Purdue Today.

August 19, 2020

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Faculty and Staff News

Video from President Daniels for faculty and instructors

President Mitch Daniels reflects on Purdue's reopening plans for fall 2020 in a new message to faculty and instructors.

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Reminder: Labor Day shifting as University holiday due to alternative academic calendar
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Things to Know

Office of the Dean of Students available to assist students in need of support
WebEx users should avoid using toll-free, 'call me' options

Things to Do

Provost's Office offering workshop for newly promoted associate professors
Nominations invited for Community Spirit Award
Butler Center announces start of Support Circle initiative, fall programs

In the Spotlight

Daniel DeLaurentis at whiteboard

Moving faster together: Aerospace engineer enjoys challenge of uniting aviation operating systems

Hypersonic aircraft offers travelers a velocity at five times the speed of sound or faster. Smaller vertical-lift craft are much slower but could be tasked with package delivery. The two kinds of aircraft couldn’t sound more different. But for Purdue University’s Daniel DeLaurentis, his research into both is remarkably similar, getting the independent internal and external systems within an aircraft to work together in concert, creating a system of systems.

Additional News

title image with glee club

'This is Purdue' podcast: Sounds of Purdue

The latest episode of "This is Purdue" podcast features the Varsity Glee Club, whose members have represented the university on campus, throughout Indiana, across the country and around the world for more than 125 years. The episode also highlights Purdue’s Center for Global Soundscapes, a group led by Professor Bryan Pijanowski that records soundscapes to study the planet’s ever-changing sound.

Hayden White

Student’s quick actions, expertise help save life

Jennifer Baker credits Hayden White, a rising junior majoring in athletic training at Purdue University, with saving the life of her 20-year-old daughter, Catherine Baker. Applying his Purdue training and education, White acted quickly to help Catherine, who had collapsed from heat stroke while working as a lifeguard at a community pool in Carmel, Indiana.

General

Purdue University Global earns National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education designation

Campus

Retail dining changes for fall semester: New options open around campus as Union locations close for renovation
PUSH offering weekend hours during fall semester

Teaching and Learning

Purdue University Global, Ivy Tech partner on transfer pathway

People

Four officers in Purdue police become certified bicycle officers

Bringing Our Best

Thumbs Up: Caylen Redden

The Veterans Success Center would like to thank Caylen Redden of the Purdue Testing Center for supporting our work-from-home communications plan. She gave us the time and space to process GI Bill benefits while we were training a new employee. As a bonus, she is a great person and fits in really well with our team. We enjoyed working with her. Thank you! – Jamie Richards (Student Success)

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Events

Virtual events this week
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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.

U.S. News & World Report, Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, Muncie Star Press: Purdue entomologist, green groups laud solar farm for native ground cover plan
Discover Magazine: Sanitizing surfaces puts our minds at ease. But what good do ‘deep cleans’ really do?
Times Higher Education: Are academic prizes letting down the team? (password protected)
The Guardian, Yahoo: End of an era: Has coronavirus killed the political convention for good?
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Thousands take free contact tracing class
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