Faculty and Staff News

Faculty honored for years of service

More than 280 faculty were honored Nov. 30 for years of service to Purdue during the Faculty Service Recognition Luncheon, hosted by the Office of the Provost.

Other Stories

• Wagner receives Martin Award

• Center for Healthy Living, Fidelity Investor Center, HR Service Center announce holiday, winter break schedules

• New standard approved regarding temporary employment

• Purdue Online Learning seeking nominations for 2019 Awards for Excellence in Online Education

• Updated career planning tools released to support new job family structure

• Blackboard outage scheduled for Friday

• Temporary closures at Grant and Harrison Street parking garages

• This week's 'Thumbs Up' recipients

In the Spotlight

Photo gallery: 2018 winter commencement

Graduating students at Purdue University’s West Lafayette campus received their degrees on Sunday (Dec. 16) in two commencement ceremonies at Elliott Hall of Music. The winter 2018 graduating class included approximately 1,491 undergraduate degree candidates, 709 master's degrees and 377 doctoral degree-seekers, two Doctor of Pharmacy and five Doctor of Nursing Practice degree candidates. Purdue alumna and retired U.S. Air Force Major Gen. Theresa C. Carter provided the keynote for both ceremonies.

Additional News

Research

• Street lives: Purdue program paves paths of hope through engineering concepts for street children in Kenya

General

• Peter Jackson's WWI documentary, made with software developed by Purdue alum, to be shown tonight in West Lafayette  »

• Living on Mars: Purdue team to lead simulation facility mission

• Despite campaign rhetoric, U.S. immigrants remain civically engaged

• Student organizations, Dining & Catering work to raise awareness of food waste, sustainable eating practices

• ITaP presents: The 12 Days of Cybersecurity, to keep you safe this holiday season and beyond

• Ismail Center to offer CardioPump, Yoga/Pilates Fusion and yoga

• Family members can share grief during the holidays, but how each person grieves is different

People

• Appointments, honors and activities

Sports

• Discounted men’s basketball tickets available for faculty, staff

Purdue in the News

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

President Daniels in the news

President Daniels and Purdue were in the news in a big way over the weekend. Here are three pieces -- ranging from a national PBS interview on economic issues facing the nation to a Wall Street Journal story on innovations making Purdue a model for access and affordability, to an Indianapolis Business Journal story on a hopeful future for the state.

• Wall Street Journal (Password needed): College bloat meets 'The Blade': Mitch Daniels, America's most innovative university president, tells how he’s kept tuition from rising and how acquiring Kaplan University will expand educational access

• PBS: Firing Line with Margaret Hoover: Mitch Daniels on national economic challenges

• Indianapolis Business Journal: Indiana has good corporate citizens, but improvements still can be made, panelists say

More media placements

• Lab Out Loud: Engineering thinking and design in STEM toys and books

• WLFI: Blanket change campaign looks to lower high maternal mortality rates

• Lafayette Journal & Courier: 30 to Watch: Brian Leung, novelist and director of Purdue's creative writing program

• WLFI: Local health officials encouraging revaccination

Events

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