environmental Health and Safety topics now available

This month’s Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) materials are now available, located at the bottom of the new homepage. Topics include general crane lift safety, liquid nitrogen safety, stair incident prevention and paint, adhesive and epoxy disposal and redistribution guidelines. Administrative...

Travel and parking impacts expected as summer construction gets underway

New branded PowerPoint templates now available

Purdue Brand Studio has shared new Purdue-branded PowerPoint templates for the campus community to download and utilize. The templates are now available on the AO Intranet. They include approved brand fonts, colors and logos, ensuring presentations are polished, consistent and on-brand.

Computer network in several buildings will be unavailable overnight May 18-19

The computer network, including computers, printers and monitoring devices, in several campus buildings and facilities will be unavailable overnight Monday (May 18) and Tuesday (May 19) for maintenance. The scheduled maintenance will take place from 10 p.m. through 6 a.m....

Elliott Hall of Music (Photo by Purdue University/Rebecca Wilcox)

Elliott Hall of Music ceiling tile replacement project set to begin in June

Beginning June 9, work will begin on a project to replace 90-year-old ceiling tile in Elliott Hall of Music. Large amounts of scaffolding will be set up in Elliott Hall of Music. As a result, summer and winter graduation ceremonies...

Nimitz Drive scheduled to close this summer for repairs

Nimitz Drive, just west of S. Martin Jischke Drive, is scheduled to close May 18 to facilitate repair work. The closure is expected to last through early August. The Discovery Park Lot entrance off of Nimitz Drive will be periodically closed...

Highlighting community services this National Police Week

Along with providing 24/7 emergency services, the Purdue University Police Department offers outreach programs and other safety services. Some of the department’s outreach programs include verbal de-escalation training, active threat training and K-9 demonstrations. Safety services offered include fingerprinting, electronic...