West Lafayette Travel impacts scheduled for the summer as work continues on capital projects While work continues on several capital projects at the West Lafayette and Indianapolis locations, various travel impacts are scheduled for the summer. The following road, sidewalk and parking restrictions will be in place during the coming months: Sheetz Street: The… May 15, 2025 Learn More
West Lafayette South Russell Street to remain closed as construction projects progress South Russell Street, just south of Mitch Daniels Boulevard, will remain closed for construction on the Life Science Ranges Phenotyping Greenhouse Building and the Nursing and Pharmacy Education Building. The closure is expected to last until August. Beginning Aug. 1, the road will… May 8, 2025 Learn More
West Lafayette Sections of Tower and Martin Jischke drives scheduled to close this summer Sections of Tower and Martin Jischke drives are scheduled to close this summer for reconstruction. The section of Tower Drive just west of Martin Jischke Drive to west of Slayter Drive will close May 19. This closure is set to… May 8, 2025 Learn More
West Lafayette Updates on Sheetz Street and Dauch Alumni Center parking lot as projects continue Several restrictions will remain in place along Sheetz Street as work continues on projects in the area this summer. Northbound lane and sidewalk restrictions along Sheetz Street from Wood Street to Mitch Daniels Boulevard remain in place. The southbound lane… May 8, 2025 Learn More
West Lafayette Lane restrictions scheduled for Airport Road beginning May 12 Lane restrictions along Airport Road, south of U.S. 231 and north of Aviation Drive, are scheduled to begin Monday (May 12). These restrictions will be in place through May 16. Motorists will only be able to travel south along this… May 8, 2025 Learn More
West Lafayette Courtyard plaza between Purdue Memorial Union and Stewart Center to close for upgrades The courtyard plaza between Purdue Memorial Union and Stewart Center will close this summer to facilitate upgrades. The project includes installation of waterproofing, reconstruction using new brick pavers, and the addition of a ramp for the Stewart Center entrance that will meet Americans… May 1, 2025 Learn More
AO: Restart required to access shared drives following June 10 migration The migration of DEV, QA, O: and U: shared drives that occurred last night (June 10) unexpectedly requires all users to restart their machines today for these drives to connect and operate correctly. After restarting, staff who are remote should… June 11, 2026 Learn More
2026-27 West Lafayette, Indianapolis faculty and staff parking permits now available Annual faculty and staff parking permits for West Lafayette and Indianapolis are now available for purchase or renewal for the 2026-27 academic year. West Lafayette permits As recently announced, there are no changes to Purdue annual permit costs for 2026-27… June 9, 2026 Learn More
Portion of South Russell Street to close June 15 for Nursing and Pharmacy Education Building construction As construction on the Nursing and Pharmacy Education Building continues, a portion of South Russell Street is scheduled to close Monday (June 15). The road will be closed in both directions from just south of Mitch Daniels Boulevard to the… June 9, 2026 Learn More
Free Verbal De-escalation training available in June and July The Purdue Police Department is offering free Verbal De-escalation training in June and July. “Verbal De-escalation” is a two-hour PowerPoint presentation. The objective is to teach skills to help attendees learn to remain calm and react more effectively when confronted… June 9, 2026 Learn More
Police department to offer ‘Prepared at Purdue’ training on June 30 The Purdue University Police Department is offering free, in-person “Prepared At Purdue” training on Tuesday, June 30 from 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. The training consists of sessions for verbally de-escalating tense situations, responding to potential active shooter/threat events, and rendering aid… June 4, 2026 Learn More
Cost of annual Purdue parking permit remains unchanged for 2026-27; sales begin in June Purdue’s annual faculty, staff and student parking permit rates will remain unchanged for the 2026-27 academic year. June 3, 2026 Learn More
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… June 3, 2026 Learn More
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…. June 3, 2026 Learn More
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… June 3, 2026 Learn More
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… May 27, 2026 Learn More
Beware of scam calls impersonating JPMorgan Chase Purdue Card Services has received reports of scam calls being made to cardholders of university Purchasing Cards or Travel Cards. Callers are posing as employees of JPMorgan Chase, Purdue’s card services provider. JPMorgan Chase will never call a cardholder to… May 22, 2026 Learn More
