Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

September 10, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Barrier-breaking Land O’Lakes Inc. leader to speak at
Purdue

Beth Ford, president and CEO of Land O’Lakes Inc., will take part in an interview-style Q&A session, “A Conversation with Beth Ford,” from 9 to 10:30 a.m. Sept. 17 in Stewart Center’s Fowler Hall. The event, which is part of Purdue's Giant Leaps Series, is free and open to the public.

Things to Do

Purdue Benefits announces fall date for Road to Retirement
Faculty workshop on mentoring graduate students’ writing scheduled
Human Resources offering discounted entry fees for Purdue Boilermaker Half-Marathon & 5K

Things to Know

Purdue obituaries

In the Spotlight

excited student lined up at BGR

More students than ever choose Purdue for quality,
affordable education

Purdue's enrollment at its flagship campus is the highest ever, and the academic credentials of its incoming students as well as graduation rates continue to rise to record levels. Across the system, Purdue this year will serve more than 45,000 Hoosiers.

Additional News

Daniels with delivery robot at Hovde steps

Purdue welcomes
delivery robots

Purdue’s West Lafayette campus is now sharing its sidewalks with a fleet of robots that can deliver meals at the push of a button. Starship Technologies, the world’s leading autonomous delivery service, on Monday (Sept. 9) launched robot food delivery services at Purdue, the first college in the Big Ten Conference to do so. More than 30 robots have been launched on campus.

employee resource fair

APSAC, CSSAC to hold
employee resource fair

Vendors of benefit programs and campus courses and services offered to Purdue employees will host booths Friday (Sept. 13) at the annual employee resource fair, organized by the Administrative and Professional Staff Advisory Committee and the Clerical and Service Staff Advisory Committee. The fair will be 11 a.m.-1 p.m. in Purdue Memorial Union, South Ballroom.

General

Purdue Press announces new season of books

Campus

Free hearing screenings available in September through M.D. Steer Audiology Clinic

Sports

Purdue football to take on Texas Christian University on Saturday

Events

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Purdue in the News

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

ABC 'Good Morning America,' ESPN, NBC Sports: Purdue dedicates Tyler Trent Student Gate
Ask Men: How to write a great cover letter
Indianapolis Business Journal: New space race grips Purdue
Lafayette Journal & Courier: Purdue-themed corn maze wins USA Today’s readers’ choice award
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Purdue unveils refitted digital nuclear reactor
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