Purdue Today. 150 Years of Giant Leaps

October 9, 2019

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Faculty and Staff News

Reaccreditation drop-in sessions open to all

All faculty, staff and students are invited to participate in drop-in sessions as part of Purdue’s reaccreditation process. The University is undergoing a reaccreditation evaluation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), a reaffirmation process undertaken once every 10 years.

Things to Know

Purdue Today special issue to offer Board of Trustees news

Things to Do

Do you have tickets for Condoleezza Rice’s sold-out visit to Purdue? Here is what you need to know about ticket pickup.
Registration open for Purdue Global Village conference

In the Spotlight

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It’s here: Purdue’s grand finale for 150th anniversary celebration

Purdue’s 150th anniversary and its Giant Leaps campaign will conclude Saturday (Oct. 12) with an astronaut reunion celebrating 13 of the University’s alumni who have gone into space. More information about the astronaut reunion and who is attending is available online.

Additional News

Wil Haygood cultural historian and speaker

150th anniversary events brought world-renowned speakers to Purdue

Purdue's Giant Leaps Sesquicentennial Campaign launched during Homecoming 2018. Since then, more than 60 Giant Leaps Series and Ideas Festival events have taken place, drawing a total attendance of more than 45,000 people as well as an additional 475,000 people who watched select events via livestream. A video of speaker highlights is available here.

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Flu shot events kick off today; multiple locations, event options available

Each year, communities across the nation prepare to fight the flu; the Purdue community is no exception. Flu shot events begin today (Oct. 9) on the West Lafayette and Northwest campuses and Thursday (Oct. 10) on the Fort Wayne campus. All benefits-eligible employees and spouses and dependents covered on a Purdue medical plan are eligible to receive the free vaccine.

General

Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery partners with Indiana University to launch $36 million center to develop treatments for Alzheimer’s disease

Campus

'What Open Access Means to You' panel set for Oct. 22 as part of Open Access Week celebration at Purdue
Purdue Institute for Drug Discovery symposium set for Monday
HHS offering ‘Vegetable Forward Stir-Fry’ pop-up clinic

Sports

Purdue football to take on Maryland for Homecoming game
Wrestling to host 'Practice on the Plaza'

Events

‘What IF Breakthrough Technologies Could Make Us Smarter?’

Neuroscientist Guoping Feng will discuss recent advances in genome editing technologies, addressing the question of “What IF Breakthrough Technologies Could Make Us Smarter?” during an Oct. 15 event.

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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.

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