A Farewell Message from President Chiang 

June 30, 2026 

At the reception with students, colleagues and neighbors last week, I felt yet again how special the Purdue community is. On each day and across many nights, you study and work with dedication, perseverance and humility. Because of you, this university is on a clear trajectory upward and forward. And with interim President Daniels and the entire team carrying on excellence at scale, Purdue’s strong momentum will no doubt continue. 

The arc of an institution runs long and deep. Today, we ask not how much an individual has changed the institution, but how much the institution has changed each individual. Over the past nine years, I have changed because of Purdue, like the many other Boilermakers we have met whose lives were transformed, and like so many more yet to come. 

It has been a deep honor for me and my family to become part of the Purdue family. Thank you for nine years of memories that we will carry and cherish wherever we are. As a student responder observed at the 2026 Spring Commencement, when you graduate from here, you don’t leave Purdue behind; you take the Gold and Black with you. Boiler Up! 

Mung Chiang 
President, Purdue University