Faculty and Staff News

Second Gallup-Purdue Index asks: Is college worth the cost?

The second national Gallup-Purdue Index identified stark differences in graduates of public, private and for-profit colleges when asked if their degree was worth the cost and raised questions across all institutions about the value of a college degree.

• To download the report, visit the Gallup website.

Purdue Alert test set for today

Purdue will test its emergency notification system, including sirens, at 10 a.m. today (Sept. 29). If there is inclement weather, the siren test will be canceled.

Other Stories

• Harrison appointed as inaugural deputy director of Discovery Park

• Purdue to retire myMail, move student email to Office 365 and faculty and staff to Exchange

In the Spotlight

Purdue to increase child care options with new center

Construction is in the beginning phase for a new child care facility at Purdue that will have the capacity to care for 140 children when it opens in August 2016. A groundbreaking took place on Monday (Sept. 28) for the new Purdue Child Care Center. Event speakers included Purdue President Mitch Daniels and Trent Klingerman, Purdue vice president for human resources.

Additional News

Research

• Purdue's dog-breeding standards to enter testing phase

• Purdue professor in India is part of team unraveling how the brain works, with applications to computing

General

• Purdue part of coalition seeking major reforms in admissions

• College of Agriculture Study Abroad Fair to be held today

• Purdue to hold 5th annual International Breast Cancer Prevention Symposium in West Indies

Sports

• 2015-16 Purdue women's tennis schedule announced

Purdue in the News

Here is a sampling of recent news reports about Purdue from media across the nation and the world.

• Wall Street Journal, Chronicle of Higher Education, NPR: Recent grads doubt college's worth (Subscription required for viewing full story)

• Christian Science Monitor: How colleges can measure up in teaching 'critical thinking'

• New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle: Rosetta comet likely formed from 2 separate objects

• Indianapolis Star, Lancaster (Ohio) Eagle-Gazette, Visalia (Calif.) Times-Delta: Can a low-carb, high-fat diet help fight diabetes?

Events

	Don't Miss It! This week's events Events for the next four weeks Ongoing series and opportunities Deadlines for faculty and staff

• Discovery Lecture Series featuring talk on innovation disruption

• Hertel to open 10th year for lecture series on ethics, policy and science

• Sociology lecture to focus on citizenship, gender and race

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